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Souvenir of Port Angeles, Wash album, 1930
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Souvenir of Port Angeles, Wash album
- Dates
- 1930 (inclusive)19301930
- Quantity
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.21 cubic feet (1 box)
68 photographic prints (1 album) ; various sizes - Collection Number
- PH0815
- Summary
- Album of photographs of Port Angeles created by a houseman at the Lee Hotel in Port Angeles, Washington, 1930
- 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
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The collection is open to the public.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English
Historical BackgroundReturn to Top
The town of Port Angeles was founded in 1862, and incorporated the Clallam County seat in 1890. The town's name is taken from Puerto de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles - the name with which Spanish navigators christened the harbor in 1791. In 1862, US President Lincoln designated Port Angeles as a United States Government Military Lighthouse Reservation, making Port Angeles the nation's second federally planned city after Washington, D.C. In 1890, the US Board of Trade officially named Port Angeles the "Second National City."
The US Pacific Fleet conducted summer maneuvers in the Port Angeles harbor from 1895 to the mid-1930s, an annual occurrence that was highly anticipated by Port Angeles residents. In 1925, a US Coast Guard Office and Section Base was opened in Port Angeles for the purpose of operating small patrol vessels in the area.
The first airplane arrived in Port Angeles in 1919, and regular passenger flights between Port Angeles and Seattle were established in 1931. In 1934, the Works Progress Administration began development of an airport in Port Angeles, which after World War II became the Clallam County Municipal Landing Field. In 1951 it was renamed the William R. Fairchild International Airport.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The album was probably created by Don Stradley, who was a houseman at the Lee Hotel in Port Angeles, Washington, circa 1930. The album consists of 68 photographs depicting the activities of Don Stradley, family, and friends in and around the towns of Port Angeles, La Push, Agate Beach, and Heart of the Hills, Washington. Included are images of US Coast Guard vessels, US Pacific Fleet vessels, biplanes, Foss Launch and Tug Company vessels, and the Olympic Forest Products Company pulp mill (later Rayonier Incorporated). The collection also includes newspaper clippings related to the Lee Hotel and its staff.
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Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Page | item | ||
1 | 1 | Aerial view of harbor and downtown, Port Angeles | 1930 |
2 | 2a | View of downtown 1st St. and Laurel St., Port Angeles | 1930 |
2 | 2b | Aerial view of town looking south with Olympic Mountains beyond, Port Angeles | 1930 |
3 | 3a | View of highway through downtown, Port Angeles | 1930 |
3 | 3b |
Shacks on beach among discarded lumber, Port Angeles
Caption on page: "Boneyard P. Angeles Slums."
|
1930 |
4 | 4a | View of harbor with pier, Port Angeles
Caption on page: "Believe It Or Not...The Lighthouse."
|
1930 |
4 | 4b | Andrew Foss, a steam tugboat, at Foss Launch and Tug Company, Port Angeles | 1930 |
5 | 5a | View of harbor with pier, Port Angeles | 1930 |
5 | 5b | View of harbor with boat, Port Angeles
Caption on page: Sulphur Boat at the New Mill.
|
1930 |
6 | 6a | Olympic Forest Products Mill, Port Angeles | 1930 |
6 | 6b | View of Mt. Angeles, from Port Angeles | 1930 |
7 | 7a | Don Stradley helping mother onto shay (wagon) without wheels, Heart of the Hills
Caption on page: The No-Hoss Shay.
|
1930 |
7 | 7b | Don Stradley and mother on a shay (wagon) without wheels, Heart of the Hills
Caption on verso: Giddy-ap Don: Have to hurry to get down road from Heart o' Hills Inn Some boat ride too! Ma & us 1930.
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1930 |
8 | 8a | Don Stradley and mother in front of Mt. Angeles, Heart of Hills | 1930 |
8 | 8b | Don Stradley and mother in front of lake, probably Lake Angeles, Heart of Hills
Angle Lake is an 'L'-shaped lake in SeaTac, Washington.
Caption on page: Another 'Angle' Lake.
|
1930 |
9 | 9a | US Coast Guard boat (272) in harbor, Port Angeles | 1930 |
9 | 9b | US Coast Guard boat (273) in harbor, Port Angeles | 1930 |
10 | 10a |
Officer's gig for USSNew Mexicoat dock with Foss Launch and Tug Company in background, Port Angeles
Caption on page: Coast Guard Boats In from the Run.
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1930 |
10 | 10b | View of harbor with boats, Port Angeles
Caption on page: Liberty Boat pointed shipwards.
|
1930 |
11 | 11 | Ships at anchor during US Pacific Fleet maneuvers. Three-part panorama photograph. | 1930 |
12 | 12 | Ships at anchor during US Pacific Fleet maneuvers. Three-part panorama photograph.
