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Crowd greeting Santa Claus outside the Bon Marché at Second and Pike, Seattle, circa 1902
Order an ImageThe Bon Marché was founded in 1890 by German immigrant Edward Nordhoff and his wife Josephine. Originally located in Seattle’s Belltown district at First Avenue and Cedar Street, in 1896 it moved to a more central location downtown at Second Avenue and Pike Street.
This photo of the exterior of the Bon Marché building shows a crowd awaiting the arrival of Santa Claus. Sometime after the Bon’s downtown move it advertised itself as the “The Home of Santa Claus – Presents for Everyone” as one of a variety of marketing strategies.
Written on verso: Circa 1902-06.
This photo of the exterior of the Bon Marché building shows a crowd awaiting the arrival of Santa Claus. Sometime after the Bon’s downtown move it advertised itself as the “The Home of Santa Claus – Presents for Everyone” as one of a variety of marketing strategies.
Written on verso: Circa 1902-06.
ID Number: 2009.20.141
Date: Circa 1902
Creator(s):
Curtis & Romans, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : b&w ; 7 x 9.5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv44656
Credit: MOHAI, Bon Marché Collection, 2009.20.141
Copyright: No Known Copyright