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Diners eating at Ivar's Fish Bar, Seattle, July 14, 1982

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Beloved showman Ivar Haglund (1905-1985) established Seattle's first aquarium at Pier 54 and started a fish-and-chips stand in 1938 that grew into a restaurant empire. In 1946 Ivar opened the renowned "Acres of Clams" restaurant, one of 31 fish bars still operating in the region.

In this image customers eat at the fish bar outside the Acres of Clams restaurant on Pier 54.

Caption information source: "Haglund, Ivar (1905-1985)," by Paul Dorpat, HistoryLink.org Essay 2499
ID Number: 2000.107.185.21.01
Date: 1982
Creator(s): Tolman, Cary W., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 5.75 x 9 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.185.21.01, photo by Cary W. Tolman
Copyright: All Rights Reserved