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| Advertisement | Bekins Moving and Storage Company (1910) |
| Company/Advertising Agency | Bekins Moving and Storage Company, Inc. |
| Publication Source | Seattle city directory, p. 1882 |
| Publisher | Polk's Seattle Directory Company |
| Publisher Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Publication Date | 1910
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| Advertisement Text | Fire proof storage. We offer the best padded furniture vans in Seattle...We make removals of furniture, pianos, etc., from house to house on short notice. We will pack, box and store the entire contents of a house. We will pack and prepare goods for shipment and forward them to any part of the world. |
| Contextual Notes | In 1891, John and Martin Bekins began their moving and storage business in Sioux City, Iowa. In 1903, the company introduced motor trucks that gradually replaced horse-drawn wagons.
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| Category | Commercial and professional services
Transportation and communication |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Moving & storage trade; Carts & wagons; Horses; Trucks |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Animals in advertising |
| Geographic Coverage | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
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| Digital Collection | Early Advertising |
| Digital ID Number | ADV0032 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Pacific Northwest Collection. F899.S43 S42 1910 |
| Object Type | Advertisement |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from text at 200-400 dpi, saved in TIFF format, enhanced and resized using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2008 |
