183 results for: European American Settlement
Painting of Maple School, the first schoolhouse in King County, 1862-1895, by Beulah Maple Norman, ca. 1960
The first schoolhouse in King County stood on the site of present Boeing Field, land that was once owned by the Maple family. The artist's grandfather, Jacob Maple, was already clearing land for settlement along the Duwamish River a few months before the Denny party landed at Alki Point. Beulah Maple Norman (1893-1992) took up amateur painting in order to…
ID Number:1965.3696
Date:Circa 1960
Silk bag with drawstring, ca. 1890
This button or sewing bag once belonged to Mrs. N.H. (Margaret) Latimer, an early white settler in Seattle.
ID Number:1966.3829.16
Date:Circa 1890
Child's potty chair and duty seat made by Julius Christenson, ca. 1893
Julius Christison made this chair for his son, Frank, in 1893. Christison was an early Seattle white settler and woodworker.
ID Number:1966.3878.48
Date:Circa 1893
Brown print dress, 1845
This plain, handstitched, cotton dress is similar to those that were brought to Seattle in the 1850s by the white settler families from the eastern and midwestern United States.
ID Number:1966.4009.C1227
Date:1845
Shaving stand, ca. 1840
This shaving stand was brought across the plains by Catherine T. Maynard, "Doc" Maynard's second wife, whom he met while both were on their way west, and whom he subsequently married in 1853.
ID Number:1966.4041.7
Date:1830-1850
Side chair made by Henry Van Asselt, ca. 1860
Settlers to the Puget Sound region made whatever household goods they couldn’t bring with them. Henry Van Asselt, one of the earliest homesteaders, was a talented carpenter, and he made this slat-back side chair.
ID Number:1967.4096.1
Date:Circa 1860
Hayfork made by Henry Van Asselt, ca. 1851
Settlers to the Puget Sound region made whatever household goods they couldn’t bring with them. Henry Van Asselt, one of the earliest homesteaders, was a talented carpenter. He made this hayfork, polished with use.
ID Number:1967.4096.2
Date:Circa 1851
Quarter Dollar (25 cent piece) coin, 1844
This quarter dollar coin belonged to Norman B. Colt (1854-1914) who came to Seattle from Missouri. This coin was the last 25 cent piece he had with him when he went to work as a clerk at the Port Blakely lumber mill in November 1880.
ID Number:1967.4109.90
Date:1844
Cast iron kettle, ca. 1850-1900
This is the type of kettle that was used by European American settlers in Seattle in the 19th century. It has three peg legs and wire falling bail handle. This is known as a "rimmed kettle" because of the protruding rim going around the kettle near the base.
ID Number:1967.4109.136
Date:Circa 1850-1900
Painting of a cabin in the woods by Emily Inez Denny, ca. 1870-1915
The daughter of one of Seattle’s founding families, Emily Inez Denny (1853 – 1918) was both a painter and writer. Greatly influenced by seeing the drawings of Sarah Willoughby as a student at the Washington Territorial University, she took on painting as a life-long pursuit. Emily’s father, David Denny, supported her artistic aspirations and frequently brought home printing paper from…
ID Number:1967.4326.13
Date:Circa 1870-1915