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Weedin family photograph collection, approximately 1900-1930
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Weedin (Family : Weedin, Luther, 1872-1942)
- Title
- Weedin family photograph collection
- Dates
- approximately 1900-1930 (inclusive)19001930
- Quantity
- 153 photographic prints (1 box and 3 folders) ; sizes vary
- Collection Number
- PH0014
- Summary
- Photographs of the Weedin family and friends, scenes from the Coupville, Deming and Acme areas, and images related to the U.S. Immigration Service at the Washington-Canada border
- 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
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Selections from the collection can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Luther Weedin was born John Luther Weedin on November 22, 1872 in Otterville, Missouri. The Weedin family moved to Seattle when Luther Weedin was an infant. Following his schooling, Luther Weedin worked in logging on Whidby Island in his twenties. In 1897 he worked as a packer in Skagway, Alaska as part of the Alaska gold rush. On his return he was pursuaded to run for sheriff of Island County. Luther Weedin was the sheriff of Island County, Washington, 1897-1901, serving two terms and then returned to his logging buisiness. In 1907 Luther married Athaleen Harrington. Weedin then served as assessor and treasurer for the county. He was in Island County politics until 1911.The Weedin's son Harrington was born in 1912. In 1913 with proceeds from his timber operation Luther Weedin bought the Island County Abstract Business. He directed it successfully before selling it in 1921. Throughout this time Luther remained involved in politics, serving as an elector, food comissioner, member of the National Defense Comittee and finally chairman of the state Electoral College in 1920. In 1921 he was appointed U.S. Immigration Commissioner in Seattle in 1921 and served until 1933. Subsequently, he ran a title insurance business in Coupeville on Whidbey Island and also attempted a dairy business.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Photographs include portraits of Luther and Athaleen Weedin and their son Harrington; group portraits of the Coupeville chapter of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and scenes in Coupeville; the U.S. Immigration Service Border Patrol employees and buildings near the Washington-Canada border and a panorama photograph of the Annual Conference of Immigration and Naturalization Officials in Washington, D.C. Two albums depict a timber claim, cabins and cabin life, including images of people reading, playing cards, etc., near Acme or Deming, Washington.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
View the digital version of the collection
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Donor: Mrs. Inger Mathews, February 18, 1981
Processing Note
Processed by Erin Cote, 2017.
Some images were transferred out of the Washington Localities Subject file, 2014. These images are copy prints of originals that can be found in the Weedin Family Papers scrapbook (3158-002).
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
U.S. Immigration ServiceReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/1 | 1 | 1922-1933? | |
1/1 | 2 | 1922-1933? | |
1/1 | 3 | 1922-1933? | |
1/1 | 4 | 1922-1933? | |
1/1 | 5 | 1922-1933? | |
1/1 | 6 | 1922-1933? | |
1/1 | 7 | 1922-1933? | |
mapcase | |||
M271 | 8 | Panoramic formal group portrait of immigration officials
at the Annual Conference of Immigration and Naturalization Officials,
Washington D.C. Frank R. Scherer, D.C. Photo News, Washington D.C (photographer)
Written on front: Annual Conference of Immigration and
Naturalization Officials, Dept. of Labor Received by President Hoover, Dec 3-5,
1929.
|
December 1929 |
Weedin Family PhotosReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/2 | 9 | 1910? | |
1/2 | 10 | 1910? | |
1/2 | 11 | 1910-1920? | |
1/2 | 12 | 1925-1935? | |
1/2 | 13 | 1910-1930? | |
1/2 | 14 | 1910-1930? | |
1/2 | 15 | 1928? | |
1/2 | 16 | 1928? | |
1/2 | 17 | 1928? | |
1/2 | 18 | 1928 | |
1/2 | 19 | 1928 | |
1/2 | 20 | 1910-1930? |
Family PortraitsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/3 | 21 |
Portrait of Luther Weedin as a young man L.H. Seely, Everett, WA (photographer)
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1900-1910? |
1/3 | 22 | November 22, 1929 | |
1/3 | 23 | 1920-1930? | |
1/3 | 24 | 1929? | |
1/3 | 25 |
Portrait of Luther Weedin later in life J. Arthur Young, Seattle, WA (photographer)
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1930? |
1/3 | 26 |
Portrait of Albert Johnson Mezzo Studio, Tacoma, WA (photographer)
Written on front: With personal regards, Albert Johnson.
