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Image of Seattle Daily Press, June 8, 1889
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Seattle Daily Press, June 8, 1889

The Great Seattle Fire of June 6, 1889, was a significant turning point in the city's history and changed both the physical and political landscapes. The fire was accidentally started in a paint and woodwork shop at Madison Street and Front Street (now First Avenue) at 2:30 p.m., and over the course of the next 18 hours, swept a southward…
ID Number:Lib1989.19.2
Date:1889
Image of Seattle Daily Press, June 10, 1889
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Seattle Daily Press, June 10, 1889

The Great Seattle Fire of June 6, 1889, was a significant turning point in the city's history and changed both the physical and political landscapes. The fire was accidentally started in a paint and woodwork shop at Madison Street and Front Street (now First Avenue) at 2:30 p.m., and over the course of the next 18 hours, swept a southward…
ID Number:Lib1989.19.3
Date:1889
Image of Illustration of Toklas, Singerman & Co. building, Seattle, circa 1890
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Illustration of Toklas, Singerman & Co. building, Seattle, circa 1890

In 1875 Polish immigrants Ferdinand Toklas (1845-1924) and Paul Singerman (1847-1915) moved to Seattle and opened what became the city's first department store. Originally located in Pioneer Square and named the San Francisco Store, it was later renamed Toklas, Singerman, & Co. In 1892 the founders sold the store to another partner, John B. MacDougall (1849-1931), who incorporated it as…
ID Number:Lib1991.5.41
Date:Circa 1890
Image of Toklas, Singerman & Co. employees posing, Seattle, circa 1890
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Toklas, Singerman & Co. employees posing, Seattle, circa 1890

In 1875 Polish immigrants Ferdinand Toklas (1845-1924) and Paul Singerman (1847-1915) moved to Seattle and opened what became the city's first department store. Originally located in Pioneer Square and named the San Francisco Store, it was later renamed Toklas, Singerman, & Co. In 1892 the founders sold the store to another partner, John B. MacDougall (1849-1931), who incorporated it as…
ID Number:Lib1991.5.46
Date:Circa 1890
Image of Exterior of post-fire location of Toklas, Singerman & Co., Seattle, circa 1890
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Exterior of post-fire location of Toklas, Singerman & Co., Seattle, circa 1890

In 1875 Polish immigrants Ferdinand Toklas (1845-1924) and Paul Singerman (1847-1915) moved to Seattle and opened what became the city's first department store. Originally located in Pioneer Square and named the San Francisco Store, it was later renamed Toklas, Singerman, & Co. In 1892 the founders sold the store to another partner, John B. MacDougall (1849-1931), who incorporated it as…
ID Number:Lib1991.5.47
Date:Circa 1890
Image of Toklas, Singerman & Co. baseball team, Seattle, 1892
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Toklas, Singerman & Co. baseball team, Seattle, 1892

In 1875 Polish immigrants Ferdinand Toklas (1845-1924) and Paul Singerman (1847-1915) moved to Seattle and opened what became the city's first department store in Pioneer Square. Originally called the San Francisco Store and later renamed Toklas, Singerman, & Co., the founders retired in 1892 and sold the store to another partner, John B. MacDougall (1849-1931), who incorporated it as MacDougall…
ID Number:Lib1991.5.48
Date:1892
Image of Interior of G.H. Ando's Japanese dry goods store, Seattle, circa 1892
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Interior of G.H. Ando's Japanese dry goods store, Seattle, circa 1892

This image shows the interior of G. H. Ando's Japan Curio Company, located at 813 Second Avenue in Seattle from 1890-1893, and variously listed as a seller of dry goods, fancy goods, and notions. Visible in the image are items imported from Asia: porcelain, fans, silk, and what appears to be a suit of Samurai armor in the left foreground…
ID Number:Lib1991.5.61
Date:Circa 1892
Image of Seattle Business College group portrait, circa 1925
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Seattle Business College group portrait, circa 1925

The Metropolitan Business College began in 1889 as a small private business school called the Seattle Business College. The school was started by Josephine Hall and her husband in Seattle's Boston building, where it remained until 1891. Initially, the Seattle Business College taught only shorthand and typing, expanding its curriculum to include Bookkeeping, Accounting, Business Law, English, and Mathematics after…
ID Number:Lib1991.25.45
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Three people near trail at Woodland Park, Seattle, circa 1910
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Three people near trail at Woodland Park, Seattle, circa 1910

Woodland Park, acquired by the City of Seattle in 1899, had many miles of trees and unpaved roads and paths. In this photo, three adults pose off the trail next to a large tree. Woodland Park was a favorite setting for family photographs in the early twentieth century. The brothers Clarence R. and Otto Langstaff were prolific amateur photographers in…
ID Number:Lib1993.8.29
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Interior of store on Seaview Avenue, Ballard, circa 1920
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Interior of store on Seaview Avenue, Ballard, circa 1920

This general store was owned by John Benjamin Russell, pictured here. Russell was the father-in-law of photographer Otto Langstaff. The store was located across the street from the old Ballard ferry landing, near the current Ray's Boathouse. The brothers Clarence and Otto Langstaff were prolific amateur photographers in Seattle. Clarence worked as a carpenter and also spent time at Mt.…
ID Number:Lib1993.8.38
Date:Circa 1920
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