120 results for: Puget Sound
Drawing of the Seattle towboat "Stimson" in 1966 by Hewitt Jackson, 1967
Hewitt Jackson (1914-2007) was a seaman, marine draftsman, and artist. He is best known for his maritime drawings of ships that sailed the Puget Sound and Pacific Northwest. The MOHAI collection contains seven of Hewitt's works. This particular drawing features the Stimson tug and towboat which was built in 1914 to haul lumber for the Stimson Mill Company in the…
ID Number:1967.4194.1
Date:1967
Air blower for a forge, ca. 1890
Norwegian immigrant Lars O. Brekke used this forge air blower in his Seattle home in the 1890s and in his blacksmith shop which he opened in Ballard in 1900. He worked as a shipsmith for machine work shops on the Seattle waterfront and as a railroad smith for the Columbia and Puget Sound Railway. Lars' son and grandson took over…
ID Number:1968.4350
Date:Circa 1890
Side chair that belonged to David Denny, 1840-1880
David Thomas Denny (1832-1903) was the younger brother of Arthur Denny and spouse to Louisa Boren. David, John Low, and Lee Terry arrived in the Puget Sound, specifically Alki Point, prior to the rest of the Denny Party in order to find a place to settle and build a cabin. David, along with his brother, were significant contributors to the…
ID Number:1968.4387.8
Date:1840-1880
Plate with Sweet Briar Bride pattern, ca. 1903
This plate features a handpainted scene of David T. Denny and Louisa Boren Denny paddling a canoe on Puget Sound with Mt. Rainier in background. It is part of a commemorative set that was made to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Louisa Boren Denny's wedding. She was nicknamed the "Sweet Briar Bride" for the sweet briar plants she brought with…
ID Number:1969.4645.4
Date:Circa 1903
Bench from the MV Crosline ferry, ca. 1925-1950
The MV Crosline was a 65-car motor ferry, built in 1925 by Marine Construction Company in Seattle, for the Crosby Direct Line Ferry Company. It ran the Alki-Manchester Ferry route on Puget Sound until 1942, when it was purchased and transferred to Vancouver, British Columbia. After World War II, the ferry was purchased by the Washington State Highway Department fo…
ID Number:1969.4652
Date:Circa 1925-1950
Painting of shipyards at Dockton on Maury Island by Alice Samson, ca. 1907
The artist, Alice Samson, whose husband owned the Samson Hotel in Tacoma, painted this picture for J.F. Rheim, keeper of the Drydock Hotel on Maury Island featured prominently on the right side of this painting. The Dockton drydock was established in 1892 with its first job being to attach sponsons to the hull of the steamer FLYER.
ID Number:1970.4972.1
Date:Circa 1905-1910
Watercolor portrait of Mary Folger Brown by unknown artist, ca. 1833
The subject of this portrait, Mary F. Brown, was the niece of Captain Isaiah Folger of the schooner EXACT which brought the Denny party to Seattle. Mary's great uncle was Mayhew Folger, captain of the brigantine TOPAZ, and who rediscovered the Pitcairn Islands in 1808 where one of the HMS BOUNTY mutineers was still living. This portrait was painted on…
ID Number:1971.5127.1
Date:1833
Coal sack counter for longshoreman, ca. 1907
This counter is held in the palm of the hand with the user advancing the number wheels by depressing the button. It was used by Jospeh Alfred Manshiem who worked as a longshoreman coal sacker with the Pacific Coast Company. He came to the Pacific Northwest in 1919 as a fireman on the S.S. Swiftsure. He worked for the Pacific…
ID Number:1973.5644.7
Date:Circa 1920
Dietz brand police lantern flashlight, ca. 1900
This police flashlight belonged to Thor Ulstrop (1861-1941) who was born in Norway and came to Seattle in 1889. He worked as a deckhand on a steamer on Puget Sound, and also as a bricklayer, helping to build the White Henry Stuart building in 1913.
ID Number:1973.5679.2
Date:Circa 1900
Pencil drawing of "SS Virginia V" at sea by David Cabitto, 1966-1973
The steamship Virginia V was once part of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet of small passenger and freight carrying ships that traveled the islands and ports of this region from the late 19th to early 20th centuries. The steamship is still operational today and is docked just outside MOHAI on Lake Union. Artist David Cabitto (1938-2011) was a senior illustrator…
ID Number:1973.5733.1
Date:1966-1973