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Excavation in progress for new Bon Marché building at Fourth Avenue and Pine Street, Seattle, circa 1927
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 the store moved to a more central location downtown at Second Avenue and Pike Street.
The Bon Marché went through much remodeling and construction throughout the years. This photo shows the excavation for the new building completed in 1929 at Fourth Avenue and Pine Street in downtown Seattle.
Handwritten on image: Teufel & Carlson, bldg. contractors - work on. The New Bon Marche.
Handwritten on verso: Circa 1927-1929, excavation for the building at current location.
The Bon Marché went through much remodeling and construction throughout the years. This photo shows the excavation for the new building completed in 1929 at Fourth Avenue and Pine Street in downtown Seattle.
Handwritten on image: Teufel & Carlson, bldg. contractors - work on. The New Bon Marche.
Handwritten on verso: Circa 1927-1929, excavation for the building at current location.
ID Number: 2009.20.158
Date: Circa 1927
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 10 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, 2009.20.158
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