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A & P supermarket, Seattle, 1939
A & P supermarket, Seattle, 1939
TitleA & P supermarket, Seattle, 1939
PhotographerWebster & Stevens
Date1939
CaptionThe Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company had six stores in Seattle neighborhoods when this photograph was taken. Number six was located at 6308 Roosevelt St. and opened in September 1939. The A & P Supermarkets sold groceries and meat.
NotesSigns in image: Super A&P Market. Grand Opening Super A&P Market Here Sept. 1st - Until Then: Your Nearest A&P Markets are: 45th & Meridian, [4328?] Brooklyn. Super A&P Market - "A Wonderland of Low Food Prices" - Will Open Here Sept. 1st.

Handwritten on sleeve: A&P store, Roosevelt Way.
SubjectsSupermarkets--Washington (State)--Seattle
PlacesUnited States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Roosevelt (Seattle, Wash.)
Digital CollectionMuseum of History & Industry Photograph Collection
Image Number1983.10.13963
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 LinePEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved
RepositoryMuseum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI)
Repository CollectionPEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection
TypeImage
Physical Description1 acetate negative: b&w; 8 x 10 in.
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned 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 Number39-353
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