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Olympic Games Boys' Tour brochure, 1931
In 1932, newspapers across the nation participated in the Olympic Games Boys' Tour, a competition among carriers for an all expenses paid trip to Los Angeles for the Tenth Olympiad. The Seattle Times sponsored the local competition, which was won by carriers Albert Jarvimak and John Collings, who secured the most Seattle Times subscriptions during a six week period, out…
ID Number:1998.22.3
Date:1931
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Building Owners and Managers Conference delegates outside New Washington Hotel, Seattle, April 1920
In this photo, delegates at the Second Pacific Northwest Conference of Building Owners and Managers pose outside of the New Washington Hotel, the meeting headquarters. The convention opened April 23, with delegates from San Francisco, Portland, Vancouver, B.C., Spokane, Tacoma, and Seattle attending. The delegates discussed the costs of operating commercial properties, zoning regulations, and the need for "alert, efficient…
ID Number:1998.31.1
Date:1920
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Seattle General Hospital nurses on roof, circa 1915
Seattle General Hospital was located at 909 Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle from 1900-1971, later merging with two other local hospitals to become the Swedish Medical Center. Considered one of the best teaching hospitals in the region, 598 student nurses were trained at the hospital's School for Nurses between 1897-1938. In this image four nurses or nursing students pose on…
ID Number:1998.41.12.1
Date:Circa 1915
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Seattle Elks band at Boys Picnic, Woodland Park, 1923
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE) hosted an annual picnic for boys at Woodland Park in Seattle, and on July 27, 1923, they had a special guest. President Warren G. Harding was on a Western tour across the United States, in what he called his "Voyage of Understanding." He gave a speech at Woodland Park for 30,000 assembled…
ID Number:1998.44.1
Date:1923
Music, notated
I Am Proud to be the Mother of a Soldier Boy
The music and lyrics for "I Am Proud to be the Mother of a Soldier Boy" were written by R. N. Moffat. It was arranged by Dudley Huntington McCosh and published by R. N. Moffat in Seattle. The piece was performed at least once locally, at Fort Lawton by the Fourteenth Infantry Band. Caption information source: The Seattle Sunday Times,…
ID Number:1998.54.10
Date:1917
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REI catalog, 1963
In 1938 outdoorspeople Lloyd and Mary Anderson, unable to find high-quality, inexpensive climbing gear, formed a co-op in Seattle through which climbers could pool their resources and buy gear in bulk from Europe and other places. With the help of a lawyer friend, the Andersons and 21 others officially formed a co-op, each paying a $1 lifetime membership fee. The…
ID Number:1998.60.13.1
Date:1963
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Guests around table at Arctic Club dinner, Seattle, April 27, 1916
Fred H. Hayner (1869-1920) and his wife Marguerite M. "Minnie" (Sharrock) Hayner (b. 1870) moved from New York State to Seattle sometime before they hosted the 1916 dinner party pictured here. The lavish dinner was part of a dinner dance at the Arctic Club, an event described in the Society Pages of the April 28, 1916, edition of the Seattle…
ID Number:1999.9.1
Date:1916
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Employees posing in front of Gold Medal Milk Co., Seattle, circa 1935
The Gold Medal Milk Company (also known as Gold Medal Dairies, Inc. and Golden Rule Dairy and Bakery), a dairy distributer, was located first in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood at 269 Florentia Street, and later in Ballard at 5500 14th Avenue NW. This image was likely taken at the Ballard location, and the man standing in the center of the group,…
ID Number:1999.17.1
Date:Circa 1935
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William J. Burns International Detective Agency circular, April 20, 1914
Founded in 1909 by William J. Burns (1860-1932), the William J. Burns International Detective Agency was headquartered originally in New York, with offices across the United States and in Europe. William J. Burns was a popular figure, with frequent mentions in the newspaper and news reels, and he became Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1921-1924. Burns International…
ID Number:1999.31.1
Date:1914
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Letterhead from Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co., 1915
Founded in 1889, the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company was also called Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock, Associated Shipbuilders, and Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company. The company participated in most major construction sites in the Pacific Northwest, including the construction of Harbor Island at the mouth of the Duwamish River in Seattle. Lockheed Shipbuilding continued to build ships ranging…
ID Number:1999.31.3
Date:1915