Seattle's Colman Building, at 811 First Avenue, was one of many large brick buildings built in the Pioneer Square area after the 1889 Great Fire. One of its early business occupants was the upscale grocery firm of Lough, Augustine and Company. Others included the Northern Pacific Express Co., Hudson Bay Fur Co., Wilcox Tailoring Co., Lang Drug Co., and the Delmonico Cafe. The Elk Cafe, with its tall, lighted sign, stands across the street.
Shown here is Lough, Augustine & Co's fleet of horse-drawn delivery wagons that made deliveries all over Seattle. Charles Lough left Seattle in 1903, and M.B. Augustine then partnered with Henry A. Kyer to form Augustine & Kyer.
Handwritten beneath image: The Colman Bldg - 1st and Columbia Showing Augustine Kyer's Grocery Wagons Photographer's number: 7093
Caption information source: Seattle Times Pacific NW Magazine, May 22, 2015.
ID Number: 1971.5202.20
Date: Circa 1900
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on paper : b&w ; 7.5 x 9.5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
