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Bon Marché Collection, 1889-1999
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Bon Marché (Department store)
- Title
- Bon Marché Collection
- Dates
- 1889-1999 (inclusive)18891999
1905-1970 (bulk)19051970 - Quantity
- 13 boxes including 10 oversize
- Collection Number
- 2009.20
- Summary
- Scrapbooks, ledgers, photographs, ephemera, newspaper clippings, and papers from the Bon Marché (now Macy’s) department store located in Seattle, Washington
- Repository
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Museum of History & Industry, Sophie Frye Bass Library
P.O. Box 80816
Seattle, WA
98108
Telephone: 2063241126 x102
library@mohai.org - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open to the public by appointment.
- Languages
- English.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
In 1890 Edward and Josephine Nordhoff moved from Chicago to Seattle and opened their store the Bon Marché. The name means “good market” and was chosen as a reference to the Maison à Boucicault au Bon Marché, a store Nordhoff had greatly admired as a young man living in Paris. Originally located in the Belltown district of Seattle at First and Cedar streets it moved downtown in 1896. Starting with the Nordhoff’s savings of $1,200, thirty-three years later in 1923 annual sales were up to $8 million. The Nordhoffs worked together in striving for success keeping the store open from 7am to 9pm most days. Josephine worked in the store and learned the Chinook trade language to better help Native American customers. Edward brought pennies from the East Coast, introducing the one-cent coin to Seattle shoppers and thus was able to price products for less.
After moving downtown the Bon acquired an entire block and expanded upward with notable construction happening in 1911, 1929, 1950, and 1955. In 1911 an eight-story building designed by John Graham Sr. was erected connecting with two other buildings also belonging to the Bon. In 1929 an Art Deco building also designed by Graham Sr. was erected taking up an entire block and cementing the Bon’s place as an important downtown landmark. The Northgate branch opened in 1950 and it was an integral part of one of the first malls in the nation. In 1955 the downtown store expanded upward by three floors creating the seven-story building found there today.
After Edward Nordhoff’s death in 1899 Josephine remarried to Frank McDermott and they along with Edward’s brother Rudolf Nordhoff continued to run the Bon until 1928 when it was sold to Hahn Department Stores. Five years later Hahn Stores was bought by Allied Stores Corporation. The store continued to do well with branches opening all over Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. In 1992 Federated Department Stores, Inc., which also owned Macy’s, bought Allied Stores Corp.. It wasn’t until 2003 that a name change was introduced; the Bon-Macy’s name didn’t last long and in 2005 it was officially changed to Macy’s.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of textual materials, scrapbooks, photographs, and one 16mm film reel from the Bon Marché (now Macy’s) department store in downtown Seattle. The scrapbooks cover branch openings at Northgate, Southcenter, and Tacoma stores, as well as events, art exhibits, and window displays from the downtown store. Textual materials include ledgers, payrolls, annual reports, staff newsletters, newspaper clippings, papers, catalogs, and ephemera. Photographs are broken down into the following subseries’: branch stores, exteriors of the downtown Seattle store, interiors of the downtown Seattle store, construction, Santa Claus appearances, parades, the Bon Marche stables, Faraway staff picnic, portraits, and slides. Many prints have accompanying copy negatives. Much of the material present is also included in the centennial publication “1890-1990: A Century of Success” published in 1989 for the Washington Centennial. The film reel depicts Christmas scenes inside the downtown store circa the 1970s
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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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
Bon Marché Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
With no apparent original order, the collection was arranged into ten series:
- Scrapbooks
- Ledgers / payrolls / minutes
- Annual reports
- Newspaper clippings / advertisements
- Counter Chat / catalogs / magazine articles
- Ephemera
- Miscellaneous
- Histories / branch information
- Exhibitions / events / community involvement
- Photographs: The series Photographs consists of fourteen subseries
- Branch stores
- Exteriors of downtown store
- Santa Claus
- Construction
- Horse drawn carriages / Bon Marché stables
- Interiors of downtown store
- Parades
- Faraway - staff picnic
- Portraits
- September Affair
- Bon Marché produced history
- Seattle photographs
- Postcards / Non-photograph images
- Slides
Location of Collection
15a.2.5, 10Location of Collection
15a.3.4-6Preservation Note
Acquisition Information
Gift of Macy's, Inc. 2009
Processing Note
Scrapbooks dissassembled, photographs removed from frames
Separated Materials
These materials are part of a donation that also included an artifact, a commemorative scarf from the 1928 sale of the Bon Marché to Hahn Department Stores. This artifact is cataloged and stored separately by MOHAI's Collections Department.
Related Materials
Approximately 55 copies of Counter Chat from 1950-1961 and 1 copy of the employee newsletter "Happening" from 1987 are also available in the repository, in collection 2008.27, Bon Marché Newsletters.
