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Image of South End Public Market, Seattle, circa 1919
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South End Public Market, Seattle, circa 1919

The South End Public Market operated at Washington Street and Third Avenue South. The market's offerings included restaurants, fresh produce, fresh and cured meats, and free delivery. The horse team in the lower right are turned perpendicular to the delivery wagon they are pulling so that they don't block street traffic. Signs in image: United Shoe Repairing. M.J.B. Coffee -…
ID Number:1983.10.1376
Date:Circa 1919
Image of The A.J. Sullivan family and their house, August 19, 1919
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The A.J. Sullivan family and their house, August 19, 1919

The Sullivan family arrived in Seattle in April 1918 with only $69.43 and found an abandoned farm in Kennydale. A year later, they were completely self-supporting, and their children were in school. In this photo, Mr. Sullivan, his wife, four of their children, and their pet dog are by the door of their wood frame house. Webster & Stevens number:…
ID Number:1983.10.1636.1
Date:1919
Image of Kirkland farms, 1918
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Kirkland farms, 1918

The national economic depression of the 1890s ended Kirkland, Washington's plans to become an industrial city. Instead, agriculture gave the city its first stable economic base. Farms in Kirkland and nearby Houghton raised berries, fruit, flower bulbs, and livestock. This 1918 photo shows a small farm near Kirkland. Two young cows graze by the roadside. Webster & Stevens number: 85390
ID Number:1983.10.2132.2
Date:1918
Image of Carnation Milk Co. promotional photo showing a bull on a dock near a ship, circa 1919
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Carnation Milk Co. promotional photo showing a bull on a dock near a ship, circa 1919

A small evaporated milk company which opened in Kent in 1899 grew to become the nationally known Carnation Company. Canned milk had a small market at first, but was soon accepted by hungry babies and gold-rush miners alike. By 1926, the company had six Seattle-area dairies and six local evaporated milk plants, plus 24 evaporated milk plants elsewhere in the…
ID Number:1983.10.2436.2
Date:Circa 1919
Image of Jack Hennessey with his roosters, Seattle, January 3, 1928
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Jack Hennessey with his roosters, Seattle, January 3, 1928

Close to 1,500 birds were exhibited at the Puget Sound Poultry Association's show in 1928. Among them were two roosters belonging to Jack Hennessey. In this photo taken at the show, he poses with his birds. Handwritten on sleeve: Poultry Show Birds.Photographer's Reference Number: 128448
ID Number:1983.10.3905
Date:1928
Image of Horse and carriage outside Bender & Kohlstad, Seattle, 1934
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Horse and carriage outside Bender & Kohlstad, Seattle, 1934

Edwin Bender (1901-1984) opened his menwear shop (also known as Bender Kohlstad) in the Medical Dental Building in Seattle in the late 1920s. Bender ran the store at this location until 1969 when he retired and sold the business to Ben Lerner. Signs in image: Bender & Kohlstad. Dobbs Hats. We Aim to Save You At Least $10. Florsheim Shoes…
ID Number:1983.10.4965.51
Date:1934
Image of Seattle Brewing and Malting Co., Georgetown, 1886
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Seattle Brewing and Malting Co., Georgetown, 1886

The Seattle Brewing & Malting Company was founded in 1878 and built its large new Bayview Brewery in 1890. Several years later, the company merged with a firm that eventually became the Rainier Brewing Company. Original photo copied by Webster & Stevens.Caption on image: 1886 Rainier Brewery 1886.Handwritten on sleeve: Rainier Brewery.Webster & Stevens number: 356x
ID Number:1983.10.6078.1
Date:1886
Image of Wooden sidewalk on Front Street, circa 1878
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Wooden sidewalk on Front Street, circa 1878

Before the 1870s, Seattle's Front Street was a rough path filled with stumps and cut by ravines. The city pulled out the stumps, filled in the gullies, and smoothed out the street. It also built a new wooden sidewalk with guard rails to keep people from falling down into the tidal flats.This photo, looking south from Madison Street, was taken…
ID Number:1983.10.6138
Date:Circa 1878
Image of Oxen hauling logs along waterfront, Seattle, circa 1885
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Oxen hauling logs along waterfront, Seattle, circa 1885

As Seattle grew, the hills above the city were gradually logged over. Oxen and railroads hauled the logs to the sawmills at the waterfront.This photo, taken in the 1880s, shows a long team of oxen hauling a train of huge logs along a trestle at the Seattle waterfront. It is believed to show the first load of logs carried by…
ID Number:1983.10.6232
Date:Circa 1885
Image of Surgery at the dog and cat hospital, circa 1920
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Surgery at the dog and cat hospital, circa 1920

Many veterinarians in rural areas usually care for horses and other large animals. In cities, most veterinarians specialize in the care of smaller animals. In 1920, Seattle's pet owners had the benefit of an animal hospital operated by the Seattle Kennel Club.This photo was taken around 1920 at the Seattle Dog & Cat Hospital. It shows two veterinarians in long…
ID Number:1983.10.6448.1
Date:Circa 1920
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