35 results for: Denny, Arthur
Carved walking stick that belonged to Arthur Denny, ca. 1880
In 1851, Arthur Denny, at the age of 29, led a contingent of his family west from Illinois to the Pacific Northwest, where he helped found the city of Seattle. He served as Seattle's first postmaster, was a delegate to the Washington Territorial Legislature, was one of King County's first commissioners, and he was instrumental in founding the University of…
ID Number:1946.508.1
Date:Circa 1880
Wood leveling plane made by Arthur Denny, 1800s
Arthur Denny, early white Seattle settler, made this wood plane from applewood in his orchard.
ID Number:1948.93
Date:Circa 1840-1880
Oil portrait of Arthur Armstrong Denny by Baron Holmfeld, 1896
In 1851, Arthur Denny, at the age of 29, led a contingent of his family west from Illinois to the Pacific Northwest, where he helped found the city of Seattle. He served as Seattle's first postmaster, was a delegate to the Washington Territorial Legislature, was one of King County's first commissioners, and he was instrumental in founding the University of…
ID Number:1948.421
Date:1896
Shingle from Denny cabin, ca. 1851
In 1851, Arthur Denny, at the age of 29, led a contingent of his family west from Illinois to the Pacific Northwest, where he helped found the city of Seattle. This shingle, donated by a descendent of those early settlers,was part of the original cabin built by the Dennys when they first arrived on what was later called Alki.
ID Number:1952.986.8
Date:Circa 1851
Single-bladed pocket knife, ca. 1880
This pocket knife belonged to Arthur Denny, head of an early white settler family and a founder of Seattle.
ID Number:1953.651
Date:Circa 1880
Split cedar shingle and pieces of bark from the Denny House on Alki, 1851
In 1851, Arthur Denny, at the age of 29, led a contingent of his family west from Illinois to the Pacific Northwest, where he helped found the city of Seattle. This shingle, donated by a descendent of those early settlers, was a part of the original cabin built by the Dennys when they first arrived on what was later called…
ID Number:1953.651.1
Date:1851
Razor owned by Arthur Denny, 1861
In 1851, Arthur Denny, at the age of 29, led a contingent of his family west from Illinois to the Pacific Northwest, where he helped found the city of Seattle.
ID Number:1953.651.B
Date:Circa 1861
Black wooden trinket box, 1854
This box was given to Sarah Loretta Denny (Boren), half-sister of Arthur Denny and member of the Denny family, early whtie settlers in the Seattle area.
ID Number:1953.651.E
Date:1854
Altimeter and barometer used by David Denny, ca. 1850
David T. Denny (1832-1903) was the first of the Denny party to set foot on the shores of Puget Sound. His brother Arthur Denny (1822-1899) was considered to be the leader of the “Denny Party” which travelled west from Illinois to the Pacific Northwest. When the group arrived in Portland, Oregon, David and John Low continued north to scout locations…
ID Number:1955.901.a
Date:Circa 1850
Soda fountain chair from Seattle's main Post Office once located at 3rd and Union, ca. 1892-1910
Seattle's first post office was located in early settler Arthur Denny's cabin home with Denny as the first official Postmaster. Move forward fifty years to 1890, and the post office, having moved to various places, was then located in a building on Columbia Street that was constructed after the Great Seattle Fire of 1889. The first permanent home for the…
ID Number:1958.1449.7
Date:1892-1910