Helen Winona Bailey (1873-1938) was born in Maine to Charles Harris Bailey (1849-1920) and Mary H. (Wilder) Bailey (1849-1897). The family moved to Colorado about 1890, then to Seattle around 1905. She was a Latin teacher in the Everett High School from about 1906-1912, and later head of the Language Department at Queen Anne High School. Winona was an avid outdoorswoman and a member of the Mountaineers Club. In 1907 she fell 75 feet near Dodwell-Rixon Pass on a climb to Mount Olympus during a Mountaineers camping trip at the Elwha River. She received only minor injuries, and continued climbing throughout her life. She was also a world traveler, making extensive journeys in 1922 and 1929, then speaking around Seattle about her experiences in Africa.
This portrait of Winona at age 6 was taken in Maine.
Handwritten on verso: H. Winona Bailey - 6 yrs 2 mos., Sept. 1879. Stamped on verso: H. C. Call, Photographer, No. 1 Main Street, Bangor, ME.
Caption information source: The Seattle Daily Times, August 15, 1907, page 1 Caption information source: The Seattle Daily Times, July 18, 1938, page 12
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 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.
