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Grunbaum Family portrait photograph collection, 1860-1920

Overview of the Collection

Collector
Grunbaum Family
Title
Grunbaum Family portrait photograph collection
Dates
1860-1920 (inclusive)
1860-1890 (bulk)
Quantity
60 photographic prints (2 boxes & 1 folder) ; various sizes
Collection Number
PH0170
Summary
Photographs of a Jewish family, including the Henry and Johanna Grunbaum family and the Maurice and Hannah Grunbaum family.
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

The collection is open to the public.

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Additional Reference Guides

Languages
English, German
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Biographical Note

The Henry and Johanna Grunbaum Family:

Henry and Johanna emigrated to North America in the early 1860s shortly after they were married. Their first three children, (Katherine born ca. 1868, Maurice born ca. 1869, and Julius V. born ca. 1872) were born in Canada. The family then moved to San Francisco, California, where their sons Otto S. and Athur were born around 1878 and son, George was born about 1880.

Julius V. later married a woman by the name of Julia, and had a daughter named Helen F (born ca. 1896) in Wisconsin. Otto S. later married Adelaide and opened a furniture store in Seattle. Family members are beileved to have begun settling in Seattle as early as the 1880s, and many lived in the city by 1910.

The Shoninger Family

Henry Shoninger was born in 1833 in Germany, married Sophia in 1857, and emigrated in America before the mid-1870s. Sophia gave brith to their eldest daughter, Hannah, in 1874 in Louisville, Kentucky. Hannah had at least three other siblings: Hattie (born ca. 1877) Solomon (born ca. 1859), and Bernard (born ca. 1852).

The Maurice and Hannah Grunbaum Family

Henry Shoninger's daughter Hannah married Maurice Grunbaum in 1903 in Seattle, Washington. Maurice operated the Grunbaum Dry Goods Store located at 607-609 2nd Ave in Seattle during the 1890s through early 1900s. Prior to the Grunbaum's move to Chicago, Illionois between 1904 and 1906, the couple gave birth to their first child. Henry Maurice, in 1904.

Following their move to Chicago, Maurice and Hannah had at least two other children: Helen S. (born ca. 1906) and Arthur J. (born January 1909). It is possible that the family later returned to Seattle, Washington.

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Content Description

Portraits of Grunbaum family members believed to have been assembled by Hannah Shoninger Grunbaum or by her father, Henry Shoninger. Originally contained in an album. The portraits probably are members of the Grunbaum family, particularly Henry and Johanna Grunbaum and their children. Most photos appear to date to the 1860s through the 1890s, with several that may date to 1900-1920. Photos were taken in the U.S. (particularly in Seattle, Washington, California, and Michigan) and in various European towns, particularly in Paris, France, Vienna, Austria and Teschen (Cesky Tesin), and the Czech Republic.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

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

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Administrative Information

Custodial History

Collected by the Washington State Jewish Historical Society.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Helen G. Rosen (believed to be a granddaughter of Maurice and Hannah Grunbaum), August 4, 1987.

Processing Note

Processed by Megan Churchwell and Christy Hansen, 2010; Processing completed by Elizabeth Russell in 2011.

Related Materials

Other photographs of Grunbaum family members are in PH Coll 650, Washington State Jewish Archives Photographs.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Jewish families--United States--Photographs
  • Jewish families--Washington (State)--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographs

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Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)


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