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Marriage certificate for David Denny and Louisa Boren, January 23, 1853
David Thomas Denny (1832-1903) was born in Putnam County, Indiana. In 1851, at age 19, he traveled overland to Alki Point, in what was then Oregon Territory, to prepare for the arrival of the rest of the Denny Party. In 1853, he married his stepsister Louisa Boren (1827-1916), also a member of the Denny party, and moved across the bay…
ID Number:1955.921.c
Date:1853
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King County Courthouse construction, Seattle, July 17, 1915
This image of the King County Courthouse in Seattle was taken facing southeast during construction on July 17, 1915. Architect A. Warren Gould designed the five-story steel frame and reinforced concrete structure, built by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company. The building sits at 516 Third Avenue, between Dilling Way and James Street, and was dedicated May 4, 1916…
ID Number:1955.970.500.7.2
Date:1915
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King County Courthouse construction, Seattle, May 15, 1915
This image of the King County Courthouse in Seattle was taken facing southeast during construction on May 15, 1915. Architect A. Warren Gould designed the five-story steel frame and reinforced concrete structure, built by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company. The building sits at 516 Third Avenue, between Dilling Way and James Street, and was dedicated May 4, 1916…
ID Number:1955.970.500.7.3
Date:1915
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Warranty Deed from Arthur A. Denny to Martin Cavanaugh, February 26, 1869
Ohioan Martin Luther Cavanaugh arrived in Seattle in 1852, where he rented 10 acres in Georgetown, in the Duwamish Valley, approximately where Boeing Field stands today. Eventually Martin (1836-1926) bought the property, then expanded his holdings to 300 acres. On February 26, 1869, he and his wife Mary Ann (Maple) Cavanaugh (1835-1912) bought a parcel of land from Arthur Denny…
ID Number:1964.3312.5
Date:1869
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Warranty Deed from John W. Maple and wife to Martin Cavanaugh, August 26, 1872
Ohioan Martin Luther Cavanaugh arrived in Seattle in 1852, where he rented 10 acres in Georgetown, in the Duwamish Valley. Eventually Martin (1836-1926) bought the property, then expanded his holdings to 300 acres. On August 26, 1872, Mr. Cavanaugh bought a parcel of land from John W. Maple and his wife E. J. Maple, relatives of his wife Mary Ann…
ID Number:1964.3312.8
Date:1872
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Handwritten bond between John W. Maple and wife to Martin Cavanaugh for a private road, August 28, 1872
Ohioan Martin Cavanaugh arrived in Seattle in 1852, where he rented 10 acres in Georgetown, in the Duwamish Valley. Eventually Martin (1836-1926) bought the property, then expanded his holdings to 300 acres. On August 26, 1872, Cavanaugh bought a parcel of land from John W. Maple and his wife E. J. Maple, relatives of his wife Mary Ann (Maple) Cavanaugh…
ID Number:1964.3312.9
Date:1872
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King County Sheriff Matt Starwich with murderer James Mahoney, Seattle, 1921
One of the state's most notorious crimes, the "Mahoney Trunk Murder" occurred in Seattle in 1921. The victim was Kate Mooers, 72, an eccentric and wealthy woman who married for the third time to James E. Mahoney, 38, a convicted robber. When Kate went missing, Mahoney claimed she had disappeared in St. Paul, Minnesota, but the Seattle police detectives decided…
ID Number:1983.10.2240
Date:1921
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Group of Native American men at courthouse, circa 1920
Sometime between 1915 and 1923, Jerry Kanim, chief of the Snoqualmie Tribe, and a group of other men visited the King County Courthouse in Seattle. A photographer from the firm of Webster & Stevens snapped a photograph of the group but left no notes on the occasion. Kanim, chief since 1914, was active in pursuing land claims and fishing rights,…
ID Number:1983.10.2545
Date:Circa 1920
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Downtown view looking east between Cherry and Columbia Streets, Seattle, circa 1898
The photographer may have been standing atop the Daily Journal of Commerce Building to capture this view of turn-of-the-century Seattle. Looking east and slightly south from Post Alley between Cherry and Columbia, many of the city's prominent buildings are visible, including the King County Courthouse on the right. Signs in image: Schwabacher Bros. & Co. Inc. Distributors - White Knight…
ID Number:1983.10.6394
Date:Circa 1898
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Henry Gullickson, Seattle, circa 1918
Handwritten on sleeve: Mr. Gullickson. Henry Gullickson is listed in 1919 Seattle Directory as a lawyer.
ID Number:1983.10.10748
Date:Circa 1918