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Image of Blethen child, Seattle, circa 1935
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Blethen child, Seattle, circa 1935

The Seattle Times started as the Seattle Press-Times in 1891. Seattle attorney Alden J. Blethen bought the newspaper in 1896 and renamed it the Seattle Daily Times. The Blethen family continues to own the paper today. This photo of an unnamed Blethen child in the mid-1930s is part of a collection from McBride and Anderson photographers. Born in 1863, Ella…
ID Number:1974.5923.366
Date:Circa 1935
Image of Horse-drawn wagon in front of store, probably in Seattle, circa 1915
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Horse-drawn wagon in front of store, probably in Seattle, circa 1915

This photo of an unnamed store or house with a horse and buggy in front is a copy negative and 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…
ID Number:1974.5923.369.2
Date:Circa 1915
Image of Waterfront from Elliott Bay, Seattle, circa 1920
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Waterfront from Elliott Bay, Seattle, circa 1920

This photo of the Seattle waterfront is a copy negative and 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…
ID Number:1974.5923.372.1
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Chief Si'ahl (Chief Seattle) fountain, Seattle, circa 1920
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Chief Si'ahl (Chief Seattle) fountain, Seattle, circa 1920

Seattle sculptor James A. Wehn designed this fountain and copper statue of Chief Si'ahl (Chief Seattle) that stands in Tilikum Place at the corner of Denny Way, Cedar Street, and Fifth Avenue. Tilikum is a Chinook term meaning "greeting," and Chief Si'ahl stands with hand raised to welcome the white settlers who landed at Alki Point in 1851. Wehn based…
ID Number:1974.5923.373.2
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Roy Chapman Andrews and Wilhelmina Christmas Andrews, Seattle, June 1936
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Roy Chapman Andrews and Wilhelmina Christmas Andrews, Seattle, June 1936

Roy Chapman Andrews (1884-1960) was a naturalist who led expeditions through the Gobi Desert and Mongolia, and later became director of the American Museum of Natural History. He is shown here with this second wife Wilhelmia Christmas Andrews in 1936.This photo is part of a collection from McBride and Anderson photographers. Born in 1863, Ella McBride began working in the…
ID Number:1974.5923.374
Date:1936
Image of Paul and Theiline M. Pigott with children, circa 1930
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Paul and Theiline M. Pigott with children, circa 1930

In 1934, Paul Pigott bought back the Pacific Car and Foundry Company, a rail car manufacturing business his father originally started in 1905 but sold to American Car Co. in 1924. He rebuilt the Seattle company with 125 employees into one of the top industrial corporations in the U.S. Under the leadership of his son, Charles M. Pigott, Pacific Car…
ID Number:1974.5923.376
Date:Circa 1930
Image of Struson children, Seattle, 1938
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Struson children, Seattle, 1938

This portrait of the Struson children 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:1974.5923.377
Date:1938
Image of Captain James Griffiths with his family, Seattle, 1938
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Captain James Griffiths with his family, Seattle, 1938

Captain James Griffiths arrived in Tacoma in 1885 from England and opened an office under the name of James Griffiths & Company as ship brokers, commission merchants, and stevedores. Over the next several years, he created many partnerships and firms including the Tacoma Steam Navigation Company where he built the first seagoing tug in Tacoma. With Griffiths, Bridges and Stetson…
ID Number:1974.5923.391
Date:1938
Image of Julius Harold Bloedel, Seattle, 1937
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Julius Harold Bloedel, Seattle, 1937

Julius Harold Bloedel (1864-1957) was a lumberman and businessman. This portrait of Bloedel 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,…
ID Number:1974.5923.393
Date:1937
Image of Leary Estate Building, Seattle, circa 1918
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Leary Estate Building, Seattle, circa 1918

Signs in image: Buon [Gu...]. Gerber [...] Repairing. Cafe. Martins Restaurant. D.B. McBride & Co. - Tailors Trimmings - Imported Woolens. Drugs - Mechanics Drug Store. B&B Tailors - Butler & Blumenthal. Woolley & Co. - Wholesale, Retail - Imported Manila - Smoke the Los Angeles Cigar. Geneva Hotel.Handwritten on sleeve: Leary Estate Bldg.Webster & Stevens number: 62685
ID Number:1983.10.7206
Date:Circa 1918
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