Lillian Clein photograph collection

Lillian Clein photograph collection, 1901-1940s

Overview of the Collection

Collector: Clein, Lillian
Title: Lillian Clein photograph collection
Dates: 1901-1940s (inclusive)
19011949
Quantity: 19 photographic prints (2 folders) ; sizes vary
Collection Number: PH1061
Summary: Events in Seattle's Jewish community such as parades, parties, and the Liberty Bell's stop in Seattle
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 required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Additional Reference Guides
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection includes photos of events in Seattle's Jewish community such as parades, parties, and the Liberty Bells displayed in Seattle.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

Forms part of the Washington State Jewish Archives.

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

Custodial History

Collected by the Washington State Jewish Historical Society.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Lillian Clein, May, 1977; October, December, 1980; February, 1981.

Processing Note

Processed by Jack Falk, Don Romero; processing completed in 2013.

Related Materials

See also the Lillian Clein papers, Manuscript Collection no. 3144, in Special Collections.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Folder	item
1	1	Two girls sitting in front of Rabinowitz's permanent sukkah at 16th Ave and Spruce Street, built in the early 1900's A sukkah is a temporary hut constructed for use during the week-long Jewish festival of Sukkot. It is topped with branches and is often decorated with autumnal, harvest or Judaic themes.	circa 1900-1910
1	2	A two-part photograph encased in plastic. Top: "Old South School," later Bailey Gatzert School. Bottom: First grade class of Old South School. At bottom of steps, sign-holder is P. Allen Rickles, and to right is Sam Clein; girl to far left in first row is Esther Clein	1901
1	3	Group of young men and women on dock, Harbor Island, Seattle	June 16, 1911
1	4	Young man playing a mandolin and woman eating watermelon at Champagne Point on Lake Washington Written on verso: Launch Party.	August 27, 1911
1	5	Group of five young men at Champagne Point on Lake Washington Written on verso: "Social Thirty" Launch Party.	August 27, 1911
1	6	Group of women at Champagne Point on Lake Washington Written on verso: "Social Thirty" Launch Party.	August 27, 1911
1	7	Group of women at Champagne Point on Lake Washington Written on verso: "Social Thirty" Launch Party.	August 27, 1911
1	8	Girls in costume on Fraternal Aid Association float for Seattle Potlatch Parade including Lillian Clein in front row on left Photo is partly hand-colored and mounted on damaged board.	circa 1911-1912
2	9	Large wheeled float with an airplane in Seattle Potlatch parade	July 22, 1912
2	10	Seattle Potlatch parade	July 22, 1912
2	11	Group of young men at Collins Playfield, Seattle Written on photo: Carnival Officials.	August, 1912
2	12	Trains of Northern Pacific Railway at Shrine Park during Shriners convention Note from donor file: Northern Pacific picnic at Shrine Park, July 15, 1915.	July 15, 1915
2	13	Liberty Bell on display in Seattle In 1915, beginning on July 4th, the Liberty Bell went on tour across the United States on its way to the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. The bell made stops in Everett, Seattle, and Tacoma on July 14, before continuing southward.	July 14, 1915
2	14	Liberty Bell on display in Seattle in front of Rolle-Barnes Company	July 14, 1915
2	15	Woman standing in front of Bikur Cholim Mackzikay Hadath synagogue in Seattle with snow on street and building	1916
2	16	Girls together for slumber party given by Esther Clein on porch of house next to Clein's Grocery, 173 16th Ave Seattle Esther Clein is third from left leaning forward.	September 23, 1916
2	17	Menorah Society at the University of Washington Included: J. Starin, Ben Levin, Sadie Michael, Rita Myer, Bess Hoffman, Reuben Lewis, Hoda Rosenberg, Herman Blumenfeld, Belle Kracower, Jeanette Taylor, Norman Clein, Rose Silver.	1920
2	18	Nathan Shuman, Sally Shuman (niece of Nathan), and Harry Shuman (nephew of Nathan) with automobile they drove on a road trip from Bellingham, Washington to New York Side of car painted with "Bellingham Wn to New York or Bust"	June, 1923
2	19	Dr. Norman Clein in Navy uniform during WWII Norman Clein is the brother of Lillian Clein.	circa 1940s

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Subject Terms

Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Personal Names

Clein, Lillian--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

Photographs

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