226 results for: Eating and Drinking
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James Beard cooking demonstration at Frederick & Nelson, October 21, 1972
Frederick & Nelson department store in downtown Seattle was a popular stopping point for authors and celebrities on book tours. In October 1972, chef and author James Beard appeared at Frederick & Nelson, giving a demonstration on the preparation of "Beef Salad" and signing copies of his book "American Cookery." This photo shows Beard during his cooking demonstration at Frederick…
ID Number:1993.43.12.48.01
Date:1972
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Symphoneve Americana fashion show program, Seattle, October 22, 1959
The first Frederick & Nelson retail store opened in 1889, right after Seattle's great fire. By 1916, the company was doing so well that it built a large new store at Fifth Avenue and Pike Street, which many people thought was too far out of town. Frederick & Nelson was one of Seattle's landmark companies for over a century before…
ID Number:1993.43.14.7.1
Date:1959
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Dog drinking at "Dog Bar" at Frederick & Nelson Bellevue store, August 1956
Frederick & Nelson department store offered a variety of eating and drinking establishments for its human customers at its downtown Seattle flagship location and its branch stores. The Bellevue store apparently also offered its canine visitors a cool drink at the "Dog Bar," as shown in this photo.
ID Number:1993.43.21.7.1
Date:1956
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Guests around table at Arctic Club dinner, Seattle, April 27, 1916
Fred H. Hayner (1869-1920) and his wife Marguerite M. "Minnie" (Sharrock) Hayner (b. 1870) moved from New York State to Seattle sometime before they hosted the 1916 dinner party pictured here. The lavish dinner was part of a dinner dance at the Arctic Club, an event described in the Society Pages of the April 28, 1916, edition of the Seattle…
ID Number:1999.9.1
Date:1916
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Anwar Aboul Hosn with tray of baklava, December 1977
Anwar Aboul Hosn (also spelled Abou El Hosn, Abouelhosn, or Aboul Hossen) came to Seattle in 1973 and purchased the Ali Baba restaurant at 707 East Pine Street in 1977. On New Year’s Day 1978, Anwar Aboul Hosn donated 100% of the proceeds from his restaurant that day to help fellow Lebanese people left homeless by the two-year-old Lebanese civil…
ID Number:2000.107.001.17.01
Date:1977
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Three young Mariners fans tasting new vendor offerings at Kingdome, April 8, 1991
In this photo, Mariners fans Chaz Welsh (age 12), left, Andy Neyens (12) and Tom O'Hearn (11) taste-test various new offerings from Ivar's, Pizza Hut, Ezell's and others prior to the Mariners' 1991 season opener at the Kingdome.
ID Number:2000.107.015.30.01
Date:1991
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Chinese Seafair queen drinks tea with Chinese Consul General, Seattle, August 5, 1955
Seafair Royalty have been a part of Seattle's annual ten-day-long celebration since the festival's beginnings in 1950. Young women are chosen for the court to represent their neighborhood and/or ethnic community and are awarded academic scholarships. Throughout the summer, Seafair Royalty participate in festival events and perform knighting ceremonies recognizing outstanding citizens in the Seattle area.In this image, Mrs. Lu…
ID Number:2000.107.036.08.02
Date:1955
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Jim Reynolds tasting coffee samples at Starbucks, Seattle, January 1983
Coffee pioneer Jim Reynolds began working as a coffee roaster at Starbucks in the 1970s, when the specialty coffee industry was in its infancy. In 1984, Reynolds left Starbucks and Seattle for Peet's Coffee & Tea in San Francisco. As roaster, Jim helped build the company from a local Bay Area company to a strong regional roaster with national presence.…
ID Number:2000.107.039.02.01
Date:1983
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Barbara Bergano and Lope Malle roasting a pig at Seafair Fiesta Filipina, Seattle, August 7, 1971
Fiesta Filipina (also Philippine Festival) began as an annual event commemorating the anniversary of Philippine Independence. The event was held at Seward Park and became part of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival. In 1987 the event was moved to the Seattle Center, where by 1997 it had been renamed Pagdiriwang and become one of the five ethnic and cultural festivals…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.02
Date:1971
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"Little Royalty" court receiving dinner at Seafair Fiesta Filipina, Seattle, August 2, 1964
Fiesta Filipina (also Philippine Festival) began as an annual event commemorating the anniversary of Philippine Independence. The event was held at Seward Park and became part of Seafair, Seattle's ten-week-long summer festival. In 1987 the event was moved to the Seattle Center, where by 1997 it had been renamed Pagdiriwang and become one of the five ethnic and cultural festivals…
ID Number:2000.107.062.03.07
Date:1964