35 results for: Denny, Arthur
Carved wood trim or molding from Fuhrman home, ca. 1908
David Denny, younger brother of Arthur Denny, and Henry Fuhrman, a real estate developer, platted the area that is today the Roanoke Park neighborhood in Seattle. Several grand homes were built in this area from 1908-1912.
ID Number:1959.1753
Date:Circa 1908
Portrait of William H. Shoudy by unknown artist, ca. 1850-1900
William H. Shoudy was an early settler in Seattle, emigrating by covered wagon from Illinois in a party led by Thomas Mercer. Riding a wave of anti-Chinese sentiments that culminated in race riots, Shoudy was elected Mayor as representative of the People's Party in 1886. The People's Party supported the expulsion of all people of Chinese ancestry from Seattle, narrowly…
ID Number:1960.1854.1
Date:Circa 1850-1900
Orion Denny's black wool overcoat, ca. 1900
This elegant caped Chesterfield coat with its velvet collar belonged to Orion O. Denny (1853-1916). He was the son of Seattle pioneers Arthur Denny and Mary Boren Denny, and the first non-Indigenous boy to be born in Seattle. The tight weave of the wool and the attached cape were ideal for Seattle's rainy winter weather. The body of the coat…
ID Number:1962.2629.1C838
Date:Circa 1900
Cider press, 1866
John Denny, father of Arthur Denny, brought this cider press to Seattle in 1869 for use on the family's farm located between Pike and Union Streets on Seventh Avenue. The press works by grinding up the apples into pulp and pressing the juices out into a bucket.
ID Number:1963.3196.1
Date:1866
Bedstead made by Henry Van Asselt, 1857
Henry Van Asselt settled in the Seattle area in 1851, intending to make his living through agriculture. When his first homestead was burned in the Battle of Seattle of 1856, he left the area for the Willamette Valley of Oregon, where he polished his cabinet-making skills. He opened up a cabinet shop upon his return to Seattle, and his furniture…
ID Number:1964.3230.1
Date:1857
Hand spun wool blanket made by Sarah Latimer Boren Denny, 1850s
Sarah (Sallie) Latimer Boren Denny (1805-1888) was born in Tennessee, married Richard Boren in 1822, and together, they had three children, Mary Ann, Carson, and Louisa. Mary Ann went on to marry Arthur Armstrong Denny, and Mary Ann's mother, Sarah, was married for a second time to Arthur's father, John Denny, in 1848. The families travelled across the plains and…
ID Number:1964.3230.4
Date:Circa 1850
Wood and glass inkwell, 1854
Arthur Denny gave this inkwell to his brother David. It was used in the first territorial legislature of Washington in 1854.
ID Number:1964.3230.18
Date:1854
Inkwell used by Arthur A. Denny, ca. 1860
In 1851, Arthur Denny (1822-1899) 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 Washington.
ID Number:1964.3230.19
Date:Circa 1860
Camphor bottle owned by Sarah (Sally) Latimer Boren, 1822
This camphor bottle was given to Sarah (Sally) Latimer Boren (1805-1888) by her father-in-law Francis Boren (1762-1834) when Sarah had her first child, Mary Ann Boren (1822-1910). This information is typed on the note that is inside the bottle. Mary Ann later married Arthur Armstrong Denny (1822-1899) and traveled with the Denny family west in the 1850s to settle in…
ID Number:1964.3230.24
Date:1822
Straw hat with brown velvet, 1895
This hat was purchased at Marshall Field's in Chicago and belonged to Mrs. Howard Goodell Thompson, born Mabel Denny, daughter of Orion Denny and granddaughter of Arthur A. Denny, early white settlers in Seattle.
ID Number:1966.3823.11M430
Date:1895