In 1871, developer Julius Horton purchased property on the Duwamish River formerly owned by the Luther Collins family, pioneers in the Duwamish Valley. In 1890, Horton incorporated the area, naming it Georgetown after his oldest child. Julius Horton was the brother of Seattle banker Dexter Horton (1825-1904).
Here, members and friends of the Horton family sit on the porch of a wood frame house. Standing in the back row (L to R): Dora Estelle (Horton) Carle (1866-1942), Mabel Maude (Horton) Edlund (1874-1898), Flora Groover ("for whom Flora Avenue was named"), Elmer Petigoe(?). Seated in the front row (L to R): May Bigelow Boucher, Julius Horton (1834-1904), Howard Dexter Horton (1880-1956) on Julius Horton’s lap, Anna Emily (Bigelow) Horton (1844-1911) holding Vera Horton Hudson, Dr. George Monroe Horton (1865-1927), and Harry Bateman. Bateman was a teacher at the Duwamish School.
Handwritten on verso: individual identifications (see summary note); "Picture belongs to Mrs. Will. A. Carle, 6219 Carleton Ave."
Caption information source: "Seattle Neighborhoods: Georgetown — Thumbnail History," by David Wilma, HistoryLink.org Essay 2975
ID Number: 2016.33.3
Date: Circa 1890
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : b&w ; 9.5 x 7.5 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.
Credit: MOHAI, Photographs of Julius Horton Family and Georgetown, 2016.33.3