A 1910 Christmas catalog received in 2013 (accession number 2013.58.5) is housed in Box 1 of the collection.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Scrapbooks, 1950-1981Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
10 | 2009.20.1: The Biggest Store West of Chicago
Newspaper clippings; 21 photographs of 1954 groundbreaking on Bon Marchè roof
|
1954, 5 April 1954 |
13 | 2009.20.2 : Tacoma Mall
Newspaper clippings; covers building of and opening; 25 photographs with three negatives; also contains
loose envelope with informational packet
|
June 1961- August 1964 |
13 | 2009.20.3: Southcenter
Newspaper clippings; 23 photographs with captions of grand opening
|
July 1968, 31 July 1968 |
11 | 2009.20.4: Mark Tobey Exhibition to benefit Cornish School of Allied
Arts
Tobey Exhibit April 23 - May 3 introduction of “Idea House” in the Bon Marchè, newspaper clippings; 12
photographs
|
March - May 1969 |
11 | 2009.20.5: Dr. Seuss's Grinch Christmas
Newspaper clippings; thank you notes; 79 photographs
|
1970 November - December |
11 | 2009.20.6 : Orient Expressed
125 photographs, of events, performances, kite flying, interiors; newspaper clippings; press release
|
9-26 September 1979 |
12 | 2009.20.7: September Affair II
Invites; newspaper clippings; 30 photographs from event
|
19 September 1970 |
12 | 2009.20.8: The Outpost
Memos and press releases; newspaper clippings; 39 photographs
|
March - April 1981 |
7 | 2009.20.9: The Bon Marché presents Christmas in Foreign Lands
Removed from scrapbook; store display Christmas 1959; press releases; 31 photographs; newspaper
clippings
|
Christmas 1959 |
8/2 | 2009.20.10 : The Bon Marché Northgate
Removed from scrapbook; newspaper clippings
|
circa 1950 |
Ledgers / payrolls / minutes, 1902-1936Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
3 | 2009.20.11: “Accounting Department, The Bon Marché” monthly budgets |
1926-1931 |
3 | 2009.20.12: Bon Marché Bldg., Appraisal, Green Building, Seattle, WA, Valuation
Engineers Inc. |
17 March 1917 |
3 | 2009.20.13: Payroll |
1902-1903 |
3 | 2009.20.14: Private ledger, P.L. #2 |
February 1907-January 1912 |
3 | 2009.20.15: Ledger |
1912-1918 |
3 | 2009.20.16: Minutes |
April 1934 - Feb 1936 |
Annual Reports, 1922-1985Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
4/4 | 2009.20.56: Annual report |
1922 |
1/1 | 2009.20.17: Annual reports |
1945-1949 |
1/2 | 2009.20.18: Annual reports |
1950-1951, 1953-1954, 1955-1957 |
1/3 | 2009.20.19: Annual reports |
1959-1964 |
1/4 | 2009.20.20: Annual reports, annual meeting of stockholders (1967) |
1965-1968, 1970-1971 |
1/5 | 2009.20.21: Annual reports |
1972-1976, 1985 |
1/6 | 2009.20.22: First quarter report |
1978 |
Newspaper clippings / advertisements, 1897-1992Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
8/1 | 2009.20.86: Five full page newspaper advertisements |
18 April 1897; 27 August 1909; 3 July 1915; 14 November 1930; undated |
6/1 | 2009.20.81: Framed copy; Seattle P-I; “The Bon Marché News” |
15 July 1900 |
4/2 | 2009.20.54: Early 1900s copies of advertisements; newspaper clippings of
advertisements |
circa 1900s |
1/11 | 2009.20.27: Women’s Wear Daily newspaper clipping “Standard Stock-Sales Ratios for
the Department Store” |
5 May 1928 |
6/1 | 2009.20.81: Copies of newspaper ads; full page ad for Tacoma mall branch opening;
copies of illustrations for history of the Bon Marché |
1940s-1960s |
1/33 | 2009.20.49: Everett Branch opening invite, newspaper clipping |
1949 |
1/13 | 2009.20.29: Newspaper clippings, various, downtown expansion |
1950-1955 |
1/36 | 2009.20.52: Yakima and Spokane Branches, newspaper clippings |
1964, 1969 |
1/31 | 2009.20.47: Capital Mall City Olympia Branch, newspaper clippings |
1978 |
4/8 | 2009.20.60: Newspaper clipping, Encore activities |
1981 |
1/28 | 2009.20.44: Newspaper clippings |
1992 |
Counter Chat / Catalogs / Magazine articles, 1914-1979Return to Top
Counter Chat was a company publication for employees
Approximately 55 copies of Counter Chat from 1950-1961 and 1 copy of the employee newsletter "Happening" from 1987 are also available in the repository, in collection 2008.27, Bon Marché Newsletters.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
4/5 | 2009.20.57: Various catalogs 6 catalogs
General catalog (1914); toy catalog (1959); housewares catalog (1971); home sale catalog (1979); Everett
Mall store catalog (circa 1980s); Imports catalog (undated).
|
1914 - circa 1980s |
1/7 | 2009.20.23: Counter Chat; single page with negative |
May, December 1929; May, Oct. 1933; June, July 1934 |
1/8 | 2009.20.24: Counter Chat |
September 1934 - March 1961 |
4/6 | 2009.20.58: Vogue patterns “compliments of the Bon Marché” |
1 April 1939 |
6 | 2009.20.80: “Boomtown’s new buying habits” article, in two plastic
sleeves |
undated |
1/9 | 2009.20.25: Better Building Business; Business Week; Seattle Business |
8 August 1929; 23 November 1950; May 1960; 17 November 1973; |
Ephemera, 1903-1999Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
1/10 | 2009.20.26: Miscellaneous
Letter from Santa in envelope (1903), packer’s slip (1917), contract and sales slips (1949), address
label on part of a box (circa 1930s), billing for charga-plate 8 May 1951
|
1903-1951 |
1/19 | 2009.20.35: Letterhead, envelope |
circa 1960s, 1970s |
1/17 | 2009.20.33: Employee pamphlets |
circa 1965 |
1/29 | 2009.20.45: Benaroya Hall pamphlet |
1998-1999 season |
Miscellaneous, 1918 - circa 1980sReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
6 | 2009.20.79: “Christmas in the Northwest” vinyl LP |
undated |
5/1 | 2009.20.66: Sheet music
“Ziegfeld Follies 1919”, “Carmelita”, “Turn back the universe and give me yesterday”, “We’ll never let
our old flag fall”, “I hate to lose you I’m so used to you now”
|
circa 1918 |
4/3 | 2009.20.55: Sheet music
“The navy took them over and the navy will bring them back”, “My Belgian rose”, “Any bonds today?”
|
1918 |
1/15 | 2009.20.31: Bon charga-plate, credit cards |
circa 1950s - circa 1980s |
1/18 | 2009.20.34: Amy award; Varsity Shop |
1967; 1957-1958 |
Histories / branch information, 1932-1990Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
4/1 | 2009.20.53: Various written histories, The Legend of Frango Chocolate book,
centennial book |
1950-1990 |
1/12 | 2009.20.28: Policies and prices |
19 February 1932 |
1/14 | 2009.20.30: Anniversary information; newspaper clipping (1960) |
1955, 1960, 1980 |
1/24 | 2009.20.40: News releases, fact sheets on 1989 remodeling, timeline of Bon
Marché |
October 1987 - May 1989 |
1/34 | 2009.20.50: Northgate Branch
Hobartizer (July 1950), press release for 1950 opening, history, newspaper clippings
|
1950-1962 |
1/32 | 2009.20.48: Columbia Center Branch
Newspaper clippings, store opening invite, information packet
|
1961 |
4/7 | 2009.20.59: Skybridge
Various skybridge information, French article and other newspaper clippings, memos on radio broadcasts,
heliport
|
1960-1962 |
1/16 | 2009.20.32: Opening of home furnishings floor at downtown branch
Invites, newspaper clipping, memos on
|
Sept. 1962 - March 1963 |
1/31 | 2009.20.47: Bellevue Branch
News releases for 1984 August opening, Premiere East benefit, thank you letters - check orders
|
1984 |
1/35 | 2009.20.51: Tacoma Branch
Newspaper clippings; guide; award for Christmas decorations (1965), Certificate of Commendation (1966)
|
1963-1966 |
9 | 2009.20.78: Christmas Star
~28 design drawings for Christmas star, angels, nativity scene, one photograph of the Christmas star
|
circa 1957 |
Exhibitions / events / community involvement, 1969-1988Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
1/21 | 2009.20.37: Dr. Seuss Time Machine,
Newspaper clippings, thank you letters
|
November-December 1970 |
1/20 | 2009.20.36: Exhibits Information
Encore (1981), Century of success fashion exhibit inventory (1980s), Rodin (1970)
|
1970 – 1981 |
1/22 | 2009.20.38: September Affair
News releases for I, II, III, invitation for II
|
1969-1971 |
1/23 | 2009.20.39: September Affair III
Newspaper clippings
|
September 1971 |
1/25 | 2009.20.41: Community service
pamphlets, letters
|
circa 1980s |
1/26 | 2009.20.42: Northwest Black Pioneers
"Tacoma" Northwest Black Pioneers: A Centennial Tribute publication; "Northwest Black Pioneers: A
Centennial Tribute" pulication; pamphlet; copies of newspaper clippings
|
1988 |
1/27 | 2009.20.43: Washington Centennial
pamphlets; inventory, calender and directory of Centennial opportunities, events; certificate awarded to
the Bon for participation
|
1988 |
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Allied Western Group Binder |
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Box/Folder | ||
2/1 | 2009.20.93: Allied Western Group Binder
1 of 4; C.C. Anderson, Boise, ID; Bon Marché, Eugene, OR; The Paris of Montana, Great Falls, MO; C.C.
