On October 13, 1959, Seattle's KING 5 TV aired "Richfield Success Story" a 30-minute television documentary about the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company. The film featured the boot making process and included interviews with long-time employees. Here, the KING television marquee promotes the Richfield Success Story featuring Currin-Greene Shoe Company. The King Broadcasting building was located at this time in a building built in 1947 on Dexter Avenue which occupied the entire block between Harrison and Thomas streets.
Stamped on verso: RICHFIELD SUCCESS STORY. PICTURE # 91013 24. SHOW DATE 10 13 59. COMMERCIAL PRODUCTIONS, INC. 1426 FIFTH AVE. BLDG. SEATTLE 1, WASH. Handwritten on verso: October 13, 1959.
Caption information source:"KING 5 TV station close to Sodo move," by Sanjay Bhatt, The Seattle Times, September 18, 2014.
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. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv87207
Credit: MOHAI, Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company Collection, 2013.114.18
