James A. Turner photographs

James A. Turner photographs, circa 1918-1937

Overview of the Collection

Photographer

Turner, James A. (James Aaron), 1887-1951

Title

James A. Turner photographs

Dates

circa 1918-1937 (inclusive)

Quantity

104 photographic prints (1 box) ; sizes vary

Collection Number

PH0852

Summary

Photographs chiefly of people, places, and scenes in Seattle and other areas of Washington State.

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.

Request at UW

Languages

English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

James A. Turner was a streetcar conductor in the Ballard and Fremont neighborhoods of Seattle and often photographed people and sites along his routes. Seattle began building their streetcar system in 1884, beginning with downtown routes and soon expanding to other areas of the city. The streetcars were slowly replaced by busses beginning around 1930, disappearing entirely around 1940. James Turner married Kathryn Raymond on September 3, 1927.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Photographs chiefly of the Turner family and other people, places, and scenes in Seattle and Washington State.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

Many of the loose photographs are double sided so each photo has another one glued on the back of it.

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: Fairlook Antiques, Michael Maslan, January 20, 2003 (loose prints); February 21, 2010 (album).

Processing Note

Processed by Emily Bailey; processing completed in 2011.

The album was deteriorating, so the photographs were removed. The original order was retained.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Kathryn Turner AlbumReturn to Top

