253 results for: Washington Hotel
Drawing
Drawing of Orpheum theater, Seattle, circa 1927
Seattle's Orpheum Theatre opened August 25, 1927, and was heralded as one of the finest vaudeville and "photoplay" houses on the West Coast. Designed in Spanish Renaissance style by the famous architect B. Marcus Priteca, the building stood at the corner of 5th and Stewart until 1967, when it was destroyed for construction of the Washington Plaza Hotel. This pen…
ID Number:1980.7021.62.3
Date:Circa 1927
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Mayor-Elect George F. Cotterill dinner menu, Seattle, March 15, 1912
George Cotterill was elected Mayor of Seattle in 1912, after working as Assistant City Engineer and holding other public offices. A dinner welcoming Cotterill and other elected city officials was hosted by the New Seattle Chamber of Commerce on March 15, 1912, at the New Washington Hotel. The menu lists the courses to be served at a dinner and is…
ID Number:1980.7025.3
Date:1912
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Warshal's wall mural postcard, circa 1977
Pictured on this postcard is the exterior of Warshal's Sporting Goods, a long-time Seattle outdoor emporium, highlighting a new mural on the South Wall. The mural was co-commissioned by the Seattle Art Commission as part of the Seattle Walls project of the Downtown Seattle Development Association. The mural was designed and painted by artist Fay Jones, whose work has been…
ID Number:1980.7040.2
Date:Circa 1977
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Knight Templars castle at City Hall Park, Seattle, July 1925
The Knight Templars, a Masonic order modeled after Medieval Christian Crusaders, held their 36th triennial conclave in Seattle on July 28-30, 1925. More than 10,000 participants from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana flooded into Seattle. The city was decorated with over 150 illuminated Christian crosses, the order's symbol, including a 40-foot lighted cross placed on top of the Olympic Hotel,…
ID Number:1981.7254.6
Date:1925
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Anna and Viola Brand with the family dog in backyard, Seattle, 1901
August Niklasson Brand (1862-1950) and Anna Amelia (Erlandson) Brand (1869-1952), were Swedish immigrants who married in 1893 in Seattle. In 1903, August and Anna bought the Western Hotel (aka, The Michigan), which was built around 1880 and located at the corner of Sixth Avenue and James Street. They renamed it the Hotel Kalmar, after Anna's home town in Sweden, and…
ID Number:1981.7328.66
Date:1901
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Leonard Brand in his barber shop, Seattle, circa 1932
Leonard August Gabriel Brand (1902-1969) was born in Seattle to August Niklasson Brand (1862-1950) and Anna Amelia (Erlandson) Brand (1869-1952), both immigrants from Sweden. In 1903, August and Anna bought the Western Hotel (aka, The Michigan), which was built around 1880 and located at the corner of Sixth Avenue and James Street. They renamed it the Hotel Kalmar, after Anna's…
ID Number:1981.7328.68
Date:Circa 1932
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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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Hotel Kalmar guest register, Seattle, 1903-1914
August Niklasson Brand (1862-1950) and Anna Amelia (Erlandson) Brand (1869-1952), were Swedish immigrants who married in 1893 in Seattle. In 1903, August and Anna bought the Western Hotel (aka, The Michigan), which was built around 1880 and located at the corner of Sixth Avenue and James Street. They renamed it the Hotel Kalmar, after Anna's home town in Sweden, and…
ID Number:1981.7328.176
Date:1903-1914
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Hotel Kalmar business card, Seattle, circa 1910
August Niklasson Brand (1862-1950) and Anna Amelia (Erlandson) Brand (1869-1952), were Swedish immigrants who married in 1893 in Seattle. In 1903, August and Anna bought the Western Hotel (aka, The Michigan), which was built around 1880 and located at the corner of Sixth Avenue and James Street. They renamed it the Hotel Kalmar, after Anna's home town in Sweden, and…
ID Number:1981.7328.178
Date:Circa 1910
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Goon Dip and family, circa 1910
Goon Dip (circa 1862-1933), one of the most influential Chinese people in the history of Washington state, worked his way up from poverty to become a wealthy merchant and successful labor contractor who provided employment in the canneries for hundreds of Chinese immigrants. He served as China’s honorary consul to Washington State and Alaska. He also built the Milwaukee Hotel…
ID Number:1982.4.1
Date:Circa 1910