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Men waving on Elks parade float, Seattle, April 9, 1950
This photo shows a parade float for the "Black Elks" Lodge 109 in Seattle. The flatbed truck has a sign reading "Elks I.B.P.O.E of W. Puget Sound Lodge #109 and Auxiliary." One man drives the truck and two others stand on the back with a taxidermy elk, waving to the crowd.
ID Number:2014.49.010.055.0114
Date:1950
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Schwabacher Bros. truck waiting to join parade, Seattle, July 29,1938
The Schwabacher Brothers, Louis (1837-1900), Abraham (1838-1909), and Sigmund (Sig) (1841-1917), were pioneering Bavarian-born Jewish merchants, important in the economic development of the Pacific Northwest. They owned several businesses bearing their family name, and opened an branch store in Seattle in 1869. Within a short time, the firm became Puget Sound's major wholesaler of canned goods, dry goods, and other…
ID Number:2015.30.2
Date:1938
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Schwabacher Bros. parade wagon, Seattle, July 29, 1938
The Schwabacher Brothers, Louis (1837-1900), Abraham (1838-1909), and Sigmund (Sig) (1841-1917), were pioneering Bavarian-born Jewish merchants, important in the economic development of the Pacific Northwest. They owned several businesses bearing their family name, and opened an branch store in Seattle in 1869. Within a short time, the firm became Puget Sound's major wholesaler of canned goods, dry goods, and other…
ID Number:2015.30.3
Date:1938
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Schwabacher Bros. band waiting to join parade, Seattle, July 29, 1938
The Schwabacher Brothers, Louis (1837-1900), Abraham (1838-1909), and Sigmund (Sig) (1841-1917), were pioneering Bavarian-born Jewish merchants, important in the economic development of the Pacific Northwest. They owned several businesses bearing their family name, and opened an branch store in Seattle in 1869. Within a short time, the firm became Puget Sound's major wholesaler of canned goods, dry goods, and other…
ID Number:2015.30.4
Date:1938
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Children on Schwabacher Bros. parade float, Seattle, July 29, 1938
The Schwabacher Brothers, Louis (1837-1900), Abraham (1838-1909), and Sigmund (Sig) (1841-1917), were pioneering Bavarian-born Jewish merchants, important in the economic development of the Pacific Northwest. They owned several businesses bearing their family name, and opened an branch store in Seattle in 1869. Within a short time, the firm became Puget Sound's major wholesaler of canned goods, dry goods, and other…
ID Number:2015.30.5
Date:1938
Cartographic material
Map Showing Northern Pacific Railroad with Branches and Connecting Lines in Washington Ter., 1887
The Northern Pacific Railway was chartered by the U. S. Congress in 1864 with the goals of connecting the Great Lakes with Puget Sound, and linking Oregon and Washington with the rest of the country. This map of the Northern Pacific Railroad and connecting lines covers an area from the south of Portland and the Columbia River well into British…
ID Number:2015.60.1
Date:1887
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Pacific Northwest Cycling Association group with bicycles at Snohomish train station, 1940
The Pacific Northwest Cycling Association was founded in 1940 by a group of racing cyclists and University of Washington students who had purchased some of the new "lightweight" English bicycles imported to Seattle prior to World War II. The increased popularity of recreational cycling dovetailed with the growing youth hostel movement in the Puget Sound area and British Columbia area,…
ID Number:2016.16.1
Date:1940
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Two women riding bicycles near Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, Summer 1949
The Pacific Northwest Cycling Association was founded in 1940 by a group of racing cyclists and University of Washington students who had purchased some of the new "lightweight" English bicycles imported to Seattle prior to World War II. The increased popularity of recreational cycling dovetailed with the growing youth hostel movement in the Puget Sound area and British Columbia area,…
ID Number:2016.16.7.1
Date:1949
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Pacific Northwest Cycling Association group pulling a car in the snow, Glacier, Washington, January 1, 1950
The Pacific Northwest Cycling Association was founded in 1940 by a group of racing cyclists and University of Washington students who had purchased some of the new "lightweight" English bicycles imported to Seattle prior to World War II. The increased popularity of recreational cycling dovetailed with the growing youth hostel movement in the Puget Sound area and British Columbia area,…
ID Number:2016.16.8.1
Date:1950
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Pacific Northwest Cycling Association group in front of cabin, circa 1950
The Pacific Northwest Cycling Association was founded in 1940 by a group of racing cyclists and University of Washington students who had purchased some of the new "lightweight" English bicycles imported to Seattle prior to World War II. The increased popularity of recreational cycling dovetailed with the growing youth hostel movement in the Puget Sound area and British Columbia area,…
ID Number:2016.16.10.1
Date:Circa 1950