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Margaret Beckman Ames family photograph collection, 1890s-1900s
Overview of the Collection
- Compiler
- Ames, Margaret Beckman, 1856-1909
- Title
- Margaret Beckman Ames family photograph collection
- Dates
- 1890s-1900s (inclusive)18901909
- Quantity
- 7 photographic prints (1 folder) ; sizes vary
- Collection Number
- PH1399
- Summary
- Photographs of Margaret Beckman Ames, her farm home, and her son, Thomas Mitchell with the University of Washington Cadet Co.
- Repository
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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.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Margaret Beckman Ames was born on January 15, 1856, in Clinton Co., Kentucky, the fourth of nine children born to Edley C. and Rachel Woody Beckman. After living in Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas, Ames moved to Washington Territory c. 1882. She married Horace J. Ames on June 26, 1884, although the couple was separated by 1889. She had one child, Thomas Warner Mitchell. Ames died on November 25, 1909 in Bellingham, Washington.
Thomas Warner Mitchell was born on December 4, 1879, in Bentonville, Arkansas. He graduated from New Whatcom High School in 1895, and received his undergraduate and graduate educations from the University of Washington, the University of Wisconsin, the University of Michigan, the University of Iowa, Columbia University, and the University of Pennsylvania. He married Elizabeth Hannah Rau in Philadelphia on September 6, 1905. He worked as a professor, engineer, economic analyst, and more. Mitchell died of a stroke on March 10, 1948.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Photographs of Margaret Beckman Ames, the 1899 Puyallup Indian football team, the 1899 University of Washington Cadet Co. (featuring Ames's son Thomas Mitchell), and photograph of Ames's farm home.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Custodial History
Donor inherited collection from her grandfather, Dr. Thomas Warner Mitchell
Acquisition Information
Donor: Barbara Mayo-Wells, April 16, 2012
Separated Materials
Material Described Separately:Photograph of Margaret Beckman Ames with woven frame relocated to Photo Artifacts Collection, 2016.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folder | item | ||
| 1 | 1 |
Margaret Beckman Ames Rembrandt Studio (photographer)
|
circa late 1870s-1880s |
| 1 | 2 |
Margaret Beckman Ames holding diploma Dobbs & Fleming, Holly Street, New Whatcom, Wash (photographer)
|
circa early 1890s |
| 1 | 3-4 | Margaret Beckman Ames | circa 1890s-1900s, circa 1900s |
| 1 | 5 |
Margaret Beckman Ames sitting on cellar door of log house
near two men, probably Whatcom County, Washington The men may be Horace J. Ames and Margaret's brother Charles
Beckman.
|
circa 1870s-1880s |
| 1 | 6 |
University of Washington cadets Written on verso: E. W. Schoder, Capt. Walter Tiedman, Adjutant.
T. W. Mitchell, 1st Lieut. Chas. Lindberg, 2nd Lieut. Glenn Trout, Seargent
Major.
|
1899 |
| 1 | 7 | Puyallup Indian Reservation football team | 1899 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Farmhouses--Washington (State)
- Football--Washington (State)--Puyallup Indian Reservation
- Military cadets--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Photographs--Specimens
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Ames, Margaret Beckman, 1856-1909--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs
