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Salesmen with appliances outside Ben Franklin Electric Company, Seattle, circa 1935
The Ben Franklin Electric Company's "No. 1" store was located at the corner of First Avenue and Union Street in downtown Seattle. Starting in the early 1920s, Ben Franklin supplied Seattle residents with a growing variety of electrical appliances, from washing machines to refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, and more. Here, company manager Rolland B. Condon (right) shows off a new Haag…
ID Number:1991.83.1
Date:Circa 1935
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Exterior of Forestry Building at AYPE, Seattle, 1909
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) was a world's fair held in 1909 in Seattle to publicize the development of the Pacific Northwest. The fairgrounds were located on the campus of the University of Washington, where many new buildings were built to accommodate the fair. The Forestry Building was sponsored by the State of Washington and was intended to showcase the state's…
ID Number:1991.94.1
Date:1909
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Portrait of Leona Fengler, Seattle, 1926
Iowa-born Leona Nathalie Fengler (1903-1990), a graduate of Queen Anne High School, was chosen as Miss Seattle to represent the city at the Atlantic City Beauty Pageant (now the Miss America Pageant) in 1926. Miss Fengler did not win the pageant but was declared by the judges to be equally at home in a drawing room or on the tennis…
ID Number:1992.47.1
Date:1926
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P.F.C. Donald P. Myers, U. S. Army, posing at Camp Fremont, Palo Alto, California, 1918
This portrait of Private First Class Donald P. Myers (1898-1991) was taken at Camp Fremont in Palo Alto, California, in the spring of 1918. This image is one of several photographs pasted to an album page, featuring photographs of Myers and others from Base Hospital No. 50 in California and France. Don Myers was born in Seattle and was a…
ID Number:1992.68.2.1
Date:1918
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Interior of tent decorated for Christmas at U. S. Army Base Hospital No. 50, Mesves sur Loire, France, December 1918
This image of the interior of a tent decorated for Christmas at U. S. Army Base Hospital No. 50 was probably taken in Mesves sur Loire, France, in December 1918. This image is one of several photographs pasted to an album page, featuring photographs of Private First Class Donald P. Myers (1898-1991) and others in California and France. Don Myers…
ID Number:1992.68.2.2
Date:1918
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Personnel at U. S. Army Base Hospital No. 50, Mesves sur Loire, France, 1918
This image of U. S. Army Base Hospital No. 50 personnel posing was probably taken at in Mesves sur Loire, France, in 1918. The man at the far right is likely Don Myers. This image is one of several photographs pasted to an album page, featuring photographs of Private First Class Donald P. Myers (1898-1991) and others in California and…
ID Number:1992.68.2.3
Date:1918
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Personnel in mess hall line at U. S. Army Base Hospital No. 50, Mesves sur Loire, France, 1918
This image of personnel lined up to enter the mess hall was taken at U. S. Army Base Hospital No. 50 in Mesves sur Loire, France, probably in 1918. This image is one of several photographs pasted to an album page, featuring photographs of Private First Class Donald P. Myers (1898-1991) and others in California and France. Don Myers was…
ID Number:1992.68.2.4
Date:1918
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Queen City Furniture Co., Seattle, circa 1891
Frederick & Nelson acquired the Queen City Furniture Co. in 1891, allowing the department store to begin selling new furniture. The man in the center of this photo is Donald E. Frederick.
ID Number:1993.43.8
Date:Circa 1891
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War bonds sign and flag at Frederick & Nelson, Seattle, circa 1943
Businesses all over the country sold war bonds to help pay for World War II. This photo, taken outside Seattle's Frederick & Nelson department store, shows a large bond ad and an American flag displayed on the building. Frederick & Nelson won awards for selling large numbers of bonds. Stamped on verso: Webster & Stevens, Commercial Photographers, 412 Virginia Street,…
ID Number:1993.43.10
Date:Circa 1943
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Julia Child signing her book at Frederick & Nelson, Seattle, circa 1971
Frederick & Nelson department store in downtown Seattle was a popular stopping point for authors and celebrities on book tours. Chef and author Julia Child visited Frederick & Nelson twice, in November 1971 and March 1974, giving cooking demonstrations and autographing her book " Mastering the Art of French Cooking." This photograph shows Child signing a copy of her book…
ID Number:1993.43.12.39.02
Date:Circa 1971