Name/Title
Olympic Cascade Mercantile Co., 1973Entry/Object ID
2007-012.F418PDescription
Olympic Cascade Mercantile Co., 1973. These three black and white contact print strips were created for the Lacey Leader newspaper. These images show the exterior and interior of a home appliance and bathroom fixture store. Image 2 shows a clawfoot bathtub in a display area of the store. In the background is a faux wall with two large illustrations of a woman wearing a feather boa on it. On this wall is also a mirror and a towel hanging on a hook, and to the right vanity with padded seat is visible. There is also a bidet and a toilet in the background. Images 3 and 4 are very similar to the previous image, but here the photographer has raised their point of view to look down on the bathtub and other items. Image 5 shows a display kitchen set in a corner of the store. This corner of the store has floor-to-ceiling windows along both the wall to the left and to the right. Image 6 is nearly identical to image 5. Images 7 through 9 are nearly identical to image 4. Image 10 shows the exterior of the store and the exterior sign for the store. The sign is on the left and the store itself is on the right. There are three separate signs on the sign: one for Lennox, one for Westinghouse and one for Kohler. The store has a square, flat top and brick pillars at the corners. The walls are composed of floor-to-ceiling windows. There is a fairly large area filled with gravel in front of the sign. Image 11 is nearly identical to image 10. Image 12 shows an air conditioner display and a dishwasher at the right. Image 13 shows washing machines, dryers, stoves and refrigerators on display. Image 14 is nearly identical to image 13. Image 15 shows a parked car through a window.
Olympic Cascade Mercantile Co. was located at 5826 Pacific Avenue Southeast in Lacey, Washington. (Advertisement, Daily Olympian, 4/29/1973)Made/Created
Date made
1973 - 1973Place
City
LaceyCounty
ThurstonState/Province
WashingtonCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaNotes
Date: 05-09-1973
Medium: Photographic Paper/Photographic EmulsionLexicon
Search Terms
Stores, Olympic Cascade Mercantile Company