Edward Baker Scriven photograph collection

Edward Baker Scriven photograph collection, 1916-1951

Overview of the Collection

Collector: Scriven, Edward Baker
Title: Edward Baker Scriven photograph collection
Dates: 1916-1951 (inclusive)
19161951

1916-1918, 1934-1941 (bulk)
19161941
Quantity: Photograph album containing 248 photographs and 22 loose photographs (1 box) ; various sizes
Collection Number: PH0781
Summary: Photographs taken by mainly Edward Baker Scriven while serving in the First World War, as well as photographs of his time with the Seattle Civic Opera and the Ralston Male Chorus
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

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Edward Baker Scriven (1896-1970) was born in Newark, New Jersey. He attended the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, and served in France during World War I (ca. 1917-1918). After the war ended (1918-1919) Scriven appeared in France with an entertainment troupe at RSO shows. He moved to Seattle, Washington, in 1924. He worked as a contractor in Seattle and was the vice-president of F.T. Crowe & Co. a building specialty firm. He also served as the president of the Seattle Construction Council. He became a member of the Ralston Club's Male Chorus in about 1930 and was also an active member of the Seattle Civic Opera. Scriven appeared as a baritone inMignon(Giarno, 1934),Romeo and Juliet(Benvolio, 1935),Lucia Di Lammermoor(Bide the Bent, 1937), andThe Merry Widow(Baron Popoff, 1942), as well as several others.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection consists of photographs depicting scenes of WWI in Europe as well as photographs from the Seattle Civic Opera and the Ralston Male Chorus.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

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

Donor: Mrs. Edward Baker Scriven, March 15, 1971

Processing Note

Processed by Marion Brown, 2008; Erin Mettling, 2011

The album cover had deteriorated, so the pages were foldered and the album order retained.

Transferred from the Edward Baker Scriven Papers, Acc. No. 1562, 1990.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

