Appraisal of the Supply Laundry Co.

Appraisal of the Supply Laundry Co., 1917-1918

Overview of the Collection

Title: Appraisal of the Supply Laundry Co.
Dates: 1917-1918 (inclusive)
19171918
Quantity: 1 box, (.28 cubic feet)
Collection Number: 2010.52 (accession)
Summary: Appraisal of the Supply Laundry Co. in Seattle, including appraisal document and photographs
Repository: Museum of History & Industry, Sophie Frye Bass Library

P.O. Box 80816
Seattle, WA
98108
Telephone: 2063241126 x102
library@mohai.org
Access Restrictions: The collection is open to the public by appointment.
Languages: English.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Supply Laundry Company, a large commercial laundry business, was located at 1265 Republican Street in Seattle's Cascade neighborhood. The 1917 Seattle City Directory lists Adolph Schmitz as the manager and the motto "Your Family Laundry." According to citiy directories, the business operated at this location from 1906 until around 1942; afterwards the business is listed as the New Richmond Supply Co. until the early 1960s.

The Supply Laundry Co. building was built in 1906 as a one-story brick building. A second story was added by 1918, with further additions made in 1925, 1951, 1952 and 1960.The building housed commercial laundries continuously from 1908 until at least the 1980s. In 2007 the Supply Laundry Co. building was named a historic Seattle landmark.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Appraisal by Valuation Engineers Incorporated of the Supply Laundry Company, 1265 Republican Street, Seattle. Includes a cover letter dated November 20, 1917 and 23 8 x 10 inch black and white photographs by Webster & Stevens. The majority of the photographs show laundry workers at their job; other photographs show different rooms of the building.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The Museum of History & Industry is the owner of the materials in the Sophie Frye Bass Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from MOHAI before any reproduction use. The museum does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.

Preferred Citation

Appraisal of Supply Laundry Co., Museum of History & Industry, Seattle

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Location of Collection

3a.4.8

Acquisition Information

Source: Michael Maslan; received in 2010

Processing Note

Appraisal document was unbound, and the photographs were removed from the document. Each section was boxed separately for preservation purposes.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

2010.52.1: Appraisal of the Supply Laundry Co. by Valuation Engineers Incorporated, 1917Return to Top

Approximately 200 pages, unbound

Appraisal estimates the cost of reproduction of the Supply Laundry Co. building; the document lists the the value of each piece of machinery and "all items of expense connected with the machine," such as belts and pulleys, as well as office furniture and supplies.

Photographs, circa 1917Return to Top

23 photographs

Description	Dates
.2: Supply Laundry Co. building exterior	circa 1917
.3: Production room in Supply Laundry Co.	circa 1917
.4: Women folding clothes	circa 1917
.5: Production room	circa 1917
.6: Man working in production room	circa 1917
.7: Women folding clothes in laundry room	circa 1917
.8: Women sorting laundry	circa 1917
.9: Women folding clothes in laundry room	circa 1917
.10: Women folding and mending clothes in laundry room	circa 1917
.11: Women working at sewing machines	circa 1917
.12: Women ironing in laundry room	circa 1917
.13: Women working in laundry room	circa 1917
.14: Cafeteria/dining room	circa 1917
.15: Women working in laundry room	circa 1917
.16: Women working in laundry room	circa 1917
.17: Women sorting clothing	circa 1917
.18: Woman folding clothes	circa 1917
.19: People working in store	circa 1917
.20: Man going over paperwork in office	circa 1917
.21: Women reading in lounge	circa 1917
.22: Man doing paperwork in supply room	circa 1917
.23: Two cars in front of garage	circa 1917
.24: Supply Laundry Co. horse carriages lined up in front of building	circa 1917

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Laundries--Equipment and Supplies
Laundries--Washington (State)--Seattle
Laundry machinery
Women employees--Washington (State)--Seattle

Form or Genre Terms

Photographs

Other Creators

Corporate Names
- Webster & Stevens (photographer)

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