This photograph shows the Gatzert and Schwabacher families circa 1890. Brothers Louis (1837-1900), Abraham (1838-1909), and Sigmund (1841-1917) Schwabacher were Bavarian-born Jewish merchants who owned several businesses bearing their family name, first in San Francisco, then in Walla Walla, Washington, and later in Seattle and other cities across the west. Their sister Babette married German immigrant Bailey Gatzert (1829-1893) in 1862. In 1869 Gaztert and his wife moved to Seattle to open a branch of the hardware and general store company in 1869. He was the eighth mayor, and first and only Jewish mayor, of Seattle, serving from 1875-1876.
Shown from left to right: Babette and Bailey Gazert, Belle (Blum) and Louis Schwabacher, Sarah (Lehrberger) and Abraham Schwabacher, and Sigmund and Rosa Schwabacher.
Caption on verso: Duplicate copies will be supplied at reduced rates; when ordering the same it is sufficient to sate the name in full. Handwritten on verso: Mr & Mrs Bailey Gatzert, Mr & Mrs Louis Schwabacher, Mrs & Mrs Abraham Schwabacher, Mr & Mrs Sigmund Schwabacher.
ID Number: 1980.7166.1.1
Date: Circa 1882
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : b&w ; 5 3/4 x 8 3/4 in.
Additional Information: View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv35245