Anderson, Lewiston, ID; all photos three hole punched
|
1954 |
2/2 | 2009.20.94: Allied Western Group Binder
2 of 4; Bon Marché, Longview, WA; C.C. Anderson, Ogden, UT; C.C. Anderson, Pendleton, OR; C.C.
Anderson, Richland, WA (one large, one postcard); all photos three hole punched except postcard
|
1954 |
2/3 | 2009.20.95: Allied Western Group Binder
3 of 4; Bon Marché Palace, Spokane, WA (drawing); Bon Marché, downtown Tacoma; C.C. Anderson, Idaho
Falls, ID; C.C. Anderson, Twin Falls, ID; Bon Marché; all photos three hole punched
|
1954 |
2/4 | 2009.20.96: Allied Western Group Binder
4 of 4; Walla Walla, WA; Bon Marché, Yakima, WA; Bon Marché, downtown Seattle, WA; all photos three
hole punched
|
1954 |
Branch stores |
undated | |
Box/Folder | ||
2/5 | 2009.20.97: Bellevue
Four 8"x10" photographs of drawings / presentation for the remodeled 1987 Bellevue Bon
|
circa 1987 |
2/6 | 2009.20.98: Bellevue
Five 8"x10" photographs of presentation for the remodeled 1987 Bellevue Bon, one 8"x10" of exterior of
remodeled Bon at Bellevue Square with negative
|
circa 1987-1988 |
2/7 | 2009.20.99: Bellingham
One 8"x10" of 1957 building, downtown Bellingham with negative
on verso - “old BOB until 1988”
|
circa 1957- 1960s |
2/8 | 2009.20.100: Columbia Center
Two 8"x10"copies of Columbia Center Bon with negative
|
1969 |
2/9 | 200.20.101: Distribution Center at Tukwila
One 8"x10" photograph of drawing of distribution center
|
1968 |
2/10 | 2009.20.102: Eugene
One 8"x10" with matting, “The Bon Marché Eugene” on matting former Russell’s department store
|
circa late 1960s |
2/11 | 2009.20.103 - 2009.20.105: Everett
Building used to house Rumbaugh-MacLaine. One 8"x10" photograph and one 8x5 photograph of same image
(2009.20.104), 8"x10" on verso - “EOB before 1969 face lift”; 8"x10" of interior toy department with negative
(2009.20.105); One 1977 8"x10" photograph of exterior with negative (2009.20.103)
|
circa 1950s-1960s, 1977 |
2/12 | 2009.20.106: Home Store
One 8"x10" photograph of drawing of an independent Home Store with negative; negative of Home
Furnishings Clearance store; negative of Home Store
|
circa 1980s |
2/13 | 2009.20.107: Longview
One 8"x10" photograph of Longview branch, building used to house Longview Merk. In 1987 was replaced
by Bon in Three Rivers Mall
|
circa 1960s |
2/14 | 2009.20.108 - 2009.20.111: Northgate
8"x10" of exterior, with negative; 8"x10" of ribbon cutting, with negative; 8"x10" of ribbon cutting
with negative; 8"x10" of group in office signing contracts, Rex Allison standing in pinstripes with negative
2009.20.108 - written on verso - “1950 Northgate Grand opening prizes”; 2009.20.109 - written on verso
- “Principals - left - Rex Allison, center - Frank Radford, right - Mrs. Radford (strike through), Mrs. Winifred Hines"
; 2009.20.110 - written on verso - “2-hour TV show day of opening Northgate store” “l to r - Frank Radford, Mrs.
Radford [Winifred Hines], Rex Allison, Bill O’Mara (King TV)”
|
1950 |
2/15 | 2009.20.112: Northgate
8"x10" of night time exterior of 1950 building with 1950s cars in foreground; 8"x10" of night time
exterior of 1950 building with fireworks, full parking lot in foreground with two negatives
Written on verso of night time exterior without fireworks: “NOB original store 1950”, “First shopping
center! in the country!!”
