WAUWeedinFamilyPHColl014.xmlGuide to the Weedin Family Photograph Collection approximately 1900-1930Weedin Family Photograph CollectionSpecial Collections, University of Washington Libraries©2008 (Last modified: 3/11/2024)
Seattle, WA 98195
Finding aid written in English.Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard).University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH0014Weedin (Family : Weedin, Luther, 1872-1942)Weedin family photograph collectionapproximately 1900-1930153 photographic prints (1 box and 3 folders) ; sizes varyCollection materials are in English.Photographs of the Weedin family and friends, scenes from the Coupville, Deming and Acme areas, and images related to the U.S. Immigration Service at the Washington-Canada border

Luther Weedin was born John Luther Weedin on November 22, 1872 in Otterville, Missouri. The Weedin family moved to Seattle when Luther Weedin was an infant. Following his schooling, Luther Weedin worked in logging on Whidby Island in his twenties. In 1897 he worked as a packer in Skagway, Alaska as part of the Alaska gold rush. On his return he was pursuaded to run for sheriff of Island County. Luther Weedin was the sheriff of Island County, Washington, 1897-1901, serving two terms and then returned to his logging buisiness. In 1907 Luther married Athaleen Harrington. Weedin then served as assessor and treasurer for the county. He was in Island County politics until 1911.The Weedin's son Harrington was born in 1912. In 1913 with proceeds from his timber operation Luther Weedin bought the Island County Abstract Business. He directed it successfully before selling it in 1921. Throughout this time Luther remained involved in politics, serving as an elector, food comissioner, member of the National Defense Comittee and finally chairman of the state Electoral College in 1920. In 1921 he was appointed U.S. Immigration Commissioner in Seattle in 1921 and served until 1933. Subsequently, he ran a title insurance business in Coupeville on Whidbey Island and also attempted a dairy business.

Photographs include portraits of Luther and Athaleen Weedin and their son Harrington; group portraits of the Coupeville chapter of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and scenes in Coupeville; the U.S. Immigration Service Border Patrol employees and buildings near the Washington-Canada border and a panorama photograph of the Annual Conference of Immigration and Naturalization Officials in Washington, D.C. Two albums depict a timber claim, cabins and cabin life, including images of people reading, playing cards, etc., near Acme or Deming, Washington.

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Donor: Mrs. Inger Mathews, February 18, 1981

Processed by Erin Cote, 2017.

Some images were transferred out of the Washington Localities Subject file, 2014. These images are copy prints of originals that can be found in the Weedin Family Papers scrapbook (3158-002).

Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)Weedin, Luther, 1872-1942--PhotographsWeedin, Luther, 1872-1942--Family--PhotographsWeedin, Luther, 1872-1942--Friends and associates--PhotographsWeedin, Harrington--PhotographsWeedin, Athaleen--PhotographsDeming (Wash.)--PhotographsCoupeville (Wash.)--PhotographsBlaine (Wash.)--PhotographsWhidbey Island (Wash.)--PhotographsPhotographsWashington (State)

 

U.S. Immigration Service1/11View of the U.S. Immigration Service Border Patrol building, possibly Blaine, WA1922-1933? 1/12Immigration officers outside the U.S. Immigration Service Border Patrol building, possibly Blaine, WA1922-1933? 1/13Immigration Officer Jackson sitting at his desk, possibly Blaine, WA1922-1933? 1/14Heneley Potts and Chief of Immigration Border Patrol, Arthur Trelford, standing on the street, possibly Blaine, WA1922-1933? 1/15Chief of Immigration Border Patrol, Arthur Trelford, and another border patrol officer standing outside an office near a row boat, possibly Blaine, WA1922-1933? 1/16Group of Immigration Service employees on a rooftop, Seattle, WA1922-1933? 1/17Luther Weedin as the Commissioner of Immigration sitting at his desk, Seattle, WA1922-1933? M2718Panoramic formal group portrait of immigration officials at the Annual Conference of Immigration and Naturalization Officials, Washington D.C.December 1929Frank R. Scherer, D.C. Photo News, Washington D.C

Written on front: Annual Conference of Immigration and Naturalization Officials, Dept. of Labor Received by President Hoover, Dec 3-5, 1929.

