Charles Brenner photograph collection

Charles Brenner photograph collection, 1936-1994

Overview of the Collection

Collector: Brenner, Charles
Title: Charles Brenner photograph collection
Dates: 1936-1994 (inclusive)
19361994
Quantity: 12 photographic prints (1 folder)
Collection Number: PH1058
Summary: Photographs documenting the Brenner Brothers Bakery
Repository: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions: Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Additional Reference Guides
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Abe Brenner immigrated to the United States from Eastern Europe. He came to Seattle in 1902 and soon thereafter started his first Seattle bakery at 12th and Jackson. In 1925 he moved the bakery to 18th and Yesler and also started a delicatessen.

Following Abe Brenner's death, his children Charles (Dec. 17, 1919 - Feb. 14, 2012), Joe, Itsey, and Yetta opened Brenner Brothers Bakery in 1954 on Cherry Street. The bakery was ransacked in the race riots of 1967. Following several armed robberies, the family closed the Cherry Street store and reopened in Bellevue in the early 1970s. At the 1994 Bite of Seattle, the Brenner Brothers Bakery presented the world's largest bagel.

A former Garfield High School athlete, Charles (Charlie) Brenner served as a medic in World War II, taking part in the 1944 Normandy Invasion and the Battle of the Bulge.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The photographs document the Brenner Brothers Bakery with particular attention to the 1994 Bite of Seattle.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

Forms part of the Washington State Jewish Archives.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

View the digital version of the collection

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Custodial History

Collected by the Washington State Jewish Historical Society.

Acquisition Information

Donor: Charles Brenner, September 15, 2003

Processing Note

Processed by Jack Falk; processing completed in 2012.

Related Materials

Additional information about the Brenner Brothers Bakery is available in the Itsey Brenner Papers, Accession No. 3934-002, which are described and indexed in the Preliminary Guide to the Itsey Brenner Papers, 1905-1989.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Folder	item
1	1	Garfield High School football team; sophomores, mostly reserves. Charlie Brenner in center of front row. Front row (L to R): unidentified, Dave Brenner, unidentified, Charlie Brenner, Varon, unidentified, Sam Mossafer. Others include Hank Mutal (sp?), Eugene Turner, Hymie Harris, and Jerry Lesko.	1936
1	2	Charlie Brenner standing beside Brenner Brothers Bakery truck holding box of bagels	undated
1	3	Charlie Brenner walking to Brenner Brothers Bakery truck carrying two bags	circa 1970-1975
1	4	David Brenner standing in doorway of Brenner Brothers Bakery retarder (bakery equipment to slow the leavening process), Bellevue Stearns, Seattle (photographer)	circa 1970-1972
1	5-6	Golden Age Club members baking for Purim	undated
1	7	Brenner Brothers world's largest bagel ready to be put in oven, Bellevue	July 1994
1	8	Group of Brenner Brothers bakers easing world's largest bagel into oven, Bellevue	July 1994
1	9	Brenner Brothers world's largest bagel coming out of oven, Bellevue	July 1994
1	10	Brenner Brothers world's largest bagel on display at Bite of Seattle	July 1994
1	11	Brenner Brothers Baking Company booth at Bite of Seattle; world's largest bagel on right	July 1994
1	12	Brenner Brothers Baking Company booth at Bite of Seattle	July 1994

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