David and Hazel Smith photograph albums

David and Hazel Smith photograph albums, circa 1905-1916

Overview of the Collection

Collector: Smith, David
Title: David and Hazel Smith photograph albums
Dates: circa 1905-1916 (inclusive)
19001915
Quantity: 148 photographic prints; 2 albums plus loose photographs (1 box) ; sizes vary
Collection Number: PH0124
Summary: Photographs of Seattle and Tacoma, including parks and regrade operations, and of travel to Wyoming, Minnesota, Colorado, and Mexico, 1909-1910
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: The collection is open to the public.
Additional Reference Guides
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Photographs of the Smith's travels to Mexico, Wyoming, Colorado, and other places; Seattle and Tacoma parks (Woodland, Volunteer, Point Defiance); Mount Rainier; Portland; and streetcars in Seattle. Some more notable photographs include: Curtiss Airship, Tacoma (1910); SteamerPrincess Maywrecked August 5, 1910; streetcar for the Seattle-Everett Line (July 1910); auto meet, Meadows, Seattle; Mount Rainier climbing expeditions; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway, Colorado; hydraulic pressure used in Seattle regrades; Interurban bridge on the Seattle-Everett Line.

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Restrictions on Use

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Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donor: David and Hazel Smith via Eleanor H. Toews, archivist for the Seattle Public Schools; received in 1987.

