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| Title | Bernie Hall working in Frederick & Nelson sporting goods department, Seattle, ca. 1948 |
| Photographer | Forde Photographers |
| Date | ca. 1948 |
| Caption | The first Frederick & Nelson retail store opened in 1889, right after Seattle's great fire. By 1916, the company was doing so well that it built a large new store at Fifth Avenue and Pike Street. It developed a particularly strong sporting goods department, seen in this photo. |
| Notes | Stamped on verso: Exclusive Photo by Forde Photographers - Art Forde, John Hardin, Dick Cameron, Ed Watton - Members N.P.P.A. - 306 Fairview N. - Seattle 9, Wash.
Handwritten on verso: Bernie Hall - Fishing Tackle Expert, Sporting Goods department. |
| Subjects | Sales personnel--Washington (State)--Seattle; Fishing & hunting gear--Washington (State)--Seattle; Department stores--Washington (State)--Seattle; Frederick & Nelson |
| Personal Names | Hall, Bernie |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1993.43.13 |
| 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 | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Frederick & Nelson Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print: b&w; 7 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original print 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. |