The album was deteriorating, so the photographs were removed and placed in folders. The original order was retained. The album contained 85 photographs of James and Kathryn Turner with family and friends during the first six years of their marriage.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	item
1/1	1-1a	James Turner at Mt. Rainier National Park Caption on album: "My Darling" at Rainier National Park.	circa 1927
1/1	1-1b	James Turner on a forest path with his camera equipment Pasted to the back of item 1-1a.	circa 1927
1/1	1-2a-b	Kathryn Turner in a park near large tower Handwritten on page: My first date with James, May 1927.	May 1927
1/1	1-3a	James Turner and Kathryn in a park	Summer 1927
1/1	1-3b	View toward downtown Seattle and Lake Union Pasted to the back of item 1-3a.	circa 1927
1/2	1-4	Kathryn Turner's parents in front of their home Handwritten on page: Taken at home on Mother's 60th birthday, June 30th 1927.	June 30, 1927
1/2	1-5	Kathryn Turner's sister, Mary, sitting on the grass with a dog Handwritten on page: Sister Mary- 21-years-1927.	1927
1/2	1-6a-b	James and Kathryn Turner on a forest path Handwritten on page: I said "yes" to my darling, 1927 July.	July 1927
1/3	1-7a	James Turner seated with a woman on large pile of rocks with Kathryn in the background Handwritten on page: Spying on James, before we were married.	circa 1927
1/3	1-7b	Man sitting on rock wall at the edge of the water with a train passing	circa 1927
1/3	1-8a	James Turner standing at the edge of the water with what is probably his camera case on his shoulder	circa 1927
1/3	1-8b	People gathered around picnic table at North Beach Handwritten on page: Regina, Ralph and Raymonds at North Beach 1927.	circa 1927
1/3	1-9	James Turner posing in swimming attire Handwritten on page: My sweetheart thinks he'll take a dive.	circa 1927
1/4	1-10	James and Kathryn Turner surrounded by family on their wedding day Handwritten on page: My wedding at home, September 3, 1927, everybody's happy.	September 3, 1927
1/4	1-11	Photograph was missing from album Handwritten on page: flirting with my husband September 3, 1927. Grandmother Breuster 92 years old.	September 3, 1927
1/4	1-12	James and Kathryn Turner in front of their house on their wedding day. Handwritten on page: On our wedding day, September 3, 1927.	September 3, 1927
1/4	1-13	James Turner seated looking at a book with Kathryn in the background Handwritten on page: On our first anniversary September 3, 1928.	September 3, 1928
1/4	1-14	James and Kathryn Turner in Denny Park Handwritten on page: James and Kathryn, October 1927, Denny Park, Seattle.	October 1927
1/4	1-15	Kathryn Turner on a path in Woodland Park, Seattle Handwritten on page: Kathryn, 1928, Woodland Park, Seattle.	1928
1/5	1-16a	Kathryn Turner reading a book in Woodland Park, Seattle Handwritten on page: Kathryn, Woodland Park, 1927.	1927
1/5	1-16b	James Turner seated on a log in Woodland Park, Seattle Pasted to the back of item 1-16a.	1927
1/5	1-17a-b	James and Kathryn Turner in Woodland Park, Seattle Handwritten on page: January-1928.	January 1928
1/5	1-18	Young girl, Billie Pat, standing in a flower garden Handwritten on page: Billie Pat.	circa 1928
1/5	1-19	Kathryn Turner's mother and young girl, Billie Pat, standing under a tree on Mother's Day Handwritten on page: Mother and Billie Pat on Mother's Day, May 1928.	May 1928
1/6	1-20a	James Turner reading a book on the beach Handwritten on page: "My Darling" May 1928.	May 1928
1/6	1-20b	James and Kathryn Turner on a park path Pasted to the back of item 1-20a.	circa 1928
1/6	1-21a	Kathryn Turner standing under a Hawthorn tree Handwritten on page: Kathryn out by the hawthorn tree, May 1928.	May 1928
1/6	1-21b	The Helen B. Sterling docked at the Port of Seattle near Pier 40. The Helen B. Sterling is docked in front of another boat, possibly the Dorothy H. Sterling. Both ships were used in offshore lumber trade and ended their sailing careers in Australia, 1930. Pasted to the back of item 1-21a.	circa 1928
1/6	1-22a	James Turner on a ferry headed to Tacoma Handwritten on page: James escorted his wife to Tacoma, June 1928, to take part in Greenwood's Eastern Star drill team.	June 1928
1/6	1-22b	View from the harbor of the Alaska Steamship Company at Pier 2 and part of downtown Seattle. Pasted to the back of item 1-22a.	circa 1928
1/6	1-23a	Kathryn Turner on a ferry headed to Tacoma Handwritten on page: We won the honors at Grand Chapter O.E.S. competing with Spokane and Tacoma, June 1928.	June 1928
1/6	1-23b	View from Queen Anne Hill of South Lake Union Pasted to the back of item 1-23a.	circa 1928
1/6	1-24	Empty page
1/6	1-25	Kathryn Turner and friends standing near automobile on the side of Chuckanut drive in Bellingham, Washington Handwritten on page: Ralph, Regina, and Kathryn on Chuckanut drive, Bellingham, Washington. June 1928.	June 1928
1/7	1-26	View from lake near Index, Washington Handwritten on page: Pictures on the way and at Index, July 1928. We were the guests of the Nicholas.	July 1928
1/7	1-27a-b	View from the river near Index, Washington	July 1928
1/7	1-28a	Kathryn Turner	circa 1928
1/7	1-28b	Kathryn Turner and her friend, Edna Kelly. Handwritten on page: My dear friend Edna Kelly.	circa 1928
1/8	1-29a	A Seattle landscape	circa 1928
1/8	1-29b	Kathryn Turner's sister, Mary, standing with a bouquet under a tree Handwritten on page: Sisters, Mary and Kathryn, Mary 22 and Kathryn not telling.	circa 1928
1/8	1-29c	A portrait of Kathryn Turner	circa 1928
1/8	1-30	James Turner seated looking at a book with Kathryn in the background This photograph is a duplicate of 1-12. Caption on page: James and I very much in love on our 1st wedding anniversary, 1928.	September 3, 1928
1/8	1-31a-b	James and Kathryn Turner on their first anniversary Handwritten on page: Love scenes, continued on the same day.	September 3, 1928
1/9	1-32a-b	Geraldine Slater at age three Handwritten on page: Geraldine Slater. Ain't she sweet, three years old.	circa 1928
1/9	1-33a	Kathryn Turner on the beach Handwritten on page: Kathryn at beach.	undated
1/9	1-33b	Photograph was missing from album	undated
1/9	1-34a	Kathryn Turner's father and his friend looking at a car near the Turner's home Handwritten on page: Harold and Dad in front of our place, September 1928.	September 1928
1/9	1-34b	Kathryn Turner's sister, Mary, in the snow at Woodland Park Handwritten on page: Mary at Woodland Park, February 1929.	February 1929
1/10	1-35	Cecille and Geraldine Tenny on the top of the Cobb building Handwritten on page: Cecille and Geraldine Tenny on top of the Cobb Building, 1929.	1929
