Abraham Schwabacher (1838-1909) was one of three brothers that were important in the economic development of the Washington Territory and later Washington State. The Schwabacher brothers owned several businesses bearing their family name, first in San Francisco, then in Walla Walla, Washington, and later in Seattle. Abraham married Sarah (Lehrberger) Schwabacher (1847-1942), and their daughter, Mina Alice Schwabacher (1878-1942), married Nathan Eckstein (1873-1945), vice-president of Schwabacher and Co., and active in Jewish, civic, and cultural communities in the city. Nathan Eckstein Middle School is named in honor of his service as a member of the Seattle School Board (1913-1920). Together Nathan and Mina had two daughters, Johanna Eckstein (1903-1983) and Babette (Eckstein) Joseph Levinson (1906-1977).
This photograph taken about 1908 shows Babette Eckstein posing with her grandfather, Abraham Schwabacher.
Handwritten on verso: Abraham Schwabacher, Babette Eckstein, About 1908
Caption information source: "The Schwabacher Family: Part 2: The Schwabacher Family Tree," Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington, http://www.jgsws.org/schwabacher2.php. Caption information source:"Eckstein, Nathan (1873-1945)," by Lee Micklin, HistoryLink Essay 1644 Caption information source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229452723/sarah-schwabacher
ID Number: 1980.7166.1.12a
Date: Circa 1908
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 13.75 x 15.5 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. View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv35245
