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William A. Thompson Photographs, approximately 1906-1907
Overview of the Collection
- Photographer
- Thompson, William A. (William Alfred), 1875-1952
- Title
- William A. Thompson Photographs
- Dates
- approximately 1906-1907 (inclusive)19051910
- Quantity
- 48 photographic prints (1 box)
- Collection Number
- PH1110
- Summary
- Photographs of Port Gamble and Port Ludlow by William A. Thompson.
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
The entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections webiste. Permission of curator required to view original photographs. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
William Alfred Thompson (1875-1952) was born on 20 January 1875 in Port Gamble, Washington on the Kitsap Peninsula. He was one of the earliest photographers in Port Gamble. Thompson's father, James A. Thompson, came from Machias, Maine in 1859 to work in the newly established Port Gamble Mill. Thompson followed in his father's footsteps and worked as a saw filer at the mill until his retirement in 1946. He also ran the local movie theater in addition to photographing the Port Gamble community, and the Puget Mill operations at Port Gamble and Port Ludlow. Thompson and his wife died in an automobile accident in 1952.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Photographs of buildings and town scenes in Port Gamble and Port Ludlow, also views of the operations of the Port Gamble mill.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
View the digital version of the collection
Restrictions on Use
Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching opyright status before use.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Custodial History
It is probable that these were part of the Edwin Ames photograph colletion at one time. The Ames collection contains a number of albums. Most of these photographs, which were found in the subject files, have marks on the backs which clearly indicate that they were once part of an album. Many of them also have Edwin Ames distinctive handwriting on them.
Processing Note
Processed by Cheryl Morrison, 2012; Arlene G. Cohen, 2017; Sara Cordes, 2017.
Transferred from the Washington Localities Subject file, 2012
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
William A. Thompson photographs of Port Gamble and Port LudlowReturn to Top
The photographs were made from 6x9 glass plate negatives and are part of a numbered series of views of Port Gamble, Port Ludlow, and the Puget Mill Company, later known as the Pope and Talbot Company. The photographs are arranged by Thompson's negative numbers.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/1 | 1 | September 1906 | |
| 1/1 | 2 | September 1906 | |
| 1/1 | 3 | September 1906 | |
| 1/1 | 4 |
Phinney House, Port Ludlow, Washington (Thompson
8) Caption on image: Sept. 1906.
|
September 1906 |
| 1/1 | 5 | September 1906 | |
| 1/1 | 6 |
Puget Hotel, Port Gamble, Washington (Thompson
10) Built in 1903, damaged in the Columbus Day storm of 1962 and
torn down in 1963.
|
September 1906 |
| 1/1 | 7 | September 1906 | |
| 1/1 | 8 | September 1906 | |
| 1/1 | 9 | 1906 | |
| 1/1 | 10 |
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Port Gamble, Washington
(Thompson 11) Built in 1879, the church was designed to resemble a
Congregational church in East Machias, Maine.
|
Septermber 1906 |
| 1/2 | 11-12 | September 1906 | |
| 1/2 | 13 | September 1906 | |
| 1/2 | 14 | September 1906 | |
| 1/2 | 15 |
Port Ludlow Hotel, Port Ludlow, Washington, (Thompson
22) Caption on image: Sept. 1906.
|
September1906 |
| 1/2 | 16 |
Stable for Puget Hotel, Port Gamble, Washington
(Thompson 23) Originally built in 1906-1907 for horses; by 1920 it was used
for automobiles.
|
February 1907 |
| 1/2 | 17 | February 1907 | |
| 1/2 | 18 |
Port Gamble Community Hall and Post Office (Thompson
26) Designed by Seattle architects Bebb & Mendel and built in
1906. The first floor had spaces for community needs including office space for
a doctor, a dentist, a barber shop, telegraph office, and post office. The
second floor had an auditorium, theater, and dance hall.
|
February 1907 |
| 1/2 | 19 | September 1906 | |
| 1/2 | 20 | February 1907 | |
| 1/3 | 21 | February 1907 | |
| 1/3 | 22 | September 1906 | |
| 1/3 | 23-24 | February 1907 | |
| box:oversize | |||
| XH7 | 25-26 | February 1907 | |
| Box/Folder | |||
| 1/3 | 27 | 1907? | |
| 1/3 | 28 | 1907? | |
| 1/3 | 29 | 1907 | |
| 1/4 | 30 | 1907? | |
| 1/4 | 31 | 1907 | |
| 1/4 | 32 | 1907? | |
| 1/4 | 33 |
Residences, Port Ludlow, Washington (Thompson
53) Residences are similar to those shown in item 20.
|
1907? |
| 1/4 | 34 | 1907? | |
| 1/4 | 35 | 1907? | |
| 1/4 | 36 | 1907? | |
| 1/4 | 37 | 1907? | |
| 1/4 | 38 | 1907? | |
| 1/4 | 39 | 1907? | |
| 1/5 | 40 | 1907? | |
| 1/5 | 41-42 | 1907? | |
| 1/5 | 43 | 1907? | |
| 1/5 | 44 | 1907? | |
| 1/5 | 45 | 1907 | |
| 1/5 | 46 | 1907? | |
| 1/5 | 47 | 1907? | |
| box:oversize | |||
| XH7 | 48 | Port Gamble Peninsula and Puget Mill company viewed from
the water with Olympic Mountains in the background, Port Gamble,
Washington |
February 1907 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Hotels--Washington (State)--Port Gamble--Photographs
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Thompson, William A. (William Alfred), 1875-1952--Photographs
Corporate Names
- Puget Mill Company--Buildings--Photographs
Geographical Names
- Port Gamble (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Photographs
- Port Gamble (Wash.)--Photographs
- Port Ludlow (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Photographs
- Port Ludlow (Wash.)--Photographs
