3503 results for: Seattle Photographic Co.
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Photographers posing in front of the Photographic Building at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, 1909
The Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition (AYPE) was a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909, publicizing the development of the Pacific Northwest. The fairgrounds were located on the campus of the University of Washington. Several of the buildings and the landscaping survive, continuing to shape the layout of the campus.This photo shows photographers posing in front of the Photographic Building at the…
ID Number:1990.73.119
Date:1909
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Butterfield Trunk Co. employees in work shop, Seattle, January 13, 1920
Originally from Iowa, George Lester Butterfield (1882-1970) came to Seattle in 1910 and operated the Butterfield Trunk Company, a high-end luggage manufacturer, until its sale in 1968 to Skyway Luggage.In this image taken at the Butterfield work shop located at 87 Wall Street in Seattle, employees pose with various models of their hand-made trunks. A 1930 advertisement claimed that the…
ID Number:1990.74.4
Date:1920
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Ancient Order of United Workmen Drill Team No. 1, Seattle, 1902
The Ancient Order of United Workmen, founded in 1868, was a labor-associated fraternal organization that provided mutual insurance policies for its members. The AOUW in Seattle created a drill team in 1902, which in 1903 won the Lawrence L. Moore Trophy for the best drill team at the July 4 parade. This photograph shows nineteen members of the team posed…
ID Number:1990.86.1
Date:1902
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Miss Columbia at Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1909
Miss Columbia was part of a family from Labrador that performed in Seattle at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition's "Eskimo Village" in 1909. Columbia's mother, Esther Eneutseak, was brought from Labrador to the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, where her daughter, Columbia Smith (1893-1959), was born. Eneutseak recruited other Inuit from Labrador to perform in later expositions, including the 1900 World's…
ID Number:1991.17.32
Date:1909
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Pacific Stone Company building exterior, 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:1991.22.1.1
Date:Circa 1926
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Pacific Stone Co. buildings and yard, 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:1991.22.1.5
Date: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
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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
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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
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Seattle Theatre building, circa 1928
This image shows the Seattle Theatre (later the Paramount Theatre) at 9th Avenue and Pine Street. 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 on the building exterior was fabricated by the Pacific Stone Company of…
ID Number:1991.22.2.5
Date:Circa 1928