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Image of Theater curtain with advertisement for Schwabacher Bros. & Co., circa 1905
1983.10.7607
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Theater curtain with advertisement for Schwabacher Bros. & Co., circa 1905

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Some Seattle businesses advertised on theater curtains. This photo, taken at the Argus Theatre sometime after 1903, shows an ad for Schwabacher Bros. & Co. Schwabacher Brothers was a wholesale grocery firm which sold canned goods, cigars, coffee, and other products throughout the northwest. The company even had permanent agents in Alaska to supply the Alaskan trade.

Webster & Stevens number: 5532
ID Number: 1983.10.7607
Date: Circa 1905
Creator(s): Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : glass, b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.7607
Copyright: No Known Copyright
Subjects: Performing Arts and Music, Retail and Department Stores

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