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Image of Fresh 'em Up, Pack 'em In poster, Seattle, circa 1974
Poster

Fresh 'em Up, Pack 'em In poster, Seattle, circa 1974

The Seattle Brewing and Malting Company was founded in 1893 by the merging of three Georgetown neighborhood breweries, the oldest of which had been founded in 1883 by Andrew Hemrich (1856-1910) and John Kopp (1853-1935). The company's Rainier Beer and the brewery itself, with it’s trademark red neon "R" that sat atop the building, were popular throughout the Pacific Northwest.…
ID Number:1999.64.105
Date:Circa 1974
Image of Rainier is Beerish on America poster, Seattle, 1976
Poster

Rainier is Beerish on America poster, Seattle, 1976

The Seattle Brewing and Malting Company was founded in 1893 by the merging of three Georgetown neighborhood breweries, the oldest of which had been founded in 1883 by Andrew Hemrich (1856-1910) and John Kopp (1853-1935). The company's Rainier Beer and the brewery itself, with it’s trademark red neon "R" that sat atop the building, were popular throughout the Pacific Northwest.…
ID Number:1999.64.106
Date:1976
Image of Try R Dry poster, Seattle, circa 1989
Poster

Try R Dry poster, Seattle, circa 1989

The Seattle Brewing and Malting Company was founded in 1893 by the merging of three Georgetown neighborhood breweries, the oldest of which had been founded in 1883 by Andrew Hemrich (1856-1910) and John Kopp (1853-1935). The company's Rainier Beer and the brewery itself, with it’s trademark red neon "R" that sat atop the building, were popular throughout the Pacific Northwest.…
ID Number:1999.64.107
Date:Circa 1989
Image of Ski R poster, Seattle, circa 1980
Poster

Ski R poster, Seattle, circa 1980

The Seattle Brewing and Malting Company was founded in 1893 by the merging of three Georgetown neighborhood breweries, the oldest of which had been founded in 1883 by Andrew Hemrich (1856-1910) and John Kopp (1853-1935). The company's Rainier Beer and the brewery itself, with it’s trademark red neon "R" that sat atop the building, were popular throughout the Pacific Northwest.…
ID Number:1999.64.108
Date:Circa 1980
Image of Full Head of Fresh poster, Seattle, circa 1985
Poster

Full Head of Fresh poster, Seattle, circa 1985

The Seattle Brewing and Malting Company was founded in 1893 by the merging of three Georgetown neighborhood breweries, the oldest of which had been founded in 1883 by Andrew Hemrich (1856-1910) and John Kopp (1853-1935). The company's Rainier Beer and the brewery itself, with it’s trademark red neon "R" that sat atop the building, were popular throughout the Pacific Northwest.…
ID Number:1999.64.109
Date:Circa 1985
Image of A Brew Apart poster, Seattle, circa 1985
Poster

A Brew Apart poster, Seattle, circa 1985

The Seattle Brewing and Malting Company was founded in 1893 by the merging of three Georgetown neighborhood breweries, the oldest of which had been founded in 1883 by Andrew Hemrich (1856-1910) and John Kopp (1853-1935). The company's Rainier Beer and the brewery itself, with it’s trademark red neon "R" that sat atop the building, were popular throughout the Pacific Northwest.…
ID Number:1999.64.110
Date:Circa 1985
Image of Paula Hance straightening Frangos on assembly line, Seattle, January 26, 1990
Photograph

Paula Hance straightening Frangos on assembly line, Seattle, January 26, 1990

Frango mints are a brand of chocolate truffles first created for the Frederick & Nelson department stores in 1918. Marshall Field's bought F&N in 1929 and a new Frango recipe was created for sale in the midwest. In the Northwest, Frango chocolates are sold by Macy's in various flavors using the original recipes, logo, and distinctive hexagonal boxes. In this…
ID Number:2000.107.031.31.01
Date:1990
Image of Jim Reynolds tasting coffee samples at Starbucks, Seattle, January 1983
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Jim Reynolds tasting coffee samples at Starbucks, Seattle, January 1983

Coffee pioneer Jim Reynolds began working as a coffee roaster at Starbucks in the 1970s, when the specialty coffee industry was in its infancy. In 1984, Reynolds left Starbucks and Seattle for Peet's Coffee & Tea in San Francisco. As roaster, Jim helped build the company from a local Bay Area company to a strong regional roaster with national presence.…
ID Number:2000.107.039.02.01
Date:1983
Image of Michael Dice roasting coffee at Starbucks, January 1983
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Michael Dice roasting coffee at Starbucks, January 1983

In this photo, Michael Dice, coffee roaster at Starbucks, pours coffee beans from the roaster drum into the cooling tray. According to the Post-Intelligencer caption, the machine uses a German drum heated by gas-fired hot air.
ID Number:2000.107.039.02.02
Date:1983
Image of Steve Hamilton roasting coffee beans at Seattle's Best Coffee, March 22, 1991
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Steve Hamilton roasting coffee beans at Seattle's Best Coffee, March 22, 1991

Seattle's Best Coffee started out as the Wet Whisker, a Vashon Island ice cream and coffee shop founded by Jim Stewart. In the early 1980s, the name changed to Stewart Brothers Wet Whisker, then to Stewart Brothers Coffee. Business began to expand, and new shops opened in Bellevue and Pike Place Market around 1984. In 1991, the company was renamed…
ID Number:2000.107.039.02.03
Date:1991
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