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Peterson & Brother photographs, approximately 1870-1889
Overview of the Collection
- Photographer
- Peterson & Brother (Seattle, Wash.)
- Title
- Peterson & Brother photographs
- Dates
- approximately 1870-1889 (inclusive)18701890
- Quantity
- 46 photographic prints (1 box plus 1 folder) ; sizes vary
- Collection Number
- PH0284
- Summary
- Photographs of early Seattle waterfront, streets, buildings and people by Peterson & Brother photographers.
- 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 is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Henry Peterson (1843-1911) was born in Lom, Norway. He moved to Chicago when he was 12 and served in the Union Army during the Civil War. In 1876, he and his brother Lewis (1846-1934) arrived in Seattle to operate "The Seattle Photograph Gallery" (also briefly called the "Seattle Art Gallery"). Peterson & Bro. offered photographs of the Puget Sound, as well as being an established portrait business. At some point, the brothers also traveled up to Alaska to photograph the area. Peterson & Bro. remained a modestly successful business until it was wiped out in the great fire of 1889. Following the fire, Henry retired from photography. Many Peterson & Bro. photographs were later copied and reused by Asahel Curtis, Thomas W. Prosch, Thomas Peiser and other photographers.
Henry and his wife Mary along with his brother are buried together at Lake View Cemetery. A headstone bearing their names is posted on the Find A Grave website.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Original and copy photographs of early Seattle waterfront, streets and buildings, including the Territorial University. Also contains a number of portraits.
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
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/1 | 1a | Front Street and Denny Hill, Seattle, WA (Peterson 1) | 1878 |
| 1/1 | 1b |
Front Street and Denny Hill, Seattle, WA
(Peterson 1) Modern enlargement of photographWritten on verso: Seattle from Madison Street north to Pine and
Virginia. In the foreground is the hulk of the bark Windward, wrecked in 1875.
The background is between Second and Third Avenues.9
|
1878 |
| 1/1 | 2 |
Seattle seen from the waterfront
(Peterson 2) Listed on the back are the names of the seven numbered buildings.
Copy photo.
|
1878 |
| 1/1 | 3 | Pike Street to Union Street, Seattle (Peterson 3) | 1878 |
| box-folder:oversize | |||
| XH1 | 4a |
Panorama of Seattle from 4th to waterfront Original prints of the panorama copied by Peiser 4a (1-2), noted
on photo as Peiser 107 but the photo is not by Peiser. 4a(5) copy photo of
original panorama which includes the text on the matt which identifies the
buildings; 4a(3-4) same copy version as 4a(5) but in two parts.
|
1878 |
| Box/Folder | |||
| 1/2 | 4b (1-4) |
Left side of the panorama of Seattle from
4th to waterfront 4b(1) original Peterson print of left side; 4b(2) copy of left
side of panorama with Peterson Bro. studio label; 4b(3) copy photo of left side
probably made by Asahel Curtis; 4b(4) copy photo of left side made by Curtis
& Miller - it has a list of identified buildings on the back
|
1878 |
| 1/3 | 4c (1-3) |
Right side of the panorama of Seattle from 4th to
waterfront 4c(1) copy of right side of panorama with Peterson Bro. studio
label; 4c(2) right side; 4c(3)copy photo of right side probably made by Asahel
Curtis
|
1878 |
| 1/4 | 5 | Schooners in Seattle Harbor (Peterson 5) Copy photo.
|
1878 |
| 1/4 | 6 | Schooners with logs at Seattle waterfront (Peterson 6) | 1878 |
| 1/4 | 7 | S.S. Dakota
and Seattle waterfront (Peterson 7) Copy photo.
|
1878 |
| box-folder:oversize | |||
| XH1 | 8a-b | Two part panorama of schooners and logs at Yesler's wharf
as seen from the back of Peterson's studio with Magnolia Bluff in the distance
and the wreck of the clipper bark Windward in the
bay The Windward ran aground on Whidbey Island in
December 1875. J.M. Colman bought it and had it towed to Seattle where he lived
on it while he operated Yesler's Mill. The ship was buried when the tide flats
were filled in. The Colman Building was built near where the ship is
buried.
|
1878 |
| Box/Folder | |||
| 1/4 | 8c | Partial left side of panorama of schooners and logs at Yesler's wharf as seen from the back of Peterson's studio | 1878 |
| 1/4 | 9 | Ships and logs at Yesler's wharf,
Seattle Copy photo
|
1878? |
| 1/4 | 10a |
First Avenue, north from Cherry Street,
Seattle (Peterson 10) Copy photo by Asahel Curtis.
|
1878 |
| 1/4 | 10b | First Avenue, north from Cherry Street,
Seattle (Peterson 10) Copy photo by Asahel Curtis. Caption on back identifies the
numbered buildings.
|
1878 |
| 1/4 | 10c | View down Front Street,
Seattle Front Street was renamed 1st Avenue.
|
1875? |
| 1/4 | 11 | Seattle waterfront and town Copy photo
|
undated |
| 1/5 | 12a | View along Occidental Avenue or Commercial Street, Seattle | circa 1880 |
| 1/5 | 12b | View along Occidental Avenue or
Commercial Street, Seattle Copy photo by Asahel Curtis
|
circa 1880 |
| 1/5 | 13 | View of Seattle buildings | circa 1878-1879 |
| 1/5 | 14 | Large crowd gathered in front of Occidental Hotel, Seattle, for the visit of President Hayes (has been incorrectly identified as funeral for McKinley) | 1878 |
| 1/5 | 15 |
View down First Street,
Seattle 1 : Stereocard
|
circa 1870s |
| 1/5 | 16 | Territorial University building,
Washington Half of a Stereocard
|
circa 1870s |
| 1/5 | 17 | Waterfall in the mountains 1 : Stereocard
|
circa 1870s-1880s |
| 1/6 | 18 | Portrait of woman and child | circa 1877-1878 |
| 1/6 | 19 | Portrait of three children, Clarence, Maud and Kate Ward | 1877 |
| 1/6 | 20 | Portrait of woman and child, S.Belle Ward and Mable | circa 1878 |
| 1/6 | 21 | Portrait of two small children | circa 1877-1878 |
| 1/7 | 22 |
Portrait of Major James R. Hayden
Written on verso: We held office together in the '70's and '80's
Clarence B. Bagley.
|
circa 1877-1878 |
| 1/7 | 23 | Portrait of Clara McCarty Original is in PH 1510, Clara McCarty Wilt Collection.
|
1879 |
| 1/7 | 24 | Portrait of G. W. Massey Written on verso: Age 25 years. To my Mother. Received from my
dear boy, December 12, 1882.
|
circa 1882 |
| 1/7 | 25 | Portrait of a young man | circa 1870s-1880s |
| 1/7 | 26 | Portrait of Edward L. Lindsley Edward Lindsley was the father of Lawrence (Laurie) Lindsley a
noted Washington photographer.
|
1875 |
| 1/7 | 27 | Portrait of Mrs. Frank Bird and her brother | 1870s? |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Schooners--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
- Waterfronts--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
- Wharves--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
Personal Names
- Peterson, Henry, 1843-1911--Archives
- Peterson, Lewis, 1846-1934--Archives
Corporate Names
- Peterson & Brother (Seattle, Wash.)--Archives
- Seattle Photograph Gallery
- University of Washington--Photographs
Geographical Names
- Seattle (Wash.)--Photographs
- Washington Territory--Photographs
