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Image of James Beard cooking demonstration at Frederick & Nelson, October 21, 1972
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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
Image of Symphoneve Americana fashion show program, Seattle, October 22, 1959
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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
Image of Guests around table at Arctic Club dinner, Seattle, April 27, 1916
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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
Image of Anwar Aboul Hosn with tray of baklava, December 1977
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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
Image of Three young Mariners fans tasting new vendor offerings at Kingdome, April 8, 1991
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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
Image of Chinese Seafair queen drinks tea with Chinese Consul General, Seattle, August 5, 1955
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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
Image of Jim Reynolds tasting coffee samples at Starbucks, Seattle, January 1983
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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
Image of Barbara Bergano and Lope Malle roasting a pig at Seafair Fiesta Filipina, Seattle, August 7, 1971
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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
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