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 and Foundry became PACCAR, Inc. in 1972.

This family portrait was probably taken between 1925 and 1935, and 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.

Handwritten on sleeve: Paul Pigott Family
Photographer's Reference Number: 16764D