Peter Steinbrueck Pike Place Market Collection
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.
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Pike Place Market architectural plans on paper with pencil and ink
Plans depict both the upper and lower levels of Pike Place Market and list business and vendor names. Some plans are done on plain paper while others are on tracing paper. Plans are drawn with a mix of pencil, pen and colored pencil. Plans are unsigned but may be by Victor Steinbrueck.
Identifier: spl_ps_046
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'Last Chance to Save the Pike Place Market' broadside
Broadside created by the Friends of the Market inciting citizens of Seattle and King County to attend the Seattle City Council Public Hearing or write to their council members to express their opposition to the urban renewal plans threatening the market.
Identifier: spl_ps_055
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'Keep Our Market Alive' flyer, 1971
Illustrated flyer urging voters to 'Vote Yes' on the Market Initiative. Illustration depicts Pike Place Market at the intersection of 1st Avenue and Pike Street.
Identifier: spl_ps_023
Date: 1971
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Invitation from the New England Club of Seattle to dance at the Washington State Building, September 11, 1909
Printed invitation inscribed to “Esquire Grant.” Includes small printed image of a ship labeled "Mayflower, 1620." Seal reading "New England Club Landing. A-Y-P Sept. 11" with an image of a ship is affixed to the invitation. Written in Old English.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.47.1
Date: 1909-09-11
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Friends of the Market letterhead
Friends of the Market letterhead with illustration by Victor Steinbrueck. Letterhead lists officers and board of trustees members.
Identifier: spl_ps_026
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Invitation from the Officers and Directors of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition to Opening Ceremonies in Seattle, Washington, June 1, 1909
With A.Y.P.E. seal.
Identifier: mohai_ayp_2006.3.46.4
Date: 1909-06-01
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Mark Tobey message 'Keep the Market'
Mark Tobey statement expressing support for protecting the market from urban renewal plans.
Identifier: spl_ps_032
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Baist's Real Estate Atlas of Surveys of Seattle, Wash - Plate 4
Baist Real Estate atlases of Seattle were published in 1905, 1908, and 1912. The atlases show property ownership (for large tracts), plats, block and lot numbers, streets, buildings, sewers, water mains, electric railways, and steam railroads.
Identifier: spl_maps_341191.4
Date: 1905
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Flyer to 'Vote No' on the Market Initiative, 1971
Produced by the Committee to Save the Market, the flyer outlines the case against the Market Initiative and states that defeating the intiative will save the market, benefit the economy, and allow for the creation of new jobs.
Identifier: spl_ps_016
Date: 1971
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