HomeCollections and ResearchCollections SearchKate Borst christening the steamer "Snoqualmie," August 11, 1919

Search by Collection

Not finding what you are looking for?
Ask the MOHAI Collections Staff

Back to Results
Image of Kate Borst christening the steamer
1995.37.19.2.54
View full size image or right-click on image to save
Photograph

Kate Borst christening the steamer "Snoqualmie," August 11, 1919

Order an Image
In August 1919, the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company launched the steamer "Snoqualmie" at its Seattle shipyard on Harbor Island. The vessel was named for the Snoqualmie Tribe, in honor of the aid they gave the settlers against other Indigenous groups in the war of 1855-1856, now referred to as the Puget Sound War. Many tribal members traveled to Seattle and took part in the launching ceremonies. This photo, taken August 11, 1919, shows Kate Borst (1855-1938) christening the steamer "Snoqualmie" by breaking a bottle of champagne against the bow. Kate Borst was a relative of Chief Si’ahl (Chief Seattle) and the half-sister of Snoqualmie chief Jerry Kanim, who was a nephew of 19th century Snoqualmie chief Patkanim.

Caption information source: “Historic Overview: Carnation, Washington,” by Christine Palmer, King County Cultural Resources Division, retrieved from: https://web.archive.org/web/20050519084000/http://www.ci.carnation.wa.us/library/carnation-historical-context.pdf.
Caption information source: "Borst, Kate (1855-1938)" by Alan J. Stein, HistoryLink, retrieved from https://www.historylink.org/File/294.
ID Number: 1995.37.19.2.54
Date: 1919
Creator(s): Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on linen : gelatin, b&w ; 19 x 24 cm.
Additional Information: View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv27029
Credit: MOHAI, James G. McCurdy II Photographs and Other Material, 1995.37.19.2.54
Copyright: No Known Copyright
Subjects: Indigenous Peoples, Northwest Coast Native Peoples, Coast Salish Peoples, Maritime, Puget Sound War, 1855-1856

Other matching results

Image of Survivor's Pension Certificate issued to Carson D. Boren, May 20, 1903

Survivor's Pension Certificate issued to Carson D. Boren, May 20, 1903
Image of U.S.S. Decatur, circa 1850

U.S.S. Decatur, circa 1850
Image of Snoqualmie woman and girls at the launching of the steamer

Snoqualmie woman and girls at the launching of the steamer "Snoqualmie," 1919
Image of Plan of city during Battle of Seattle, 1856

Plan of city during Battle of Seattle, 1856
Image of Plan of Seattle in 1855-6, revised 1930

Plan of Seattle in 1855-6, revised 1930
Image of Henry A. Smith's recollection of 1856

Henry A. Smith's recollection of 1856 "Battle of Seattle," circa 1900
Image of Pat Kanim, Snoqualmie Chief, circa 1855

Pat Kanim, Snoqualmie Chief, circa 1855
Image of Industrial Boarding School buildings on the Puyallup Reservation, circa 1885

Industrial Boarding School buildings on the Puyallup Reservation, circa 1885

Land Acknowledgement

MOHAI stands on the historic and contemporary lands and shores of the Duwamish, Suquamish, Muckleshoot, and other Coast Salish Nations. We acknowledge the forced displacement of Native Communities from this land while honoring the endurance of the Duwamish people who still live here.
Address: 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle WA, 98109
Phone: 206 324 1126

Copyright 2026, Museum of History & Industry. All Rights Reserved