Georgia Compton Koepke photograph collection, 1918-1919

Overview of the Collection

Collector
Koepke, Georgia Compton, 1885-1987
Title
Georgia Compton Koepke photograph collection
Dates
1918-1919 (inclusive)
Quantity
82 photographic prints (1 folder)
Collection Number
PH1569
Summary
Photographs of the Georgia Compton Koepke family in Seattle, Snoqualmie, and California.
Repository
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

Entire collection can ve viewed on the Libraries' Digital collections website. Permission of Visual Materials curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Georgia Compton Koepke was born in Elkhart, Indiana, on January 17, 1885 to parents Albert Eugene (1852-1938) and Barbara Coleman Compton (1847-1928). Her siblings were: Florence Compton Miller (1878-1955), Fern B. Compton Mowery (1881-1918), Anna A. Compton Carlson (1883-1972), Mary Maud Compton Bennett, known as Maud (1886-1984) and her son Dale Max Bennett (1919-), Albert B. Compton (1889-1986). Georgia married Fred Jacob Koepke (1882-1949) in Elkhart, Indiana and had two children, Barbara Louise, known as Louise (1907-1979) and Irvin Frederick, known as Freddy (1914-2002). They lived in Seattle for a year or two around 1917 or 1918-1919 and then ended up in Los Angeles, California. Georgia Koepke died on May 9, 1987 in Glendale, California.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Photos from an album probably created by Barbara Louise Koepke (1907-1979) and by her mother, Georgia Compton Koepke (1885-1987), with photographs of themselves, Georgia's parents, husband, son (Louise's younger brother), siblings and other relatives or family friends during their time in Snoqualmie, and Seattle, Washington. Also includes photos of the family at, Neptune Beach in Almeda, CA, Elkhart, IN, Lake Washington, Denny Park, Alki Beach, Schmidt Park, Volunteer Park and Mt. Si. There is one image of the U.S.S Oregon in the Puget Sound, as well as, one of the strikes in 1919, and the retrograde at Denny Park.

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 copyright status before use.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donated by: Dianne Bennett, May 7, 2012.

Processing Note

Processed by: Kaylynn Guerra, November 2018.

