File:Ben Tipp Diamonds, Seattle, ca 1927 (MOHAI 1607).jpg

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English: Ben Tipp Diamonds, Seattle, ca. 1927   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Webster & Stevens
Title
English: Ben Tipp Diamonds, Seattle, ca. 1927
Description
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Ben Tipp was a Russian Jew who immigrated to the United States in 1898. By 1919 he was working in a Seattle jewelry store, and in 1922 he established his own business at 1408 2nd Avenue. He moved to 1431 3rd Avenue in 1926 and installed a large sign clock at this location.

Signs in image: Block's Stores - [Newer] Styles [Greater] Values. Ben Tipp Diamonds. Dependable Watches - Perfect Diamonds. Hardeman Hats - Seattle, Spokane, Portland, San Francisco - Factory and Stores. Handwritten on sleeve: Ben Tipp Jewelry Store Ext.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Jewelry stores--Washington (State)--Seattle; Electric signs--Washington (State)--Seattle; Show windows--Washington (State)--Seattle
Depicted place
English: United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Date circa 1927
date QS:P571,+1927-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
English: 1 nitrate negative: b&w
Dimensions height: 8 in (20.3 cm); width: 10 in (25.4 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,8U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,10U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
1607
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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