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2009.20.68
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Santa Claus and "sleigh" in front of the Bon Marché building on Second Avenue and Pike Street, Seattle, circa 1915
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 Santa Claus standing atop a wagon in front of the Bon Marché building. 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: After 1912.
This photo shows Santa Claus standing atop a wagon in front of the Bon Marché building. 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: After 1912.
ID Number: 2009.20.68
Date: Circa 1915
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 9.5 x 13 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, 2009.20.68
Copyright: No Known Copyright
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