651 results for: Lake Washington
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Bert Weed in front of Weed's pharmacy, Seattle, July 3, 1952
This image of Bert Weed at the entrance to Weed's Pharmacy was taken on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary celebration of the pharmacy, located at 2601 South Jackson Street in the Central District of Seattle.Melvin Albert (Bert) Weed (1882-1964) began in the pharmacy business in 1898 as a clerk at the Bartell Drug Company. After college he partnered with…
ID Number:1971.5098.10.1
Date:1952
Photograph
Three men behind counter at Lake Washington pharmacy, Seattle, circa 1905
This image of the interior of Lake Washington Pharmacy was taken at 2601 South Jackson Street in the Central District of Seattle. The man on the right appears to be Bert Weed.Melvin Albert (Bert) Weed (1882-1964) began in the pharmacy business in 1898 as a clerk at the Bartell Drug Company. After college he partnered with Albert G. Keene and…
ID Number:1971.5098.13
Date:Circa 1905
Ephemera
Weed's Pharmacy news
Melvin Albert (Bert) Weed (1882-1964) began in the pharmacy business in 1898 as a clerk at the Bartell Drug Company. After college he partnered with Albert G. Keene (1854-1924) and worked as a pharmacist at Lake Washington Pharmacy. In 1906, Bert married Keene's daughter Mamie Luella Keene (1881-1970), and they had one daughter, Luell Weed Guthrie (1910-1987). Lake Washington Pharmacy…
ID Number:1971.5098.31.1
Date:1932
Drawing
Cartoon drawing advertising Weed's pharmaceutical products, Seattle, circa 1920
Melvin Albert "Bert" Weed (1882-1964) began in the pharmacy business in 1898 as a clerk at Seattle's Bartell Drug Company. After college he partnered with Albert G. Keene (1854-1924) and worked as a pharmacist at Lake Washington Pharmacy. In 1906, Bert married Keene's daughter Mamie Luella Keene (1881-1970), and they had one daughter, Luell (Weed) Guthrie (1910-1987). Lake Washington Pharmacy…
ID Number:1971.5098.32
Date:Circa 1920
Postcard
Curtis residence, near Houghton, circa 1895
Ship captain Frank Curtis lived in this home with his wife Molly. After the Squak, which he commanded, sank in a storm in 1890, he commissioned Edward Lee to build the steamer Elfin. With the assistance of his two sons, he piloted the boat on six round trips each day between Kirkland and Seattle. Handwritten on verso: Frank and Molly…
ID Number:1971.5246.1
Date:Circa 1895
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U.S. Post office employees in front of Green Lake Station, Seattle, August 15, 1935
The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.47
Date:1935
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U.S. Post office employees in front of Lake City Station, Seattle, June 1956
The first United States Post Office in Seattle--and the first in King County--opened in 1853 in pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny's (1822-1899) log cabin home on Front Street (now First Avenue) and Marion Street, with Denny named the first postmaster. Previously, all mail for Seattle and Alki was delivered once a week by canoe from Olympia. The Seattle Post Office lacked…
ID Number:1972.5319.68
Date:1956
Photograph
Passengers boarding the Ferry Kalakala on Lake Union, Seattle, September 7, 1950
This image of passengers boarding the Ferry Kalakala at the U. S. Naval Marine Corps Armory (now MOHAI) on Lake Union is part of a series of photographs taken during the 37th biennial convention of the National Association of Letter Carriers, which took place in Seattle on September 4-7, 1950. Two boat rides were scheduled aboard the ferry Kalakala for…
ID Number:1972.5319.78
Date:1950
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Olson & Winge Marine Works yard, Seattle, 1941
Olson & Winge Marine Works was formed in 1941 by Oscar E. Olson (b. 1882) and Carl B. Winge (1891-1956). The two met in 1910 while working for King and Winge Shipbuilding Company, started in 1899 by Carl's uncle, Albert M. Winge (1868-1916), and his partner Thomas J. King (1843–1925). From around 1941 to 1944, the Olson & Winge yard…
ID Number:1972.5503.4
Date:1941
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Dock No. 2 at the Olson & Winge Marine Works yard, Seattle, 1943
This view of Dock No. 2 at the Olson & Winge Marine Works yard was taken in 1943. Visible on the right side of the frame, a U.S. Army barge is docked nearby. The Salmon Bay Bridge (or, BNSF Railway Bridge No. 4) can be seen in its raised position in the background at the top right of the frame.Olson…
ID Number:1972.5503.18
Date:1943