Samuel Leroy Crawford (1855-1916) was born in Oregon City, Clakamas
County, Oregon. He moved with his family to Olympia, Washington in 1869 and
joined the staff of the
Crawford and Clara M. Clayton were married in 1890. Together they had two sons, Clayton, who worked with his father, and Wallace W., who attended West Point.
Arranged in 2 series.
The album contains photographs (many by George H. Braas) and clippings of scenic Washington, Mt. Rainier, and Seattle views, sailboats. Loose photographs include photographs of local Seattle businesses, churches, ships that served in the area and sites in Sitka, Alaska.
As of August 2025, the collection is currently undergoing conservation work and may not be accessible for research or may require mediated access. Please contact Special Collections for more information.
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Gift of S.L. Crawford estate.
Processed by Ruth Bacharach, 2025.
Many of the photographs are mounted.
Two men identified in writing on mount: J. M. Daulton and Angus McIntosh.
Signs on building read "Town of York." "Real Estate" and "City Scrip".
Caption on mount: "N,E, Cor. 3'rd & Yesler ave."
Building on left is Seattle City Hall.
Written on verso: Entrance to Shledon Jackson Museum at Sitka.
The core of the Museum's collection comes from the Rev. Dr. Sheldon Jackson, a Presbyterian missionary who served as General Agent for Education in Alaska in the 1890s. The museum was founded in 1887 to house a collection of more than 5,000 items including books, totems, masks, baskets, and traditional clothing as well as kayaks and baidarkas
Written on verso: Judge Battle on bridge at Lover's Lane, Sitka. Bridge over Indian River.
Written on image and on verso: Charleston.
Written on verso: Greek church at Sitka Alaska. Oldest in Alaska. September 20, '99. The following party called on Mr. [illegible] who took great pains in showing us the interior of the church. Senator Shoup - Idaho; E.W. Johnson - Boise Idaho; Mr. Macnah (?), Mr. Boomer - San Francisco; Mr. William Ellery, Boston, Mass; Mrs. Capt. Kilgore of the 'Perry'; Miss Ida LeNoir, San Francisco; Mrs. Crawford, Seattle, Washington.
Written on verso: Washington (Ter.) Grand Jury.
Typed label on verso: Papa Crawford is in the First Grand Jury of Washington Territory.
Written on image and on verso: Baltimore.
This building was located at Third Avenue and Madison Street, Seattle, Washington.
Written on verso: "City of Seattle" landing at Victoria. Our party arrived at Victoria, September 13/'99. Where we invested in steamer chairs which proved to be a wise purchase. Then took a drive around this interesting city.
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Black and white photographs and magazine clippings of Mount Rainier and parklands, Nisqually River, Tatoosh Mountains, and other Washington views (many by photographer George H. Braas, circa 1895). Also included are pictures of sailboats; bird's-eye views of downtown Seattle (1924); Seattle electric trolleycars, including the Seattle - Everett Interurban and Seattle Construction Company's trestle at Jackson St. (1888); camp at Bitter Lake; Pioneer Square totem pole (photographer: Anders B. Wilse, # 425); and Salmon Bay and Shilshole Bay in Ballard.
Caption on photo: Mt. Rainier as seen from Paradise Park. Copyright, 1895.
Caption on photo: Nature's Mirror, Paradise Park. Copyright, 1897.
Caption on photo: Crossing the Nesqually [sic] River.
Caption on photo: Mt Rainier from the Nesqually [sic] river. Copyright, 1895.
Caption on photo: A storm around summit of Mt. Rainier. Copyright, 1897.
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The Tatoosh Range is located in Mount Rainier National Park and the adjacent Tatoosh Wilderness area, Washington
In 1890, James Longmire built a five-room hotel which he called Longmire's Springs. The hotel was expanded and by 1906, it had 30 rooms. His son, Elcaine Longmire built the cabin in 1888.
Clear Lake is located in the present day Clear Lake Recreation Area on the White Pass Scenic Byway in Washington State.
The Paradise River originates at the Paradise Glacier. It flows over Paradise Falls and Sluiskin Falls into Paradise Valley. From there, the river flows generally southwest forming Narada Falls, the most famous waterfall in the park.
