Three Kings from Friday Harbor
Posted January 4, 2017 at 5:50 am by Tim Dustrude
Blair, Steven and Richard King – SJ Historical Museum photo
SJ Historical Museum checks in with their first history column entry for 2017…
This photo in the San Juan Historical Museum’s archives is titled simply “Three Kings.” These particular Kings are Blair, Steven and Richard. Although the photo is not dated, we can guess that it may have been taken in the early to mid 1970s, possibly in late summer. One clue is the boxes of Mason jars for canning season.
Kings Market was established by Blair King’s father Lyle in 1929. Blair and his wife Vi took over ownership in 1948, selling the expanded business in 1980 to the Howard family.
This photo provides an example of how important it is to preserve snapshots of a more recent past. The Historical Museum has begun an archives renovation project to update the organization of its artifacts from many decades of island history. More images from the past will be posted here in months to come.
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Loved the pic what a great piece of history, that’s exactly how I remember uncle Blair
Steve was born in 1969 so early to mid 70’s is right. Love this picture. I have so many memories of “helping” my grandparents and parents at the store. I especially loved helping with Waldron orders on Wednesdays.
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