The Washington Chauffeurs Club was founded in 1909 as an outgrowth of the Auto Mechanics Association, to create a higher standard of skill and proficiency in the driving profession, to educate and otherwise assist members, and to assist families of deceased members. Shortly after its incorporation, the club moved into the Odd Fellows Temple at 917 East Pine Street. Its quarters consisted of a large assembly room, with writing tables, periodicals and a player piano, and a pool room and gymnasium in the basement.
This photo postcard shows the Billiard Room at the Washington Chauffeurs Club, with two billiard tables, and seating for members. Among the club rules posted underneath the wall clock at right are "No Boisterous Language" and "Joy Riders Not Welcome."
Caption information source: "Chauffeurs Club Does Great Good," Seattle Daily Times, August 21, 1910, p. 47.
Physical Description: 1 photographic postcard : sepia ; 5.5 x 3.5 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.
