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Image of Living room of the B.F. Middleton home in South Park, Seattle, circa 1895
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Living room of the B.F. Middleton home in South Park, Seattle, circa 1895

B.F. (Benjamin Franklin) Middleton, an Iowa native, moved to California and then to the Seattle area after the 1889 Seattle Fire. He settled in South Park in the Duwamish Valley in 1893 and ran a large grocery business and general store at 8207 Dallas Avenue in South Park’s business district.In 1894, the Middleton family built a wood frame house at…
ID Number:2019.92.4
Date:1895
Image of Merl Middleton at front door of Middleton Grocery, Seattle, circa 1910
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Merl Middleton at front door of Middleton Grocery, Seattle, circa 1910

B.F. (Benjamin Franklin) Middleton, an Iowa native, moved to California and then to the Seattle area after the 1889 Seattle Fire. He settled in South Park in the Duwamish Valley in 1893 and ran a large grocery business and general store at 8207 Dallas Avenue in South Park’s business district.In this image, Merl Middleton, B.F. Middleton’s eldest child, stands at…
ID Number:2019.92.5
Date:1910
Image of B.F. Middleton home, South Park, Seattle, circa 1895
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B.F. Middleton home, South Park, Seattle, circa 1895

B.F. (Benjamin Franklin) Middleton, an Iowa native, moved to California and then to the Seattle area after the 1889 Seattle Fire. He settled in South Park in the Duwamish Valley in 1893 and ran a large grocery business and general store at 8207 Dallas Avenue in South Park’s business district.In 1894, the Middleton family built a wood frame house at…
ID Number:2019.92.6
Date:1895
Image of B.F. Middleton home, South Park, Seattle, circa 1905
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B.F. Middleton home, South Park, Seattle, circa 1905

B.F. (Benjamin Franklin) Middleton, an Iowa native, moved to California and then to the Seattle area after the 1889 Seattle Fire. He settled in South Park in the Duwamish Valley in 1893 and ran a large grocery business and general store at 8207 Dallas Avenue in South Park’s business district.In 1894, the Middleton family built a wood frame house at…
ID Number:2019.92.7
Date:1905
Image of B.F. Middleton home, South Park, Seattle, circa 1895
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B.F. Middleton home, South Park, Seattle, circa 1895

B.F. (Benjamin Franklin) Middleton, an Iowa native, moved to California and then to the Seattle area after the 1889 Seattle Fire. He settled in South Park in the Duwamish Valley in 1893 and ran a large grocery business and general store at 8207 Dallas Avenue in South Park’s business district.The Middleton family built a wood frame house in South Park…
ID Number:2019.92.9
Date:1895
Image of Berg family in front of a house, Seattle, circa 1909
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Berg family in front of a house, Seattle, circa 1909

Engineer Norman Berg came to Seattle as assistant construction manager for the Seattle Electric Company’s new power station in Georgetown. He married Emma (alternate spelling Erma) T. Middleton in August 1906. In this image, Norman, Erma and Norma (also called Honey) Berg stand outside a house, probably in the South Park or Georgetown areas. Specific figures have not been named,…
ID Number:2019.92.10
Date:1909
Image of B.F. Middleton Groceries cart, Seattle, circa 1900
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B.F. Middleton Groceries cart, Seattle, circa 1900

B.F. Middleton moved to Seattle after the 1889 Great Fire and settled in South Park in the Duwamish Valley in 1893. He ran a large grocery business and general store at 8207 Dallas Avenue in South Park’s business district. This image shows the store’s horse-drawn delivery wagon. Caption information source: The Seattle Daily Times: November 11, 1956, p. 57.
ID Number:2019.92.11
Date:1900
Image of Total Experience Choir performing at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Seattle, February 22, 1987
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Total Experience Choir performing at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Seattle, February 22, 1987

The Total Experiece Gosel Choir was founded in 1973 and led by Pastor Patrinell Wright. Though based in Seattle, the choir toured extensively and performed around the world. Wright formed a choir at Franklin High School as an alternative activity for African-American students in 1970, but when a school-funding levy failed in 1973, her position was cut and she began…
ID Number:2020.42.2.04.01.08
Date:1987
Image of Seafair Pirates marching in the Lake City Western Days Parade, Seattle, July 28, 1962
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Seafair Pirates marching in the Lake City Western Days Parade, Seattle, July 28, 1962

In 1949, younger members of Washington State Press Club formed the Ale & Quail Society. A year later, as the Seafair Pirates, they joined with other groups to create Seattle’s first Seafair. Starting with a boisterous landing in West Seattle, the Pirates still actively and noisily participate in many Seafair activities. Their main objectives are to have fun and to…
ID Number:2024.12.3
Date:1962
Image of Alaska Music Festival Seafair float in the Lake City Parade, Seattle, July 28, 1962
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Alaska Music Festival Seafair float in the Lake City Parade, Seattle, July 28, 1962

While Seafair was originally intended to celebrate the centennial of Seattle’s 1851 founding, excited planners debuted the first Seafair a year early, in August 1950. Over the years, this summer festival has grown to include parades, boat races, royalty, concerts, community festivals, concerts, and more.Lake City, in northeast Seattle, celebrates Seafair with its Western Days, featuring a salmon bake and…
ID Number:2024.12.5
Date:1962
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