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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
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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
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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
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Inez Louisa Denny as a child, Seattle, circa 1896
Inez Louisa Denny was born in 1893 to David Thomas Denny II and Nellie Graham Denny. She attended the University of Washington and in 1918 married John Charles Whiteaker (1894-1958). Their son, John D. Whiteaker, was born in 1926. Inez Louisa was a member of the Guild of Children’s Orthopedic Hospital and the Washington State Historical Society.In this image, Inez…
ID Number:2014.81.19
Date:Circa 1895
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University Book Store textbook cover, Seattle, circa 1940
Two University of Washington students who had visited student bookstores at eastern colleges are credited with starting the University Book Store at UW. The original bookstore was located in a closet near the university president’s office. Financial challenges and increasing needs for space plagued the student-run organization, and a 1924 fire precipitated the bookstore’s move off campus to 4326 University…
ID Number:2014.81.56
Date:Circa 1940
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Ivar Acres of Clams "Old Seattle" souvenir placemat, circa 1960
Ivars Acres of Clams is located on Pier 54 on Seattle's waterfront. This Ivar's placemat features illustrations paired with lyrics from the "Old Settler's Song (Acres of Clams)" a folk song written by Francis D. Henry around 1874. It has been said that Ivar Haglund learned the song from Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie, and he used it on his…
ID Number:2014.119.2
Date:Circa 1960
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Police Force of Seattle, Washington Territory, circa 1888
In 1869 the Seattle City Charter created a Marshall position, and by 1875 Ordinance 66 established day and night police. An amendment to the city charter in 1883 changed the Marshall to the Chief of Police. This D. R. Judkins photograph, taken during J. C. Mitchell's term as chief in 1888-1889, shows 17 men in police uniforms in two rows.…
ID Number:2015.17.1
Date:Circa 1888
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Elect Senator Albert D. Rosellini Democrat Governor poster, Seattle, 1956
Albert Dean Rosellini (1910-2011) was born in Tacoma to Italian American immigrants, and moved with his family to Seattle's Rainier Valley in 1916. Despite the relative poverty of his upbringing, Mr. Rosellini was able to study law at the University of Washington, and then established a highly visible practice as a Seattle attorney. He won election to the State Senate…
ID Number:2015.41.1
Date:1956
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Pacific Northwest Cycling Association patch, circa 1941
The Pacific Northwest Cycling Association was founded in 1940 by a group of racing cyclists and University of Washington students who had purchased some of the new "lightweight" English bicycles imported to Seattle prior to World War II. The increased popularity of recreational cycling dovetailed with the growing youth hostel movement in the Puget Sound area and British Columbia area,…
ID Number:2016.16.12
Date:Circa 1941
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"Exposition Brand" Sunkist lemon fruit crate label, circa 1912
he Alaska -Yukon-Pacific Exposition was held in Seattle in 1909 as a way to highlight the development of the region, and to spotlight Seattle as a gateway to Alaska and Asia. Exhibits were a major attraction of the AYPE and featured in most of the buildings on the Fairgrounds. Intended to be educational, exhibits were used to show off the…
ID Number:2016.38.1
Date:Circa 1912