1/10	1-36a	Kathryn Turner in formal attire Handwritten on page: Kathryn as "Ruth" for 1929 at Greenwood Chapter, taken on Star Point Night.	1929
1/10	1-37a	View from the Gorge at Victoria, British Columbia Handwritten on page: James at the Gorge Victoria, B.C. on the 4th of July- 1929.	July 4th, 1929
1/10	1-37b	Mr. and Mrs. Cal Robeson in front of a house Handwritten on page: Mr. and Mrs. Cal Robeson.	circa 1929
1/10	1-38	Jane McCurley seated with infant twins Handwritten on page: Jane McCurley with her twins, 1929.	1929
1/11	1-39a	James Turner at Volunteer Park in Seattle James Turner at Volunteer Park, 1929.	1929
1/11	1-39b	Kathryn Turner's father at a baseball game in Woodland Park. Handwritten on page: My "Dad" at a baseball game, Woodland Park about 1920.	circa 1920
1/11	1-40	James Turner pictured with a dog Handwritten on page: James and Peggy. Two newspaper articles are also included on the page. This first is about the Greenwood chapter of the Order of Eastern Star and the second is Kathryn Turner's wedding announcement.	undated
1/11	1-41	James and Kathryn Turner on their second wedding anniversary Handwritten on page: Our second wedding anniversary, 1929.	September 3, 1929
1/11	1-42	Group of people and a child in front of a house Handwritten on page: Mr. and Mrs. Harm, Mr. and Mrs. F.E. Best and Mrs. Whitney- January 1930.	January 1930
1/12	1-43	Kathryn Turner's parents, the Raymonds, playing cards outside in yard Handwritten on page: Mother and Dad on their 40th wedding anniversary.	circa 1930
1/12	1-44	Kathryn and James Turner under a cherry blossom tree Handwritten on page: James and Kathryn still in love. The flower that blooms in the spring tra la la. 1930.	1930
1/12	1-45	Kathryn and James Turner under a cherry blossom tree Handwritten on page: James and Kathryn still in love. The flower that blooms in the spring tra la la. 1930.	1930
1/12	1-46	Kathryn seated under a tree Handwritten on page: Much adoration for my darling, three years after.	September 3, 1930
1/12	1-47	James and Kathryn Turner on their third anniversary seated under a tree Handwritten on page: Love still reigns on our third wedding anniversary, 1930.	September 3, 1930
1/13	1-48	Kathryn Turner and her friends including her sister Mary in front of a snowy house Handwritten on page: Millie, Kathryn, Clara and Mary, 1930.	1930
1/13	1-49	Kathryn Turner's sister, Mary, and her fiancé Dick Handwritten on page: Mary and Dick just before they were married, May 1931.	May 1931
1/13	1-50	Katherine Turner's mother and aunt Susie Handwritten on page: Mother and aunt Susie, June 1931.	June 1931
1/13	1-51	Kathryn Turner's aunt seated in the Turner's yard	June 1931
1/13	1-52	James Turner on a forest path Handwritten on page: "My Darling" as he looked after the result of his accident, October 31, 1931.	October 31, 1931
1/14	1-53a-b	James and Kathryn Turner at Woodland Park in the winter Handwritten on page: Kathryn and James at Woodland Park, February 1929.	February 1929
1/14	1-54a	Kathryn Turner at Lincoln Beach Handwritten on page: Kathryn at Lincoln Beach, 1928.	1928
1/14	1-55	Mrs. Lewis in front of a house Handwritten on page: Mrs. Lewis, a dear friend of Grandmother Raymonds, June 1932.	June 1932
1/14	1-56	James and Kathryn Turner seated on a log at the beach Handwritten on page: James and his sweetheart at Carrie Weimer's Summer Home, August 1931.	August 1931
1/15	1-57a	Carrie and Scott Weimer in front of their summer home at Whidbey Island Handwritten on page: Carrie and Scott Weimer at their Summer Home, Whybie Island [sic].	1931
1/15	1-57b	Group of people on the beach at Whidbey Island Handwritten on page: Dorie Chapter visits the Weimers at their Summer Home.	1931
1/15	1-58	James and Kathryn Turner sitting on a bench Handwritten on page: James and Kathryn still sweethearts, "although they may not look it," trying to sit pretty on their fourth wedding anniversary, 1931.	September 3, 1931
1/15	1-59	Photograph was missing from album Caption on page: Kathryn takes part in "play" given by Greenwood O.E.S., November 11, 1931.	November 11, 1931
1/15	1-60a	Kathryn Turner at Volunteer Park Caption on page: Kathryn at Volunteer Park, May 1932.	May 1932
1/15	1-60b	Kathryn Turner's father and his friend in front of a car Caption on page: Dear Old Dad, Harold, and Peggy enjoying a beautiful Fall day.	1928
1/15	1-60c	Mill along railroad track	circa 1928
1/15	1-61	Mrs. Tenny and her daughter seated in a garden Caption on page: My dear Mrs. Tenny and her darling daughter Geraldine at home, June 1932.	June 1932
1/16	1-62a	Kathryn Turner in front of the Turner home Caption on page: Kathryn takes off for work, July 1932.	July 1932
1/16	1-62b	Mrs. Brewster in Port Angeles Caption on page: Grandmother Brewster long, long ago at Port Angeles.	undated
1/16	1-63a	James and Kathryn Turner seated on a park bench Caption on page: The dear Turners on their fifth wedding anniversary 1932.	September 3, 1932
1/16	1-63b	Kathryn Turner in front of a house Caption on page: Again The Old Girl starts out to make a dollar. She has a hidden secret. Caption on vertical side of page: Kathryn is happy about something, I wonder what???	1932
1/16	1-64	Empty page
1/16	1-65a	Parked cars with Mt. Rainier in the background Caption on page: Mt. Rainier as it looked October 4th 1932 at 5 o'clock. Mary Kelly, Ruby Kelly, Mother and I returning from our wonderful trip to Yakima.	October 4, 1932
1/16	1-65b	The Turners and their friends in front of the Kelly home in Port Angeles At Edna Kelly's Summer home, Port Angeles.	undated
1/17	1-66	Kathryn Turner with her newborn son James Jr. Caption on photograph: James Jr. at 6 weeks of age. Caption on page: Telling his mother the whole truth. Nothing But.	1933
1/17	1-67	Kathryn Turner with her newborn son James Jr. Caption on page: The Blessed Event: Kathryn holding her own James Jr. born January 10th 1933, Tuesday at 10:20.	February 1933
1/17	1-68	Kathryn Turner's parents, the Raymonds, in front of their home Caption on page: Mother and Dad at home June-1927.	June 1927
1/17	1-69a	Kathryn Turner's father's grave with flowers Caption on page: Father's flowers. He passed away October 23, 1932. Sunday morning at 8:30. Over 50 bouquets of flowers.	1932
1/17	1-69b	Kathryn Turner's parents with her sister Mary and her newborn daughter Caption on page: Mother, Mary and Dorthy, 2 months old. Dad at his son's Lieut. Raymond's home in Fort Lewis, Washington just two weeks to the day before he passed away.	1932
1/17	1-70	Kathryn Turner in front of a home holding her young son James Jr.	circa 1934

