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Exterior of the Bon Marché with crowd awaiting Santa Claus’s arrival, Christmas 1902
Exterior of the Bon Marché with crowd awaiting Santa Claus’s arrival, Christmas 1902
TitleExterior of the Bon Marché with crowd awaiting Santa Claus's arrival, Christmas 1902
PhotographerCurtis & Romans
Date1902
CaptionThe Bon Marché was founded in 1890 by German immigrants Edward and Josephine Nordhoff. Originally located in Seattle's Belltown district at First Ave and Cedar Street, in 1901 it moved to a more central location downtown at. Second and Pine Streets.
Here a crowd of mostly women and children in the street and in upstairs windows await the arrival of Santa Claus. In the center of the photograph is a window display with a model of a proposed third story addition to the Bon Marché which will be completed in 1904.
NotesHandwritten on verso: 1902 before third floor was added
Sign in image reads: 1419 Nordhoff & Co. The Bon Marche Nordhoff & Co. 1435
SubjectsDepartment stores--Washington (State)—Seattle; Bon Marché (Department Store) ; Commercial streets--Washington (State)--Seattle; Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Electric signs--Washington (State)--Seattle; Holidays--Washington (State)--Seattle; Christmas; Spectators-- Washington (State)--Seattle
PlacesUnited States—Washington (State)—Seattle
Digital CollectionMuseum of History & Industry Photograph Collection
Image Number2009.20.140
Ordering InformationTo 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 LineBon Marché Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved
RepositoryMuseum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI)
Repository CollectionBon Marché Collection
TypeImage
Physical Description1 photographic print: b&w; 7.5 x 9.5 in
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from original photograph as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS2.
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