Processing Note

Processed by Mark Mulder, 2012, Kevin Bicknell, 2013.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Album 1Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	item
1	1-1	Hiking group gathered on Mt. Rainier	June 1909
1	1-2	Ships at dock near logs in water, possibly Portland, Oregon Caption on photo: Upper Harbor.	undated
1	1-3	SteamerPrincess Maywrecked on some rocks near the shore of Sentinal Island, Alaska	August 5, 1910
1	1-4	City Hall, Portland, Oregon	undated
1	1-5	Landscape with trees and a building at Woodland Park, Seattle, Washington	August 1910
1	1-6	View down Morrison Street, Portland, Oregon Caption on photo: Looking West on Morrison Street From Fifth.	undated
1	1-7a	Three boys sitting on ground Written on page: Triplets.	undated
1	1-7b	Boats in harbor Written on page: Australia.	undated
1	1-8	Library in Portland, Oregon : Collotype photograph	undated
1	1-9a	Man with a walking stick and a dog standing in snow on Mt Rainier	June 1909
1	1-9b	Mountains near Yucca, Arizona	undated
1	1-10	Hotel Portland	undated
1	1-11	Conductors and group of people in front of streetcar X50 on the Seattle - Everett line	July 1910
1	1-12	U.S. custom house in Portland, Oregon	undated
1	1-13a	A group of people and automobiles at an auto meet at Meadows Race Track in Seattle Caption on photo: Auto Meet and Meadows Seattle In the first decade of the twentieth century, The Meadows Race Track, south of Georgetown along the Duwamish River, was the premier venue in the Northwest for horse racing. The one-mile dirt track also saw the Northwest's first automobile race in 1905 and its first demonstration of the airplane in 1910.	circa 1905-1909
1	1-13b	Post office building, Des Moines, Iowa	1905
1	1-14	Union Depot building, Portland, Oregon	undated
1	1-15	Landscape of a shoreline with trees on Lake Washington, Seattle	undated
1	1-16	Mount Saint Helens Caption on photo: Mount St. Helens from Lava Fields.	undated
1	1-17a	Two women and a man swimming, likely in Long Lake, Minnesota Written on page: Mrs S and Mr S. Written in pencil on photograph: Alice.	undated
1	1-17b	Five people on a boat, two men smoking pipes Written on page: Mrs S and Mr S.	undated
1	1-17c	Two people on an enclosed porch Written on page: In camp at Long Lake Minn.	undated
1	1-18	Residential street in Portland, Oregon Caption on photo: King Street Residencies.	undated
1	1-19a	Five people standing in front of a house in Long Lake, Minnesota Written on page: Summer cottag [sic] at Long Lake.	undated
1	1-19b	Five people in a row boat, likely on Long Lake, Minnesota Written on page: The Bathing Suit Brigade.	undated
1	1-19c	Three men on a sail boat with paddles, Long Lake, Minnesota	undated
1	1-20	Shoot the Chutes at The Oaks amusement park, Portland, Oregon The Oaks, now known as Oaks Park, is one of the oldest continuously operating amusement parks in the United States. Opened in 1905, The Oaks was originally intended to attract visitors during Portland's Lewis and Clark Exposition.	undated
1	1-21	A path with some bushes and trees in Madrona Park, Seattle, Washington	August 1910
1	1-22	Docked ships, lumber mills, and logs on a river in Portland, Oregon. Caption on photo: Lumber Industry at Portland.	undated
1	1-23	Landscape of trees on a hill in Madrona Park, Seattle, Washington	1910
1	1-24	Landscape of Willamette Falls, Oregon City, Oregon	undated
1	1-25a	A group climbing Mount Rainier, Washington	undated
1	1-25b	Four people posing on Mount Rainier, Washington	undated
1	1-26	Corbett Building and the Wells Fargo Building in Portland, Oregon	undated
1	1-27a	A group climbing Mount Rainier, Washington	undated
1	1-27b	Landscape of a meadow on Mount Rainier, Washington	undated
1	1-28a	Statue of two Native American men in Washington Park, Portland, Oregon The statue is titled: The Coming of the White Man.	undated
1	1-28b	Statue of Sacajawea in Washington Park, Portland, Oregon	undated
1	1-29a	A group of hikers and climbers on a glacier field on Mount Rainier, Washington	undated
1	1-29b	A ptarmigan standing on a rock on Mount Rainier, Washington	undated
1	1-30	West Side and East Side High schools in Portland, Oregon	undated
1	1-31	A trail and bench in Woodland Park, Seattle, Washington Smith (photographer) Written on photo: Woodland Park 8-10.	August 1910
1	1-32	Collage with scenes around City Park, Portland, Oregon Historical note: City Park is now Washington Park.	undated
1	1-33	A trail in the woods with a large tree stump and a telephone pole in Woodland Park, Seattle, Washington	August 1910
1	1-34	A bridge and two people in Woodland Park, Seattle, Washington Smith (photographer)	circa 1910
1	1-35a	Volunteer Park with a statue of William H. Seward in Seattle, Washington	circa 1910
1	1-35b	The Observatory in Volunteer Park, Seattle, Washington	undated
1	1-36a	Five houses on 15th Avenue, probably Seattle, Washington	undated