|
1950 |
2/16 | 2009.20.113: Northgate
Amoeba shaped cutout from photograph depicting shoe department; 8"x10" of lunchtime modeling; 8"x10"
male in army(?) uniform and female eating cake; 8"x10" of female clerk assisting male patron
|
circa 1950s |
2/17 | 2009.20.114: Northgate
8"x10" of kitchen with crew; 8"x10" of stock boys; 8"x10" of women stocking shelves; 8"x10" of how-to
demonstration with crowd
written on verso of how-to demonstration photograph - “Monday nite Applesmae? Dept Deep Freeze
Demonstration”
|
circa 1950s |
2/18 | 2009.20.115: Northgate
two 8"x10"s of first anniversary cake with crowd, with negative; 8"x10" of men and boys looking at TV
displays; 8"x10" of fashion show in auditorium with band and various appliances - stoves, fridges, washing machines;
8"x10" of Davy Crocket display with customers (1952)
written on verso of TV watching photograph - “Wed. nite Northgate Capehart display”
|
circa early 1950s |
2/19 | 2009.20.116 - 2009.20.119: Northgate
8"x10" “Everett Consumer Council meets at Northgate 1950s” with negative; 8"x10" crowd watching TV in
store with negative; 8"x10" of interior, Christmas crowd with negative; 8"x10" of ceramics section with staff (5 women,
2 men)
|
circa 1950s |
2/20 | 2009.20.120: Northgate
8"x10" view of Northgate walkway; 8"x10" of “Pickard 200 Deluxe Sedan” giveaway with car and four
women for “C-Day Jubilee”, note with it about using it for advertising; two 8"x10"s of interiors of housewares center
sans people with one negative; two 8"x10"s of men and women stocking, or packing products
|
circa 1950s- 1960s |
2/21 | 2009.20.121: Northgate
8"x10" exterior with empty parking lot, on verso - “NOB after 1963 remodel”; color 8"x10" of exterior
from full parking lot; 6x10 photograph of color drawing of exterior of remodeled Northgate Bon Marché; 8"x10"
photograph with cardboard backing, exterior
|
1960s |
2/22 | 2009.20.122: Northgate
8"x10" interior Christmas display decorative gifts section; two 2"x4" photographs of “Go’in Quackers”
display with realistic male mannequin at Northgate Duck Shop
|
circa 1970s- 1980s |
2/23 | 2009.20.123: Sea-Tac
3"x10" photo of color drawing of exterior of a Bon Marché with parking lot
written on verso - “Sea-Tac Mall” “FMB”
|
undated |
2/24 | 2009.20.124: Spokane
8"x10" exterior; night time street level exterior shot; 8"x10" night time exterior Christmas display,
Virgin and child image under “BM”; two 8"x10"s with backing, of exterior with one negative
The old Palace took the Bon Marché name in 1948 but didn’t become a Bon branch until 1963
written on verso of exterior - “The Bon Marché Palace - Spokane, Wash. June 19, 1948”
|
circa 1948-1960s |
2/25 | 2009.20.125 - 2009.20.128: Tacoma
8"x10" exterior of downtown Tacoma building with negative; One 4"x6" interior photograph of opening at
mall with negative; 8"x10" photograph of exterior on opening day with full parking lot and crowds with negative; One
8"x10" with backing of exterior and parking lot with two negatives
|
circa 1950s - 1960s |
2/26 | 2009.20.129: Tacoma
Five 3"x4" night time photographs of exterior of Bon at Tacoma Mall with Christmas decorations from
parking lot; 4"x10" photograph of drawing of exterior from parking lot taped to paper; 4"x6" photograph of same drawing
in color; 8"x10" color exterior photograph from parking lot; two 8"x10"s color photographs of exterior, one night time;
8"x10" B/W of the daytime exterior
|
circa 1960s - 1970s |
Box | ||
5 | 2009.20.76: Transparency
10"x12" transparency of Tacoma mall Bon Marché
|
undated |
Box/Folder | ||
2/27 | 2009.20.130: Walla Walla
Three 2"x4"s of exterior; One 8"x10" with backing exterior circa 1960s
|
circa 1960s - 1989 |
2/28 | 2009.20.131: Yakima
One 8"x10" of exterior with negative
|
circa 1970s |
Exteriors of downtown store |
||
Box/Folder | ||
2/29 | 2009.20.132; 2009.20.133: 1890 exterior with group
two 8"x10"s copies of “1890” exterior with (from left to right starting with tallest man in doorway -
A. M. Schillestad, Oliver S., Mr. Bart, Miss, Miss Luc, Miss Rig, Mrs. Patte, Miss Bart, Miss Boy, Mr. West, Mr.
Atkinson, Mr. Nordhoff, Miss Simpe, Mr. Wheeler, Miss Horg, Miss Sp, Miss Doty) with negative; One 8"x10" copy close-up
of three people, (one man in between two women) in a doorway at the 1890 Bon Marché building at First and Cedar
Streets
|
1890 |
2/30 | 2009.20.134; 2009.20.135: 1896 Building - 2nd and Pike
8"x10" exterior Second and Pike; One 8"x10" copy and 3x6 of exterior Second and Pike circa 1900 with
negative
|
1900 |
2/31 | 2009.20.136: 1896 Storefront - 2nd and Pike
One 8"x10" and two 8"x10" copies (one exact, one close up) of exterior 1896 building at 2nd and Pike
Streets
|
1900 |
2/32 | 2009.20.137: 1902 Building with three floors
6"x8" with matting of exterior
|
circa 1902 |
2/33 | 2009.20.138; 2009.20.139: Window display
8"x10" copy corner window display at entrance for “The Bon Marché Men’s & Boys Store” with
negative; 6"x8" with matting of window display featuring a replica of the 1902 three story Bon Marché building with
negative
|
1902 |
4/10 | 2009.20.63: Exterior
Drawing from photograph, exterior of Bon Marché at 2nd and Pike (3 stories)
|
circa 1905 |
8 | 2009.20.88: 1902-1904 exterior
10"x18" with black matting
|
circa 1902 |
2/34 | 2009.20.88: “1902 Second & Pike”
two 8"x10" copies; one 8"x10" with matting; with negative
|
circa 1902 |
Box | ||
6 | 2009.20.85: Exterior
10"x12" and 8"x10" photograph of exterior of 1904 building
|
1904-1907 |
Box/Folder | ||
2/38 | 1906 | |
4/11 | 2009.20.64: Bon Marché at 2nd and Pike
One 10"x12" and two 8"x10"s of exterior
|
1908 |
2/39 | 2009.20.143: Exterior with lots of pedestrian activity
8"x10"
in poor condition
|
circa 1910 |
2/40 | 2009.20.144: Exterior street view looking north
two 8"x10" copies with negative
|
circa 1910 |
Box | ||
5 | 2009.20.73: 1911 Building
12 1/2"x14 1/2" photograph with broken backing of the Bon Marché from the south looking north along
Second Ave 1911 building with negative
written on verso - “after 1911, 3 buildings of the Bon Marché, 8 story on left, 5 in middle, 4 at
North end of block - all connected”
|
1911 |
8 | 2009.20.89: Photograph of 1911 exterior
12"x19" with black backing
written on verso - "1912 buildings which made up the Bon Marché from 1911 to 1929"
|
1912 |
Box/Folder | ||
2/41 | 2009.20.89; 2009.20.90: 1911 exterior
One 8"x10" of 1911 exterior (2009.20.89); one cardboard backed photo almost same image (2009.20.90)
with negative
written on verso of 2009.20.90 - “1912 before electric signs were re-installed”
|
1912 |
2/42 | 2009.20.145: 1911 Building
8"x10"; 8"x10" copy, exterior of 1911 building with streetcars with negative
|
circa 1920s |
6/2 | 2009.20.82: Panorama
Bon Marché employees on rooftop with negative
|
undated |
2/43 | 2009.20.146: 1929 Building
One 8"x10" with touched up copy of exterior, 1929 building
|
circa 1929 |
Box | ||
5 | 2009.20.75: 1929 Building
Exterior of 1929 Bon Marché
|
undated |
Box/Folder | ||
2/44 | 2009.20.147: 1929 Building three different exteriors
two 8"x10"s of exterior with one negative, one 3"x5"; one negative with billboard advertisting "12
acres of floor space, new home of the Bon Marché"
|
circa 1929 - 1950s |
2/46 | 2009.20.148: Window display
One 3"x4" of glove window display with two people in display
|
undated |
8/4 | 2009.20.91: 1929 building
Three photographs of exterior
|
1951 |
2/45 | 2009.20.91: 1929 building
two 8"x10" photographs of exterior
one with type written note: "On August 5, 1929 the new 4-story Bon Marché opened occupying a full
city block between 3rd and 4th Avenues..."
