218 results for: Eating and Drinking
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Woman serving dessert to international students, November 1962
In this photo, Kathy Flynn, center, serves dessert to Rachel Chipeco and Rajwant Singh, who are sitting at a table in a large dining room. This is probably an event for international students at the University of Washington, as Ms. Chipeco and Mr. Singh are wearing tags with their names and home countries, the Philippines and India, respectively. Date photograph…
ID Number:1986.5.21469.1
Date:1962
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Ivar Haglund with pancakes in the street, Seattle, 1947
A messy syrup spill on Alaskan Way provided the perfect opportunity for Ivar Haglund to create a corny scene. As a tank car was being loaded, a coupling broke, and the high pressure sent thousands of gallons of sticky corn syrup onto the ground. Ivar donned his hip boots, grabbed a stack of hot cakes from his restaurant and rushed…
ID Number:1986.5.27280.1
Date:1947
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Padmini Vasishth and her husband in their kitchen, January 11, 1955
Padmini Vasishth came to the U.S from India in 1954 to study chemistry as a graduate student at the University of Washington. Vasishth was active in international student relations at the UW, and spoke frequently about the culture and customs of India at events around Seattle. Vasishth was also active in the Foundation for International Understanding through Students, an organization…
ID Number:1986.5.28575.1
Date:1955
Document
"Recipes for Using Olive Oil," circa 1915
Angelo Merlino immigrated from Italy to Seattle in 1889. Having been in the olive oil business in his homeland, Merlino began importing olive oil in 1900, the first to import the product to Seattle on a large scale. Merlino established the Metropolitan Grocery Co. at 301 Main Street in 1903, where he sold Italian food and products, including his Merlino's…
ID Number:1989.57.7
Date:Circa 1915
Book
Mapleine Dainties and How to Make Them, circa 1920
The Crescent Manufacturing Company was established in Seattle in 1883 as a small company which specialized in vanilla extract. The company expanded rapidly during the Klondike Gold Rush by selling proprietary spice packets to miners. Crescent Manufacturing grew with their novel creation of an imitation maple flavoring which would not lose flavor over time or with temperature fluctuation. Mapleine debuted…
ID Number:1989.77.a
Date:Circa 1920
Book
Crescent Recipes for Every Day, circa 1919
Originally located at 122 S. Jackson Avenue in Seattle, the Crescent Manufacturing Company was established in 1883 as a small company which specialized in vanilla extract. The company expanded rapidly during the Klondike Gold Rush by selling proprietary spice packets to miners. Crescent Manufacturing grew with their novel creation of an imitation maple flavoring, Mapleine, which would not lose flavor…
ID Number:1989.77.b
Date:Circa 1919
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John's Rendezvous menu, circa 1930
This Swedish restaurant, owned by Mrs. and Mr. John Utterstrom, was located at 1506 6th Avenue between Pike and Pine. It offered Smorgasbord, Swedish-style buffet meals. Sometime later, the same owners ran a restaurant called A Little Bit of Sweden at the same location.
ID Number:1991.80.25
Date:Circa 1930
Photograph
James Beard cooking demonstration at Frederick & Nelson, October 21, 1972
Frederick & Nelson department store in downtown Seattle was a popular stopping point for authors and celebrities on book tours. In October 1972, chef and author James Beard appeared at Frederick & Nelson, giving a demonstration on the preparation of "Beef Salad" and signing copies of his book "American Cookery." This photo shows Beard during his cooking demonstration at Frederick…
ID Number:1993.43.12.48.01
Date:1972
Document
Symphoneve Americana fashion show program, Seattle, October 22, 1959
The first Frederick & Nelson retail store opened in 1889, right after Seattle's great fire. By 1916, the company was doing so well that it built a large new store at Fifth Avenue and Pike Street, which many people thought was too far out of town. Frederick & Nelson was one of Seattle's landmark companies for over a century before…
ID Number:1993.43.14.7.1
Date:1959
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Dog drinking at "Dog Bar" at Frederick & Nelson Bellevue store, August 1956
Frederick & Nelson department store offered a variety of eating and drinking establishments for its human customers at its downtown Seattle flagship location and its branch stores. The Bellevue store apparently also offered its canine visitors a cool drink at the "Dog Bar," as shown in this photo.
ID Number:1993.43.21.7.1
Date:1956