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Image of Frank Lemon working on clay model at Pacific Stone Company, Seattle, circa 1926
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Frank Lemon working on clay model at Pacific Stone Company, Seattle, circa 1926

Pacific Stone Company was founded by the Swartz brothers in Seattle around 1920. The company produced architectural cast stone for use in construction and trim of buildings. As Seattle grew, the company prospered, until the Great Depression of the 1930s. Though the company remained in business until around 1938, Pacific Stone's last major contract was the 24-story Exchange Building, completed…
ID Number:1991.22.1.7
Date:Circa 1926
Image of Pacific Stone Company employees at work, Seattle, circa 1926
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Pacific Stone Company employees at work, Seattle, circa 1926

Pacific Stone Company was founded by the Swartz brothers in Seattle around 1920. The company produced architectural cast stone for use in construction and trim of buildings. As Seattle grew, the company prospered, until the Great Depression of the 1930s. Though the company remained in business until around 1938, Pacific Stone's last major contract was the 24-story Exchange Building, completed…
ID Number:1991.22.1.8
Date:Circa 1926
Image of Frank Lemon working on clay model at Pacific Stone Company, Seattle, circa. 1926
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Frank Lemon working on clay model at Pacific Stone Company, Seattle, circa. 1926

Pacific Stone Company was founded by the Swartz brothers in Seattle around 1920. The company produced architectural cast stone for use in construction and trim of buildings. As Seattle grew, the company prospered, until the Great Depression of the 1930s. Though the company remained in business until around 1938, Pacific Stone's last major contract was the 24-story Exchange Building, completed…
ID Number:1991.22.1.9
Date:Circa 1926
Image of Detail of Seattle Theatre exterior, Seattle, circa 1926
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Detail of Seattle Theatre exterior, Seattle, circa 1926

This image of the Seattle Theatre (later the Paramount Theatre) at 9th Avenue and Pine Street is a close-up of the roof line, highlighting the decorative architectural details. Opened on March 1, 1928, the building was designed as a combination of theater, commercial, and residential spaces, lavishly decorated in the Beaux Arts style. The ornate architectural cut cast stone decoration…
ID Number:1991.22.2.6
Date:Circa 1926
Image of Portrait of Pacific Stone Company employees, Seattle, 1927
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Portrait of Pacific Stone Company employees, Seattle, 1927

Pacific Stone Company was founded by the Swartz brothers in Seattle around 1920. The company produced architectural cast stone for use in construction and trim of buildings. As Seattle grew, the company prospered, until the Great Depression of the 1930s. Though the company remained in business until around 1938, Pacific Stone's last major contract was the 24-story Exchange Building, completed…
ID Number:1991.22.3
Date:1927
Image of Crowd watching Pow Wow event in Seward Park, Seattle, August 7, 1949
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Crowd watching Pow Wow event in Seward Park, Seattle, August 7, 1949

The Rainier District Pow Wow began in the midst of the Great Depression as a day-long community picnic at Seward Park. Between 1934 and 1992, when it ended, pow wow events paralleled what was going on in the rest of the country, celebrating neighborhood commerce in the 1930s, patriotism during World War II, the Baby Boom of the late 1940s…
ID Number:2000.107.185.01.01
Date:1949
Image of Women in husband-calling contest at Rainier District Pow Wow, Seattle, August 7, 1949
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Women in husband-calling contest at Rainier District Pow Wow, Seattle, August 7, 1949

The Rainier District Pow Wow began in the midst of the Great Depression as a day-long community picnic at Seward Park. Between 1934 and 1992, when it ended, pow wow events paralleled what was going on in the rest of the country, celebrating neighborhood commerce in the 1930s, patriotism during World War II, the Baby Boom of the late 1940s…
ID Number:2000.107.185.01.02
Date:1949
Image of Mothers holding Baby Beauty Contest winners, Seattle, August 7, 1949
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Mothers holding Baby Beauty Contest winners, Seattle, August 7, 1949

The Rainier District Pow Wow began in the midst of the Great Depression as a day-long community picnic at Seward Park. Between 1934 and 1992, when it ended, pow wow events paralleled what was going on in the rest of the country, celebrating neighborhood commerce in the 1930s, patriotism during World War II, the Baby Boom of the late 1940s…
ID Number:2000.107.185.01.03
Date:1949
Image of Toddlers in Pow Wow baby beauty contest, Seattle, August 9, 1954
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Toddlers in Pow Wow baby beauty contest, Seattle, August 9, 1954

The Rainier District Pow Wow began in the midst of the Great Depression as a day-long community picnic at Seward Park. Between 1934 and 1992, when it ended, pow wow events paralleled what was going on in the rest of the country, celebrating neighborhood commerce in the 1930s, patriotism during World War II, the Baby Boom of the late 1940s…
ID Number:2000.107.185.02.01
Date:1954
Image of Japanese Baby Drill Team marching at Pow Wow, Seattle, August 12, 1951
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Japanese Baby Drill Team marching at Pow Wow, Seattle, August 12, 1951

The Rainier District Pow Wow began in the midst of the Great Depression as a day-long community picnic at Seward Park. Between 1934 and 1992, when it ended, pow wow events paralleled what was going on in the rest of the country, celebrating neighborhood commerce in the 1930s, patriotism during World War II, the Baby Boom of the late 1940s…
ID Number:2000.107.185.02.02
Date:1951
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