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C117116-1
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- 1907 (Creation)
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ca. 1907. A long row of Augustine & Kyer store horse-drawn delivery wagons is pictured outside the massive Italianate-style Coleman building in Seattle circa 1907. Augustine & Kyer were wholesale and retail grocers who also manufacturered chocolates. They shared the Coleman building with the Hudson's Bay Fur Co., Wells Fargo & Co., Morey-Merriam, and Men's Shoe Store. The real estate firm of McGraw, Kittinger and Case and Empire Lines were on the second floor. The Coleman building was located at the corner of 1st Avenue and Marion. Augustine & Kyer maintained a store in Seattle until at least through 1951. They sold their candy manufacturing and sales business to Horace William Heath. Stains on the sepia copy were on the original photograph. Date of original print is not known; copy was made on September 30, 1958. Copy of customer print, ordered by Bud Merrill of Seattle.
Augustine & Kyer (Seattle); Carts & wagons--Seattle; Horses--Seattle; Facades--Seattle; Coleman Building (Seattle);