Georgia Compton Koepke photograph collection, 1918-1919
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Biographical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Freddy Koepke with arm around Dale Bennett (Georgia Koepke's nephew) sitting outside and surrounded by bushes, Snoqualmie, WA, 1919
- Barbara Coleman Compton, standing next to flowers that run along the fence, Between 1918 and 1919
- House at the base of a mountain with telephone post right in front of it, Between 1918 and 1919
- Two story house with Fred J Koepke hugging a dog in front of it, Los Angeles, CA, Between 1919 and 1920?
- Man (probably Fred J Koepke) in suit and hat standing on dirt road surrounded by trees, 1919
- Blurred car moving on paved road, Between 1918 and 1919
- Georgia Koepke and Freddy Koepke standing by deer in an enclosure, Between 1918 and 1919
- Georgia Koepke and Louise Koepke, sitting on bench with scenic view, Snoqualmie, WA, 1918
- Georgia Koepke, Freddy Keopke and a girl (probably Louise Koepke) standing in front of building at Neptune Beach, Alameda, CA, Between 1918 and 1919
- Woman (probably Maud Compton Bennett) standing by a baby (probably her son Dale) sitting in a tree, 1919?
- Georgia Koepke holding two small dogs in each arm while outside, 1919
- Woman (probably Maud Compton Bennett) with arm wrapped behind a baby (probably her son Dale) standing in a tree, Between 1918 and 1919
- Louise Koepke, with a dog in her lap, and another girl sitting in the yard, Between 1918 and 1919
- Young boy (probably Freddy Koepke) and young girl sitting next to each other on a step, Between 1918 and 1919
- Freddy Koepke sitting on a log with a dog (probably named Cutie) right in front of him, Elkhart, IN, Between 1918 and 1919
- Young boy hugging the baby on his lap while sitting on large stone steps, Between 1918 and 1919
- Georgia Koepke wearing a fur shawl with her hands tucked in a fur muff or handwarmer while standing by trees, Between 1918 and 1919
- Louise Koepke leaning on a fence while her aunt Florence Compton Miller stands next to her, Between 1918 and 1919
- Scenic view of a mountain range, Between 1918 and 1919
- Maud Compton Bennett and Louise Koepke lying on top of a large tree stump while Freddy Koepke leans against it, 1918
- Partial profile of a man's head, Between 1918 and 1919
- Georgia's mother, Barbara Coleman Compton, and father, Albert Eugene Compton, stand behind Dale who is sitting in a stroller with a log being processed behind them, Between 1918 and 1919
- Mae Foreman with baby in her lap, Between 1918 and 1919
- Two young girls, one on a small bicycle, and the other is playing with a small dog, Between 1918 and 1919
- A moving train, Snoqualmie, WA, Between 1918 and 1919
- Freddy Koepke standing in front of Georgia Koepke, Between 1918 and 1919
- Fred J Koepke standing beside road with one car behind him and another parked in front of him, Between 1918 and 1919
- Louise Koepke with someone behind her, and another girl on horses, Between 1918 and 1919
- Georgia Keopke and Fred J Koepke sitting on a bench under a tree, Snoqualmie, WA, July 25, 1919
- Three girls (the one with lighter hair is Louise Koepke) and two men (the one next to Louise is Fred J Koepke) sitting together on bench while Maud Compton Bennett stands behind them, July 4, 1918
- Two girls swimming in Lake Washington, July 1918?
- Florence Compton Miller hugging Louise Koepke in Lake Washington and a third girl behind them, July 1918?
- A cut out of Freddie Koepke standing with two women (probably Georgia Koepke and Florence Compton Miller) at a beach, July 1918?
- A crowd of people at Madrona beach, Lake Washington, July 1918?