World War I AlbumReturn to Top

This part of the collection consists of 80 pages from an album with 248 photographs from WWI Europe, probably taken by Edward B. Scriven while serving there. A series of 40 numbered photographs items 1-39/1-178 were probably made by an official photographer for either the military or a newspaper.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	item
1/1	1-1a	Train in snow Caption on page: On way to Jacksonville "Snowbound"	circa 1917
1/1	1-1b	Soldiers from Duluth in civilian dress Caption on page: The Duluth gang in "civies."	circa 1917
1/1	1-1c	Group of people outside train car Caption on page: The croud on our coach.	circa 1917
1/1	1-1d	Line of trucks at Jacksonville Caption on page: Motor Trucks at Jacksonville.	circa 1917
1/1	1-2a	Art in civilian clothes Caption on page: Art in civies.	circa 1917
1/1	1-2b	"Sister" "Sister" is Mary Agnes Towers.	circa 1917
1/1	1-2c	Barracks at Camp Johnston, Jacksonville, FL	circa 1917
1/1	1-2d	Edward Scriven in civilian clothes Caption on page: Eddy in civies.	circa 1917
1/1	1-2e	Art in uniform standing outside tent	circa 1917
1/1	1-3a	Art, Ed, Kugler and Wright in uniform	circa 1917
1/1	1-3b	Pitching camp at Remount Depot #333	circa 1917
1/1	1-3c	missing photo Caption on page: Unloading
1/1	1-3d	Ted Strong and Jesse Stern in uniform outside of tent	circa 1917
1/1	1-3e	Soldiers in uniform and lines of tents Caption on page: Compan Street just before leaving for "overseas."	circa 1917
1/1	1-4a	Edward Scriven on horseback hand colored photo Caption on page: Eddy & his "Nag."	circa 1917
1/1	1-4b	Agnes reading Redbook Magazine Agnes is Mary Agnes Towers.
1/1	1-4c	Art in uniform riding a horse Hand colored photo	circa 1917
1/1	1-4d	A line of horses and riders in the distance Caption on page: "Escalon Movement"
1/1	1-4e	Squadrons 301, 302, 303 and 304 on horseback	circa 1917
1/1	1-5a	Man in blue denims outside tent	circa 1917
1/1	1-5b	missing photo Caption on page: "Atlantic Beach"
1/1	1-5c	Edward Scriven in uniform outside tent	circa 1917
1/1	1-5d	missing photo Caption on page: Art-Mrs Towers-Me
1/1	1-5e	Mary Agnes Towers
1/1	1-5f	Milne and Art in uniform riding horses	circa 1917
1/1	1-6a	Woman standing under "HUB" sign
1/1	1-6b	Woman in nurse's uniform standing in garden
1/1	1-6c	Woman in hat
1/1	1-6d	Five children standing outside house
1/1	1-6e	Two women with flowers
1/1	1-7a	Four men in uniform standing outside the Hotel Ponce de Leon in St. Augustine	circa 1917
1/1	1-7b	Edward Scriven, Art and Vandy in uniform posing outside fort at St. Augustine	circa 1918
1/1	1-7c	Nine men in uniform Caption on page: Guests of Mrs. Potter Palmer	March 24, 1918
1/1	1-7d	Cutout of Art in uniform	circa 1917
1/1	1-7e	missing photo Caption on page: Art-Mrs T-Doris-Me
1/1	1-7f	missing photo Caption on page: Mr. T. Mrs Jones- Mrs.T.-Art
1/1	1-7g	Cutout of Edward B. Scriven in uniform	circa 1917
1/1	1-8a	Two men in uniform in a camp Caption on page: Capt. John T Sallee	circa 1917
1/1	1-8b	Man in a suit leaning against rocks
1/1	1-8c	Howard Whitney and two horses outside ruined building, France	circa 1917
1/1	1-8d	Men in uniform standing next to wagon	circa 1917
1/1	1-8e	Five men in uniform standing in a camp	circa 1917
1/1	1-9a	Edward Scriven on horse outside ruined building, France Hand colored photo	circa 1917
1/1	1-9b	Edward Scriven with a horse and two French girls, France Caption on page: French Mlle & her sister
1/1	1-9c	Men in uniform standing around dead deer, France hand colored photo Caption on page: The deer I snared.	circa 1917
1/1	1-9d	Six men in uniform in trench, France Caption on page: In the trenches	circa 1917
1/1	1-9e	Three men in uniform in Bignon, France	circa 1917
1/1	1-9f	Four men in gas masks in trench, France Caption on page: Gas Attack	circa 1917
1/1	1-10a	Base Hospital #210, France	circa 1917
1/1	1-10b	Ruined church at Flirey, France	circa 1917
1/1	1-10c	Squadron headquarters #304, France	circa 1917
1/1	1-10d	The road to the barns, France	circa 1917
1/1	1-10e	American cemetery outside Essey, France	circa 1917
