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Oil painting of sailboats on Puget Sound by Emily Inez Denny, 1888
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 the newspaper…
ID Number:1974.5903.23
Date:1888
Watercolor painting, "Last Voyage of the Lumei," 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:1974.5903.44
Date:Circa 1870-1915
Ship's bell from the ferry CHIPPEWA, ca. 1905
The CHIPPEWA was the oldest ferry in Washington State's fleet. Built in 1900 in Ohio and sold to the Puget Sound Navigation Company in 1907, the CHIPPEWA travelled around the tip of South America to reach Seattle. The ferry was in operation from 1907 to 1964, carrying passengers and later cars all around Puget Sound including Seattle, Victoria, and Bellingham.
ID Number:1976.6295.1
Date:Circa 1905
Life preserver ring from ferry San Mateo, ca. 1947-1969
The S.S. San Mateo, part of the Evergreen fleet of ferries, operated on several different runs throughout the Puget Sound during its service.
ID Number:1976.6295.2
Date:Circa 1947-1969
Color photograph of the ferry Hyak in Puget Sound, reprinted by Forest and Whitmire Photography, ca. 1970
The MV Hyak Super-class ferry was built in 1966 at a San Diego shipyard and began service in July 1967. It would ferry passengers from Seattle to Bremerton and from Anacortes to the San Juan Islands. Hyak is chinook jargon for "speedy."
ID Number:1976.6295.18
Date:Circa 1970
Puget Sound Falling Axe, ca. 1910
Falling or felling is a term for cutting down trees. Like most falling axes this one is double-bit, meaning it has a blade on either end. What makes the Puget Sound axe different is that the bit is longer and narrower, typically about 12 to 14 inches from end to end. It also has a longer handle. This one is…
ID Number:1978.6600.1
Date:Circa 1910
Painted map made by Adolph P. Wagner circa 1900-1920 and featuring an aerial view of Seattle in 1855-1856
On the morning of January 26, 1856, the "Battle of Seattle" began when Native Americans raided the white settlement in what is now known as Seattle. Previously warned of the attack, most settlers had barricaded themselves in a blockhouse. The attackers were driven off by artillery fire. The battle was the penultimate event in a series of armed conflicts, known…
ID Number:1981.7184.1
Date:Circa 1900-1920
Green glass soda bottle from Pacific & Puget Sound Bottling Company, Seattle, early 1900s
Pacific & Puget Sound Bottling Company was located on the corner of Minor Avenue and Stewart Street in Seattle as early as 1908. The bottle has a rounded bottom because it was meant to be stored on its side to prevent the cork from drying.
ID Number:1981.7296.1
Date:Circa 1900-1920
Clear glass soda seltzer bottle, "Pacific & Puget Sound Bottling Co.," 1910-1919
Pacific & Puget Sound Bottling Company was located on the corner of Minor Avenue and Stewart Street in Seattle as early as 1908.
ID Number:1981.7300.3
Date:Circa 1910-1919
New York Stock Exchange booth, 1929
This three-part booth was Stock Exchange Tradiing Post #4 on the floor of the New York Stock Echange from 1929 to 1932 during the stock market crash and subsequent Depression. Pneumatic tube stations connected all 13 posts which served to process the increasing volume of trades. Washington state companies listed on Post #4 included Boeing, Weyerhauser, Puget Sound Power &…
ID Number:1981.7352.1
Date:1929