Suzanne Hittman Collection of the Pike Place Market
Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. Explore the early history of the Pike Place Market through letters, receipts, plans, rental agreements and other documents related to the market’s business.
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Thank you note from Mrs. Otto A. Case to Frank or Arthur Goodwin, December 29, 1926
Note from Harriett Case thanking Frank or Arthur Goodwin for sending a basket of fruit. Harriett Case was the wife of Otto A. Case, a Seattle City Council Member who went on to become the Washington State Treasurer.
Identifier: spl_sh_00032
Date: 1926-12-29
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List of Japanese farmers at Pike Place Market
List of Japanese farmers and the produce they are allowed to sell at the market.
Identifier: spl_sh_00053
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Letter from Arthur Goodwin to D.Z. Gourman regarding sugar prices, June 13, 1927
Letter from Arthur Goodwin to D.Z. Gourman alerting him to the fact that his selling of sugar at a discounted price during the week is negatively affecting other businesses. Goodwin advises that Gourman is only allowed to sell sugar at a discounted price on Saturdays.
Identifier: spl_sh_00084
Date: 1927-06-13
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Letter from Arthur Goodwin to Rafaele Boffa regarding sale of local spinach, February 26, 1927
In his letter, Goodwin notifies Boffa that it has been brought to his attention that Boffa is selling California spinach when local spinach is now readily available for sale at Pike Place Market. He asks Boffa to dispose of the spinach not grown locally and notes 'We shall be compelled to confiscate any spinach that is offered for sale at your stall next Monday.'
Identifier: spl_sh_00069
Date: 1927-02-26
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Letter from John J. Rowan to Arthur Goodwin providing him with contact details for those in charge of the New York Central market, November 16, 1927
Letter from John J. Rowan to Arthur Goodwin providing him with contact details of the men in charge of the New York Central market currently underway in case Goodwin is interested in contacting them to advise on the process.
Identifier: spl_sh_00121
Date: 1927-11-16
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Aerial photograph of Pike Place Market looking west
Aerial photograph of Pike Place Market facing west towards Pier 59. The viaduct and waterfront piers can be seen at the top of the photo.
Identifier: spl_sh_00009
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Letter from Frank Stier Goodwin to Arthur Goodwin regarding an article on foreign markets, July 31, 1927
Letter from Frank Goodwin describing an article he is writing on foreign markets in the Levant to Arthur Goodwin.
Identifier: spl_sh_00088
Date: 1927-07-31
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Letter from John J. Rowan to Arthur Goodwin congratulating him on the success of the Tacoma Crystal Palace Public Market and describing the markets in New York, June 14, 1927
Letter from John J. Rowan to Arthur Goodwin congratulating him on the success of the Tacoma Crystal Palace Public Market. Rowan also describes the current state of the public market in New York City, stating that the plans to build a similar market have been mired by politics and progress is slow.
Identifier: spl_sh_00119
Date: 1927-06-14
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Flower vendors at Pike Place Market
Two women standing before their flower stall at Pike Place Market. Baskets hang in the background.
Identifier: spl_sh_00007
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Pike Place Market vendors selling canned goods and produce, ca. 1925
Vendors at Pike Place Market offering canned good such as plums and pickles for sale along with apples, pears, honey, grape juice, sweet cider and cider vinegar.
Identifier: spl_sh_00002
Date: 1925?
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