1	1-36b	A pond, trees, and a sidewalk or path in Volunteer Park, Seattle, Washington	undated
1	1-37	Three women standing on the porch of a house Caption on photo: Sykes 10-30-10	October 30, 1910
1	1-38a	A train on a hill covered in large stones or boulders Written on photo: Mt. Lowe Cal. Note in pencil: [No - Manitou & Pike's Peak Ry, Colorado, RHE 2-4-87]. This note was written by previous librarian Richard H. Engemann.	undated
1	1-38b	Train tracks surrounded by trees with a mountain in the background Written on photo: On Mt. Lowe Cal. Note in pencil: [No - Manitou & Pike's Peak Ry, Colorado, RHE 2-4-87]. This note was written by previous librarian Richard H. Engemann.	undated
1	1-39a	Landscape of water and a rocky cliff	undated
1	1-39b	Landscape of water, hills, and beaches with trees	undated
1	1-39c	Nine buildings on the water with hills in the background	undated
1	1-39d	Landscape of mountains and water	undated
1	1-40a	Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park	undated
1	1-40b	Nine ostriches behind a fence	undated
1	1-41a	Five buildings and a group of people on a beach, taken from the water	undated
1	1-41b	Landscape of a hill covered in trees with a beach at the bottom	undated
1	1-41c	Landscape of a hill covered in trees	undated
1	1-42	Three buffalo laying on the ground in Yellowstone National Park	undated
1	1-43a	An Alaska Northern Railway train with mountains in the background	undated
1	1-43b	A building on a street corner Signs on buildings: Copper Block, Steam Heated Rooms, and Buffet.	undated
1	1-43c	A man working on an Alaska Railway Company train Letters on car: A. N. Ry. Co. A24.	undated
1	1-44	Landscape of Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park	undated
1	1-45a	Woman sitting on a rocking chair reading a book	undated
1	1-45b	Man sitting in a rocking chair reading a newspaper	undated
1	1-46	Seven buildings in a valley from above in Yellowstone National Park	undated
1	1-47a	Table with places set and furniture against the wall	undated
1	1-47b	A fireplace and piano	undated
1	1-48a	A man in a forest standing by a possible mine entrance Caption on photo: Looks lonesome dont [sic] it?	undated
1	1-48b	A woman in a dress and a large hat leaning on a fence Written on photo: Ruby.	undated
1	1-49a	Interior of a bedroom	undated
1	1-49b	A group of people standing on a bridge with people swimming and canoeing below	undated
1	1-50a	Two men, one with his arm around the other Caption on photo: Just Cousins.	undated
1	1-50b	A woman wearing a hat Written on photo: May.	undated
1	1-50c	Three women posing Caption on photo: Three Nice Girls From Spokane WA.	undated
1	1-51a	An old woman with hands folded, looking down	undated
1	1-51b	A house surrounded by trees	undated
1	1-52a	A woman tied to a tree or pole laughing Written on photo: Aint she a dinger. Written on page: She had no money so we tied her up.	undated
1	1-52b	A man sitting in an automobile	undated
1	1-53a	Four people standing on the porch of a house	undated
1	1-53b	An old woman sitting in a wicker chair	undated
1	1-54a	The Empress Hotel, Victoria, British Columbia	undated
1	1-54b	A man standing on a sidewalk next to a snow bank	undated
1	1-55	A snowy night on 2nd Avenue, Seattle, Washington	1916
1	1-56	Landscape of trees in Woodland Park, Seattle, Washington	circa 1910
1	1-57a	A large building, possibly a house, surrounded by trees	undated
1	1-57b	A group of houses surrounded by trees	undated
1	1-58a	A landscape of trees, plants, and a path from Woodland Park, Seattle, Washington	undated
1	1-58b	A landscape of trees, plants, and a path from Woodland Park, Seattle, Washington	undated
1	1-59	Six people standing in front of a building, possibly a house	undated
1	1-60	Landscape of trees and a path, Woodland Park, Seattle, Washington	circa 1910
1	1-61	Two people seated at a table, outside	undated
1	1-62	The Surrey Residence in Rainier Beach, Washington	undated
1	1-63a	Two men standing on a sidewalk	undated
1	1-63b	A woman sitting on the ground, laughing	undated
1	1-64	Two men fishing in a river in the Olympic Mountains, Washington	undated
1	1-65a	A building on a dock with canoes and row boats	undated
1	1-65b	A man sitting on steps smoking a pipe	undated
1	1-66	Men with hoses spraying water on a hill during the Seattle Regrade Written on photo: Hydraulic pressure used in Seattle regrades.	undated
1	1-67a	Two men standing together and a woman sitting on a bench	undated
1	1-67b	A man and a woman sitting in grass with an open umbrella next to them	undated
1	1-68a	Unidentifiable overexposed photo	undated
1	1-68b	Two women, one dressed in furs, standing in front of a building	undated
1	1-68c	Two people looking over a snowbank	undated
1	1-68d	Snow covered trees and street light	undated
1	1-69a	Snowy street, likely Seattle, Washington	undated
1	1-69b	Snowy street with Volunteer Park Observation Tower in background, Seattle, Washington	undated

