Jacqueline Barr photograph collection

Jacqueline Barr photograph collection, approximately 1900-1956

Overview of the Collection

Collector: Barr, Jacqueline V.
Title: Jacqueline Barr photograph collection
Dates: approximately 1900-1956 (inclusive)
19001956
Quantity: 13 photographic prints (3 folders) ; sizes vary
Collection Number: PH1055
Summary: Members of the Jewish families, Friedman, Wolfson, and Brown families, and views of the Friedman & Wolfson Menswear store
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.
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Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Jacqueline Vera Barr was born August 3, 1914 in Seattle. She owned and operated Barr's Apparel and was a member of Temple De Hirsch Sinai and Hadassah. Jacqueline died August 10, 2002 at the age of 88.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Photographs of various Friedman and Wolfson family members at Friedman & Wolfson Store in Seattle and other locations.

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

Gift of Jacqueline Barr, July, 1991.

Processing Note

Processed by Jack Falk, Don Romero; processing completed in 2013.

Related Materials

See also the Jacqueline V. Barr Papers, Manuscript Accession no. 4360.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Folder	item
1	1	Esther Friedman	between 1900 and 1910?
1	2	Interior of Friedman & Wolfson Menswear store at First Avenue and Columbia Street, Seattle. David L. Wolfson on right, possibly Mitchell Wolfson behind counter.	between 1900 and 1910?
1	3	Mary (Friedman) Brown Lynn and Cram, Seattle (photographer)	appproximately 1906 to 1909
1	4	Five men inside Friedman & Wolfson Menswear store at First Avenue and Columbia Street, Seattle. David L. Wolfson on right next to glass counter full of straw hats, possibly Mitchell Wolfson behind counter.	1910?
1	5	Jacob Friedman	between 1910 and 1919?
1	6	Jennie Friedman, founder and first president of Hebrew Ladies Free Loan Society	1915?
2	7	Mitchell Wolfson in WWI Navy uniform H.E. Wale, Bremerton (photographer)	1919?
2	8	Jacqueline (Wolfson) Barr sitting with arms around Ruth Wolfson (Robinson) next to Mary (Cohen) Sussman and several people in background Note in case file states that Ruth Wolfson Robinson's hair is short because she lost it in a "1919 epidemic"	between 1930 and 1949?
2	9	David L. Wolfson Richard Gray Robinson, Bremerton (photographer)	between 1930 and 1949?
2	10	Hyman Brown Ralston, Seattle (photographer)	between 1930 and 1939?
2	11	Lena (Friedman) Jaffe holding Marilyn (Robinson) Beegle with Esther (Friedman) Wolfson at Alki, Seattle	1940?
2	12	Julius Friedman in lawn chair	1956
box-folder:oversize
OS5	13	Photograph of Honor Roll Plaque for Young Men's Hebrew Association members who served in WWI Grady, Seattle (photographer) The plaque was carved and presented by Leo A. Meltzer. The photograph, taken in a studio, may have been meant to stand as a surrogate for a recipient named on the plaque	between 1900 and 1956?

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