Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. Seattle’s Pike Place Market became a historic district in 1971, the result of grassroots organizers led by Victor Steinbrueck. This collection features blueprints, posters, articles and papers related to the market.
Invitation from Rear Admiral H. Ijichi and the Imperial Japanese Training Squadron to event on board of H.I.J.M.S. "Aso," June 9, 1909
Printed invitation card to event to be held from 3:00 until 6:00. Card states that "boats will be in attendance at the foot of Madison St." and asks for guests to present the card to the "officer in charge of boats."
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.47.4b
Date: 1909-06-09
View this itemCoupon ticket book of S. J. Bartholomew, 1909
Coupon ticket book inscribed with bearer’s name, S. J. Bartholomew, and photograph of bearer attached inside front cover, embossed with signature of Charles R. Collins, treasurer, and A. D. Bannall, chief of Bureau of Admissions, A.Y.P.E.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.50.5
Date: 1909
View this itemTownship Plats of King County, Washington Territory - Page 20, Township 23N, Range 5E
This atlas shows early land ownership for King County, Washington, providing names and property boundaries of original purchasers, grantees, claimants, etc.
Identifier: spl_map_218451_P20_T23N_R5E
Date: 1889
View this itemPike Place Market News, March 1983
Includes an article on 'The City's Downtown Alternative Plan: How it Affects The Pike Place Market' regarding the City's efforts to maintain low income housing in Pike Place Market to encourage a diverse array of inhabitants in the area. The issue also has a map of Pike Place Market listing current retailers.
Identifier: spl_ps_048
Date: 1983-03
View this item'Nice Book' sign
Sign created on a white paper bag reading 'Nice Book $6.95 each.'
Identifier: spl_ps_053
View this itemPike Place Market architectural plans
The plans depict the original Pike Place Market Historical District in comparison to the areas that would be effected by the new districted proposed by the Friends of the Market and the area effected by the Pike Plaza Urban Renewal Project. Also included are plans depicting the farmers, vendors and other businesses in Pike Place Market.
Identifier: spl_ps_018
View this itemCouple standing next to large logs, August 1897
Transcribed from back of photograph: "Washington Logs, Iowa People. Aug '97. Photo by N.L.D. 4338 ft. of lumber on top log. August 1897."
Identifier: spl_lj_056
Date: 1897-08
View this itemMap Showing Route of Duwamish Waterway Through Commercial Waterway District No. 1, King County, Washington, 1919
Map showing land parcels, land owners and other businesses along the Duwamish waterway, 1919
Identifier: spl_maps_2506329
Date: 1919
View this item"Hawaiian Building at the A.-Y.-P.," The Coast August 1909
A brief article describing the Hawaiian Building including its features, exhibits, furnishings, etc. Particular attention is paid to the exports on display such as pineapple, coconut, hardwoods and sisal (a fiber made from plants). In the author’s view, the exhibit is highly educational. Coast 18.2 (August 1909): 92-94, illustrated.
Identifier: spl_ayp_179583_aug1909
Date: 1909
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