The University of Washington opened on November 4, 1861, as the Territorial University of Washington on a 10 acre site in Seattle donated by Arthur and Mary Denny, Edward Lander, and Charlie and Mary Terry, about where the Fairmont Olympic Hotel stands today. In 1895 the growing university relocated to the current campus north of downtown. This studio portrait of alumni from the first class of students of the Territorial University was taken as part of the University's semi-centennial celebrations held from November 3-8, 1911.
Individuals are identified on a card included with the photograph as: Back row, left to right: Clarence B. Bagley, 1843-1932; Margaret Lenora "Nora" Denny, 1847-1915; Orion O. Denny, 1853-1916; Mrs. Orion O. (Helen V. Stewart Cole) Denny, 1869-1922; George W. Harris, 1847-1914. Center row left to right: Mrs. Clarence (Alice Mercer) Bagley, 1849-1926; Rolland Hershel Denny, 1851-1939; Mrs. Gardner K (Sarah Amelia Bonney) Kellogg, 1848-1926; Dillis Burgess Ward, 1838-1922. Front row, left to right: Unidentified; Mrs. Oliver C. (Mary Emeline Bonney) Shorey, 1844-1934; Margaret Lenora Denny, 1847-1915; Mrs. David (Susannah Mercer) Graham, 1843-1942; unidentified.
Caption information source: Wills, A., & Bolcer, J. D. (2014). The Campus History Series: University of Washington. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing (page 18) Caption information source: The Seattle Daily Times, November 8, 1911, page 7
ID Number: 1952.245.c
Date: 1911
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on paper : b&w ; 7.5 x 9.5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