1/1	1-11a	Four soldiers in uniform Caption on photograph: Vin Rouge	circa 1918
1/1	1-11b	Eight soldiers in the ruins of the church at Flirey, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-11c	Secondo P. Medd standing by the Flirey's "Big Bell"	circa 1918
1/1	1-11d	Seven soldiers standing outside dugouts, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-11e	Seven soldiers around a barrel marked "Vin Rouge F. R. S. 304 Flirey" Caption on page: Some of the remount	April 6, 1918
1/1	1-11f	Seven mounted soldiers outside the bridge at Flirey, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-12a	Six soldiers outside the ruins of Cafe Restaurant, France Caption on page: Ruined by the Huns.	circa 1918
1/1	1-12b	General Bullard and two soldiers, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-12c	Eight soldiers resting in a field after a ride, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-12d	Eight soldiers standing outside old German dugouts, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-12e	Dug outs and graves, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-13a	missing photo Caption on page: An entertainment at a Russian camp.
1/1	1-13b	Crowd watching an entertainment given in a French hospital	circa 1918
1/1	1-13c	Easter eggs and Russian Easter greetings, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-13d	missing photo Caption on page: Concert for the Russians.
1/1	1-14a	Soldier, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-14b	Four Russian officers, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-14c	missing photo Caption on page: John C. English
1/1	1-14d	Thirteen soldiers outside a train, France Caption on page: The Dixie Flyers	circa 1918
1/1	1-14e	Marshall T. Hurd outside a train, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-14f	Y.M.C.A. at Chamonix, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-15a	Art in Toul, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-15b	Inside the Cathedral at Toul, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-15c	Cathedral towers in Toul, France Hand-colored photo	circa 1918
1/1	1-15d	Soldiers and women sitting on hillside, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-15e	Soldiers and women on a bridge, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-16a	General J. J. ("Jack") Pershing and soldiers, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-16b	General J.J. ("Jack") Pershing talking with officer, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-16c	Soldiers lined up into squads in a field Caption on page: 2nd Army Reveiw	circa 1918
1/1	1-16d	Y.W.C.A, Y.M.C.A and Red Cross workers, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-16e	Five generals, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-16f	Henry L. Esterbrook on horseback, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-17a	Solder standing next to captured German gun Caption on paper: Big "Boche" Gun	circa 1918
1/1	1-17b	Soldier in the Louvre Gardens, Paris, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-17c	Miss Piriek and Edward B. Scriven in Toul, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-17d	Soldier next to a captured German gun, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-18a	Arch de Triumph in Paris, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-18b	Eiffel Tower in Paris, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-18c	Notre Dame in Paris, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-18d	Ferris Wheel in Paris, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-18e	General J.J. (Jack) Pershings' car	circa 1918
1/1	1-19a	Soldier	circa 1918
1/1	1-19b	Two soldiers outside tents	circa 1918
1/1	1-19c	Six soldiers sitting on hillside There are 'x's drawn next to three of the soldiers on the hill.	circa 1918
1/1	1-19d	A soldier and a little girl	circa 1918
1/1	1-19e	A mounted soldier	circa 1918
1/1	1-20a	Three soldiers with arms linked	circa 1918
1/1	1-20b	Soldier posing in the street	circa 1918
1/1	1-20c	Soldier leaning against a wall with head propped on hand	circa 1918