Photographs of Turner family and Seattle scenesReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Double-sided photographs- These are photographs that are glued back to back
Box/Folder	item
1/18	2a	James Turner and a young woman on house steps, possibly a Turner family member	circa 1920s
1/18	2b	Large ship on water	circa 1918
1/18	3a	City neighborhood and landscape	circa 1918
1/18	3b	Girl, possibly a Turner family member, standing near water in swim attire with Fremont Bridge in background.	circa 1918
1/18	4a	Two young women with flowers in field, possibly Turner family members.	circa 1918
1/18	4b	Fisher Flouring Mills Company and ship at waterfront on Harbor Island, WA. The Fisher family went on to form the KOMO radio station.	circa 1916
1/18	5a	Large ship on water with smoke coming out of smokestacks	circa 1918
1/18	5b	Four women, possibly Turner family members on beach wearing kelp dresses. caption on photo: Ollie, Madge, Mom, Marian	circa 1918
1/18	6a	View from water of Stimson Mill, Fremont Bridge, and Bleitz Funeral Parlor	circa 1921
1/18	6b	Two young women, possibly Turner family members, at the locks	circa 1918
1/18	7a	View of city, Lake Union, and Liberty Ships Liberty Ships were a type of vessel built during World War II.	circa 1918
1/18	7b	Two young women on bridge wall, possibly Turner family members.	circa1918
1/18	8a	Seattle waterfront view	circa 1918
1/18	8b	Woman in flower garden in front of house, possibly Turner family member.	circa 1918
1/18	9a	Woman conductor on street car in Fremont.	circa 1918
1/18	9b	Ship at Fremont The photo is cut in half	circa 1918
Box/Folder	item
1/19	10	James Turner sitting on a bench with wife, Kathryn, and son, James Jr. This photograph was with the album.	circa 1937
1/19	11	Two women beneath a tree, possibly Turner or Raymond family members This photograph was with the album.	circa 1920s
1/20	12	Lake Washington canal locks Caption on matboard: "The Spill Way." Lake Washington Canal Locks.	circa 1920s
1/20	13	Etruria apartment building	circa 1910s-1920s

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Personal Names

Turner, James A. (James Aaron), 1887-1951--Photographs

Geographical Names

Seattle (Wash.)--Photographs
Washington (State)--Photographs

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