Washington and Oregon photograph album, circa 1890-1905

Overview of the Collection

Title
Washington and Oregon photograph album
Dates
circa 1890-1905 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 album (23 photographic prints; sizes vary)
1 business card
Collection Number
PH0184
Summary
Photographs of Tacoma buildings and locations, Madison Beach Pavilion in Seattle, ships in Portland, Oregon harbor, and Oregon scenic views
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

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Languages
English

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23 photographs in one album depict buildings and locations in Tacoma, including St. Peter's Episcopal Church and the Tacoma tideflats; the Madrona Beach Pavilion in Seattle; views of ships in the Portland harbor, including the sailing ships Badger and Adams ; the steamer Flyer at dock; and Oregon views, including Rooster Rock on the Columbia River near Corbett, and Multnomah Falls. Images of people include a photo of a woman seated at a desk labeled "myself," who is presumably the creator of the album, and photos of a group of young men and women at a pier and at a railway yard. Also included is a business card for Harmony House in Tacoma.

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Acquisition Information

Donor: Kay Fiddler, 1987.

Processing Note

Processed by Cristina D. Linclau, 2009; processed by Elizabeth Russell, 2010.

Because many of the photographs were falling out of the album, 22 photographs were removed from the album, sleeved and stored in a separate envelope.

In addition, a number of images had previously fallen out or been removed from the album. These pages are included in the inventory in order to document the original captions.

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Container(s) Description Dates
Folder item
1 1 Steamer Flyer at either Northern Pacific Wharf, Tacoma or Commercial Dock, Seattle
The Flyer ran between Tacoma and Seattle from 1890 to 1918. The steamer was built circa 1890, and it traveled nearly two million miles on the Seattle to Tacoma route before being extensively rebuilt in 1918. After the rebuilding, the steamer was renamed the Washington. After wartime service, she was retained by the Puget Sound Navigation Company for another decade as a spare boat and in special excursion service.
circa 1890-1905
1 2 Western Washington Hospital for the Insane at Fort Steilacoom
Fort Steilacoom ceased to be a military base in 1868. In 1871, the Hospital for the Insane was established there for the mentally ill residents of Washington Territory. In 1888, the building became Western Washington Hospital for the Insane. In 1915, it became Western State Hospital, as it remains today. The Fort Steilacoom hospital is arguably the second oldest surviving institution in the state.
circa 1890-1905
1 3 Blank page
Presumably once contained a photo that is now missing.
1 4 Masted ship at dock circa 1890-1905
1 5 Blank page
Presumably once contained a photo that is now missing.
1 6 Front view of St. Peter's Church, Tacoma
This church at 2910 N. Starr St., was built in 1873, and is now Tacoma's oldest surviving building. The ivy visible here had consumed the church tower by the end of the 19th century.
circa 1890-1905
1 7 Side view of St. Peter's Church, Tacoma, with view of N. Starr St. and Puget Sound circa 1890-1905
1 8 Tideflats, probably in Tacoma, with a lumber processing plant in the background
Lumber yard is possibly the St. Paul and Tacoma Logging Co., which built a sawmill near the Tacoma tideflats in 1889.
circa 1890-1905
1 9 Front view of a two-story wood frame house circa 1890-1905
1 10 Crowd gathered in front to three-story building with ladder leading to window
Faint image in foreground is possibly a fireman. A bicycle is also visible in the foreground.
circa 1890-1905
1 11 Madison Street Pavilion at Madison Beach, Seattle circa 1890-1905
1 12 Wooden house with picket fence in front
Overexposed.
circa 1890-1905
1 13 Woman wearing a hat topped with flowers, standing on a lawn circa 1890-1905
1 14 Group of four women and five men on a pier
Badly overexposed photograph. Inked.
circa 1890-1905
1 15 Group of five women and three men posed in front of a steam locomotive numbered 347
Steam locative number 347 was a class E-3 10-wheeler built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1890. This locomotive was probably on a Northern Pacific Railroad train. Badly overexposed photograph.
circa 1890-1905
1 16 U.S.S. Badger moored in Portland, Oregon with clock tower of Union Station in background
Caption: Training Ship Badger. This auxiliary cruiser was commissioned by the U.S. Navy in 1898 as part of the North Patrol Squadron. The cruiser took part in the blockade of Cuba. In 1899, the cruiser was transferred to the Pacific coast. Between August 1899 and October 6, 1899, the cruiser was used by the Oregon and California Naval Militia for training voyages along the Pacific coast. Among the known ports of call of the Badger are Portland and Astoria, in Oregon and Eureka and San Francisco in California. The ship was taken out of commission on October 31, 1899 and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on March 23, 1900, then becoming the property of the War Department on April 7, 1900. Union Station was finished in 1896.
circa 1899
1 17 Steamboat at dock in Portland with Union Station clock tower visible to the right
Caption: China Ship Columbia.
circa 1896-1905
1 18 Three-masted warship U.S.S. Adams moored in Portland
The USS Adams was a U.S. Navy training ship that sailed to Hawaii from May to June 1899. The Adams' first stop on returning to the west coast of North America was Port Angeles, Washington on July 13, 1899. A week later, she sailed up the Canadian coast. The training ship entered San Francisco on July 26, 1899.
circa 1899
1 19 Rooster Rock, on the Columbia River near Corbett, Oregon
Caption: Rooster Rock. Photograph taken from deck of boat.
circa 1890-1905
1 20 Visitors to Multnomah Falls in spring or summer
Man with bowler and man carrying camera tripod over his shoulder in foreground. Two women wearing white are in distance.
circa 1890-1905
1 21 Missing photograph as of October 2009
Caption: Our House.
undated
1 22 Missing photograph as of October 2009
Caption: Part of Our Front Room.
undated
1 23a Woman wearing hat trimmed with fabric around the crown circa 1890-1905
1 23b A young woman wearing glasses and a hat trimmed with dark ribbon
This woman is likely the creator of the album.
circa 1890-1905
1 24 Woman seated at a desk, next to a telephone
Caption: Myself. This is the same woman pictured in 23b, likely the album's creator.
circa 1890-1905
1 25 Three-masted sailing ship and three junks in Hong Kong Harbor
Written on verso: Sunset Hong Kong Harbor.
circa 1890-1905
1 26 Man in train conductor's uniform, holding a cigar
Written on verso: This is a little to dark.
circa 1890-1905
1 27 Business card for The Harmony House, 1149 1-2 C Street, Tacoma
Printed on verso is a joke about a Dakota newspaperman, credited to "Ex." The Harmony House in Tacoma is listed in the 1903-04 and 1905-06 Tacoma directories, but is not listed in prior directories. The proprietor of the Harmony House is named as Vinton Kinkade in the 1903-04 Tacoma directory, and named as Mrs. Vinton Kinkade in the 1905-06 directory.
circa 1903-1905

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Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographs

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Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)