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Bon Marche delivery wagon, Seattle, 1911
Order an ImageIn 1890, German immigrant Edward Nordhoff and his wife Josephine invested their life savings of $1,200 to start The Bon Marche at First Avenue and Cedar Street. He modeled his new department store after one he had known in Paris. The Bon Marche moved to the corner of Second Avenue and Pike Street in 1896. By 1901, it had expanded along the entire Second Avenue block.
Signs in image: Bon Marche Stables. The Bon Marche's Twenty First Anniversary Sale - We Celebrate by Giving the Greatest Bargains in Our History.
Handwritten on sleeve: Bon Marche Wagon & Horses.
Photographer's Reference Number: 526
Signs in image: Bon Marche Stables. The Bon Marche's Twenty First Anniversary Sale - We Celebrate by Giving the Greatest Bargains in Our History.
Handwritten on sleeve: Bon Marche Wagon & Horses.
Photographer's Reference Number: 526
ID Number: 1983.10.6658
Date: 1911
Creator(s):
Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : glass, b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.6658
Copyright: No Known Copyright
Subjects:
Retail and Department Stores