The Tatoosh mountain range is located near the southern boundary of Mount Rainier National Park.
Caption on photo: Meadow-Brook, Paradise Park.
Gibraltar Rock, 12,674 feet above sea level, is a mountain in the Cascade Range in Washington. The Cowlitz Glacier is on the southeast flank of Mount Rainier.
The Cowlitz Valley area is in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, near Mount Rainier National Park.
Caption on photos: Source of the Nesqually [sic] River.
The Nisqually River is fed by meltwater from five glaciers on Mount Rainier and flows through the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge to Puget Sound
Sluiskin Falls descends the side of Mazama Ridge at the head of the Paradise Valley, falling roughly 150 feet, to Paradise river, Mt. Rainier. The falls are named for Sluiskin, the Yakama Indian who guided Mount Rainier’s first summit climbers, Hazard Stevens and P.B. Van Trump, to the site of their timberline base camp near the top of these falls in August 1870.
Caption on photo: Tatoisch [sic] Mts. "Evening."
The Tatoosh Range is located in Mount Rainier National Park and the adjacent Tatoosh Wilderness in the state of Washington.
The Cowlitz Glacier is on the southeast flank of Mount Rainier.
Caption on photo: Fan Falls, [sic] Cowlitz Cañon.
Caption on photo: Gibraltar Rock, Cowlitz Cleaver.
The Paradise River is a small, short, swift river in Mt. Rainier National Park. It is the first major tributary of the Nisqually River and features 8 waterfalls.
Carter Falls is a horsetail-shaped waterfall about 50 feet tall. It was named in honor of Harry Carter.
Mount Adams, the second highest peak in Washington, is located in the Cascades mountain range.
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Narada Falls, 176 feet high, has two distinct tiers. The upper tier, a 159-foot horsetail fall, cascades down the rock face in multiple channels. The lower tier features a 17-foot drop into a pool.
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Eagle Peak in Mount Rainier National Park is located east of Longmire and the Nisqually River.
Caption on photo: Summit, Tatooisch Mts. [sic], Braas. Seattle.
Caption on photo: Tatoisch [sic] Mts.
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Written on photo: Trestle for Cable Railway, Jackson St. of Rainier St. Built in 1888 by A. Jackson, Sup't, Seattle Construction Co., Length 1150 feet. Height 140 feet. Grade 15%. Lumber in structure - 350,000 ft. B. M. [Board Measure], Bents 20' center to center, Stringers 4"x18", Posts 10"x10".
The trestle predated the Jackson Street regrade in 1909 which recovered 56 city blocks and included nearly six miles of city streets.
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Photographer's number: 2.
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Photographer's number: 4.
Photographer's number: 5.
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Printed below the photograph: The rugged and little known west side of Mt. Rainier. Taken from Totem Peak in St. Andrews Park, at an elevation of 6,000 feet.
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Printed below the photograph: View from Van Trump Park, "Easily King of all is Mount Rainier."
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Printed below the photo: Mount Saint Helens.
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Top: Goat Lake surrounded by peaks; lower left: hikers ascending a slope; lower right: Copper Lake seen from the summit of Vesper Peak.
Printed below the photograph: North Side of Mount Rainier - viewed from Seattle.
Printed on photo: Mt. Rainier The Patriarch of the Cascades.
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Photograph printed on a page from a publication, probably from the Mountaineers.
Printed below the photograph: Blizzard Pass, between the Humes and the Hoh glaciers, is on the route to the summit. From here, about two miles distant, the East and Middle peaks show prominently as one though actually separate. The West peak, the highest, about 8200 feet, is one mile beyond and appears lower and to the right. The Hoh glacier is in the foreground.
Photograph printed on a page from a publication, probably from the Mountaineers.
Mt. Stuart is in the Cascade range, Washington.
The totem pole was carved around 1790 to honor Chief-of-All-Women, a Tlingit woman in a village at Fort Tongass, Alaska. Members of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce committee seized it and brought it back to Seattle in 1899 where it was repaired and installed in Pioneer Square.
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Printed on photo: 209424. Printed below photo: Courtesy U. S. Forest Service.
