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2009.20.180
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Crowd on escalator at the Bon Marché department store, Seattle, 1929
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 shows a crowd of Bon customers on an escalator inside the store.
Handwritten on verso: First escalator in Seattle.
This photo shows a crowd of Bon customers on an escalator inside the store.
Handwritten on verso: First escalator in Seattle.
ID Number: 2009.20.180
Date: 1929
Creator(s):
Rounds & Roaf, Photographer
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, 2009.20.180
Copyright: No Known Copyright
Subjects:
Retail and Department Stores
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