USS Maryland, USS Nevada, USS Idaho, USS West Virginia,andUSS Relief
|
1930 |
13 | 13a-b | Deck of the US Lighthouse ShipHeather | 1930 |
14 | 14 |
US Lighthouse ShipHeatherin port for supplies
Two-part photograph.
|
1930 |
15 | 15a | USS Marylandat sea | 1930 |
15 | 15b | Three ships at sea.
Caption on page, indicating right ship: Supply Ship.
|
1930 |
16 | 16a |
USS Nevadaat sea
Caption on page: Big Guns Aft NEVADA.
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1930 |
16 | 16b |
USS Idahoat sea
Caption on page: IDAHO 'Smokin' in.
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1930 |
17 | 17 | Aerial view of Olympic Hot Springs from Crystal Ridge, Washington
Clive McCleod
(photographer)
Caption on page: New Pool Opened by Helene Madison.
Helene Madison (1914-1970) was a Seattle-based swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.
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1930 |
18 | 18a | Genevieve Coolidge and Doris Hantchett in front of railroad terminal. | 1930 |
18 | 18b | Genevieve Coolidge flanked by two women
Caption on page: Fritz, Gen
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1930 |
19 | 19a | Genevieve Coolidge and Doris Handchett in front of railroad terminal | 1930 |
19 | 19b | Woman on boardwalk in front of store exteriors | 1930 |
20 | 20a | Woman in front of parked cars with Walkling Motor Co. in background | 1930 |
20 | 20b | Man leaning against car | 1930 |
21 | 21 | Woman on boardwalk in front of store exterior | 1930 |
22 | 22 |
Don Stradley and mother sitting on rocks, Agate Beach, Washington
Caption on page: Near Crescent Bay.
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July 27, 1930 |
23 | 23 | Don Stradley, mother, father and sister posing on rocks, Agate Beach, Washington
Caption on page: Flotsam and Jetsam.
|
July 27, 1930 |
24 | 24 | Don Stradley and sister sitting on rock, Agate Beach, Washington
Caption on page: Th' kid an' Th' kid.
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July 27, 1930 |
25 | 25 |
Don Stradley embracing father while mother and sister pose on rocks, Agate Beach, Washington
Caption on page: For publication purposes: Th' whole gosh darned family together.
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July 27, 1930 |
26 | 26a | Missing photo (missing when acquired) | 1930 |
26 | 26b | Don Stradley, mother, father and sister posing on rocks, Agate Beach, Washington | July 27, 1930 |
27-28 | 27a-28a | Beach and islands at La Push, Washington | 1930 |
28 | 28b | Indian homes at La Push, Washington | 1930 |
29 | 29 | Blank page | |
30 | 30a | Quilayute River at La Push, Washington | 1930 |
30 | 30b | Quilayute River fishing fleet at La Push, Washington | 1930 |
31 | 31 |
Biplane fueling up, Port Angeles
Caption on page: Northwest Aeroplane Tour: The Baby Fueling Up
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1930 |
32 | 32a |
Three biplanes on ground, Port Angeles
Caption on page: Northwest Aeroplane Tour: Part of the String
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1930 |
32 | 32b |
Airplane taking off, Port Angeles
Caption on page: Northwest Aeroplane Tour: Cabin Plane Taking Off
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1930 |
33-34 | 33a-34b | Biplane on ground, Northwest Aeroplane Tour, Port Angeles | 1930 |
35 | 35 | Blank Page | |
36 | 36a-b | Biplane on ground, Northwest Aeroplane Tour, Port Angeles | 1930 |
37 | 37a | The New Mill, Port Angeles | 1930 |
37 | 37b | Mother of Don Stradley holding bottle next to picnic spread, with beach in background
Caption on page: It's only root beer - and a very good lunch
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1930 |
38 | 38 | View of downtown looking south, Port Angeles | 1930 |
39 | 39 | Newspaper clippings with biographical information about Lee Hotel employees Elmer Galloway and George Manning | 1930 |
40 | 40 | Newspaper clippings with biographical information about Lee Hotel employee Don Stradley | 1930 |
41 | 41 | Newspaper clippings with biographical information about Lee Hotel employees Loraine Sanderson and H.G. Owen | 1930 |
42 | 42 | Newspaper clippings with biographical information about C.P. Washburn and W.S. Saunders | 1930 |
43 | 43 | View of meadow and hills | 1930 |
44 | 44a | View of waterfall in forest | 1930 |
44 | 44b | View of forest | 1930 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Geographical Names
- Port Angeles (Wash.)--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)