File:Washington Shoe Mfg Co letter, July 7, 1908 (MOHAI 11893).jpg
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[edit]English: Washington Shoe Mfg. Co. letter, July 7, 1908
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English: Washington Shoe Manufacturing Company |
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English: Washington Shoe Mfg. Co. letter, July 7, 1908 |
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English: Seattle's first shoe company, the Washington Shoe Manufacturing Company, was founded in 1891 by T. J. Thorsen, L. B. Allain, and G. M. Barber. The company made boots and shoes for outdoor workers and prospered due to high demand during the Alaska Gold Rush. The letter pictured here on company letterhead refers to an ad in the "Seattle Trade Register." The Trade Register was the first commercial newspaper in Seattle, and was published by Canadian immigrant Lovett Mortimer Wood (1858-1914) from at least 1893-1914. Handwritten on receipt: Trade Register - Please let bearer have the two tennis cuts used in the ad of last issue & oblige - Washington Shoe Co. per W.V. Roll[illeg], adv. mgr. Caption information source: https://web6.seattle.gov/DPD/HistoricalSite/QueryResult.aspx?ID=2147012364
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English: United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
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| Date | Taken on 7 July 1908 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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English: 1 correspondence |
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| Dimensions | height: 8.2 in (20.9 cm); width: 7.2 in (18.4 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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English: Museum of History and Industry |
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| Credit Line | MOHAI, 2018.3.3.86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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