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Nathan I. Neubauer photograph collection, circa 1878-1951
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Neubauer, Nathan Ignatius
- Title
- Nathan I. Neubauer photograph collection
- Dates
- circa 1878-1951 (inclusive)18731956
- Quantity
- 36 photographic prints (2 boxes) ; various sizes
- Collection Number
- PH0751
- Summary
- Photographs of Nathan I. Neubauer, a Jewish merchant in Wenatchee, Washington including his family and the Wenatchee Department Store
- Repository
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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
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The collection is open to the public.
- Additional Reference Guides
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These materials form part of the Nathan Ignatius Neubauer Papers, which are described and indexed in .
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by King County 4 Culture.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Nathan Ignatius Neubauer (1870-1966) was a Jewish merchant in Wenatchee, Washington. He married Sadye Harris. Two of their children were Marcus and Ronald. Neubauer had business interests in the Mission Investment Company, the Neubauer Building Company, and the Wenatchee Department Store, which he founded in 1902. He sold his department store to J.C. Penny Co. in 1941. He was also active on behalf of the United Jewish Appeal.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains photographs from the life of Nathan I. Neubauer. Most of the images are of his immediate and extended family. There are also views of his home in Wenatchee, Washington and the Wenatchee Department Store including Buster Brown and his dog Tige performing at the store.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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: Linda Neubauer, received in November 1980.
Processing Note
Processed by Ryan Hard; processing completed in 2008
The photographs were relocated from the Nathan Ignatius Neubauer Papers, Accession No 3138-001 in the repository.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Nathan I. Neubauer and Sadye Harris NeubauerReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/1 | 1 | circa 1878 | |
1/1 | 2 |
Nathan I. Neubauer studio
portrait Loryea, Spokane,
Washington (photographer)
|
circa 1902 |
1/2 | 3 | circa 1920 | |
1/2 | 4 |
Nathan I. Neubauer and Marcus Neubauer
with group at Nathan's 33rd anniversary party, Wenatchee,
Washington Simmer Studio (photographer)
|
August 14, 1935 |
1/3 | 5 |
Nathan I. and Sadye Neubauer,
Seattle Pandora's Camera Box (photographer)
|
circa 1950 |
1/3 | 6 | Nathan I. Neubauer reading a 1905 copy
of the
Wenatchee Daily World in his home
in Wenatchee, Washington |
1950 |
1/3 | 7 | Nathan I. Neubauer in his home,
Wenatchee, Washington |
circa 1950 |
1/3 | 8 | circa 1950 | |
1/3 | 9 |
Nathan I. Neubauer home, Wenatchee,
Washington Simmer (photographer)
|
circa 1925 |
1/3 | 10 | Nathan I. Neubauer home, Wenatchee,
Washington |
undated |
box-folder:oversize | |||
2/1 | 11 | Sadye Harris Neubauer The note on the reverse includes Mrs. Neubauer's maiden name,
Harris.
|
circa 1920 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/4 | 12 | Sadye in front of car, Wenatchee,
Washington |
circa 1941 |
1/4 | 13 | Sadye in front of home, Wenatchee,
Washington |
circa 1938 |
1/4 | 14 | Sadye standing outside by her home,
Wenatchee, Washington |
circa 1950 |
1/4 | 15 | Sadye, right, with her sisters Etta
Bernheimer, left, and Gussie Brown, San Francisco |
circa 1925 |
Marcus Harris NeubauerReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
box-folder:oversize | item | ||
2/2 | 16 | Three part photograph showing Marcus
Harris Neubauer with toys and dog |
circa 1906 |
2/2 | 17 | Marcus Neubauer as small child wearing
chef's uniform sitting in toy cart with dog, Wenatchee, Washington |
circa 1906 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/5 | 18 | 1912 | |
1/5 | 19 | Portrait of Marcus Neubauer T. Gagnon, Wenatchee,
Washington (photographer)
|
circa 1912 |
1/5 | 20 | Marcus Neubauer in cadet uniform, San
Francisco |
circa 1916 |
1/5 | 21 |
Portrait of Marcus Neubauer for
military school Curtis Studios (photographer)
|
circa 1922 |
1/5 | 22 | Marcus Neubauer sitting in car,
Wenatchee, Washington |
1922 |
box-folder:oversize | |||
2/2 | 23 | Portrait of Marcus Neubauer |
circa 1938 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/5 | 24 |
Ribstein and Neubauer family at
Ribstein-Neubauer wedding Group includes parents of the bride, parents of the groom, and
bride and groom.
|
circa 1925 |
Ronald Gus NeubauerReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
box-folder:oversize | item | ||
2/3 | 25 | Ronald Gus Neubauer as child at
Wenatchee Home Products Show with apples exhibit that was later sent by Air
Express to President Roosevelt Simmer Studio (photographer)
|
1933 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/6 | 26 | Ronald Neubauer with great great
grandfather, William Goldbloom |
1937 |
1/6 | 27 | Portrait of Ronald Neubauer in military
uniform Von Dubell Studio,
Williamsburg, Virginia (photographer)
|
1951 |
Levy FamilyReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
box-folder:oversize | item | ||
2/3 | 28 | Portrait of Milton Levy
(Leighton) Campbell Studio, New
York (photographer)
|
circa 1930 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/7 | 29 | Portrait of Etta
Bernheimer Levy (Leighton) Apeda, New
York (photographer)
|
circa 1920 |
Wenatchee Department StoreReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/8 | 30 | circa 1910 | |
box-folder:oversize | |||
2/4 | 31 |
Exterior of Wenatchee Department
Store T. Gagnon, Wenatchee,
Washington (photographer)
|
circa 1902 |
2/4 | 32 |
Buster Brown and his dog Tige
performing for crowd in front of Wenatchee Department Store J.B. Bixler ,
Wenatchee, Washington (photograpaher)
The Brown Shoe Co. hired midgets between 1904 and 1930 to play
the character of Buster Brown on promotional tours around the country.
|
circa 1905-1912 |
2/5 | 33-35 | circa 1912 | |
Box/Folder | |||
1/8 | 36 |
Nathan I. Neubauer in his office at the
Wenatchee Department Store Schultz Hollywood Studio, Wenatchee (photographer)
|
circa 1941 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Department stores--Washington (State)--Wenatchee--Photographs
- Jewish businesspeople--Washington (State)--Wenatchee--Photographs
- Jewish families--United States--Photographs
- Jewish families--Washington (State)--Photographs
- Jewish families--Washington (State)--Wenatchee--Photographs
- Jewish merchants--Washington (State)--Wenatchee--Photographs
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Neubauer, Nathan Ignatius--Photographs
Corporate Names
- Wenatchee Department Store (Wenatchee, Wash.)--Photographs
Geographical Names
- Wenatchee (Wash.)--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs