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Nathan Eckstein photograph collection, circa 1869-1915
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Eckstein, Nathan, 1873-1945
- Title
- Nathan Eckstein photograph collection
- Dates
- circa 1869-1915 (inclusive)18641920
- Quantity
- 8 photographs (1 folder) ; various sizes
- Collection Number
- PH0749
- Summary
- Photographs of Seattle collected by Jewish civic and business leader Nathan Eckstein
- 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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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.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by King County 4Culture
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Nathan Eckstein was born on January 10, 1873, in Bavaria, Germany. In 1888, he came to New York and worked in the wholesale grocery business. He married Mina Schwabacher in 1902 and the two moved to Seattle, where Eckstein entered into business with his Schwabacher in-laws and eventually succeeded Bailey Gatzert as president of Schwabacher Bros. & Co.
Eckstein was a member of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, the Seattle School Board (twice serving as president), and many other civic and cultural organizations. Also active in Seattle's Jewish Community, Eckstein served on the board of congregation Temple De Hirsch and was its second president.
Nathan Eckstein's long record of service to the civic, social, and cultural life of Seattle earned him the title "Seattle's most useful citizen" in 1926.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains views of Seattle including Bailey Gatzert and the Bailey Gatzert home, Pioneer Square, and Nathan Eckstein marching in a Shriners parade in 1915.
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 Joanna Eckstein. 1960.
Processing Note
Processed by Gina Rappaport; processing completed in 2007.
Photographs were relocated from the Nathan Eckstein Papers, Mss Coll 0109, in the repository in 1982. Three photographs of the Seattle Fire were relocated to the Seattle Fire collection.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Jews--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
Personal Names
- Eckstein, Joanna, 1903-1983--Photographs
- Eckstein, Nathan, 1873-1945--Photographs
- Gatzert, Bailey, 1829-1893--Photographs
Corporate Names
- Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America
- Schwabacher Bros. & Company (Seattle, Wash.)--Photographs
Geographical Names
- Pioneer Square (Seattle, Wash.)--Photographs
- Seattle (Wash.)--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Stereographs
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Edouart & Cobb (photographer)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
