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| Title | Second Bartell Drug store, Seattle, ca. 1908 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1908 |
| Caption | George H. Bartell Sr., the founder of the oldest family-owned drugstore chain in the United States, opened his second store here at 506 2nd Avenue. The building was soon demolished to make way for the construction of the Smith Tower at 2nd Avenue and Yesler that opened in 1914. |
| Notes | Signs in image: Pabst Milwaukee Beer on Draught. Babcock's Cafe Grill - Eastern & Olympia Oysters - Ladies Dining Room - Tables [for?] Ladies. Foster & Kleiser Signs. Hoffman House Cigar Has Stood the Test for Years [...]. Gandolfo & Wood Butter Store - Grocery and Delicatessen. Elastic Bandages - Tissues that Fit - Easy to Wear - Fountain Syringes - Hot Water Bottles - Two Stores, Bartell Drug Co. - Main Store, 1 Block North; Owl Drug Store Here Below. Cut Rate - Bartell Drug Co. Bartell's Owl Drug Store. Palace Market Co. - Fresh Fish. El-Bart Gin Rickey - A Cool Suggestion. The Junction. Smoke El Sidelo Cigars - Joe Dizard.
Handwritten on sleeve: 1st Bartell Drug, 2nd & Yesler (site of Smith Tower). |
| Subjects | Commercial streets--Washington (State)--Seattle; Drugstores--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.7669.3 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 glass negative: b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from print made from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | 5790 |
