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| Title | Schwabacher delivery truck with Carnation milk, ca. 1920 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1920 |
| Caption | Schwabacher Brothers & Company, a San Francisco firm, opened an branch in Seattle in the 1860s. Within a short time, the firm became Puget Sound's major wholesaler of canned goods, dry goods and other materials to the logging camps, mill towns and farming communities. The first supplies were delivered across the water and upriver by steamer. In later years, the firm used the railroad and delivery trucks.
This photo, taken around 1920 in downtown Seattle, shows a Schwabacher Brothers delivery truck with a load of Carnation evaporated milk. The firm was based on Occidental Avenue, with a warehouse and dock at the waterfront. |
| Subjects | Trucks; Men--Employment; Schwabacher Bros. & Co. Inc; Carnation Company |
| Places | Seattle (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.2435.1 |
| 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 negative : nitrate, b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | W&S 87, 688 |
