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Hotel Kalmar on First Hill, Seattle, circa 1905
Swedish immigrants August and Anna Brand purchased this hotel on the corner of Sixth Avenue and James Street in 1903. They named it after Anna's home town in Sweden. The Kalmar served mostly working men, offering rooms by the day, week, and month. After August and Anna passed away in the early 1950s, the hotel was administered by their children,…
ID Number:1981.7328.139
Date:Circa 1905
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View looking east over First Hill, Seattle, October 1957
This panoramic photograph documents Seattle's First Hill neighborhood prior to the construction of Interstate 5, which replaced all of the buildings shown in the foreground. The Hotel Kalmar, owned and operated by the Brand family since 1903, is shown at the corner of Sixth Avenue and James Street in the center of the right side of this view. Cherry Street…
ID Number:1981.7328.174
Date:1957
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Teachers and students of the Edgren School of Music, Seattle, 1908
Professor Adolph Edgren, a prominent local musician and educator, along with his wife, Emma, operated the Edgren School of Music in Seattle. Professor Edgren was chosen as the day's Music Director in Chief for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, on July 31, 1909, Swedish Day. In addition to various musical ensembles performed by the school and the Grand Swedish Jubilee Choir, Professor…
ID Number:1981.7328.175
Date:1908
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Ladies Musical Club charter members, Seattle, March 24, 1941
The Ladies Musical Club, Seattle’s oldest musical organization, was founded in 1891 by 22 women who were classically trained musicians. Over the years, in addition to holding meetings for members, the group has brought well-known musicians to Seattle for public concerts.On March 24, 1941, the group celebrated its 50th anniversary at the DAR Rainier Chapter house on Capitol Hill. The…
ID Number:1981.7337.68
Date:1941
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Ladies Musical Club members posing for the club's 30th anniversary, Seattle, 1921
The Ladies Musical Club (LMC) of Seattle was organized officially on March 2, 1891, during the heyday of the national women's club movement from the 1890s through the 1920s. Women's organizations not only provided countless benefits to urban and rural communities, but they also helped give a public voice and influence to women even before they were enfranchised as full…
ID Number:1981.7337.288.5
Date:1921
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Washington Saw Works Company Golden Potlatch float, Seattle, 1912
The Tilikums of Elttaes were a fraternal, civic organization composed primarily of influential white Seattle area businessmen, who used Native American imagery to promote tourism and the economic development of the city. In July 1911 the Tilikums ("Friends" in Chinook Jargon; Elttaes is Seattle spelled backward) organized the first Golden Potlatch celebration. The Golden Potlatch was a city-wide festival held…
ID Number:1981.7351.159
Date:1912
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Train of Tomorrow at Union Station, Seattle, 1950
The Train of Tomorrow was a four-car American demonstrator train built as a collaboration between General Motors (GM) and Pullman-Standard between 1945 and 1947. It was the first new train to consist entirely of dome cars, or "Astra-Domes," as well as other features such as tri-level seating and sleeping accommodations. After being christened at a dedication ceremony in Chicago on…
ID Number:1981.7392.11.18
Date:1950
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H.L. Bennett Box Factory, circa 1898
In 1898 or 1899, Harry L. Bennett opened a box factory on First Avenue South in Seattle. The factory produced wooden boxes and crates which were used by a number of local businesses for carrying and shipping goods. According to Seattle city directories, the H.L. Bennett Box Factory was in operation at various locations south of downtown Seattle until the…
ID Number:1981.7394.1
Date:Circa 1898
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Launching of the Steamship "Bellata," Seattle, April 17, 1918
Patterson-McDonald Shipbuilding Co. was founded during World War I by Adam Patterson and Alex M. McDonald. According to the Seattle Daily Times, the company went into bankruptcy in 1920 due to protracted legal battle with the Government of Australia over the cancellation of part of a contract to build nine steamships. The shipping company was also idle during the Seattle…
ID Number:1982.34.1
Date:1918
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Studio portrait of Norman Archibald in uniform, circa 1918
Hazel Marjorie (Archibald) Draper (1891-1973) and Norman Silas "Jim" Archibald (1894-1975) were siblings born in Seattle to real estate developer Silas W. Archibald (b. 1864) and Elizabeth Jane (Langille) Archibald (b. 1866), who had emigrated from Nova Scotia, Canada, after their 1889 marriage. Both Hazel and Norman served in France during World War I. Norman was a lieutenant with the…
ID Number:1982.105.2.6
Date:Circa 1917