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Image of Surviving members of Denny Party at Alki Point monument, Seattle, November 13, 1905
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Surviving members of Denny Party at Alki Point monument, Seattle, November 13, 1905

This photo of Seattle pioneers Carson D. Boren, Mary Ann Boren Denny, Rolland Herschel Denny, Louisa Catherine Denny Frye, and Mary Low Sinclair was taken on November 13, 1905 in front of a granite obelisk erected to commemorate the fifty-fourth anniversary of their arrival in Seattle. These individuals were the remaining members of the 24 person party led by Arthur…
ID Number:1990.45.89
Date:1905
Image of Eight Seattle women in carriage at Stanley Park, Vancouver B. C., August 1908
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Eight Seattle women in carriage at Stanley Park, Vancouver B. C., August 1908

This photograph shows eight women from Seattle sitting in and standing near a carriage at Stanley Park, in Vancouver B. C., in August 1908. Identified on the back of the mat by Roberta (Frye) Watt are her grandmother, Mary Ann (Boren) Denny, sisters, Elizabeth (Frye) Bogue, Sophie (Frye) Bass, and Margaret Lenora Denny, aunt ""Lou"" L. Bacon, and Lily Maitland,…
ID Number:1990.45.92
Date:1908
Image of Edward and Abbie Denny Lindsley posing for wedding portrait, Seattle, 1877
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Edward and Abbie Denny Lindsley posing for wedding portrait, Seattle, 1877

Abilene Lucinda "Abbie" Denny (1858-1915) was born in Seattle to pioneers David Thomas Denny (1832–1903) and Louisa (Boren) Denny (1827–1916). In 1877 she married Edward Lawrence Lindsley (1853-1933) who had been born in Wisconsin to Aaron and Maria Newell Lindsley. Abbie Lindsley was a well-known painter and writer, using the pen-names "Chelana" and "Sagebrush." Together the Lindsleys had at least…
ID Number:1999.42.1
Date:1877
Image of Cabinet card portrait of Mary Ann Boren Denny, circa 1870
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Cabinet card portrait of Mary Ann Boren Denny, circa 1870

Mary Ann Boren (1822-1910) married Arthur Armstrong Denny in Illinois in 1843. Eight years later, the couple, their two daughters, and other members of the Denny and Boren families set out for the Pacific Northwest. In the group, known to later generations as the Denny Party, were but five women, seven men, and 12 children. Mary Ann was already expecting…
ID Number:2008.54.2
Date:Circa 1870
Image of David Thomas Denny II home on Queen Anne Hill, circa 1890
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David Thomas Denny II home on Queen Anne Hill, circa 1890

Seattle pioneers David T. Denny and Louisa Boren married in 1853 and lived in a small house on their homestead claim where Seattle Center and surrounding area is today. Denny accumulated enough wealth from various business ventures to build this mansion on Queen Anne Hill around 1890. Unfortunately, the family suffered significant financial losses during the Panic of 1893 and…
ID Number:2011.26.2
Date:Circa 1890
Image of David Thomas Denny II, Seattle, circa 1890
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David Thomas Denny II, Seattle, circa 1890

David Thomas Denny II (1867-1939) was the sixth of eight children born to early Seattle settlers David Thomas Denny and Louisa B (Boren) Denny. In 1891 David II married Nellie Elizabeth Graham (1871-1956), daughter of another couple who had settled in Seattle in the 1850s, Elizabeth (Crammond) Graham and Walter Graham. Together Nellie and David II had three children, Inez…
ID Number:2014.81.9
Date:Circa 1890
Image of Nellie Elizabeth Graham Denny, circa 1920
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Nellie Elizabeth Graham Denny, circa 1920

Nellie Elizabeth Graham (1871-1956) was the daughter of Elizabeth Crammond and Walter Graham, who settled in Seattle in the 1850s. Graham attended the University of Washington and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the Washington State Pioneers Association, and the Daughters of Pioneers of Washington. In 1891 Nellie married David Thomas Denny II (1867-1939), son of another couple…
ID Number:2014.81.14
Date:Circa 1920
Image of David Thomas Denny II and Nellie Graham Denny, Seattle, circa 1938
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David Thomas Denny II and Nellie Graham Denny, Seattle, circa 1938

Nellie Elizabeth Graham (1871-1956) and her husband, David Thomas Denny II (1867-1939), were both born in Seattle to early settlers, Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Crammond) Graham and Walter Graham, and David Thomas Denny and Louisa B (Boren) Denny, respectively. Nellie and David II were married on December 9, 1891, and together had three children, Inez Louisa (Denny) Whiteaker (1893-1963), Walter Claude Denny…
ID Number:2014.81.16
Date:Circa 1938
Image of D.T. Denny & Sons receipt, 1890
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D.T. Denny & Sons receipt, 1890

Seattle pioneer David Thomas Denny (1832-1903) came to the area in 1851 and with his wife, Louisa (Boren) Denny (1827-1916), staked a claim to the future site of Seattle Center. Mr. Denny pursued a diverse career as a farmer, capitalist, streetcar operator, and developer. He was also a well-regarded civic leader, serving as probate judge, King County Commissioner, Seattle City…
ID Number:2018.3.3.79
Date:1890
Image of Louisa Boren Denny and Rolland Denny Lamping, Seattle, circa 1910
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Louisa Boren Denny and Rolland Denny Lamping, Seattle, circa 1910

Louisa Boren Denny (1827-1916) and her sister Mary Ann Boren Denny (1822-1910) married brothers David Thomas Denny (1832-1903) and Arthur Armstrong Denny (1822-1899), respectively. All four were members of the Seattle pioneers known as the Denny Party, 24 white people who settled in Seattle in 1851.In this image, Louisa poses with her great-great-grandnephew, Rolland Denny Lamping (1907-1980), the great-grandson of…
ID Number:SHS95
Date:Circa 1910
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