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Mrs. George E. Conn Photographs, approximately 1890-1900
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Conn, George E., Mrs
- Title
- Mrs. George E. Conn Photographs
- Dates
- approximately
1890-1900 (inclusive)18901900
- Quantity
- 23 photographs (1 box) ; sizes vary
- Collection Number
- PH1537
- Summary
- Photographs taken by Mrs. George E. Conn of the Green Lake and Woodland Park area in the 1890s and early 1900s. Prominently featured are George E. Conn and family, William D. Wood's home and orchard, Green Lake School, Green Lake Station (including sawmill and water tower), and other residences and buildings in the area.
- 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
-
The collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials curator is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Photographs taken by Mrs. George E. Conn of the Green Lake and Woodland Park area in the 1890s and early 1900s. Prominently featured are George E. Conn and family, Judge and Mayor William D. Wood's home and orchard (http://historylink.org/File/1169), Green Lake School (http://www.historylink.org/File/1728), Green Lake Station (including sawmill and water tower), and other residences and buildings in the area.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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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
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Green Lake areaReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folder | item | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1897 | |
| 1 | 2 | between 1890 and 1899? | |
| 1 | 3 |
Woman and child standing near part of Green Lake
drainage system
Green Lake drainage outlet was on the east side of the lake and
emptied through the Ravenna Ravine into Lake Washington.
|
1893 |
| 1 | 4 |
Children looking across Green Lake from Woodland
Park
House in distance is Frederick A. McDonald house on south end of
Green Lake, 5722 E. Green Lake Way North.
|
1903 |
| 1 | 5 |
Looking across Green Lake from Woodland Park
Written on verso: Boat house and old pumping station in
foreground. (1) Dr. Kilbourne home (2) Gravel pit (3) Wells home (4) [blank]
(5) Rex home, later occupied by Ralph Johnsons family and Judge Hawkins (6)
McDonald home (7) Coryells windmill (8) Coryell home (9) Coryells farm.
|
1896 |
| 1 | 6 |
Looking northeast across Green Lake toward Green Lake
Station
Written on verso: Toots Peterson and Neil Conn fishing 1895.
[Names of buildings in distance from left to right] (1) Old Mr. Woods home (2)
Barn on Judge Woods place (3) Judge Woods home (4) Tank Tower (5) Folsom home
(6) Capt. Wallingfords home (7) I.O.G.T. Hall [International Organization of
Good Templars] (8) McFarland home.
|
1895 |
| 1 | 7 |
Child standing near Hunters Pride shelter looking across
Green Lake from the southeast end
House in distance across lake is Frederick A. MacDonald house at
the south end of Green Lake, 5722 E. Green Lake Way North.
|
1896 |
| 1 | 8 |
Water tower of Green Lake Station and other buildings on
northeast shore of Green Lake
Written on verso: Green Lake station in 1896, showing old saw
mill tank tower, original Green Lake School (two rooms), on hill. Taken by Mrs.
George E. Conn.
Written on Digital Collections page: Station house of the Green
Lake Electric Railway Co. and water tower of a sawmill built by A.L.
Parker.
|
1896 |
| 1 | 9 |
First house built between Park Junction and Woodland
Park
Written on verso: Park Junction = probably 45th/Woodland Park
Ave.
|
1899 |
| 1 | 10 |
Front view of house with man and boy standing
outside
Written on verso: Haunted house 5707 Kenwood Place.
|
between 1895 and 1896? |
| 1 | 11 |
Children standing outside I.O.G.T. Hall (International
Organization of Good Templars)
Written on verso: Built October, 1894. Ralph and Robert McDonald
went to the 5th grade [illegible] in 1897. Miss Residorf was the teacher. Mrs.
Peterson's store on the right and Phil Stuart's home between hall and
store.
One of the two classrooms at Green Lake School was temporarily
held at I.O.G.T. Hall (http://www.historylink.org/File/1728).
The organization was originally named Independent Order of Good
Templars and changed its name to "International" in 1906.
|
1897 |
| 1 | 12 | between 1897 and 1898? |
William D. Wood propertyReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folder | item | ||
| 1 | 13 |
Woman hanging quilts between two cabins on Judge William
D. Wood's property
Written on verso: These were the first buildings built at Green
Lake. The last one was torn down in 1914. E. 72nd & Green Lake Way was
across from Greek Lake State Bank.
Written on Digital Collections page: Log cabins built by Erhart
Siefried in 1869.
|
1890s? |
| 1 | 14 |
Woman gardening in Judge William D. Wood's
orchard
The Green Lake Post Office now stands on Wood's orchard.
|
1898 |
| 1 | 15 | 1897 | |
| 1 | 16 |
Exterior of Mayor William D. Wood house
Written on photo: Mayor Wood's home. Written on verso: Neil Conn
in foreground. Crouch place in distance with windmill next to house
William D. Wood was both a judge and mayor.
|
1890 |
| 1 | 17 |
Neil Conn with bicycle and George Conn with cow standing
in front of William D. Wood house, Woodlawn Ave.
Written on verso: Judge Woods home in 1897. Prof Conn and Neil
in foreground. The log cabin in the center was the first building built at
Green Lake. The sign which says Woodlawn Ave is no 72nd Street. The gate is now
the N.E. corner of 72nd and E. Green Lake Way.
|
1897 |
Outdoor recreational activitiesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folder | item | ||
| 1 | 18 |
T. Peterson and Neil Conn with fishing pole and rifle
sitting on log debris on northwest shore of Green Lake
Written on photo: Green Lake Station.
Written on Digital Collections page: Two boys identified as T.
Peterson and Neil Conn.
|
1895? |
| 1 | 19 |
George Conn and son Neil chopping wood near Judge
William D. Wood's property
Written on verso: Making wood back of old Mr. Woods place in
1897. Crouch place in distance.
|
1897 |
| 1 | 20 |
Man and boy hunting in the snow, possibly George &
Neil Conn
Written on verso: Weedins Road. [Weedin Road]
|
1894? |
Skagit RiverReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folder | item | ||
| 1 | 21 | 1900? |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Geographical Names
- Green Lake (Seattle, Wash.)--Photographs--19th century
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