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| Title | Rooftop groundbreaking for construction at downtown Seattle Bon Marché, 1954 |
| Photographer | Forde Photographers |
| Date | 1954 |
| Caption | The 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, it soon moved to a more central location downtown at Second and Pine Streets. The Bon Marché went through much construction throughout the years. In 1955, construction was completed on adding four and a half floors to the top of the 1929 downtown building as well as extensive interior remodeling. |
| Notes | Handwritten on recto: To Rex Allison with best wishes Mayor Allan Pomeroy
Handwritten on verso: l to r - Larry Lean, Allan Pomeroy-mayor, Rex Allison, John Graham?
Stamped on verso: Received Apr 14 1954 Mayor's Office |
| Subjects | Department stores--Washington (State)—Seattle; Bon Marché (Department Store) |
| Places | United States—Washington (State)—Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 2009.20.160 |
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| Credit Line | Bon Marché Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Bon Marché Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print: b&w; 7.5 x 9.5 in |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original photograph as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS2. |