Accessioned as PH2016-008.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Container(s) Description Dates
Folder item
1 1a Freddy Koepke with arm around Dale Bennett (Georgia Koepke's nephew) sitting outside and surrounded by bushes, Snoqualmie, WA 1919
1 1b Barbara Coleman Compton, standing next to flowers that run along the fence Between 1918 and 1919
1 1c House at the base of a mountain with telephone post right in front of it Between 1918 and 1919
1 2a Two story house with Fred J Koepke hugging a dog in front of it, Los Angeles, CA
Written on album page: House 1660 Lemoyne St.
Between 1919 and 1920?
1 2b Man (probably Fred J Koepke) in suit and hat standing on dirt road surrounded by trees 1919
1 2c Blurred car moving on paved road Between 1918 and 1919
1 2d Georgia Koepke and Freddy Koepke standing by deer in an enclosure Between 1918 and 1919
1 2e Georgia Koepke and Louise Koepke, sitting on bench with scenic view, Snoqualmie, WA
Written on album page: Snoqualmie Falls behind us.
1918
1 2f Georgia Koepke, Freddy Keopke and a girl (probably Louise Koepke) standing in front of building at Neptune Beach, Alameda, CA Between 1918 and 1919
1 3a Woman (probably Maud Compton Bennett) standing by a baby (probably her son Dale) sitting in a tree 1919?
1 3b Georgia Koepke holding two small dogs in each arm while outside 1919
1 3c Woman (probably Maud Compton Bennett) with arm wrapped behind a baby (probably her son Dale) standing in a tree Between 1918 and 1919
1 3d Louise Koepke, with a dog in her lap, and another girl sitting in the yard Between 1918 and 1919
1 3e Young boy (probably Freddy Koepke) and young girl sitting next to each other on a step Between 1918 and 1919
1 4a Freddy Koepke sitting on a log with a dog (probably named Cutie) right in front of him, Elkhart, IN
There was a family home of the Comptons and Colemans in Elkhart.
Between 1918 and 1919
1 4b Young boy hugging the baby on his lap while sitting on large stone steps Between 1918 and 1919
1 4c Georgia Koepke wearing a fur shawl with her hands tucked in a fur muff or handwarmer while standing by trees Between 1918 and 1919
1 4d Louise Koepke leaning on a fence while her aunt Florence Compton Miller stands next to her Between 1918 and 1919
1 4e Scenic view of a mountain range Between 1918 and 1919
1 5a Maud Compton Bennett and Louise Koepke lying on top of a large tree stump while Freddy Koepke leans against it
Wriiten on album page: Maud, Lousie, and Freddy in lumber camp near Snoqualmie [WA].
1918
1 5b Partial profile of a man's head Between 1918 and 1919
1 5c Georgia's mother, Barbara Coleman Compton, and father, Albert Eugene Compton, stand behind Dale who is sitting in a stroller with a log being processed behind them Between 1918 and 1919
1 5d Mae Foreman with baby in her lap Between 1918 and 1919
1 5e Two young girls, one on a small bicycle, and the other is playing with a small dog Between 1918 and 1919
1 6a A moving train, Snoqualmie, WA Between 1918 and 1919
1 6b Freddy Koepke standing in front of Georgia Koepke Between 1918 and 1919
1 6c Fred J Koepke standing beside road with one car behind him and another parked in front of him Between 1918 and 1919
1 6d Louise Koepke with someone behind her, and another girl on horses Between 1918 and 1919
1 6e Georgia Keopke and Fred J Koepke sitting on a bench under a tree, Snoqualmie, WA July 25, 1919
1 7a Three girls (the one with lighter hair is Louise Koepke) and two men (the one next to Louise is Fred J Koepke) sitting together on bench while Maud Compton Bennett stands behind them July 4, 1918
1 7b Two girls swimming in Lake Washington July 1918?
1 7c Florence Compton Miller hugging Louise Koepke in Lake Washington and a third girl behind them July 1918?
1 7d A cut out of Freddie Koepke standing with two women (probably Georgia Koepke and Florence Compton Miller) at a beach July 1918?
1 7e A crowd of people at Madrona beach, Lake Washington July 1918?
1 8a Cut trees and debree scattered around, probably a lumber camp Between 1918 and 1919
1 8b Freddy Koepke in large coat standing in front of a house Between 1918 and 1919
1 8c Woman (probably Maud Compton Bennett) standing on large boulder Between 1918 and 1919
1 8d Freddy Koepke standing in Lake Washington with two men and a boat in the background July 1918
1 8e Louise Koepke and Freddy Keopke leaning over a plaque about the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Expostion in front of the Forestry Building, University of Washington, Seattle July 20, 1918
1 9a Young boy (pobably Freddy Keopke) and Louise Koepke sitting on a stone bench feeding pigeons Between 1918 and 1919
1 9b Young boy (pobably Freddy Keopke) standing in front of a large palm tree Between 1918 and 1919
1 9c Small boat on ramp with a young boy (probably Freddy Koepke) standing at its bow (the front) and a woman sitting at its stern (the back) Between 1918 and 1919
1 9d Georgia Koepke picking fruit from a tree Between 1918 and 1919