|
1924 |
1/3 | 27 | 1900? | |
1/3 | 28 |
Portrait of a middle aged Athaleen Weedin Myers, Everett, WA (photographer)
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1920? |
1/3 | 29 |
Portrait of a middle aged Athaleen Weedin James & Merrihew, Seattle & Tacoma (photographer)
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1925? |
1/3 | 30 |
Portrait of a middle aged Athaleen Weedin Zenn, Seattle (photographer)
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1930? |
1/3 | 31 |
Portrait of Harrington Weedin as a youth Bushnell, Seattle (photographer)
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1905-1915? |
box-folder:oversize | |||
XH1 | 32 | 1900-1910? | |
XH1 | 33 | 1905-1915? |
Album A , 1910?Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/4 | A1 | 1910? | |
1/4 | A2a | 1910? | |
1/4 | A2b | 1910? | |
1/4 | A3 | 1910? | |
1/4 | A4a | 1910? | |
1/4 | A4b | 1910? | |
1/4 | A5a | 1910? | |
1/4 | A5b | 1910? | |
1/4 | A6 | 1910? | |
1/4 | A7 | 1910? | |
1/4 | A8 | 1910? | |
1/4 | A9 | 1910? | |
1/4 | A10a | 1910? | |
1/4 | A10b | 1910? | |
1/4 | A11a | 1910? | |
1/4 | A11b | 1910? | |
1/4 | A12 | 1910? | |
1/4 | A13a | 1910? | |
1/4 | A13b | 1910? | |
1/4 | A14a | 1910? | |
1/4 | A14b | 1910? | |
1/4 | A15a | 1910? | |
1/4 | A15b | 1910? | |
1/4 | A16a | 1910? | |
1/4 | A16b | 1910? | |
1/4 | A17a-b | 1910? | |
1/4 | A18 | 1910? | |
1/4 | A19 | 1910? | |
1/4 | A20 | 1910? | |
1/4 | A21 | 1910? | |
1/4 | A22 | 1910? | |
1/4 | A23a-c | 1910? | |
1/4 | A23d | 1910? | |
1/4 | A24 | 1910? | |
1/4 | A25 | 1910? | |
1/4 | A26 | 1910? | |
1/4 | A27a | 1910? | |
1/4 | A27b | 1910? | |
1/4 | A28a | 1910? | |
1/4 | A28b | 1910? | |
1/4 | A29 | 1910? | |
1/4 | A30a | 1910? | |
1/4 | A30b | 1910? | |
1/4 | A31a-b | 1910? | |
1/4 | A32a | 1910? | |
1/4 | A32b | 1910? | |
1/4 | A33a | 1910? | |
1/4 | A33b | 1910? | |
1/4 | A33c | 1910? | |
1/4 | A34a,c | 1910? | |
1/4 | A34b | 1910? | |
1/4 | A35a | 1911 | |
1/4 | A35b | 1910? | |
1/4 | A36a | 1911 | |
1/4 | A36b | 1911 | |
1/4 | A37a | 1910? | |
1/4 | A37b | 1910? | |
1/4 | A38a | 1915-1925? | |
1/4 | A38b | 1915-1925? | |
1/4 | A38c | 1915-1925? | |
1/4 | A39 | 1915-1925? | |
1/4 | A40a-e | 1915-1925? | |
1/4 | A41a-c | 1915-1925? | |
1/4 | A41d | 1915-1925? | |
1/4 | A41e | 1915-1925? | |
1/4 | A42a-b | 1915-1925? | |
1/4 | A42c | Man standing in the snow, Coupeville, WA |
1915-1925? |
1/4 | A42d | 1915-1925? | |
1/4 | A42e | 1915-1925? | |
1/4 | A43a | 1915-1925? | |
1/4 | A43b | 1915-1925? | |
1/4 | A43c-e | 1915-1925? | |
1/4 | A44a-c | 1915-1925? | |
1/4 | A44d | 1915-1925? | |
1/4 | A44e | 1915-1925? | |
1/4 | A45a | 1915-1925? | |
1/4 | A45b | 1915-1925? | |
1/4 | A44c | 1915-1925? | |
1/4 | A44d | 1915-1925? |
Album BReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/5 | B1 | 1907? | |
1/5 | B2 | 1907? | |
1/5 | B3 | 1907? | |
1/5 | B4-5 | 1907? | |
1/5 | B6 | 1907? | |
1/5 | B7 | 1907? | |
1/5 | B8 | 1907? | |
1/5 | B9 | 1907? | |
1/5 | B10 | 1907? | |
1/5 | B11 | 1907? | |
1/5 | B12 | 1907? | |
1/5 | B13 | 1907? | |
1/5 | B14 | 1907? | |
1/5 | B15 | 1907? | |
1/5 | B16 | 1907? | |
1/5 | B17 | 1907? | |
1/5 | B18 | 1907? | |
1/5 | B19 | 1907? | |
1/5 | B20 | 1907? | |
1/5 | B21 | 1907? | |
1/5 | B22 | 1907? | |
1/5 | B23 | 1907? | |
1/5 | B24-25 | 1907? | |
1/5 | B26 | 1907? |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Weedin, Athaleen--Photographs
- Weedin, Harrington--Photographs
- Weedin, Luther, 1872-1942--Family--Photographs
- Weedin, Luther, 1872-1942--Friends and associates--Photographs
- Weedin, Luther, 1872-1942--Photographs
Geographical Names
- Blaine (Wash.)--Photographs
- Coupeville (Wash.)--Photographs
- Deming (Wash.)--Photographs
- Whidbey Island (Wash.)--Photographs