|
1951 |
2/47 | 2009.20.149: Expansion advertisment
two 8"x10"s, one of view from 3rd ave entrance doors with poster promoting new fifth and sixth floors;
one of young woman taking a pamphlet from a stand alone poster promoting the new fifth and sixth floors; two 8"x10"s of
two well dressed women just outside the Bon Marché door, Bon Marché nameplate in center with one negative
|
circa 1950s |
2/48 | 2009.20.50: After expansion
two 8"x10"s, one of drawing of the expanded Bon March, one a night time photograph of exterior with
negative; five 2"x3" - three exteriors, two interiors of home section
|
circa 1955 |
2/49 | 2009.20.151: Parking garage
Six 8"x10"s, some aerials of parking garage, some of helicopters landing on garage; 4"x6" transparency
of aerial view of garage; strip of five negatives of parking garage with note
typewritten note to Paul Unmacht (at Bon Marché) from Rus Young (at Seattle Times) reads: "Jim got
some postcards, colored pictures of your garage and we made black and white slides of them for use at the New Orleans
annual Newspaper Advertisiting Executives Association convention in a presentation on what to do about downtown..."
dated 25 January 1965
|
circa 1960s |
2/50 | 2009.20.152: Skybridge
Four 8"x10"s, two photographs of drawings of the skybridge, one exterior with skybridge in center Bon
Marché on right; 6"x7" street level of skybridge
|
circa 1962 |
2/51 | 2009.20.153: Exteriors
Seven 8"x10"s of exterior, four after 1955 expansion, one with window display “Carnevale”; one with
view looking west down pine – Bon Marché on right; negative with Brockman store at lower left, "Olympian Hiawatha"
billboard at lower right
|
circa late 1950s- early 1960s |
2/52 | 2009.20.154: Exterior / World’s Fair
Four 8"x10", five 3"x4"s of exterior with flags for the World’s Fair
|
1962 |
2/53 | 2009.20.155: Christmas Star
Three 8"x10" with two negatives, one color 3"x5" of Christmas star at dusk
|
undated |
Box | ||
5 | 2009.20.74: Christmas Star
Aerial photograph of Bon Marché with Christmas star and downtown extending east and north
|
circa 1965 |
Box/Folder | ||
2/54 | 2009.20.156: Orient Expressed Exterior
Three 8"x10"s, two of Orient Expressed banners on exterior, one of staff photo at corner of Pine and
Fourth
|
1979, undated |
Box | ||
: Santa Claus |
undated | |
Box/Folder | ||
2/36 | 2009.20.140: Santa Claus
One 6"x8" with matting, exterior with crowd out front and in second story windows, before Santas
arrival with negative
|
1902 |
2/37 | 2009.20.141: Santa Claus outside Seattle store
One 6"x8" with matting, exterior with crowd out front and in second story windows, Santas arrival in
Bon Marché carriage with negative
|
1902 |
Box | ||
5 | 2009.20.68: Santa Claus
One 9"x12" photograph with backing of Santa Claus outside Bon Marché, on back “after 1912” with
negative
|
circa 1910s |
5 | 2009.20.67: Santa Claus
One 8"x10" photograph with matting, “The Home of Santa Claus Presents for Everybody”
|
undated |
Box/Folder | ||
2/65 | 2009.20.169: Santa Claus on carriage
One 8"x10" with matting, Santa on carriage “To the Bon Marché”, in a back lot, sign in middle ground
reads “To McDonald’s Carriage Shop” with negative
|
1914 |
Construction |
||
Box | ||
5 | 2009.20.69: Construction
Photograph with matting in poor condition showing business open during expansion construction
|
1901 |
Box/Folder | ||
2/55 | 2009.20.157; 2009.20.158: Construction
two 8"x10"s, one of night time excavation for 1929 Bon Marché, on front - “Teufel & Carlson night
crew - on new Bon Marché", on verso - “1:30 A.M.”, one of daytime excavation, on front - “Teufel & Carlson, bldg.
contractors - Rushing work on the New Bon Marché” with negative
|
1927 |
2/56 | 2009.20.159; 2009.20.160: Image of Rooftop groundbreaking for construction at downtown Seattle Bon Marché, 1954 Image of Rooftop groundbreaking for construction at downtown Seattle Bon Marché, 1954
1955 expansion. two 8"x10"s of rooftop groundbreaking. One shows four men - left to right - Larry
Lean, Allan Pomery, Rex Allison, John Graham Jr., on front signed “To Rex Allison with best wishes Mayor Allan Pomery
1954” with negative, Second shows 18 men including Rex Allison to the left of center and Mayor Allan Pomery to the
right of center breaking ground with negative
|
1954 |
2/57 | 2009.20.161: Construction
1955 expansion. two 8"x10"s, one with building just about finished; one with construction just
started; one 2 ½" x 2 ½" of rooftop workers; Six 3"x5"s of interior during construction; negative showing new three
floors during construction
|
1954 - 1955 |
2/58 | 2009.20.162: Construction
1955 expansion. Six 8"x10"s street views of workers, lumber, one of sign listing the companies working
on the expansion
|
1954 |
2/59 | 2009.20.163: Construction
Downtown mall project. Four 8"x10" photographs of drawings pertaining to the “downtown mall project”.