1 9e Georgia Koepke, Louise Koepke, Cordia who is sitting next to Louise, and Mr. Mill at a beach Between 1918 and 1919
1 9f Two girls or women (probably Louise Koepke and probably Georgia Keopke) holding hands that are raised in the air while in front of a large palm tree Between 1918 and 1919
1 10a Scenic view of houses in Snoqualmie with Mt. Si in the background, WA Between 1918 and 1919
1 10b Same image as 9d Between 1918 and 1919
1 10c Albert Eugene Compton standing in front of car's rear passenger door Between 1918 and 1919
1 10d Freddy Koepke and another young child sitting in cut grass Between 1918 and 1919
1 11a Ten month old Dale Bennett strapped to a stroller in the yard 1919
1 11b Young girl and boy sitting on a porch with a bucket between them Between 1918 and 1919?
1 11c Three rabbits in a shed or a barn Between 1918 and 1919?
1 12a Barbara Coleman Compton sitting in the middle of the bottom row with her club members
Written on album: Mother and her fun club.
Between 1918 and 1919
1 12b Georgia Koepke petting a horse ridden by a Native American rider and two other men on horses behing them Between 1918 and 1919
1 12c Dale Bennett sitting on a piece of plywood 1919
1 13a Scenery of trees in the Snoqualmie Valley, WA Between 1918 and 1919
1 13b Georgia Koepke sitting by telephone post watching Freddy Koepke and four other kids at a sand pile in Denny Park, Seattle, WA Between 1918 and 1919
1 13c Lousie Keopke sitting next to Freddy Keopke at Denny Park, Seattle , WA Between 1918 and 1919
1 13d Georgia Koepke sitting in the grass at Denny Park, Seattle, WA Between 1918 and 1919
1 13e Louise and Freddy Keopke sitting on a hill at Denny Park, Seattle, WA Between 1918 and 1919
1 14a Two policemen on horseback with a tank behind them going through the streets of Seatttle while crowds of people are on the sidewalks Between 1918 and 1919
1 14b Large group of men marching in military uniform promoting victory bonds, First Avenue, Seatttle, WA Between 1918 and 1919
1 15a Woman (probably Georgia Koepke) standing in front of parked car with many other cars parked behind it
Written on album: 1918 When there was a strike in Seattle,Wa.
Between 1918 and 1919
1 15b Men in Navy or Marine dress holding rifles and parading or marching through streets in downtown Seattle,WA Between 1918 and 1919
1 16a Crowd surrounding a tank at the base of a hill in Denny Park, Seattle, WA
Written on album: Tearing down Hill near Denny Park.
Between 1918 and 1919
1 16b Tank in a field with a group of people in the background admiring it, Seattle, WA Between 1918 and 1919
1 17a Georgia and Louise Koepke by a log Between 1918 and 1919
1 17b Barbara Coleman Compton and Maud Compton Bennett sitting on small boulders with Dale Bennett between them and scenic view in background Between 1918 and 1919
1 17c Georgia Koepke on a horse Between 1918 and 1919
1 17d Probably Goergia Koepke with a couple of men, children and another woman at an irrigated field or farm Between 1918 and 1919
1 18 Blank page, evidence of torn out newspaper article Between 1918 and 1919
1 19a Buildings at 703 4th and University Avenues, Seattle, WA Between 1918 and 1919
1 19b Hill or dirt mound with a house barely showing in the background, Seattle, WA 1919
1 19c Buildings at University of Washington, Seattle, WA Between 1918 and 1919
1 19d Louise Koepke sitting on the gunner of a U.S. battleship, U.S.S. Oregon, in Puget Sound, Seattle, Between 1918 and 1919
1 19e Pond at Volunteer Park with the water tower in the background, Seattle, WA Between 1918 and 1919
1 19f Whippet tank with man inside it Between 1918 and 1919
1 19g Public Library building, Seattle,WA Between 1918 and 1919
1 20a Georgia Koepke sitting on log while Louise, Freddy, and another girl stand in front of her, Shmidt Park, Seattle, WA Between 1918 and 1919
1 20b Freddy Keopke with his father, Fred J Koepke, at Alki Beach, Seattle, WA Between 1918 and 1919
1 20c Fred J Koepke leaning against a tree at Shmidt Park, Seattle, WA Between 1918 and 1919
1 20d Goergia Koepke sitting on driftwood with Freddy on her lap, while two girl stand behind them at Alki Beach, Seattle, WA Between 1918 and 1919
1 20e Georgia Koepke standing by passenger side of car, Seattle, WA 1919

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • General Strike, Seattle, Wash., 1919--Photographs
  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Corporate Names

  • Oregon (Battleship)--Photographs

Family Names

  • Compton family--Photographs
  • Koepke family--Photographs

Geographical Names

  • Alki Beach Park (Seattle, Wash.)--20th century--Photographs
  • Denny Regrade (Seattle, Wash.)--Photographs
  • Schmitz Park (Seattle, Wash.)--20th century--Photographs
  • Si, Mount (Wash.)--20th century--Photographs
  • Snoqualmie (Wash.)--20th century--Photographs
  • Washington, Lake (Wash.)--20th century--Photographs


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