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Charles and Rosalind Clise, Seattle, 1927

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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 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 in various Seattle locations. In 1932 she partnered with Richard Anderson; they continued to work together until she retired in 1954 due to her failing eyesight. She died in 1965 at the age of 102. Taken before the McBride-Anderson partnership began; it is not known which partner was the photographer.

Handwritten on sleeve: Charles F. Clise 1927.
Photographer's Reference Number: 10410A
ID Number: 1974.5923.105
Date: 1927
Creator(s): McBride & Anderson, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative : b&w ; 5 x 7 in.
Credit: MOHAI, McBride & Anderson Collection, 1974.5923.105
Copyright: No Known Copyright
Subjects: Home and Family