1/1	1-20d	Seven mounted soldiers in a field	circa 1918
1/1	1-20e	Three soldiers talking in a field	circa 1918
1/1	1-20f	Graveyard and dugouts	circa 1918
1/1	1-21a	Soldiers and wagons	circa 1918
1/1	1-21b	Three women in train window	circa 1918
1/1	1-21c	Two women in riding clothes	circa 1918
1/1	1-21d	Four soldiers sitting by a ruined bridge	circa 1918
1/1	1-21e	Bridge in Flirey, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-22a	Soldier standing next to a bomb shell on a mound	circa 1918
1/1	1-22b	Tangled barbed wire in a collapsed dugout	circa 1918
1/1	1-22c	Man skiiing	circa 1918
1/1	1-22d	Two men in Arab clothing	circa 1918
1/1	1-22e	Ruined house	circa 1918
1/1	1-22f	Two men with ski poles	circa 1918
1/1	1-23a	Soldiers in the lobby of the Y.M.C.A. in Chamonix, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-23b	Soldiers on the way to Mont Blanc, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-23c	Soldiers outside the Y.M.C.A. Hotel, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-23d	Soldiers leave center in Chamonix, France Caption on page: Spent a week here.	circa 1918
1/1	1-23e	Nine soldiers on skiis Caption on page: Our snow troupe on skiis.	circa 1918
1/1	1-24a	Soldiers in the city of Chamonix, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-24b	Five soldiers on snowy hillside near Chamonix, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-24c	Glacier near Chamonix, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-24d	Three soldiers in grotto near Chamonix, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-24e	Mont Blanc, near Chamonix, France	circa 1918
1/1	1-25a	Man on a horse-drawn hay-cutter Caption on page: A farming scene in Belgium.	circa 1918
1/1	1-25b	Man behind a plow pulled by a horse and a cow with a dog near by Caption on page: Typical farming scene.	circa 1918
1/1	1-25c	Ships in the Rhine Caption on page: 3rd Army Area	circa 1918
1/1	1-25d	Oxen pulling wagon Caption on page: German methods of transportation.	circa 1918
1/1	1-26a	Soldier squatting in front of a donkey	circa 1918
1/1	1-26b	Six soldiers around underground bunker	circa 1918
1/1	1-26c	Polar bear in the water	circa 1918
1/1	1-26d	Soldier with his arm around a donkey	circa 1918
1/1	1-26e	Ruined building	circa 1918
1/1	1-26f	Mine	circa 1918
1/2	1-27a	Miss Mac, the Y.M.C.A. hostess at Wengerohr, Germany	circa 1918
1/2	1-27b	Sgt. Scriven in front of company headquarters, Germany	circa 1918
1/2	1-27c	Woman near automobile, Germany	circa 1918
1/2	1-27d	Seven soldiers outside of Commissary, Germany	circa 1918
1/2	1-27e	Group photo of the Field Remount Squadron, #304, Wengerohr, Germany	circa 1918
1/2	1-27f	People and horses on street in Whittlich, Germany	circa 1918
1/2	1-28a	Tunnels in hillside	circa 1918
1/2	1-28b	Three soldiers around ruined airplane	circa 1918
1/2	1-28c	Large military cemetery	circa 1918
1/2	1-28d-f	Ruins of building	circa 1918
1/2	1-29a-b	Cathedral, possibly the Notre Dame de Reims	circa 1918
1/2	1-29d-f	Bombed city, possibly Reims	circa 1918
1/2	1-30a	Ruins of bunker	circa 1918
1/2	1-30b	German tank stuck in ditch	circa 1918
1/2	1-30c-f	Soldiers among ruins	circa 1918
1/2	1-31a-f	Ruins of German tank and other destruction	circa 1918
1/2	1-32a-f	Portraits of soldiers	circa 1918
1/2	1-33a	Horses grazing in a field with soldiers watching	circa 1918
1/2	1-33b	Girl standing in front of pond	circa 1918
1/2	1-33c	Corral with horses	circa 1918
1/2	1-33d	Soldiers sitting in a field	circa 1918
1/2	1-33e	Soldiers in boxcar	circa 1918
1/2	1-33f	Soldiers looking at ships	circa 1918
1/2	1-34a	U.S.S.Iowan	circa 1918
1/2	1-34b	Aerial view of buildings in city	circa 1918
1/2	1-34c	Edward Scriven in uniform	circa 1918
1/2	1-34d	Ship at sea	circa 1918
1/2	1-34e	House	circa 1918
1/2	1-34f	Man in a suit	circa 1918
1/2	1-35a	A line of horses and wagons in a field	circa 1918
1/2	1-35b-c	Parade for the return of soldiers from France, Washington, D.C. President Wilson in front row	February 16, 1919
1/2	1-36	Panorama of soldiers lined up in a field for troop review Hand-colored photo (photo is torn).	circa 1918