Two of blueprints, two of drawings, note along with the photographs from Wells B. McCurdy to Rex Allison saying these
are for Allisons personal files
|
27 November 1959 |
2/60 | 2009.20.164: Construction
Four 8"x10"s showing the skybridge being lifted into place
|
1962 |
Horse drawn carriages / Bon Marché Stables |
undated | |
Box/Folder | ||
2/61 | 2009.20.165: Carriage with driver and horses
8"x10" copy of “Seattles Greatest Department Store The Bon Marché” carriage with driver and horses;
4"x6" of almost exact same photo except has a billboard in the background for Standard Furniture Co.; 8"x10" copy of
carriage and horses in front of the “Bon Marché Garage” on Western
|
circa 1900 -1914 |
2/62 | 2009.20.166: Delivery wagon
8"x10" copy, 4"x6" original of Bon delivery wagon with driver and horses. Colman Dock in
background
|
circa 1900 |
Box | ||
5 | 2009.20.72: “The Bon Marché Stables”, with horses and carriages
8"x10" photograph with matting, sepia toned with negative
|
circa 1900 |
5 | 2009.20.72: “The Bon Marché Stables”, with horses and carriages
8"x10" photograph with matting
|
circa 1900 |
5 | 2009.20.71: “The Bon Marché Stables”, building only
8"x10" photograph with matting
|
circa 1900 |
5 | 2009.20.70: Black horse outside the Bon Marché stables
One 8"x10" photograph with matting
|
circa 1900 |
Box/Folder | ||
2/63 | 2009.20.167: Carriage with driver and horses
One 6x8 photograph with matting, “Seattles Greatest Department Store The Bon Marché” carriage with
driver and horses on street, sign for “The Home of Santa Claus” in background
written on verso - “Bon Marché ‘free bus’ carriage circa 1908”
|
circa 1908 |
2/64 | 2009.20.168: Carriage
One 4 1/2"x6" photograph with matting, “Associated Tea & Coffee Co.” on small carriage, man,
horse
written on verso - “Wm G. Robinson 555 Galen ‘Bess’, 1910”
|
circa 1910 |
Interiors |
||
Box/Folder | ||
2/66 | 2009.20.170: Interiors
Four 8"x10" copies of interiors of various departments without people with one negative, Café on the
sixth floor of the Union Street Store; Ladies’ Rest and Writing Room; the Daylight Bakery
|
circa 1902- 1911 |
2/67 | 2009.20.171: Interiors
Five 8"x10" copies of interiors of various departments without people; the first three depict - “Men’s
and Boy’s clothing” = the main floor of the Union Street block; canned goods; the millinery salon
|
circa 1902- 1911 |
2/68 | 2009.20.172: Interiors
Seven 8"x10" copies of interiors, two showing staff, five showing female and child mannequins, “Where
little folks are clothed” with two negatives; One 8"x10" copy showing window display of bridal dresses
|
circa 1902- 1911 |
2/69 | 2009.20.173: Interiors
One 6"x8" photograph with matting and two copies of interiors with negative
|
circa 1902- 1907 |
2/70 | 2009.20.174: Skylight interior
One 6"x8" with matting, copy of skylight in rotunda area with negative
written on verso - “light well looking out from 2nd floor Bon Marché Seattle, Wa.”
|
December 1902 |
2/71 | 2009.20.175: Interior
One 6"x8" with matting, interior
|
circa 1902 |
2/72 | 2009.20.176: Interior
One 6"x8" with matting, interior, “The New Bon Marché” is written on the wall with a light fixture
for the “o”
|
circa 1902 |
2/73 | 2009.20.177: Interior
One 8"x10" interior with triangular Christmas trees
|
circa 1912-1917 |
2/74 | 2009.20.178: 24th anniversary cake display
One 8"x10". Flower decorations and five putti dolls with outstretched arms surround 24 birthday cakes
each with an increasing number of candles. Behind the cakes is a sign advertising 24th anniversary sales.
|
1914 |
2/75 | 2009.20.179:
Five 8"x10" photographs of drawings of 1929 interiors with captions with three negatives;
|
1929 |
2/76 | 2009.20.180: Interior of escalator
One 8"x10" of escalator with crowd, on verso - “1929 first escalators in Seattle, The Bon Marché”
with negative
|
1929 |
6/1 | 2009.20.81: “The Story of the Bon Marché”
Four enlarged copies of illustrations for the publication "The Story of the Bon Marché"
|
undated |
2/77 | 2009.20.181: Christmas scene - interior
One 8"x10" group of children sitting in a circle, Christmas decorations on ceiling, to the right group
of on lookers
|
undated |
2/78 | 2009.20.182: Dinner
One 8"x10" of very large group eating dinner at long tables in the downtown Bon Marché with
negative
|
1933 |
2/79 | 2009.20.183: Tube room
One 8"x10" of “Tube room”, cash office in basement backhall where tubes connected to each register
location, with negative
|
1940 |
2/80 | 2009.20.184: Interiors
Three 8"x10"s, two state “Ivy[?] bon sale dec 17” on verso one with the year 1943, the other 1944 with
one negative; One of three men and one woman standing in front of the “Boyo Corral”, man on left dressed as cowboy
pointing a gun at man in middle who is getting a rubber lasso put over his head by the woman, all are laughing, on
verso - “Hopalong Cassidy 1953 (struck through) 1949” with negative
|
circa 1940s |
2/81 | 2009.20.185: In-store events
Six 8"x10"s, one with crowd around Bendix store demonstration (1949); one with crowd and sign for
“King County Sheriff Posse”; one of display for “A Cavalcade of Progess - 1929”; one group shot of kids and young
adults for the “Bon Marché Alvino Rey Show with negative; one 4"x6" interior with mannequins “The Northwest Rooms”; of
big crowd inside store
|
circa 1949-1950s |
2/82 | 2009.20.186: Interior
One 8"x10" of boy selling newspapers in a crowd; One 2"x3" of girl and grandma in childrens shoe
department
|
circa 1950s |
2/83 | 2009.20.187: Christmas
Sixteen paper copies of 8"x10" images, one color, one 8"x10" (no people with columns decorated as
trees (1954)), most of puppet displays, train models, some night time exteriors with 26 negatives
|
circa 1950s |
2/84 | 2009.20.188: Varsity Shop
One photo of empty interior, the other of eight young men who participated in a study for the Varsity
Shop
written on verso - “Sitting left to right - Gary Rauen, Seattle; Camden Hall, Ballard; Pete Werle,
Queen Anne; Standing left to right - John Coast, Lincoln; Wayne Booth, West Seattle; Rich Eisen; Dennis Collins,
Franklin; Jerry Akita, Cleveland”
|
1958-1959 |
2/85; 4 | 2009.20.189: Image of Birds-eye view of fashion modeling at Bon Marché, circa 1950s Image of Fashion modeling at Bon Marché, circa 1950s
Four 8"x10", three of fashion modeling on first floor of downtown store, one shows an in-store
demonstration with three negatives; Three strips of fashion show original negatives (in box 4)
|
circa 1950s |
2/86 | 2009.20.190: Fashion shows
Four 8"x10"s, one of bridal show, one of fashion show at Olympic Hotel (early 1960s), fashion show
(1956), Lunch time fashion show at the Jet Room Restaurant
|
circa 1950s- 1960s |
2/87 | 2009.20.191: Skybridge
One 8"x10", one 4"x6", nine 2"x3", 8"x10" of Dick Keplinger radio host, one of the 2"x3" is of him in
radio booth; 4"x6" features Rex Allison on left; the other eight 2"x3"s are of people walking on the skybridge
|
1962 |
2/88 | 2009.20.192: Image of Crowd entering the Bon Marché from newly opened skybridge, 1960 Image of Advertisement for Bon Marché skybridge, 1960
Four 8"x10", one is of a boy looking at a newspaper ad with negative, one is of a woman looking at a
newspaper ad, two show the first customers to enter the Bon via the skybridge
|
1962 |
2/89 | 2009.20.193: TV personalities / Christmas
Four 8"x10"s, two of in-store TV personality appearances by Brakeman Bill and Miss Elaine with
negative, Bozo the Clown, Stan Boreson, Wunda Wunda with negative; one of crowd entering from Pine Street entrance with
roses with negative; interior with crowd from Christmas 1967 with it is a business card from Seattle Times “pully power
of the Seattle Times” James T. Dillon
|
circa 1960s |
2/90 | 2009.20.194: Grinch
Five 8"x10"s of crowd visiting Santa and the Grinch, one is contact sheet
|
1970 |
2/91 | 2009.20.195: Dr. Seuss book display
Five 8"x10" of Dr. Seuss book displays, one of elevator to Toytropolis, Christmas 1970
|
1970 |
2/92 | 2009.20.196: Grinch and Santa Claus
Three 8"x10"s of crowds with Grinch and Santa, one 3"x3" of Santa and Grinch, negative strips
|
1970 |
2/93 | 2009.20.197: Grinch and Santa
Eight 8"x10"s, three of crowds with Grinch and Santa; Five showing people waiting in line for Dr.