- Cut trees and debree scattered around, probably a lumber camp, Between 1918 and 1919
- Freddy Koepke in large coat standing in front of a house, Between 1918 and 1919
- Woman (probably Maud Compton Bennett) standing on large boulder, Between 1918 and 1919
- Freddy Koepke standing in Lake Washington with two men and a boat in the background, July 1918
- Louise Koepke and Freddy Keopke leaning over a plaque about the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Expostion in front of the Forestry Building, University of Washington, Seattle, July 20, 1918
- Young boy (pobably Freddy Keopke) and Louise Koepke sitting on a stone bench feeding pigeons, Between 1918 and 1919
- Young boy (pobably Freddy Keopke) standing in front of a large palm tree, Between 1918 and 1919
- Small boat on ramp with a young boy (probably Freddy Koepke) standing at its bow (the front) and a woman sitting at its stern (the back), Between 1918 and 1919
- Georgia Koepke picking fruit from a tree, Between 1918 and 1919
- Georgia Koepke, Louise Koepke, Cordia who is sitting next to Louise, and Mr. Mill at a beach, Between 1918 and 1919
- Two girls or women (probably Louise Koepke and probably Georgia Keopke) holding hands that are raised in the air while in front of a large palm tree, Between 1918 and 1919
- Scenic view of houses in Snoqualmie with Mt. Si in the background, WA, Between 1918 and 1919
- Same image as 9d, Between 1918 and 1919
- Albert Eugene Compton standing in front of car's rear passenger door, Between 1918 and 1919
- Freddy Koepke and another young child sitting in cut grass, Between 1918 and 1919
- Ten month old Dale Bennett strapped to a stroller in the yard, 1919
- Young girl and boy sitting on a porch with a bucket between them, Between 1918 and 1919?
- Three rabbits in a shed or a barn, Between 1918 and 1919?
- Barbara Coleman Compton sitting in the middle of the bottom row with her club members, Between 1918 and 1919
- Georgia Koepke petting a horse ridden by a Native American rider and two other men on horses behing them, Between 1918 and 1919
- Dale Bennett sitting on a piece of plywood, 1919
- Scenery of trees in the Snoqualmie Valley, WA, Between 1918 and 1919
- Georgia Koepke sitting by telephone post watching Freddy Koepke and four other kids at a sand pile in Denny Park, Seattle, WA, Between 1918 and 1919
- Lousie Keopke sitting next to Freddy Keopke at Denny Park, Seattle , WA, Between 1918 and 1919
- Georgia Koepke sitting in the grass at Denny Park, Seattle, WA, Between 1918 and 1919
- Louise and Freddy Keopke sitting on a hill at Denny Park, Seattle, WA, Between 1918 and 1919
- Two policemen on horseback with a tank behind them going through the streets of Seatttle while crowds of people are on the sidewalks, Between 1918 and 1919
- Large group of men marching in military uniform promoting victory bonds, First Avenue, Seatttle, WA, Between 1918 and 1919
- Woman (probably Georgia Koepke) standing in front of parked car with many other cars parked behind it, Between 1918 and 1919
- Men in Navy or Marine dress holding rifles and parading or marching through streets in downtown Seattle,WA, Between 1918 and 1919
- Crowd surrounding a tank at the base of a hill in Denny Park, Seattle, WA, Between 1918 and 1919
- Tank in a field with a group of people in the background admiring it, Seattle, WA, Between 1918 and 1919
- Georgia and Louise Koepke by a log, Between 1918 and 1919
- Barbara Coleman Compton and Maud Compton Bennett sitting on small boulders with Dale Bennett between them and scenic view in background, Between 1918 and 1919
- Georgia Koepke on a horse, Between 1918 and 1919
- Probably Goergia Koepke with a couple of men, children and another woman at an irrigated field or farm, Between 1918 and 1919
- Blank page, evidence of torn out newspaper article, Between 1918 and 1919
- Buildings at 703 4th and University Avenues, Seattle, WA, Between 1918 and 1919
- Hill or dirt mound with a house barely showing in the background, Seattle, WA, 1919
- Buildings at University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Between 1918 and 1919
- Louise Koepke sitting on the gunner of a U.S. battleship, U.S.S. Oregon, in Puget Sound, Seattle,, Between 1918 and 1919
- Pond at Volunteer Park with the water tower in the background, Seattle, WA, Between 1918 and 1919
- Whippet tank with man inside it, Between 1918 and 1919
- Public Library building, Seattle,WA, Between 1918 and 1919
- Georgia Koepke sitting on log while Louise, Freddy, and another girl stand in front of her, Shmidt Park, Seattle, WA, Between 1918 and 1919
- Freddy Keopke with his father, Fred J Koepke, at Alki Beach, Seattle, WA, Between 1918 and 1919
- Fred J Koepke leaning against a tree at Shmidt Park, Seattle, WA, Between 1918 and 1919
- Goergia Koepke sitting on driftwood with Freddy on her lap, while two girl stand behind them at Alki Beach, Seattle, WA, Between 1918 and 1919
- Georgia Koepke standing by passenger side of car, Seattle, WA, 1919
- Names and Subjects
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Koepke, Georgia Compton, 1885-1987
- Title
- Georgia Compton Koepke photograph collection
- Dates
- 1918-1919 (inclusive)19181919
- Quantity
- 82 photographic prints (1 folder)
- Collection Number
- PH1569
- Summary
- Photographs of the Georgia Compton Koepke family in Seattle, Snoqualmie, and California.
