Harriet O. Stimson and other local citizens founded the Seattle Symphony Orchestra in 1903. They planned the program, recruited a conductor from New York, and hired local musicians for the opening concert in the Arcade Building. The orchestra continues its successful career to the present day.
<p>In this 1903 photo, members of the first Seattle Symphony Orchestra pose with their instruments. The group portrait was taken by James &amp; Bushnell, Seattle's premier firm of portrait photographers.
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<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Musicians; Orchestras; Seattle Symphony Orchestra</li></ul>
James &amp; Bushnell
1903<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1903-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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