Seuss Time Machine
|
1970 |
2/94 | 2009.20.198: Grinch and Santa
Three 8"x10"s of Toytropolis elevator, Grinch cave, crowd and Santa and Grinch
|
1971 |
2/95 | 2009.20.199: Grinch and Santa
Twelve 2"x2" wallet photos of kids with the Grinch and Santa
|
1970- 1971 |
2/96 | 2009.20.200: Dr. Seuss characters
Three 4"x6", two 2"x3" of Dr. Seuss characters
|
1970- 1971 |
2/97 | 2009.20.201: Interiors
Two 9"x11" contact sheets with four photos on each; remodeled interiors with four negatives
|
undated |
2/98 | 2009.20.202: Remodeled interiors
Seven 8"x10", Six of newly remodeled interiors with four slips of paper describing the changes and
materials used, one of shopping bags with Bon logo
|
circa 1989 |
2/99 | 2009.20.203: Metro tunnel opening
Ten 2 1/2"x4" of metro level tunnel opening
|
undated |
8/3 | 2009.20.87: Christmas
Four contact sheets of photographs of children at Christmas
|
undated |
8/5 | 2009.20.92: Interiors
Three photographs
|
undated |
drawer | ||
4b.6 | 2009.20.232: Interior sketches
Seven copy negatives of interior sketches with captions
|
circa 1980s-1990s |
Box | ||
: Parades |
undated | |
Box/Folder | ||
2/100 | 2009.20.204: Potlatch Parade
One 5"x7" with matting, women in car covered in flowers, in background “Golden Potlatch Seattle 97"
seal
|
circa 1911 |
2/101 | 2009.20.205: Potlatch Parade
One 5"x7" with matting, car covered in flowers, stuffed polar bear, “King of the North”
|
circa 1911 |
2/102 | 209.20.206: Parade
One 8"x10" with matting, view of parade with Bon Marché in background. 1908 photograph of the Great
White Fleet (Atlantic Fleet) parade. The Fleet was sent by President Teddy Roosevelt on a peacetime goodwill tour
around the world beginning December 16, 1907 and ending February 22, 1909. The parade in Seattle had an attendance of
over 300,000 people and included members of the Army, National Guard, and fraternal orders.
|
26 May 1908 |
2/103 | 2009.20.207: Parade
One 8"x10" with matting, view of parade with Bon Marché in background. 1908 photograph of the Great
White Fleet (Atlantic Fleet) parade. The Fleet was sent by President Teddy Roosevelt on a peacetime goodwill tour
around the world beginning December 16, 1907 and ending February 22, 1909. The parade in Seattle had an attendance of
over 300,000 people and included members of the Army, National Guard, and fraternal orders.
|
26 May 1908 |
2/104 | 2009.20.208: Parade
Duplicate of 2009.20.206
|
26 May 1908 |
2/105 | 2009.20.209: Parade
One 7"x9" street view of parade with Bon Marché in background
|
1912 |
2/106 | 2009.20.210: Parade
Two 7"x9" street views looking north above parade with Bon Marché on left, cars covered in flowers,
large flags in center
|
circa 1912-1917 |
Box | ||
6 | 2009.20.84: Parade
One 8"x10" with matting photograph of 29 piece band with American and British flags
|
undated |
: Faraway - Staff Picnic
Photographs from scrapbook of staff picnic at the McDermotts summer property on the Olympic Peninsula
near Longbranch
|
||
Box/Folder | ||
2/107 | 2009.20.211: Faraway – Staff Picnic
Five 7"x9" photographs with cloth backing from scrapbook, two of dock with people arriving “Faraway”;
One interior; one portrait of girl with flower hat with negative; one of view of Puget Sound
|
circa 1910s - 1920s |
2/108 | 2009.20.212: Faraway – Staff Picnic
Six 7"x9" photographs with cloth backing from scrapbook; four of games; one of group of seven girls
eating with negative; one of landscaped grounds with Puget Sound in background
|
circa 1910s - 1920s |
2/109 | 2009.20.213: Faraway – Staff Picnic
Four 7"x9" photographs with cloth backing from scrapbook - two of tennis courts; one group shot; one
of swimming with Bainbridge ferry (?) in background
|
circa 1910s - 1920s |
2/110 | 2009.20.214: Faraway – Staff Picnic
Five 7"x9" photographs with cloth backing from scrapbook - four of swimming beach area with crowd; one
of treehouse
|
circa 1910s - 1920s |
2/111 | 2009.20.215: Faraway – Staff Picnic
Five 7"x9" photographs with cloth backing from scrapbook - two full length portraits of man in woman's
dress with one negative; two group photos of eight men dressed as women with one negative; one photo of two men
standing
|
circa 1910s - 1920s |
: Portraits |
undated | |
Box/Folder | ||
2/112 | 2009.20.216: Portraits
Two 8"x10"s copies of full length portrait of Josephine Nordhoff McDermott (1871-1920) with one
negative; two 8"x10"s copies of bronze plaque dedicated by employees to Josephine Patricia McDermott; 8"x10" copy of
portrait of Rudolf Nordhoff (original 1926 Seattle Times, this one made for the Bon Marché Centennial exhibit) with
negative; One 8"x10" copy, one reproduction from undated publication, portrait of Edward Nordhoff with one negative
Written on verso of photograph of bronze plaque - “founder of the Bon Marché Josephine Patricia
Nordhoff McDermott bronze plaque from employees - was in previous store - is currently in center of elevator wall,
under the clock in Seattle store.”
|
circa 1890s - circa1950s |
2/113 | 2009.20.217: Frank McDermott portrait
with negative
|
circa 1902 - 1917 |
Box | ||
4 | 2009.20.65: Framed Frank McDermott portrait |
circa 1920s |
Box/Folder | ||
2/114 | 2009.20.218: Photograph of painting of Frank Radford, Portrait of Mrs.
