Olive Julia Bell Stewart (born 1846) was the daughter of Seattle pioneers William Nathaniel Bell (1817-1887) and Sarah Ann (Peter) Bell (1819-1856), who arrived at Alki Beach in present-day West Seattle with the Denny party and other pioneers on the schooner Exact in 1851. The Bells, settling north of the future downtown area in what would become known as "Belltown," helped to establish the new "Town of Seattle." Olive Street is named in honor of Olive Bell Stewart, and Stewart Street after her husband, Joseph H. Stewart.
This cabinet card photo of a young Olive Bell was taken in California, where the family lived between 1856 and 1870.
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on cabinet card ; b&w : 4 x 6 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv40124
Credit: MOHAI, Robert Roblee Collection of William N. Bell Family Materials, 2008.54.11