- 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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Entire collection can ve 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 Note
Georgia Compton Koepke was born in Elkhart, Indiana, on January 17, 1885 to parents Albert Eugene (1852-1938) and Barbara Coleman Compton (1847-1928). Her siblings were: Florence Compton Miller (1878-1955), Fern B. Compton Mowery (1881-1918), Anna A. Compton Carlson (1883-1972), Mary Maud Compton Bennett, known as Maud (1886-1984) and her son Dale Max Bennett (1919-), Albert B. Compton (1889-1986). Georgia married Fred Jacob Koepke (1882-1949) in Elkhart, Indiana and had two children, Barbara Louise, known as Louise (1907-1979) and Irvin Frederick, known as Freddy (1914-2002). They lived in Seattle for a year or two around 1917 or 1918-1919 and then ended up in Los Angeles, California. Georgia Koepke died on May 9, 1987 in Glendale, California.
Content Description
Photos from an album probably created by Barbara Louise Koepke (1907-1979) and by her mother, Georgia Compton Koepke (1885-1987), with photographs of themselves, Georgia's parents, husband, son (Louise's younger brother), siblings and other relatives or family friends during their time in Snoqualmie, and Seattle, Washington. Also includes photos of the family at, Neptune Beach in Almeda, CA, Elkhart, IN, Lake Washington, Denny Park, Alki Beach, Schmidt Park, Volunteer Park and Mt. Si. There is one image of the U.S.S Oregon in the Puget Sound, as well as, one of the strikes in 1919, and the retrograde at Denny Park.
Use of the Collection
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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 Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Dates: 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 1a
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 1b
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 1c
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Description: Two story house with Fred J Koepke hugging a dog in front of it, Los Angeles, CA
Written on album page: House 1660 Lemoyne St.
Dates: Between 1919 and 1920?Container: Folder 1, Item 2a -
Dates: 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 2b
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Description: Blurred car moving on paved roadDates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 2c
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 2d
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Description: Georgia Koepke and Louise Koepke, sitting on bench with scenic view, Snoqualmie, WA
Written on album page: Snoqualmie Falls behind us.
Dates: 1918Container: Folder 1, Item 2e -
Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 2f
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Description: Woman (probably Maud Compton Bennett) standing by a baby (probably her son Dale) sitting in a treeDates: 1919?Container: Folder 1, Item 3a
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Dates: 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 3b
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Description: Woman (probably Maud Compton Bennett) with arm wrapped behind a baby (probably her son Dale) standing in a treeDates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 3c
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 3d
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 3e
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Description: Freddy Koepke sitting on a log with a dog (probably named Cutie) right in front of him, Elkhart, IN
There was a family home of the Comptons and Colemans in Elkhart.
Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 4a -
Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 4b
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Description: Georgia Koepke wearing a fur shawl with her hands tucked in a fur muff or handwarmer while standing by treesDates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 4c
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Description: Louise Koepke leaning on a fence while her aunt Florence Compton Miller stands next to herDates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 4d
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Description: Scenic view of a mountain rangeDates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 4e
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Description: Maud Compton Bennett and Louise Koepke lying on top of a large tree stump while Freddy Koepke leans against it
Wriiten on album page: Maud, Lousie, and Freddy in lumber camp near Snoqualmie [WA].