The Seattle Construction and Drydock Company, known as the
Yesler Cable system until 1890. was a shipbuilding company based in Seattle,
Washington. It operated several electric trolley routes in Seattle. This photo
appears in
The author identifies the cars as a Dummy #3 in front, followed by Trailer #4. A dummy was designed as an open passenger car in which the mechanism was concealed; the trailer was an enclosed passanger car.
This trolley was in service with the Everett and Interurban Railway Company which was incorporated by Fred E. Sander in 1902.
Item 3-70 appears in
Photographer's numbers: 7862, 7861.
In service for the Everett and Interurban Railway Company, incorporated by Fred E. Sander in 1902.
Photograph is torn along bottom edge.
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In service for the Everett and Interurban Railway Company, incorporated by Fred E. Sander in1902.
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Photographer's number: 7863.
Stamped on verso: Seattle-Everett Interurban Railway Company
Stamped on verso: Seattle-Everett Interurban Railway Company
Stamped on verso: Seattle-Everett Interurban Railway Company
Stamped on verso: Seattle-Everett Interurban Railway Company
Stamped on verso: Seattle-Everett Interurban Railway Company
Stamped on verso: Seattle-Everett Interurban Railway Company
Photo torn across bottom right edge.
Stamped on verso: Seattle-Everett Interurban Railway Company
Photograph print on publication page. Printed below photograph: How would you like to be the ice man? It is but a few hundred feet from this point to the automobile road.
The number 25 is printed on the page.
Photograph print on publication page. Printed below photograph: A San Juan Island Vista. From Mt. Turtleback, Orcas Island, one may gain a glimpse of that portion of Paradise which helps to make up the San Juan Archipelago.
The number 17 is printed on the page.
Photograph print on publication page. Printed below photograph: Among this rock-ribbed group of islands are to be found many beautiful farms, under a high state of cultivation.
The number 19 is printed on the page.
Photograph print on publication page. Printed below the photograph: Switchback on the Olga Road. Again, Mt. Baker rears its hoary head to heaven in the dim distance.
Photograph print on publication page. Printed below the photograph: The rock-bound coast of Washington.
The number 61 is printed below the photograph.
Photograph print on publication page. Printed below the photo: A Cool Spot in a Hot Day. Cavern beneath millions of tons of ice in the Monte Cristo Mining District of Western Washington.
The number 27 is printed below the photograph.
Photograph print on publication page. Printed below the photograph: Two Giants of the West, The L. C. Smith building, corner of Second Avenue and Yesler Way. In the distance Mt. Rainier, 14,527 feet in height. Mt Rainier National Park, a hundred miles from Seattle, is reached by a beautiful automobile road, the greater part of which is paved.
Photograph print on publication page. Printed below the photograph: The tourist travel to Mt. Rainier National Park is increasing year by year. It is believed that, owing to superior accommodations which are being constructed, the travel next year will increase 50 per cent.
The number 59 is printed below the photograph.
4 photographs printed on publication page. Printed below the photograph: No botanical gardens in the world can discount the "Fifty-Seven Varieties" which grow in wild profusion in Paradise and other valleys in Mt. Rainier National Park.
The number 58 is printed below the photograph.
Photograph print on publication page. Printed below the photograph: In the early Spring the woods are fairly alive with flora and fauna. Parties often return to Seattle with their machines loaded "To the Guards" with rhododendron, the State Flower of Washington.
The number 41 is printed below the photograph.
Photograph print on publication page. Printed below the photograph: For many miles this incomparable road skirts the shores of Puget Sound, thence inland "over the hills and far away."
The number 39 is printed below the photograph.
Photograph print on publication page. Printed below the photograph: Many miles above the waters of this river, as they come, cool and pure from the mountains, are impounded and brought to Seattle - and no city in the world has a purer or more inexhaustible supply of the nectar of the gods.
The number 37 is printed below the photograph.
Photograph print on publication page. Printed below the photograph: For many miles this beautiful road skirts the shores of Puget Sound. With towering mountains on one side and the salt water of the Sound on the other, fanned by cool, ocean breezes, it is indeed a paradise for motorists.