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Cartoon drawing of Harry Whitney Treat riding horse, by John Ross "Dok" Hager, Seattle, circa 1910
John Ross Hager, known in print by his nickname "Dok," published humorous cartoons in the Seattle Daily Times during the early 20th century. Perhaps best known for his creation The Umbrella Man, Hager also drew caricatures of Seattle's famous citizens, published in 1911. In this drawing, H.W. Treat is shown as a horseman wearing the typical red coat of an…
ID Number:1946.404.c.1
Date:Circa 1910
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Harry Treat's horse-drawn carriage on trip to Vancouver, British Columbia, taken at Mount Vernon, Washington, April 1913
Harry Whitney Treat, prominent Seattle businessman and horse lover, drove his carriage pulled by four horses from Loyal Farm to a horse show in Vancouver, British Columbia. He set a record time of four days, five hours and thirteen minutes for the 160-mile journey. This night photo shows a crowd of onlookers greeting Treat's carriage in Mount Vernon. Written on…
ID Number:1946.404.d.4
Date:1913
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Portrait of Territorial University Alumni, Seattle, November 4, 1911
The University of Washington opened on November 4, 1861, as the Territorial University of Washington on a 10 acre site in Seattle donated by Arthur and Mary Denny, Edward Lander, and Charlie and Mary Terry, about where the Fairmont Olympic Hotel stands today. In 1895 the growing university relocated to the current campus north of downtown. This studio portrait of…
ID Number:1952.245.c
Date:1911
Ephemera
Account book, 1875
This account book lists debits and credits for February 1875 through October 1877. The first page of the notebook lists two names -- John Mathison and G. A. Meigs. The ledger is probably connected with George Anson Meigs (1816-1896), a lumber merchant from San Francisco who built a saw mill at Port Madison on Bainbridge Island in 1854. Mr. Meigs…
ID Number:1953.641.1a
Date:1875
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Seattle Choral - Symphony Society season ticket, 1907-1908
In 1906, music educator and conductor James Hamilton Howe (d. 1934) proposed the formation of a permanent choral-symphony society in Seattle. Many local musicians took an interest, and the venture was backed by the Ladies Musical Club, the Schubert Society, the Chamber of Commerce, and other local organizations. Howe planned to present at least six concerts a season, with Sunday…
ID Number:1953.641.1c
Date:1907-1908
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Puget Sound Electric Railway time table, 1904
The Puget Sound Electric Railway was an interurban railway that ran for 36 miles between downtown Tacoma and Pioneer Square in Seattle, where it interchanged with other interurbans in the area. The railroad ran from 1902-1928, when Highway 99 was opened to accommodate the rise in popularity of automobiles over trains and streetcars. Most of the rails were pulled up…
ID Number:1953.677.1
Date:1904
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Some Scenes Attending End of Round the World Flight, October 18, 1924
In 1924, four Douglas World Cruisers, each manned by an Army Air Corps pilot and mechanic, took off from Seattle's Sand Point Field to fly around the world. Some 175 days later, on September 29, 1924, three of the planes arrived back in Seattle. An estimated 40,000 people greeted the flyers as they landed at what is now Magnuson Park.…
ID Number:1956.1145.2.1
Date:1924
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Views of East Newton Street, Seattle, 1911 and 1912
Seattle's Portage Bay-Roanoke-North Capitol Hill neighborhood is located at the far northern end of the north-south ridge that forms Seattle's Capitol, Renton, First, and Beacon hills. Development during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century was spurred by the area's convenient location: close enough -- but not too close -- to downtown Seattle. Initially somewhat challenging to access, by 1906…
ID Number:1957.1279.1
Date:1911-1912
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Portrait of "Uncle Joe" Surber, Seattle, circa 1915
Prior to the 1869 organization of the Seattle Police Department, an appointed marshal kept peace in the small but quickly growing town. William Harvey "Uncle Joe" Surber (1834-1923) is generally accepted as the city's first sheriff, purportedly appointed in 1861 by the town council. Mr. Surber had arrived in Seattle in 1858, after unprofitable attempts at gold mining in California…
ID Number:1957.1284.8
Date:Circa 1915
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Fredrick W. "Pete" Tegtmeier, University of Washington football player, Seattle, circa 1906
Fred "Pete" Tegtmeier, was a center for the University of Washington football team from 1905-1908. Tegtmeier was also a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.The 1908 UW football team was coached by Gil Dobie, and captianed by Tegtmeier, compiled a 6–0–1 record. Pete Tegtmeier's given name was Fredrick W. Tegtmeyer [var. Tegtmeier, Tegtmier]. Typed on verso: Univ. of Wash. -…
ID Number:1960.1821.24
Date:Circa 1906