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Image of Man and woman sitting at Italian Club, Seattle, circa 1953
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Man and woman sitting at Italian Club, Seattle, circa 1953

An man and woman pose together while sitting at the Italian Club (now Italian Club of Seattle, Inc.), a social club for immigrants from Italy and their descendents.
ID Number:2014.49.010.062.0124
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Two couples at table at the Italian Club, Seattle, circa 1953
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Two couples at table at the Italian Club, Seattle, circa 1953

Two couples sit at a table in the Italian Club (now Italian Club of Seattle, Inc.). Both men are in suits and ties, the women in dresses.
ID Number:2014.49.010.062.0126
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Swedish Hospital, Seattle, circa 1925
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Swedish Hospital, Seattle, circa 1925

Swedish immigrants to the Seattle area formed a large number of social, religious and business organizations in their new homeland. Swedish Hospital was organized in 1908 and moved into its location at Summit and Columbia Streets in 1912. This photo is part of an album titled "The Swedes' Life and Work in the State of Washington" which was acquired by…
ID Number:2016.59.1
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Swedish Hospital interior, Seattle, circa 1925
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Swedish Hospital interior, Seattle, circa 1925

Swedish immigrants to the Seattle area formed a large number of social, religious and business organizations in their new homeland. Swedish Hospital was organized in 1908 and moved into its location at Summit and Columbia Streets in 1912. This photo is part of an album titled "The Swedes' Life and Work in the State of Washington" which was acquired by…
ID Number:2016.59.2
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Swedish Hospital, Seattle, circa 1920
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Swedish Hospital, Seattle, circa 1920

Swedish immigrants to the Seattle area formed a large number of social, religious and business organizations in their new homeland. Swedish Hospital was organized in 1908 and moved into its location at Summit and Columbia Streets in 1912. This photo is part of an album titled "The Swedes' Life and Work in the State of Washington" which was acquired by…
ID Number:2016.59.3
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Swedish Baptist Church, Seattle, circa 1920
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Swedish Baptist Church, Seattle, circa 1920

The Ballard Baptist Church constructed this building in 1916 at the corner of 20th NW and NW 63rd Street. In 1893, members of the First Swedish Baptist Church of Seattle had ventured beyond the confines of downtown Seattle to make their home in Ballard, at that time a town of about six hundred people. As did most of the inhabitants…
ID Number:2016.59.5
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Adelphia College group, Seattle, circa 1920
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Adelphia College group, Seattle, circa 1920

Adelphia College was built in 1905 in the Interlaken area of north Capitol Hill. It was administered by the Swedish Baptist Church. In 1919 the campus was acquired by Seattle College (which later became Seattle University), and in 1930 this site became Seattle Preparatory School. This photo is included in an album titled "The Swedes' Life and Work in the…
ID Number:2016.59.6
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Swedish Businessman's Association at Snoqualmie Falls Lodge, May 14, 1921
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Swedish Businessman's Association at Snoqualmie Falls Lodge, May 14, 1921

Between 1890 and 1930, a large number of Swedish organizations both secular and religious flourished, and many Swedish-owned businesses were established. The early Swedes flocked together, creating an array of clubs, singing societies, lodges, orders, churches, and newspapers. This photo documents a gathering of the Swedish Businessmen's Association at the Snoqualmie Falls Lodge. This photo is part of an album…
ID Number:2016.59.7
Date:1921
Image of Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church and parishioners, Seattle, circa 1922
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Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church and parishioners, Seattle, circa 1922

The Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church formed in 1919 in the Ballard neighborhood, at 1706 NW 65th Street. Immigrants from Finland, like other Scandinavians, found that churches and other organizations strengthened their community. In 1954, the Finnish Lutheran Church moved to a newly constructed building in Crown Hill. The building in this photo is currently a private residence. While the old…
ID Number:2016.59.8
Date:Circa 1922
Image of House on northwest corner of Meridian and Kirkwood Place, Seattle, circa 1925
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House on northwest corner of Meridian and Kirkwood Place, Seattle, circa 1925

This charming Craftsman style bungalow was located on the eastern side of Green Lake. The two women on the porch may be members of Seattle's Swedish community, as this photo is from an album titled "The Swedes' Life and Work in the State of Washington." Some of the photos in the album are signed Nordlands Foto Company, K.E. Nordland owner,…
ID Number:2016.59.13
Date:Circa 1925
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