Photograph

Photograph

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Island County Historical Society

Name/Title

Photograph

Entry/Object ID

2019.042.098

Description

Photo of the rear (and some of the right side) of the Confectionery shop at 16 NW Front Street from Penn Cove. The store has a balcony at the street level. Flat roof. Ladder from the balcony roof to almost the top of the building. It is at least two stories. A pole from now-gone Robertson's wharf in foreground. On the hill behind is the Mason's building. On the back: rear view Benson Confectionery. 1874 Sill Residence until it was moved to two locations, now on Coveland. In 1916 new building on lot - Benson gift store and confectionery with apartment above. 1940s-1950s liquor in back, Howard's Gifts Store in front, 1980s King's Liquor Store, 1995 Kingfisher Bookstore with apartment above, 2018 sold, still Kingfisher with apartment. From old entry: rear view of Benson Confectionery Unit 6, Drawer A (Benson's Confectionery) Per PNRO page 154: built in 1916 gift store and confectionery. Still same until 1970s. Liquor store and apartment above. http://chwahistoriccoupeville.com/buildings/kingfisher.html and from "A Peculiar Friend" by Jimmie Jean Cook. From folder: Coupeville, 16 NW Front Street, Kingfisher, Benson's Confectionery, Liquour Store, Washington State Liquor.

Made/Created

Place

City

Coupeville, Washington

County

Island County

State/Province

Washington

Region

Cascades and Plateau, Whidbey Island

Continent

North America

Notes

Medium: Photographic Paper

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Benson, Sam

Related Entries

Notes

2010.P003.017, 2010.P003.018, 2010.p003.050, 2013.004.035, 2013.020.003f, 2013.020.004, 2013.020.005, 2013.020.011, 2013.021.001, 2013.021.003, 2013.021.004, 2013.021.005, 2013.194.057, 2013.195.015, 2013.195.016, 2016.056.017, 2016.056.024, 2017.010.025, 2017.012.006, 2017.012.008, 2017.030.009, 2017.030.010, 2017.030.012, 2018.028.012a, 2018.046.23c, 2018.047.006d, 2018.048.011c, 2018.049.007d, 2018.057.003, 2019.008.079, 2019.008.138, 2019.011.144, 2019.024.123, 2019.024.124, 2019.042.049, 2019.042.053, 2019.042.072, 2019.042.073, 2019.042.074, 2019.042.082, 2019.042.088, 2019.042.096, 2019.042.097, 2019.042.109, 2019.042.110, 2019.042.111, 2019.042.137, 2019.042.138, 2019.042.139, 2019.042.160, 2019.042.167b, 2019.042.192, 2019.042.225, 2019.042.255, 2019.042.280, 2019.042.295, 2019.042.298, 2019.042.299, 2019.042.318, 2019.042.320, 2019.042.332, 2019.042.354, 2019.042.355, 2019.042.356

Related Publications

Notes

RG 30