1/2	1-37a-b	Panorama of mounted soldiers in field for troup review	circa 1918
1/2	1-38	Panorama of Nancy, France Print is torn in half.	circa 1914-1916
		Series of numbered photos probably made by an official military or news photographer.
Box/Folder	item
1/2	1-39	German soldiers killed by shell explosion lying in a trench (1)	circa 1916
1/2	1-40	French soldier in a trench watching for the Germans (2)	circa 1916
1/2	1-41	Two soldiers standing near a German 77 Caisson with exploded shellls (3)	circa 1916
1/2	1-42	Aerial view of French troops waiting for the attack in shell holes (4)	circa 1916
1/2	1-43	Two French relief soldiers taking over front line trenches in a quiet sector (5)	circa 1916
1/2	1-44	Field with dead German soldiers (6)	circa 1916
1/2	1-45	Deserted German machine gun position (7)	circa 1916
1/2	1-46	Basilica of Notre Dame de Brebieres and the Leaning Virgin in Albert, France (8)	circa 1916
1/2	1-47	Basilica of Notre Dame de Brebieres and the Leaning Virgin from an airplane (9)	October 11, 1916
1/2	1-48	French advanced look-out soldiers in trench (10)	circa 1916
1/2	1-49	Destroyed wagon and dead horse (11)	circa 1916
1/2	1-50	Aerial view of French infantry attacking (12)	circa 1916
1/2	1-51	Three dead German soldiers lying in a field (13)	circa 1916
1/2	1-52	Group of dead German soldiers killed by a French machine gun while trying to escape from a deep shelter (14)	circa 1916
1/2	1-53	Dead German soldier in field (15)	circa 1916
1/2	1-54	Aerial view of French infantry organizing in front lines for attack (16)	circa 1916
1/2	1-55	German 77 gun blown into gunner's shelter by French 75 shell (17)	circa 1916
1/2	1-56	Dead German soldier lying in a trench killed while escaping from shelters (18)	circa 1916
1/3	1-57	Two men in a deep mine crater (19)	circa 1916
1/3	1-58	Rear view of a Zeppelin L 49 which was captured near Neufachateau, France (20)	circa 1916
1/3	1-59	Side view of captured Zeppelin L 49 (21)	circa 1916
1/3	1-60	Interior of the control cabin of Zeppelin L49 (22)	circa 1916
1/3	1-61	First German plane captured by the French during the war (23) On exhibit at the Hotel de Ville in Nancy, France.	circa 1916
1/3	1-62	Three soldiers around a German steel cupola for a quick firing gun (24)	circa 1916
1/3	1-63	One of the French methods of placing barbed wire in a field (25)	circa 1916
1/3	1-64	Shell hitting the Notre-Dame de Reims (26)	September 19, 1914
1/3	1-65	Aerial view of French captive observation balloon (27) Written on page: Lasts 10 minutes on active front. Observers descend in parachutes when destroyed.	circa 1916
1/3	1-66	Trench and deserted machine gun position (28)	circa 1916
1/3	1-67	Dead horse blown into tree by high explosive shell (29) Written on page: Germans had an observer hid behind horse for five days. Hind feet of horse 12 feet from ground.	circa 1916
1/3	1-68	French sentinel in trench in front line (30)	circa 1916
1/3	1-69	Solders walking in French reserve trenches (31)	circa 1916
1/3	1-70	Soldiers sitting around a French 440 long range gun on flat rail road car (32)	circa 1916
1/3	1-71	Aerial view of burning woods (33) Written on page: Effect of barrage in woods;p Bengal smoke firest to locate front line outposts, aiding airplanes regulating fires.	circa 1916
1/3	1-72	French Fort Vaux, destroyed by the Germans (34)	circa 1914-1916
1/3	1-73	Aerial view destroyed town of Combles, France (35)	circa 1914-1916
1/3	1-74	Destroyed wagon and gun (36)	circa 1914-1916
1/3	1-75	Pre-war photograph of the Notre-Dame de Reims (37) Written on page: Every King of France was crowned in this Cathedral. Now practically destroyed.	circa 1914-1916
1/3	1-76	Dead German soldiers in a field killed by a machine gun attack (38)	circa 1914-1916
1/3	1-77	Dead French soldiers killed by barrage (39)	circa 1914-1916
1/3	1-78	Dead German soldier killed by a French 75 millimeter shell that split and riccocheted (40)	circa 1914-1916
Box/Folder	item
1/3	1-79	Aerial view of Reims, France	1916
1/3	1-80	Soldier riding a horse	circa 1917

