The Holsum Baking Company of Seattle incorporated in 1912, but went bankrupt just four years later amid allegations of fraud. The company was bought out by Seattle Baking Company, who ran a series of advertisements in 1921 called, "A Trip Through the Largest Modern Bakery in the Pacific Northwest." The Seattle Baking Company manufactured "Queenann," "Butter-Nut" and "Holsum" breads, and was located at 1805 South Main Street, in today's Chinatown International District neighborhood.
In this image employees of the Holsum Baking Company pose in front of 16 delivery wagons that are hitched to teams of horses. The factory building in the background was at Nineteenth Avenue South and South Main Street.
Handwritten on image: Donaldson Photo - Art Co.
Caption information source: "Wants Holsum Company Placed Under Receiver," The Seattle Daily Times: February 20, 1916, p.27. Caption information source: "A Trip Through the Largest Modern Bakery in the Pacific Northwest," The Seattle Star, Volume 23, March 24, 1921, p. 6.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 32 x 8 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.