Album 2Return to Top

The Front and back covers of the album are made of leather. The front cover is decorated with a leaf and flower design and the word "Mexico." The back cover has a similar leaf design and the name "David."

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	item
1/1	2-1	Group of mothers with babies in a church Written on page: Clinic of native women where we teach the mothers how to keep their babies well and how to care for the sick ones. This is part of my "Mothers Congress" work here. Miss Ayers a missionary for 22 years is on the left. [Illeg].	undated
1/1	2-2a	Group of people at Juanita Bay on Lake Washington	July 4, 1910
1/1	2-2b	Three women and a man at Juanita Bay on Lake Washington	July 4, 1910
1/1	2-3a	Men, women and child near the Vega Canal, Mexico City, Mexico Written on page: Near Vega Canal. How do you like my native friends.	undated
1/1	2-3b	Man in a large Mexican hat with a woman seated in the background. Written on page: Isn't he beautiful.	undated
1/1	2-4a	Two women and three men sitting on a bridge at Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, WA	May 1910
1/1	2-4b	Two women and three men standing on a bridge at Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, WA	May 1910
1/1	2-5a	Man dressed in white on a bridge in Cuernavaca, Mexico	undated
1/1	2-5b	Building with flags Written on page: In Veracruz. Taken when Dean was there to fish	undated
1/1	2-6a	Men climbing a wooden structure at Point Defiance, Tacoma, WA	May 1910
1/1	2-6b	Man and two women posing for a photo at Point Defiance, Tacoma, WA	May 1910
1/1	2-7a	Family posing outside a house of straw and wood, probably at Vega Canal	undated
1/1	2-7b	Family posing for photo Written on page: The whole "Drum" family. We ate our dinner in this summer house. Below is our picnic party up the Vega Canal. These people are from Iowa.	undated
1/1	2-8a	View of a fire engine and car on C Street in Tacoma, WA	May 1910
1/1	2-8b	Fire engine and crowd of people, Tacoma, WA	May 1910
1/1	2-9a	Chairs and table on a hotel porch, probably at Lake Chapala, Mexico.	undated
1/1	2-9b	Group of people on a road with banana trees, probably Lake Chapala, Mexico Written on page: Banana Lane entrance to Hotel at Lake Chapella [sic].	undated
1/1	2-10	Landscape of a path through a forest Written on page: Jones.	undated
1/1	2-11a	Dock and beach on the Gulf of Mexico Written on page: Gulf of Mexico at Veracruz.	undated
1/1	2-11b	Return of the hunter from a morning shoot near Lake Chapala.	undated
1/1	2-12a	Group of men and women having a picnic in East Seattle	May 1, 1910
1/1	2-12b	Fidelity Bank building, Tacoma, WA	undated
1/1	2-13a	Man turtle fishing in the Gulf of Mexico	undated
1/1	2-13b	Men catching a turtle in the Gulf of Mexico	undated
1/1	2-14a	Photo taken from a Seattle-Tacoma line train on the Interurban Bridge at Renton Junction Written on page: Note 3rd Rl Going 45 Mi Per Hr.	undated
1/1	2-14b	SteamboatUraniaon Lake Washington TheUraniawas built in Seattle in 1907. Owned by the Anderson Steamboat Company, she was 85 feet long and carried passengers on Lake Washington between Kenmore, Juanita and Madison Parks. TheUraniaburned and sank off Houghton, a neighborhood of Kirkland,WA, on February 12, 1914.	May 1, 1910
1/1	2-15a	Group of men and Curtiss Airship, Tacoma, WA Written on page: Wgt 500lb; 50 H.P.; Engn 150 lbs.	March 18, 1910
1/1	2-15b	Curtiss Airship Charles K. Hamilton, nicknamed the "Crazy Man of the Air," performed a series of aviation demonstrations from March 11-13, 1910 at the Meadows Racetrack just south of the center of Seattle, part of what is now the Boeing airfield. His flight on March 11 was the first in Washington State. During this series of demonstrations, he crashed his CurtissReims Racerinto a pond at the track. Suffering only minor injuries, Hamilton returned to the track on that Monday, March 14th to perform two free air shows. He then went to Tacoma, WA, where he was hired by Tallman-Thompson Co., Inc. to take a birds-eye photo of the city. Tallman-Thompson, located at 111 So. 10th, was the owner of Lakewood Subdivisions. The company owned 3,000 lots in Lakewood, being sold at $125 each and up. The company had 5,000 18x24 copies of the aerial view printed up and gave them away as promotion. Hamilton then made his way to Vancouver, BC, and later Spokane, WA, where he performed another series of aviation demonstrations from April 1-3. He ended his tour of the Northwest with a series of demonstrations on Mercer Island in early April.	March 18, 1910
1/1	2-16a	Steamboat, likelyUrania, at Juanita Bay, Lake Washington	July 3 or 4, 1910
1/1	2-16b	Three men at a picnic at Juanita Bay, Lake Washington	July 3 or 4, 1910
1/1	2-17a	D.P. Smith, Grace Riley, Clara Tuttle, Ruby Maynard, and Cris Consback seated on grass at Wrights Park, Tacoma, WA	undated
1/1	2-17b	Paradise Falls, Mt. Rainier Written on page: Out of Tacoma.	June 28, 1909
1/1	2-18	Men posing, one with his arm around the other Written on page: Me & Him. Second photo missing on page. Written on page: Him & Him; Another Smith.	July 4, 1910
1/1	2-19	Clara Tuttle, Nora Prucia, Effie Riley, and D. P. Smith at a picnic in East Seattle Written on page: Bob shot this one. Second photo missing on page. Written on page: Me; May - 1- 1910 Picnic East Seattle.	May 1, 1910
1/1	2-20a	Group of men and women sitting on the beach at Juanita Bay, Lake Washington	July 4, 1910
1/1	2-20b	Group of men and women standing on the beach at Juanita Bay, Lake Washington	July 4, 1910
1/1	2-21a	Two women, a man, and a child posing on a balcony. Sign on building: Consulado General de la Republica de El Salvador.	undated
1/1	2-21b	Four men seated at Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, WA Written on page: Dave Barnett - Bob Bouten - Dick & George Kevselo on Rock.	undated
1/1	2-22a	Four men sitting on tree limbs, Portland, Oregon Written on page: Gibbs Boys & Self.	June or July 1910
1/1	2-22b	Post Office building, Des Moines, IA Written on page: Old - Neg.	undated
1/1	2-22c	Bear in a cage at the Point Defiance Zoo, Tacoma, WA	undated

Photographs, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	item
1/2	3	Man seated on the fender of an automobile while a woman sits inside	undated
1/2	4	Women posing in front of an automobile Signs in background: Rainier National Park Co. and Refreshments Waiting Room.	undated
1/2	5	Women seated in a room Written on back: Thompsons.	August 20, 1916
1/2	6	Woman standing in front of an automobile	undated
1/2	7	Woman standing in front of an automobile with people seated inside	undated
1/2	8	People in an automobile	undated
1/2	9	Business card for Da Costa & Smith automobile care	undated
1/2	10	Poem sent to Mrs. Stella Hillis from Dr. H.H. Canfield	May 21, 1946

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