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Postcard
Green Lake, Seattle, circa 1900
This early twentieth century postcard of boaters on Green Lake was published by local retailer Lowman & Hanford. Caption on image: Scene - Green Lake, Seattle. Lowman & Hanford Co., Seattle.Photographer's Reference Number: 2048Handwritten on verso: B. Hill.
ID Number:1980.6926.4
Date:Circa 1900
Photograph
Watering Horses on Green Lake, Seattle, August 1899
In this photo, the 3rd U.S. Cavalry waters their horses at Green Lake, near Camp Robinson in Seattle. The Cavalry was en route to the Philippines for the Philippine American War. Handwritten on photo: 465 Wilse Handwritten by photographer under photo in album: Watering on Green Lake
ID Number:1980.6967.21
Date:1899
Photograph
Downtown Seattle facing east, July 12, 1939
This image of downtown Seattle appears to have been taken facing east from atop a building on Occidental Avenue South near South Main Street. The prominent street in the picture, which is visible on both the left and right edges of the frame, is likely Occidental Avenue South, which runs south from Yesler Avenue in Pioneer Square. Several prominent landmarks…
ID Number:1980.6985.1
Date:1939
Photograph
Passengers on board the ship Patterson, Seattle, October 16, 1917
Born in Georgia, cartographer Clifford Gordon Quillian (1880-1948) first came to Seattle in 1907. He married Cora Elizabeth Armstrong (1888-1957) in 1912, served with the U.S. Navy in the Philippines, WWI, and WWII, was the commander of various ships in the United States Coast Guard and Geodesic Survey, and was a chartered life-insurance underwriter.In this image, a group of passengers…
ID Number:1980.7038.302
Date:1917
Ephemera
Delicious Recipes Featuring Healthful Arden Yogurt, circa 1950
Arden Farms' dairy was first established in 1904 in El Monte,California. Seattle's headquarters for Arden Dairy Farms was located at 1501 4th Avenue South at Atlantic Street. The Arden milkman was a common sight, his truck traversing neighborhoods early in the mornings to deliver glass bottles of milk, as well as yogurt and ice cream.This small fold-out leaflet features a…
ID Number:1980.7051.76
Date:Circa 1950
Book
Fruit and Flower Mission Cookbook, 1930
The Fruit and Flower Mission was formed in 1907 by a group of Seattle women who met in the home of Mrs. Park Weed Willis at 1316 Columbia Street. A part of the growing women's club movement in the early 20th century, the original goal of the Fruit and Flower Mission was to provide fresh flowers, fruit, and vegetables to…
ID Number:1980.7051.164
Date:1930
Postcard
Seattle Art Museum and Gardens at Volunteer Park, circa 1935
Fine arts groups have been active in Seattle since the 1890s. However, it wasn't until 1932 that the Seattle Art Museum opened in Volunteer Park. The museum was built in the simple, clean lines of the new Art Deco or Moderne style. In 1991, the Seattle Art Museum opened its downtown building, and the Volunteer Park building became the Seattle…
ID Number:1980.7054.9
Date:Circa 1935
Photograph
Aerial view of Seattle, showing Grosvenor House, Seattle, circa 1967
The end of World War II stimulated a huge demand for housing in Seattle. The modernist-style Grosvenor House, a large reinforced concrete apartment building designed by Earl W. Morrison, was built in the Belltown/Denny Triangle area of the city. Its 18 stories, with 370 units, housed some 1200 people. The base of the building occupied a full block. It had…
ID Number:1980.7067.1.18.1
Date:Circa 1967
Music, notated
Meet Me Next Sunday at Woodland
The music and lyrics for "Meet me next Sunday at Woodland" were written by Agnes Farrand (Terry) Perry (1873-1937). The song was published by the Empire Music Publishing Company of Seattle. The title refers to Woodland Park , a 90.9-acre public park in Seattle's Phinney Ridge and Green Lake neighborhoods that originated as the estate of Guy C. Phinney, lumber…
ID Number:1980.7097A.26
Date:1911
Photograph
Eckstein residence, Seattle, 1915
This photo comes from the collection of Joanna Eckstein, who was one of two daughters (with her sister Babette) of Nathan Eckstein and Mina Schwabacher Eckstein. Mina Schwabacher was a daughter of Abraham Schwabacher (circa 1838-1909) and Sarah Lehrberger (1847-?), who married in 1869. Abraham and his brothers Louis and Sigmund owned the Schwabacher Brothers wholesale grocery stores in Walla…
ID Number:1980.7166.1.46
Date:1915