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Portrait of Olive Treat, circa 1915
Born in Brooklyn, Olive Marion (Graef) Treat (1869-1945) married real estate developer Harry Whitney Treat (1865-1922) in 1896 in Tarrytown, New York. The couple moved to Seattle in about 1904, shortly after the death of her father, Charles Graef (1833-1902). The Treats' Queen Anne Hill mansion and Loyal Heights farm were the center of much of Seattle's social life, and…
ID Number:1941.169.a
Date:Circa 1915
Ephemera
Home Defense Infantry Regimen rally flier, Seattle, August 17, 1942
The Home Defense Infantry Regiment, or HDIR, was organized in 1940 from the state guards after the National Guard was federalized and called into service in preparation for World War II. In Washington State about 2,500 civilian men were issued a billy club, gas mask, utility belt, and white civil defense helmet, and tasked with protecting and supporting the state…
ID Number:1947.24.33.01
Date:1942
Cartographic material
Anderson's 1896 Street and Guide Map of the City of Seattle
Seattle entrepreneur and amateur photographer O.P. (Oliver Phelps) Anderson (1859-1941) was the son of Alexander Jay Anderson (1832-1903), president of the Washington Territorial University (now University of Washington) from 1877-1882. O.P. trained as a draughtsman and by 1890 had started a civil engineering and map publishing business, O. P. Anderson & Company (later O. P. Anderson Map & Blue Print…
ID Number:1952.986.57.2
Date:1896
Cartographic material
Anderson's New Map of the County of King, State of Washington, 1894
Seattle entrepreneur and amateur photographer O.P. (Oliver Phelps) Anderson (1859-1941) was the son of Alexander Jay Anderson (1832-1903), president of the Washington Territorial University (now University of Washington) from 1877-1882. O.P. trained as a draughtsman and by 1890 had started a civil engineering and map publishing business, O. P. Anderson & Company (later O. P. Anderson Map & Blue Print…
ID Number:1952.986.57.4
Date:1894
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Portrait of Mary Hadley Fletcher, mother of Harriet Foster Beecher, circa 1910
Mary Hadley Fletcher (1834-1922) was the mother of artist Harriet Foster Beecher and lived with Harriet and her family in Port Townsend. This photo of Fletcher, with a cat on her lap, was taken sometime before her daughter's death in 1915, as a corresponding photo of Harriet in the same location and pose, published in the book cited below, was…
ID Number:1953.303.b
Date:Circa 1910
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Music Library, Totem Broadcasters, Seattle, circa 1925
KJR in Seattle, begun by amateur radio operator Vincent I. Kraft in 1921, was the first radio station to be licensed in the Pacific Northwest. Shortly thereafter, in 1924, radio station KOMO began as KFQX operated by the American Radio and Telephone Company, under the ownership of Roy Olmstead (1886-1966) and Alfred M. Hubbard. In 1926 KOMO was relaunched under Birt F.…
ID Number:1954.745.9.13
Date:Circa 1925
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Master control room, Totem Broadcasters, Seattle, circa 1925
KJR in Seattle, begun by amateur radio operator Vincent I. Kraft in 1921, was the first radio station to be licensed in the Pacific Northwest. Shortly thereafter, radio station KOMO began as KFQX in 1924, operated by the American Radio and Telephone Company, under the ownership of Roy Olmstead (1886-1966) and Alfred M. Hubbard. In 1926 KOMO was relaunched under Birt F.…
ID Number:1954.745.9.15
Date:Circa 1925
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Coast Salish canoe in Port Townsend Bay, circa 1900
The Coast Salish style canoe was designed for use in the calm waters of Puget Sound and its many small bays and inlets. Both the prow and the stern curve upwards from a rounded bottom. Salish canoes were often painted black with brightly colored figures near the prow and stern. The Coast Salish style of canoe was more lightly constructed…
ID Number:1955.970.470.512
Date:Circa 1900
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Stadium Construction Office on University of Washington campus, Seattle, June 15, 1920
This image of the Stadium Construction Office was taken June 15, 1920 during the construction of Husky Stadium on the University of Washington campus in Seattle. Husky Stadium was originally built with a seating capacity of 30,000 to replace Denny Field on the north end of upper campus. The outdoor football stadium has undergone several expansions and renovations, most recently…
ID Number:1955.970.500.9.1
Date:1920
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Construction of Husky Stadium on University of Washington campus, Seattle, September 24, 1920
This image of the construction of Husky Stadium on the University of Washington campus in Seattle was taken on September 24, 1920. Several laborers are looking towards the camera, pausing in their work to build the bulkheads for the amphitheater-style seating. Husky Stadium was originally built with a seating capacity of 30,000 to replace Denny Field on the north end…
ID Number:1955.970.500.9.2
Date:1920