178 results for: J.E.W.
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Ranke Building, Seattle, circa 1927
The Ranke Building at 1505 Fifth Avenue was designed by Seattle architect Louis Svarz and opened in 1927. Signs in image: Seaboard [Bldg]. Fashion Bootery. Weisfield & Goldberg - Seattle's [...] Jewelers. Pielow Transfer Co. Temporary Entrance to E.J. Worth Co. - Wholesale Millinery. The Owl Drug Co.Handwritten on sleeve: Ranke Bldg Ext.Webster & Stevens number: 121290Caption information source: "Ranke…
ID Number:1983.10.3469.1
Date:Circa 1927
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Official car for motorcycle race, Seattle, 1911
This official car followed the motorcycles in an endurance race from Seattle to Vancouver, B.C. and carried two judges as well as tires and repair parts for the machines. The car was furnished by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, and according to the news article published June 11, it kept behind the motorcylists, ready to pick up stragglers in the…
ID Number:1983.10.6673
Date:1911
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Hoge Building, Seattle, circa 1905
Signs in image: Hoge Building. Conservative Life Insurance Co. - "The Most Successful." Furnished Rooms. Robert S. [U...] Real Estate Loans. Dean & Curtiss Tailors. [E.H. Wharton?] Dentist. J.R. Justice Stationer - Filing Cabinets, Card Systems. This Paving Done With Wilkeson Sandstone Block - Bell & Price General Construction - Our Bonds Furnished by H.A. Raser. The Ivy Press. L.L.…
ID Number:1983.10.6942
Date:Circa 1905
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Seaboard Building, Seattle, circa 1910
Signs in image: American Hotel. Oysters. Sullivan's [...]. Northern Bank & Trust Building. Dr. P.L. West, Dr. E.R. Kelley. The Prudential. Fred J. Carver, Lawyer, Notary Public. Cafe American. Handwritten on sleeve: Northern Bank Bldg.Webster & Stevens number: 17421
ID Number:1983.10.9010
Date:Circa 1910
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Beacon Hill Merchants Baseball Team program, 1927
The Seattle Community Baseball League was founded in 1926, as a semi-professional league of eight teams. The inaugural teams were the West Seattle Athletic Club, Georgetown Merchants, Fremont Community Club, Alki Merchants, Mercer Athletic Club, Rainier Valley Merchants, and South Park Merchants. Ballard was offered a team, but could not put one together, so Interbay was given the eighth slot.…
ID Number:1984.135.1
Date:1927
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Passover celebration at Herzl Synagogue, Seattle, 1955
Passover, or Pesach, is a week-long Jewish holiday commemorating the ancient Israelites’ liberation from slavery in Egypt. One of the most important parts of Passover celebrations is the seder. This ritual includes a retelling of the liberation story using symbolic foods, including bitter herbs and unleavened bread, and a ceremonial dinner. Passover occurs in spring and has been celebrated since…
ID Number:1986.5.4594.2
Date:1955
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Rosh HaShanah celebration rehearsal at Herzl Synagogue, Seattle, September 18, 1960
Rosh HaShanah (Head of the Year) is the celebration of the New Year in the Jewish calendar. It occurs in September or October and marks the beginning of a ten-day period called Yamim Nora-im (Days of Awe). The Days of Awe culminate with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Customs on Rosh HaShanah include a ceremony of symbolically casting away…
ID Number:1986.5.4596.1
Date:1960
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Preparations for Sukkot at Temple de Hirsch, Seattle, September 20, 1964
Sukkot, also called the Festival of Booths, is a Jewish holiday of thanksgiving and a harvest festival. It also commemorates the ancient Israelites’ wandering in the desert after liberation from Egypt. The Hebrew word “Sukkot” (singular “sukkah”) means “booths” or “huts” and one of the holiday’s most important rituals is building ceremonial sukkot that are then decorated with plants and…
ID Number:1986.5.4601.1
Date:1964
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BSU occupation of Administration Building at UW, May 20, 1968
University of Washington's Black Student Union (BSU) was founded in early 1968 at a time when very few Black students attended the UW. Over the next several years the BSU led campaigns that transformed the University and helped reshape educational opportunities for young people of color in Seattle and throughout Washington state.On May 20, 1968, the Black Student Union occupied…
ID Number:1986.5.16852.4
Date:1968
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Larry Gossett leading students at BSU UW protest, May 20, 1968
University of Washington's Black Student Union was founded in early 1968 at a time when very few black students attended the UW. Over the next several years the BSU led campaigns that transformed the University and helped reshape educational opportunities for young people of color in Seattle and throughout Washington state.On May 20, 1968, University of Washington's Black Student Union…
ID Number:1986.5.16852.15
Date:1968