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Image of Finishing machinery at Kirkland woolen mill, circa 1921
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Finishing machinery at Kirkland woolen mill, circa 1921

Edward Eyanson organized Washington state's first woolen mill at Kirkland in 1892. George Matzen, the owner of the Seattle Skirt & Suit Manufacturing Company later bought the mill, and the business flourished supplying goods during the gold rush days of the late 1890s and early 1900s. Business boomed again during World War I, but the mill burned in 1924. After…
ID Number:1983.10.2990.3
Date:Circa 1921
Image of Miss Seattle poses with biplane and pilot at Sand Point, 1926
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Miss Seattle poses with biplane and pilot at Sand Point, 1926

Leone Natalie Fengler was chosen to represent the City of Seattle in a national beauty pageant in Atlantic City. In this photo, Miss Fengler poses with a pilot and biplane. She is wearing the typical clothing of an aviator of the time. Description in handwritten inventory: Hall & Emory Miss Seattle & plane at Sand PointPhotographer's Reference Number: 119993
ID Number:1983.10.3299.1
Date:1926
Image of Women working inside Olympic Garment Co., Seattle, circa 1928
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Women working inside Olympic Garment Co., Seattle, circa 1928

The Olympic Garment Company was located on the third floor of the Sanitary Market Building on First and Pike Streets. Seattle had several clothing manufacturing businesses during the first half of the twentieth century. Handwritten on sleeve: Baxtey [sic] Dress Co. Int.Photographer's Reference Number: 129779
ID Number:1983.10.3518
Date:Circa 1928
Image of Bathers at West Seattle, 1911
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Bathers at West Seattle, 1911

Seattleites looking for a place to swim could also go to West Seattle. In this 1911 photo, women and girls wade in the shallow water on a calm summer day, while others watch from the pier. Some of the girls are wearing their play clothes in the water. At this time, women wore bathing dresses which covered most of their…
ID Number:1983.10.6719
Date:1911
Image of Chinese trade commission, 1906
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Chinese trade commission, 1906

American trade with China and other Asian nations was increasing in the early 1900s. Seattle businessmen were particularly interested in having Chinese products enter the United States through Seattle.A group from China visited the city in 1905 to discuss trade and other matters. In this photo, they pose for their picture on the deck of their ship. Some of the…
ID Number:1983.10.7340.2
Date:1906
Image of Hudson Bay Fur Co., Seattle, circa 1910
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Hudson Bay Fur Co., Seattle, circa 1910

Handwritten on sleeve: Hudson Bay Fur Co.Webster & Stevens number: 6160
ID Number:1983.10.7725.2
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Group of Native Americans, 1910
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Group of Native Americans, 1910

Sometime in 1910, a photographer from the firm of Webster & Stevens snapped this image of a formally dressed group of Indigenous men and women inside an unidentified Seattle building. It is possible that the group was involved in pursuing land claims or fishing rights granted by treaty with the United States. Webster & Stevens number: 6940
ID Number:1983.10.7793
Date:1910
Image of Motorcyclist in helmet, probably in Seattle, circa 1913
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Motorcyclist in helmet, probably in Seattle, circa 1913

This portrait photograph depicts an unidentified motorcycle rider wearing a buttoned sweater and a protective helmet with goggles.
ID Number:1983.10.7806.1
Date:Circa 1913
Image of Motorcyclist in helmet, probably in Seattle, circa 1913
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Motorcyclist in helmet, probably in Seattle, circa 1913

This portrait photograph depicts an unidentified motorcycle rider wearing a turtleneck sweater with an emblem on the front, and a protective helmet with goggles. Handwritten on sleeve: 3 Motorcycle Riders.
ID Number:1983.10.7806.2
Date:Circa 1913
Image of Inuit or Alaska Native women in furs, Seattle, 1911
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Inuit or Alaska Native women in furs, Seattle, 1911

This image shows three Indigenous women, probably Inuit or Alaska Native, wearing traditional furs. Handwritten on sleeve: Eskimo - 1911.Webster & Stevens number: 8199
ID Number:1983.10.7961
Date:1911
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