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Image of Priscilla Grace Treat, Seattle, ca. 1920
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Priscilla Grace Treat, Seattle, ca. 1920

The Treat family owned a mansion on Queen Anne Hill, a large country estate in Loyal Heights, and were active in Seattle society. This portrait is of Priscilla Treat holding a dog. Priscilla was the older sister of Loyal Treat, for whom Loyal Heights was named.This portrait is part of a collection from McBride and Anderson photographers. Born in 1863,…
ID Number:1974.5923.46
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Loyal Graef Treat, Seattle, circa 1920
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Loyal Graef Treat, Seattle, circa 1920

Seattle businessman Harry Whitney Treat named two new developments Loyal Heights and Loyal Beach (later known as Golden Gardens), as well as his trolley line the Loyal Heights Railway, after his youngest daughter Loyal Graef Treat. This portrait of Loyal is part of a collection from McBride and Anderson photographers. Born in 1863, Ella McBride began working in the photography…
ID Number:1974.5923.47
Date:Circa 1920
Image of A. Scott Bullitt, Seattle, circa 1925
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A. Scott Bullitt, Seattle, circa 1925

A. Scott Bullitt was a member of a prominent Kentucky family, a Princeton graduate and a lawyer who transplanted to Seattle. In 1918 he married Dorothy Stimson, a young woman from a wealthy Seattle family. He was passionate about politics and, unlike his in-laws the Stimsons, he was a Democrat. He organized the Democratic party in Washington state and ran…
ID Number:1974.5923.48
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Artist Kathleen Eva Houlahan, Seattle, circa 1930
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Artist Kathleen Eva Houlahan, Seattle, circa 1930

Kathleen Eva Houlahan came to Seattle in 1902 at the age of eighteen and graduated from the University of Washington in 1906. She pursued painting at the Art Students' League In New York City, returning to Seattle in 1923 after completing studies at the Sorbonne in Paris. Houlahan worked in oils and painted rugged outdoor scenes as well as portraits,…
ID Number:1974.5923.51
Date:Circa 1930
Image of Wedding of Elaine B. and Joshua Green, Jr., Seattle, 1931
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Wedding of Elaine B. and Joshua Green, Jr., Seattle, 1931

Joshua Green Jr. (1908-1985) was the son of prominent settlers Joshua and Laura Green, and in 1949 became president of Peoples Bank and Trust Company. This portrait, part of a collection of photographs from McBride and Anderson photographers, documents Green's marriage to Elaine Turner in 1931.Born in 1863, Ella McBride began working in the photography field in 1909 when she…
ID Number:1974.5923.54
Date:1931
Image of Arthur and Constance Houlahan with children, Seattle, 1931
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Arthur and Constance Houlahan with children, Seattle, 1931

In 1931, Arthur C. Houlahan is listed as Vice President and Treasurer of Builders Brick Co., the family business. The family lived at 2147 Shelby Street, and several other Houlahans, including the artist Kathleen, lived on the same block. This photo of the family is part of a collection from McBride and Anderson photographers. Born in 1863, Ella McBride began…
ID Number:1974.5923.55
Date:1931
Image of Blanche Owen, Seattle, 1931
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Blanche Owen, Seattle, 1931

Blanche Owen was the wife of Henry B. Owen, who is listed as General Superintendent for Frederick & Nelson department store in the Seattle City Directory.This portrait of Owen is part of a collection from McBride and Anderson photographers. Born in 1863, Ella McBride began working in the photography field in 1909 when she managed the Edward Curtis Studio. She…
ID Number:1974.5923.59
Date:1931
Image of Blanche and Henry B. Owen, Seattle, 1931
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Blanche and Henry B. Owen, Seattle, 1931

Henry B. Owen is listed as General Superintendent, Frederick & Nelson in the Seattle City Directory. Here, he is shown with his wife Blanche in a photo that is part of a collection from McBride and Anderson photographers.Born in 1863, Ella McBride began working in the photography field in 1909 when she managed the Edward Curtis Studio. She opened her…
ID Number:1974.5923.60
Date:1931
Image of Lawrence Calvert, Seattle, circa 1933
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Lawrence Calvert, Seattle, circa 1933

Lawrence Cragin Calvert was born in Seattle in 1897, attended Broadway High School, and graduated from the University of Washington. From 1933 to 63, he was president of the San Juan Fishing and Packing Company, a business initially started by his father. Calvert was also president of American Mail Line and director of Pacific National Bank during his lifetime. As…
ID Number:1974.5923.62
Date:Circa 1933
Image of Janet Tourtelotte, Seattle, circa 1928
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Janet Tourtelotte, Seattle, circa 1928

Janet Tourtelotte was involved in Republican politics, and in 1928 was a national committee person for Washington state. This portrait of her is part of a collection from McBride and Anderson photographers.Born in 1863, Ella McBride began working in the photography field in 1909 when she managed the Edward Curtis Studio. She opened her own studio in 1917 with Wayne…
ID Number:1974.5923.77
Date:Circa 1928
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