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Image of Street clock in front of S. Friedlander and Son, Inc., Seattle, circa 1922
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Street clock in front of S. Friedlander and Son, Inc., Seattle, circa 1922

Street clocks such as this one were popular during the first two decades of the 1900s and were often found in front of jewelry and watchmaking shops. Joseph Mayer and Bros. assembled this street clock, and many others in Seattle. This clock was made for S. Friedlander and Son Jewelers and Opticians, located at 1300 Second Avenue. The clock, like…
ID Number:1980.6877.5.46
Date:Circa 1922
Image of Street clock in front of B.L. Gates jeweler, Seattle, circa 1914
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Street clock in front of B.L. Gates jeweler, Seattle, circa 1914

This street clock was located in front of B.L. Gates jewelers location at 1326 Second Avenue in the Estabrook Building, which was on the southeast corner of Second Avenue and Union Street. Photographer's Reference Number: 225According to a court case between Hutchinson and Gates, the jeweler leased this building from June 1912 to February 1915.
ID Number:1980.6877.5.48
Date:Circa 1914
Image of Street clock in front of B.L. Gates jeweler, Seattle, circa 1918
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Street clock in front of B.L. Gates jeweler, Seattle, circa 1918

This street clock stood in front of B.L. Gates jeweler, located at 809 Second Avenue between 1905 and 1930. Many of Seattle's street clocks were manufactured by Joseph Mayer and Brothers. Austin Seward worked for Pierson and Company, which documented the Mayer Brothers business. Building across the street is the Marion Building. Two other street clocks are visible further up…
ID Number:1980.6877.5.49
Date:Circa 1918
Image of Street clock in front of Stacy Shown & Co. Jewelers, Seattle, circa 1918
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Street clock in front of Stacy Shown & Co. Jewelers, Seattle, circa 1918

Street clocks such as this one were popular during the first two decades of the 1900s and were often found in front of jewelry and watchmaking shops. Jos. Mayer and Bros. began in 1897 in Seattle and manufactured many clocks during the first two decades of the 1900s. Joseph Mayer and Bros. assembled this street clock, and many others in…
ID Number:1980.6877.5.50
Date:Circa 1918
Image of Street clock in front of L.W. Suter Jeweler, Seattle, circa 1918
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Street clock in front of L.W. Suter Jeweler, Seattle, circa 1918

Street clocks such as this one were popular during the first two decades of the 1900s and were often found in front of jewelry and watchmaking shops. Jos. Mayer and Bros. began in 1897 in Seattle and manufactured many clocks during the first two decades of the 1900s. Joseph Mayer and Bros. assembled this street clock, and many others in…
ID Number:1980.6877.5.52
Date:Circa 1918
Image of Street clock in front of Albert Hansen jeweler, Seattle, circa 1910
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Street clock in front of Albert Hansen jeweler, Seattle, circa 1910

Albert Hansen was one of Seattle's first jewelers, beginning in 1883 and continuing in various locations for thirty years. This photo shows the street clock in front of Hansen's store at 624 First Avenue, on the southeast corner of Cherry and First Avenue. Street clocks such as this one were manufactured by Joseph Mayer and Brothers and often stood in…
ID Number:1980.6877.5.56
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Madison Street cable cars next to Lennon's store on Second Avenue, Seattle, circa 1910
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Madison Street cable cars next to Lennon's store on Second Avenue, Seattle, circa 1910

This image shows people getting on the Madison Street cable car next to Lennon's Gloves and Umbrellas on Second Avenue. Signs on the store building read "Forced to vacate. $60000.00 worth of gloves, umbrellas and hosiery. Thrown to the mercy of the public." Lennon's store moved from the location shown here into the Baillargeon Building, on Second Avenue and Spring…
ID Number:1980.6877.73
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Two men with horse drawn delivery wagons outside of Kristoferson's Dairy, Seattle, circa 1914
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Two men with horse drawn delivery wagons outside of Kristoferson's Dairy, Seattle, circa 1914

Swedish immigrants Alfred and Alberta Kristoferson moved to Washington in the late 1800s to start a dairy. By the early 1900s, Son August Kristoferson soon took the reins of the dairy business after his father's death in 1914. Kristoferson's Dairy was originally located on Fifth Avenue South but soon moved to 1218 First Avenue South where it stayed until moving…
ID Number:1980.6877.75
Date:Circa 1914
Image of Refreshment stand on streetcar line, Seattle, circa 1910
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Refreshment stand on streetcar line, Seattle, circa 1910

This photo of a man running refreshment stand with an unknown child was taken by Carl Henry Moen around 1910. The stand was at the end of the streetcar line on the northwest corner of 36th Avenue and 64th Street in Ballard.Carl Henry Moen was born in Seattle in 1892 to Norwegian immigrant parents. His family moved several times as…
ID Number:1980.6880.175
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Drugstore and barber shop, Seattle, circa 1910
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Drugstore and barber shop, Seattle, circa 1910

This combination drugstore and barber shop was located at 32nd Avenue and 64th Street in Ballard. The photo of the unknown owner was taken by Carl Henry Moen, who was born in Seattle in 1892 to Norwegian immigrant parents. His family moved several times as he was growing up, but settled in Ballard when he was nine years old. He…
ID Number:1980.6880.233
Date:Circa 1910
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