John P. Soule photograph album

John P. Soule photograph album, 1897-1900

Overview of the Collection

Photographer: Soule, John P.
Title: John P. Soule photograph album
Dates: 1897-1900 (inclusive)
18971900
Quantity: 42 photographs (1 box) ; various sizes
Collection Number: PH0867
Summary: Photographs of Soule home in Seattle, including images of family and friends, of the Lake Washington bicycle path, Native American canoes and campsites and other Seattle scenes
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 be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Additional Reference Guides
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

John P. Soule was born on October 16, 1828 in Phillips, Maine. Soule worked as a photographer in Boston from around 1859 until 1882 when he traveled west photographing in Colorado and Utah along the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad and in Salt Lake City. In 1888, John Soule moved to Seattle, where he continued to work as a photographer. Soule photographed the aftermath of Seattle Fire of 1889 and the rebuilding thereafter. He continued to live in Seattle, occasionally making photographs of the growing city, until his death in 1904.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Album of photographs by John P. Soule, including images of Soule, his wife Mary and his sister-in-law, Mrs. McAlpin, at the Soule home in Seattle; Lake Washington bicycle path; downtown Seattle; the USS Iowa in drydock; and Native American canoes and campsite on the shore.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

The collection consists of an album and four loose photographs. It appears that two of those photographs probably fell out of the album.

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

Source: Chuck Hayes; 2007.

Processing Note

Processed by Jennifer Hawkins, 2010.

Accessioned as PH2009-005.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

AlbumReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
item
1-3	Soule home at 1353 32nd Ave South, Seattle, WA	1899-1900
4	Man (probably John Soule) on steps of Soule home, 1353 32nd Ave South, Seattle, WA	1899-1900
5	Man (probably John Soule) standing near pampas grass at Soule home, Seattle, WA	November 7, 1900
6	Man (probably John Soule) on steps of Soule home, Seattle, WA	1899-1900
7	Mrs. Mary Soule and her sister Mrs. McAlpin in front of Soule home, Seattle, WA	1899-1900
8	Mrs. McAlpin in yard of Soule home, Seattle, WA	1899-1900
9-10b	Plants in yard of Soule home, Seattle, WA	1899-1900
11-12	Mrs. Mary Soule and her sister, Mrs. McAlpin at edge of lake	1899-1900
13	Group on picnic at Mercer Island Group probably includes John Soule and wife. It also includes a Chinese man who may be a servant.	1899-1900
14	Mount Rainier Stamped on verso: Mt. Rainier from Seattle, Wash. Copyright 1897 by J.P. Soule.	1897
15	Blank page (photograph has fallen out) Photograph 39 or 40 probably belongs on this page.
16	First Avenue looking north from Yesler Way, including Merchants National Bank and the Pioneer Building, Seattle	1899-1900
17	First Avenue S. looking north from Main Street, Seattle	1899-1900
18	Second Avenue, Seattle	1899-1900
19	Snoqualmie Falls	1899-1900
20	U.S. BattleshipIowain Puget Sound dry dock	1899-1900
21	Native Americans in canoe at shore, Seattle	1899-1900
22-23	Canoes and tents at Native American camp along the shore near the Centennial Mill Company, Seattle	1899-1900
24	Native American woman seated in front of tent weaving basket	1899-1900
25	Native American man holding carvings with two women working on baskets near canoes and tent at Native American camp along the shore, Seattle	1899-1900
26	Lake Washington bicycle path	1899-1900
27-32	Women with bicycles along the Lake Washington bicycle path Photograph 28 is loose in the album.	1899-1900
33	Man with bicycle along the Lake Washington bicycle path	1899-1900
34	Bicycle and view of lake along the Lake Washington bicycle path	1899-1900
35-36	Woman and bicycle along the Lake Washington bicycle path	1899-1900
37	Two boys sitting on horse-drawn hay wagon	1899-1900
38	Large pile of salmon caught at Seattle	1899-1900

Loose photosReturn to Top

These photographs were found loose in the back of the album. Two of them have glue marks indicating that they may have come off of an album page.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
item
39	View of Lake Washington This photograph may have been on page 15 of the album	1899-1900
40	Steamships at Pacific Coast Company dock and view of Seattle from waterfront This photograph may have been on page 15 of the album	1899-1900
41	Two houses on Broadway Written on verso: Our old Broadway home on the left--and on the right the new double house that I built last summer	1899-1900
42	Residential area of Seattle	1899-1900

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