Schmitz
One 8"x10" copy of painted seated portrait of Frank Radford; 4"x6" of Mrs. Schmitz
Written on verso of photograph of Frank Radford - “Pic #1 Mr. Radford 1870-1952, pres. Bon Marché
1929 to 1948, Started as a ‘wrapper’ in 1906
|
undated |
Box | ||
5 | 2009.20.77: Rex Allison with portrait of Radford |
circa 1950s |
Box/Folder | ||
2/115 | 2009.20.219: Group photographs during meeting for 1950s downtown
construction
One 8"x10" of Laurence (Larry) Lean (managing director) sitting at desk about to write; 8"x10" of John
Graham (architect) looking at photo of 1929 Bon Marché and drawing of Bon after upward expansion; 8"x10" of Lean and
Rex Allison (VP Allied Store Corp., Western Group manager) looking at large drawing of the Bon after expansion, Allison
has left hand up above the drawing; 8"x10" portrait of Lean standing with open binder with picture of 1929 building;
8"x10" of (left to right) seated Graham, standing Lean, seated Allison with negative; 8"x10" of Rex Allison smiling on
the telephone; 8"x10" of (left to right) seated at desk Graham, Lean, Allison with blueprints on desk with negative
|
1955 |
2/116 | 2009.20.220: Portraits
Five 4"x6"s, Three of Robert Campeau with one negative; one of Wilbur J. Fix; one of Mr.Graves (buyer)
and Miss Kafenbuger(?) (buyer) with negative, two original negatives of Mr. Walsh
|
circa 1970s, 1980s |
2/117 | 2009.20.221: Robert Campeau
Eleven 4"x7"s of event at Four Seasons Olympic, Robert Campeau in most photographs
|
undated |
: September Affair |
undated | |
Box/Folder | ||
2/118 | 2009.20.222: September Affair II
Six 8"x10"s of September Affair II
|
1970 |
2/116 | 2009.20.223: September Affair II
Six 8"x10"s of September Affair II - two of dining tables in volunteer park Seattle Art Museum (SAM),
four with attached captions – Portrait of Luis Estevez; group portrait: seated SAM hostess Mrs. Richard E. Lang and
chairman Mrs. Robert S. Beaupre; half of the executive committee - Mrs. Robert W. Thomas, Mrs. Charles Kaplan, Mrs.
Robert B. Dootson, Mrs. Robert S. Beaupre, Mrs. John J. Beaupre, Mrs. Robert E. Miller, Mrs. David Bingham; part of
executive committee – Mrs. Robert M. Miller, Mrs. Robert B. Dootson, Mrs. Robert W. Thomas, Mrs. Charles Kaplan
|
1970 |
: Bon Marché produced history of business and building changes |
undated | |
Box/Folder | ||
2/120 | 2009.20.224: History
Seven 8"x10" copies of pamphlet for the Bon showing how the exterior has changed and photos of the
interior with captions and some historical information
|
circa 1912 |
: Seattle photographs |
||
Box/Folder | ||
4/9 | 2009.20.62: 1889 Fire |
circa 1889 |
2/121 | 2009.20.225: 1889 fire
One 4"x6" backed photo, “Ruins of Yesler Block, Seattle, Wash” on front, on back "Jenny Eelandsson,
from H.C.W."
|
1889 |
Box | ||
6 | 2009.20.83: A-Y-P-E
Photograph with matting from the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition
|
1909 |
Box/Folder | ||
2/122 | 2009.20.226: Seattle photographs
Three 8"x10"s of various Seattle views, one depicts view from Sorrento Hotel, on verso - “Diners at
the hotel Sorrento’s ‘Top O’ Town’ enjoy a view of the snow-bright, rugged Olympic Mountains across Puget Sound”, one
of sailboats on Lake Washington, on verso - “Seen here are one of many sail boat races held during the spring, summer
and fall.”, one Of a steamer on Puget Sound, on verso - “Alaska Steamship Company steamer ‘Iliamna’ is seen clearing
Pier 42, Seattle, with a deck load of seventeen 40-foot trailer vans for Alaska.”
|
undated |
Postcards / Non Photograph Images |
undated | |
Box/Folder | ||
2/123 | 2009.20.227: Postcards
Six postcards: circa 1910 exterior from street; 1929 exterior on verso - “1949”; Bon Marché baseball
team; Blakley Mill with Bon Marché advertisement on back; two postcards of Paris Bon Marché taped together with two
negatives
on verso of Paris postcard typed message from Bessie Campbell to Mr. Walsh - “Mr. Walsh: several years
ago when I was in Paris, I stepped out of my left bank hotel and looked down the street, I was amazed to see in blazing
lights BON Marché. Since I store was named for this Store I thought you might enjoy these two views of our Mother
Store. Bessie Campbell
|
circa 1910 - 1988 |
2/124 | 2009.20.228: Various images
Firehouse at 3rd and Pine with negative, bust of Chief Seattle, exterior of 1907 downtown building
with negative, exterior of proposed 1955 expansion, interior of 1989 remodeling
|
circa 1900 - circa 1989 |
drawer | ||
5a.3.6 | 2009.20.229: Christmas film
16mm film with sound
|
circa 1970s |
Slides |
undated | |
Box/Folder | ||
2/125 | 2009.20.230: Slides
Eleven slides for special events second floor with envelope
|
undated |
2/126 | 2009.20.231: Slides
Seventy-Nine slides of exteriors, staff, credit cards, Christmas star, night time aerials with
Christmas star
|
circa 1990s |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Department store Santas--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Department stores--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Employees--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Parades--Washington(State)--Seattle
- Shopping--Washington (State)--Seattle
Corporate Names
- Macy's, Inc.
Geographical Names
- Seattle (Wash.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographic prints
- Scrapbooks