Dates: 1918Container: Folder 1, Item 5a -
Description: Partial profile of a man's headDates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 5b
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 5c
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Description: Mae Foreman with baby in her lapDates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 5d
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 5e
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Description: A moving train, Snoqualmie, WADates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 6a
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Description: Freddy Koepke standing in front of Georgia KoepkeDates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 6b
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Description: Fred J Koepke standing beside road with one car behind him and another parked in front of himDates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 6c
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 6d
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Dates: July 25, 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 6e
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Dates: July 4, 1918Container: Folder 1, Item 7a
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Description: Two girls swimming in Lake WashingtonDates: July 1918?Container: Folder 1, Item 7b
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Description: Florence Compton Miller hugging Louise Koepke in Lake Washington and a third girl behind themDates: July 1918?Container: Folder 1, Item 7c
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Description: A cut out of Freddie Koepke standing with two women (probably Georgia Koepke and Florence Compton Miller) at a beachDates: July 1918?Container: Folder 1, Item 7d
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Description: A crowd of people at Madrona beach, Lake WashingtonDates: July 1918?Container: Folder 1, Item 7e
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Description: Cut trees and debree scattered around, probably a lumber campDates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 8a
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 8b
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 8c
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Dates: July 1918Container: Folder 1, Item 8d
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Dates: July 20, 1918Container: Folder 1, Item 8e
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Description: Young boy (pobably Freddy Keopke) and Louise Koepke sitting on a stone bench feeding pigeonsDates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 9a
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 9b
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 9c
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Description: Georgia Koepke picking fruit from a treeDates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 9d
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Description: Georgia Koepke, Louise Koepke, Cordia who is sitting next to Louise, and Mr. Mill at a beachDates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 9e
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 9f
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 10a
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Description: Same image as 9dDates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 10b
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 10c
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 10d
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Dates: 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 11a
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919?Container: Folder 1, Item 11b
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Description: Three rabbits in a shed or a barnDates: Between 1918 and 1919?Container: Folder 1, Item 11c
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Description: Barbara Coleman Compton sitting in the middle of the bottom row with her club members
Written on album: Mother and her fun club.
Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 12a -
Description: Georgia Koepke petting a horse ridden by a Native American rider and two other men on horses behing themDates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 12b
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Description: Dale Bennett sitting on a piece of plywoodDates: 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 12c
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Description: Scenery of trees in the Snoqualmie Valley, WADates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 13a
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 13b
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 13c
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 13d
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 13e
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 14a
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Description: Large group of men marching in military uniform promoting victory bonds, First Avenue, Seatttle, WADates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 14b
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Description: Woman (probably Georgia Koepke) standing in front of parked car with many other cars parked behind it
Written on album: 1918 When there was a strike in Seattle,Wa.
Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 15a -
Description: Men in Navy or Marine dress holding rifles and parading or marching through streets in downtown Seattle,WADates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 15b
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Description: Crowd surrounding a tank at the base of a hill in Denny Park, Seattle, WA
Written on album: Tearing down Hill near Denny Park.
Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 16a -
Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 16b
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Description: Georgia and Louise Koepke by a logDates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 17a
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 17b
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Description: Georgia Koepke on a horseDates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 17c
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Description: Probably Goergia Koepke with a couple of men, children and another woman at an irrigated field or farmDates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 17d
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Description: Blank page, evidence of torn out newspaper articleDates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 18
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 19a
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Description: Hill or dirt mound with a house barely showing in the background, Seattle, WADates: 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 19b
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Description: Buildings at University of Washington, Seattle, WADates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 19c
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Description: Louise Koepke sitting on the gunner of a U.S. battleship, U.S.S. Oregon, in Puget Sound, Seattle,Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 19d
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 19e
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Description: Whippet tank with man inside itDates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 19f
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Description: Public Library building, Seattle,WADates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 19g
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Description: Georgia Koepke sitting on log while Louise, Freddy, and another girl stand in front of her, Shmidt Park, Seattle, WADates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 20a
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 20b
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 20c
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 20d
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Dates: 1919Container: Folder 1, Item 20e
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- General Strike, Seattle, Wash., 1919--Photographs
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Corporate Names
Family Names
Geographical Names
- Alki Beach Park (Seattle, Wash.)--20th century--Photographs
- Denny Regrade (Seattle, Wash.)--Photographs
- Schmitz Park (Seattle, Wash.)--20th century--Photographs
- Si, Mount (Wash.)--20th century--Photographs
- Snoqualmie (Wash.)--20th century--Photographs
- Washington, Lake (Wash.)--20th century--Photographs
