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Edmond Meany, University of Washington professor, Seattle, circa 1932
Professor Edmond S. Meany was one of the University of Washington's most notable faculty members. Meany began teaching history in 1897, when the history department was first established, and he taught until his death in 1935. During his busy lifetime, Meany also served as a legislator, journalist, author, and president of The Mountaineers. People on campus referred to him as…
ID Number:1974.5923.78
Date:Circa 1932
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Mr. Nagashima, Seattle, 1927
This portrait of a Mr. Nagashima 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 Albee. Albee moved to San Diego in 1925, and McBride continued to operate a studio…
ID Number:1974.5923.92
Date:1927
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Victor Denny Jr., Seattle, circa 1930
Victor Denny Jr. (1903-1979) was the grandson of Seattle pioneers David and Louisa Denny. He headed the Seattle office of Blyth & Co., an investment firm, for many years. He was also United States Tennis Association president from 1958-1959, and president of the Pacific Northwest Tennis Association for thirteen years. This portrait of Denny is part of a collection from…
ID Number:1974.5923.94
Date:Circa 1930
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Moritz Thomsen III, Seattle, circa 1920
Moritz Thomsen III was the grandson of Seattle businessman Moritz Thomsen, and the son of Charles Moritz Thomsen and Elvera Anderson Thomsen.This portrait of young Moritz 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…
ID Number:1974.5923.96
Date:Circa 1920
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Bertha Knight Landes, Seattle, circa 1925
In 1926, Bertha Knight Landes was the first woman to be elected mayor of a major American city when she became mayor of Seattle. She vowed to clean up city government, running on the platform of "municipal housekeeping." She served only one term as mayor but remained a civic leader in such organizations as the Women's University Club, the Woman's…
ID Number:1974.5923.102
Date:Circa 1925
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Charles and Rosalind Clise, Seattle, 1927
The Clise family have strong roots in Seattle with JW Clise arriving in this area in 1899, one day after the Great Seattle Fire. Clise helped rebuild the city after that devastation and Clise Properties flourished and Charles F. Clise continued that legacy. This portrait of Charles Clise with his wife Rosalind is part of a collection from McBride and…
ID Number:1974.5923.105
Date:1927
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Henry Kreitzer Benson, Seattle, circa 1925
Henry Kreitzer Benson (1877-1954) was a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Washington from 1904 to 1947, and is credited with creating the chemical engineering department at the university.This portrait of Benson 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…
ID Number:1974.5923.114
Date:Circa 1925
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Trapshooter L.S. Barnes with gun, Seattle, circa 1920
Trapshooter L.S. Barnes was a prominent member of the Green Lake Gun Club.This portrait of Barnes 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 Albee. Albee moved to San…
ID Number:1974.5923.118.2
Date:Circa 1920
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Jack Dempsey, Seattle, circa 1923
Jack "The Manassa Mauler" Dempsey was the Heavyweight Champion of the World from 1919 to 1926. He originated from the small mining town of Manassa, Colorado. His career began unofficially as he traveled around the West by hopping freight trains and challenging the miners and lumbermen to barroom brawls using the name "Kid Blackie." Beating the giant, Jess Willard, in…
ID Number:1974.5923.131
Date:Circa 1923
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Major John C. Gotwals, Seattle, March 30, 1926
In 1912, President William H. Taft created the Alaska Railway Commission to study the feasibility of rail transport in the northern territory. Two years later Congress authorized construction of the Alaska Railroad. Major John C. Gotwals, an Army Corps engineer, was a member of the Alaska Engineering Commission that oversaw completion of the 470-mile segment between Fairbanks and Seward. The…
ID Number:1974.5923.143
Date:1926