Ralston Club Male Chorus and Seattle Civic OperaReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Ralston Club-Male Chorus of Seattle
Box/Folder	item
1/4	2	Portraits of the Ralston Club Male Chorus members assembled into group photograph SceneOGraph Studio (photographer) Edward Scriven is the third square picture from the right.	circa 1930
1/4	3	Ralston Male Chorus in concert	circa 1930
		Seattle Civic Opera-Moonlight Cabaret Minstrels
Box/Folder	item
1/4	4	Group singing around piano includes three people in blackface Written on verso: Moonlight Cabaret Minstrels of 1951.	1951
1/4	5	Group on stage with people in black face Written on verso: Moonlight Cabaret Minstrels of 1951.	1951
		Seattle Civic Opera-Edward Baker Scriven
Box/Folder	item
1/5	6-7	Edward Baker Scriven in costume as Giarno Peggy Eckford (photographer) Edward Scriven appeared in the operaMignonas Giarno in November 1934.	1934
1/5	8	Edward Baker Scriven in costume as Benvolio Peggy Eckford (photographer) Edward Scriven appeared in the operaRomeo and Julietas Benvolio in June 1935. Written on verso: Edward B. Scriven as Benvolio. Did not appear in this costume.	1935
1/5	9	Edward Baker Scriven in costume as Baron Popoff Ernst Kassonvitz (photographer) Edward Scriven appeared in the operaThe Merry Widowas the Baron Popoff in January 1942.	1942
1/5	10	Edward Scriven in priest costume S. Walters (photographer) Edward Scriven appeared in the operaLucia Di Lammermooras Bide the Bent, chaplain in Lammermoor.	1937
		Seattle Civic Opera
Box/Folder	item
1/6	11	Ernest Goddard in costume as Wilhelm Peggy Eckford (photographer) Ernest Goddard appeared in the operaMignonas Wilhelm Meister in November 1934.	1934
1/6	12	Ernest Goddard in costume as Romeo Peggy Eckford (photographer) Ernest Goddard appeared in the operaRomeo and Julietas Romeo Montague in June 1935.	1935
1/6	13	Ernest Goddard in costume F. Arthur Young (photographer) Ernest Goddard appeared in the operaEugen Oneginas Wilhelm Meister in 1941.	1941
1/6	14	Man in medieval costume with sword S. Walters, Walters Studio, Seattle, WA (photographer) Written on verso: Edward Palmason Bon Marche. Edward Palmason was a tenor.	undated
1/6	15	Man and woman in medieval costume Peggy Eckford (photographer)	circa 1940
1/6	16	Mildred Eyman in costume as Juliet Peggy Eckford (photographer) Mildred Eyman appeared in the operaRomeo and Julietas Juliet Capulet in June 1935.	1935
1/6	17	Mildred Eyman, Ernest Goddard, Edward Scriven and one other in costume Peggy Eckford (photographer) Eyman, Goddard, Scriven and an unknown young man in a scene from the operaRomeo and Juliet, presented by the Seattle Civic Opera in June 1935.	1935
1/6	18	Walter Reseburg, Jr in costume F. Arthur Young, Seattle (photographer) Walter Reseburg, Jr, appeared in the operaEugen Oneginin 1941.	1941
1/6	19	Woman in dramatic pose Burton T. Grinnell, Curtis-Gatchell Studio, Seattle, WA (photographer)	circa 1940
1/6	20-21	Woman in Arabian costume Dolph Zubick, Seattle, WA (photographer) Possibly actresses from the operaThe Queen of Sheba, presented by the Seattle Civic Opera in May 1938.	circa 1938
1/6	22-23	Woman in medieval costume Varsity Studio, Seattle, WA (photographer) Possibly the actress from the operaThe Merry Widow, presented by the Seattle Civic Opera in January 1942.	circa 1942

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