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Image of Drawing,

Drawing, "Shipbuilding," by Roi Partridge, 1916

Roi George Partridge (1888-1984) was born in Centralia, when Washington was still a territory. His family moved to Seattle in 1892, where his father eventually owned the local newspaper. In 1909, Partridge studied art at the National Academy of Design in New York, then traveled to Munich, Germany, to study etching. He also spent several years in Paris working as…
ID Number:1974.5846.7
Date:1916
Image of Oil painting of sailboats on Puget Sound by Emily Inez Denny, 1888

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
Image of Life preserver ring from the SS President Grant/Seattle, ca. 1948

Life preserver ring from the SS President Grant/Seattle, ca. 1948

The USS Grant (AP-29) was a U.S. transport ship from the 1920s through World War II.
ID Number:1974.5920.1
Date:Circa 1948
Image of Metalworker's hammer, ca. 1899

Metalworker's hammer, ca. 1899

This hammer belonged to John William Sutton, who was born in 1861 in New York state and came to Seattle around 1899. He was a ship's carpenter, machinist, millwright, sawyer, and worked the lathe for the Moran Brothers Company.
ID Number:1974.5974.6
Date:Circa 1899
Image of Cabinetmaker's dowel plate, ca. 1899

Cabinetmaker's dowel plate, ca. 1899

This dowel plate belonged to John William Sutton, who was born in 1861 in New York state and came to Seattle around 1899. He was a ship's carpenter, machinist, millwright, sawyer, and worked the lathe for the Moran Brothers Company.
ID Number:1974.5974.13
Date:Circa 1899
Image of Screwdriver, ca. 1899

Screwdriver, ca. 1899

This screwdriver belonged to John William Sutton, who was born in 1861 in New York state and came to Seattle around 1899. He was a ship's carpenter, machinist, millwright, sawyer, and worked the lathe for the Moran Brothers Company.
ID Number:1974.5974.14
Date:Circa 1870-1890
Image of Pair of hammers, ca. 1899

Pair of hammers, ca. 1899

This pair of hammers belonged to John William Sutton, who was born in 1861 in New York state and came to Seattle around 1899. He was a ship's carpenter, machinist, millwright, sawyer, and worked the lathe for the Moran Brothers Company.
ID Number:1974.5974.24
Date:Circa 1889
Image of Pair of wooden molding planes, ca. 1899

Pair of wooden molding planes, ca. 1899

This pair of planes belonged to John William Sutton, who was born in 1861 in New York state and came to Seattle around 1899. He was a ship's carpenter, machinist, millwright, sawyer, and worked the lathe for the Moran Brothers Company.
ID Number:1974.5974.26
Date:Circa 1899
Image of Model made circa 1950-1970 of cannery tender, M.S. Captain Bing

Model made circa 1950-1970 of cannery tender, M.S. Captain Bing

The donor of this ship model, John Tenneson, owned and operated the Superior Packing Company plant in Tenakee, Alaska, with the home port based in Seattle, Washington. Superior Packing Company was in operation from 1916 into the 1960s, canning and distributing salmon, crab, and shrimp under the Captain Bing brand. The M.S. Bing was one of the company's vessels and…
ID Number:1975.6066.1
Date:Circa 1950-1970
Image of Ship's bell from the ferry CHIPPEWA, ca. 1905

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
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