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Image of Letter from Henry McClure after Great Seattle Fire, June 7, 1889
Correspondence

Letter from Henry McClure after Great Seattle Fire, June 7, 1889

Henry Franklin McClure (1860-1931), a graduate of the University of Oregon, came to Seattle in 1888 to practice law. In 1897 McClure and his brother Walter Andrew McClure (1868-1954) formed the law firm McClure and McClure. They were later joined by another brother, William Ernest McClure (b. 1874) and the firm developed into one of Seattle's largest law offices. The…
ID Number:1961.2226.1
Date:1889
Image of Seattle High School Class of 1901
Photograph

Seattle High School Class of 1901

As the population of Seattle grew, so did the city's schools. The first school was called "Central School," a name that was applied to several different buildings as the original building was outgrown and a subsequent building burned down. In 1900, the older students of Seattle would have attended Seattle High School, located on the third floor of a building…
ID Number:1961.2387.1
Date:1901
Image of Discharge centrifugal pump built by Moran Brothers Co. for U.S. Naval Drydock, 1895
Photograph

Discharge centrifugal pump built by Moran Brothers Co. for U.S. Naval Drydock, 1895

In 1882, Robert Moran and his brothers started a marine repair business at Seattle's Yesler's Wharf. By 1895, the company was large enough to do work for the U.S. Navy. In 1891, the Navy had opened a station, with drydock, in Bremerton, across Puget Sound from Seattle.Here, three men stand near a 42-inch centrifugal pump that the Moran firm built…
ID Number:1961.2439.1
Date:1895
Image of Seattle Senior Grammar School report card, April 2, 1896
Document

Seattle Senior Grammar School report card, April 2, 1896

In 1883, when Seattle's small schools were bursting with students, a building was built to consolidate students at one larger facility at Sixth Street and Madison Avenue. This school, now referred to as Central School II, housed Seattle High School (later Senior Grammar School) on the top floor while the younger students attended classes on the lower two floors. In…
ID Number:1961.2451.1
Date:1896
Image of Orion Denny and John Pritchard outside Denny Clay Mine, Taylor, circa 1895
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Orion Denny and John Pritchard outside Denny Clay Mine, Taylor, circa 1895

The Denny-Renton Clay and Coal Company was founded in 1892 by Arthur A. Denny (1822-1899) when he bought out predecessor company Puget Sound Fire Clay Company. Clay's popularity over wood as a building material grew substantially after the Great Seattle Fire in 1889. Raw material was extracted with hydraulic mining equipment from heavy glacial clay deposits in Taylor, Washington (near…
ID Number:1962.2540.5
Date:Circa 1895
Image of Wee Coyle greeting General Leonard Wood on Wenatchee, Seattle, April 9, 1921
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Wee Coyle greeting General Leonard Wood on Wenatchee, Seattle, April 9, 1921

Legendary local athlete William Jennings "Wee" Coyle (1888-1977) was raised in Seattle and attended Seattle High School (later Broadway High School) and the University of Washington. Wee served in both WWI and WWII, and was the first commander of the American Legion Post No. 1. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Washington state under Louis F. Hart, serving from 1921…
ID Number:1962.2560.16
Date:1921
Image of Pocket account book of Frederic Hall White, 1896-1897
Logbook

Pocket account book of Frederic Hall White, 1896-1897

This small account book was used to record personal expenditures by Frederic Hall White (1883-1920) between 1896-1897. Mr. White was born in Brooklyn, New York, graduated from Harvard University, and in 1908 relocated to Seattle. He was the President and Manager of White & Bollard Mortgage Loan Business and was active in Seattle society and clubs. Mr. White died at…
ID Number:1962.2682.43
Date:1896-1897
Image of Wagner's Band with Seattle Lodge at Elks at National Convention, Portland, July 1912
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Wagner's Band with Seattle Lodge at Elks at National Convention, Portland, July 1912

In 1912 the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE) held their annual national convention in Portland, Oregon. The Seattle Lodge 92 attended the event en masse, and in this image, pose together wearing matching white suits. Posing with them at the left edge of the frame and wearing dark suits are the members of Seattle's most popular band at…
ID Number:1963.3018.1
Date:1912
Image of The Potlatch Bug: A Ragtime Song of the Golden Potlatch
Music, notated

The Potlatch Bug: A Ragtime Song of the Golden Potlatch

The Tilikums of Elttaes were a fraternal, civic organization composed primarily of influential white Seattle area businessmen, who used Native American imagery to promote tourism and the economic development of the city. In July 1911 the Tilikums ("Friends" in Chinook Jargon;" Elttaes" is Seattle spelled backward) organized the first Golden Potlatch celebration. The Golden Potlatch was a city-wide festival held…
ID Number:1963.3018.3
Date:1912
Image of Golden Potlatch ad, Seattle, 1911
Poster

Golden Potlatch ad, Seattle, 1911

The Tilikums of Elttaes were a fraternal, civic organization composed primarily of influential white Seattle area businessmen, who used Native American imagery to promote tourism and the economic development of the city. In July 1911 the Tilikums ("Friends" in Chinook Jargon; "Elttaes" is "Seattle" spelled backward) organized the first Golden Potlatch celebration. The Golden Potlatch was a city-wide festival held…
ID Number:1963.3018.4.1
Date:1911
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