Weedin Family Photos1/29Men, women and dogs standing near a stream and on fallen logs, possibly Coupeville, WA1910? 1/210Men and women relaxing in a camp site, Coupeville, WA1910? 1/211Group standing outside the First Coupeville Courthouse, Coupeville, WA1910-1920? 1/212Men of Glenwood Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows standing outside a building, Coupeville, WA1925-1935? 1/213Man sitting in front of a curtain, possibly Luther Weedin, Whidby Island, WA1910-1930? 1/214Man on the porch of the Weedin home Bayview, Whidby Island, WA1910-1930? 1/215William L. Weedin standing by a house, Whidby Island, WA1928? 1/216Harrington L. Weedin, Luther Weedin and William L. Weedin standing by a house, Whidby Island, WA1928? 1/217 Luther Weedin, William L. Weedin and Harrington L. Weedin standing in front of an American flag, Whidby Island, WA1928? 1/218Harrington and Athaleen Weedin on board the President Jefferson, possibly Seattle, WA1928 1/219The ship President Jefferson, possibly Seattle, WA1928 1/220Harrington Weedin near life boats on board the President Jefferson, possibly Seattle, WA1910-1930? Family Portraits1/321Portrait of Luther Weedin as a young man1900-1910?L.H. Seely, Everett, WA 1/322Portrait of Luther Weedin in middle age, Seattle, WANovember 22, 1929 1/323Portrait of Luther Weedin in middle age1920-1930? 1/324Portrait of Luther Weedin in middle age1929? 1/325Portrait of Luther Weedin later in life1930?J. Arthur Young, Seattle, WA 1/326Portrait of Albert Johnson1924Mezzo Studio, Tacoma, WA

Written on front: With personal regards, Albert Johnson.

1/327Portrait of Athaleen Harrington Weedin as a young woman1900? 1/328Portrait of a middle aged Athaleen Weedin1920?Myers, Everett, WA 1/329Portrait of a middle aged Athaleen Weedin1925?James & Merrihew, Seattle & Tacoma 1/330Portrait of a middle aged Athaleen Weedin1930?Zenn, Seattle 1/331Portrait of Harrington Weedin as a youth1905-1915?Bushnell, Seattle XH132Portrait of Harrington Weedin as a child1900-1910? XH133Portrait of Inger A. Matthews as a toddler1905-1915? Album A 1910?1/4A1Two men standing outside a log cabin in the snow, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A2aLog cabin, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A2bLog fence near log cabin, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A3Family and animals in front of house or barn, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A4aIvy climbing on a building, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A4bThree young women in a farm yard, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A5aMan driving a car near a fence probably for an automobile race, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A5bMen standing near cars in the forest probably at an automobile race, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A6Women embroidering and reading, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A7Men and women drinking at a table, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A8Men and women playing, pretenting to cheat at cards, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A9Men, woman and cat in a house, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A10aThree women and a dog in a yard, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A10bPeople cooking in a kitchen, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A11aMan holding frying pan in a kitchen, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A11bWoman with dead deer in snow, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A12Men standing near a cabin with dead animals,possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A13aPeople standing with pack horses, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A13bHorses hitched to a cart, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A14aYoung men and women sitting on a roof, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A14bYoung man and two young women sitting on a log, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A15aYoung man and two young women with dog, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A15bTwo young women with a dog, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A16aMan and three women with a dog on the coast1910? 1/4A16bYoung man leaning against a railing1910? 1/4A17a-bChild and woman on a boardwalk1910? 1/4A18Snow covered cabin and stumps, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A19Man in cabin reading near a stove and snowshoes hanging on wall, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A20Snow covered evergreen trees, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A21Log cabin, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A22Two men dressed in work wear, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A23a-cPeople running in the snow, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A23dLog cabin, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A24Three men singing or reading in a cabin, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A25Two men and a dog resting in the forest, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A26People standing by a giant tree-stump, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A27aMan standing outside a log cabin in the snow, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A27bMan sitting on a log railing, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A28aDeer hoof gun rack inside a cabin, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A28bDecorated interior of a cabin, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A29Man wearing a bandana, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A30aPeople standing behind a string of salmon, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A30bMan behind the counter in a sweet shop, Coupeville, WA1910? 1/4A31a-bPeople standing outside Griffiths home, Coupeville, WA1910? 1/4A32aGroup outside Griffiths home, Coupeville, WA1910? 1/4A32bMen with guns outside a buiding, Coupeville, WA1910? 1/4A33aMen with guns and a dead deer, Coupeville, WA1910? 1/4A33bMan standing, Coupeville, WA1910? 1/4A33cWoman swimming, Coupeville, WA1910? 1/4A34a,cBoats in a harbor, Sitka, Alaska1910? 1/4A34bTwo boats pulled up on shore, Sitka, Alaska1910? 1/4A35aPeople on board the boat 4-Liars, Annacortes, WA1911 1/4A35bWoman on a walkway1910? 1/4A36aPeople and horses outside a building, Deming, WA1911 1/4A36bPeople on horseback, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1911 1/4A37aMan sitting on a boat, the Sea Otter, on shore, possibly Sitka, Alaska1910? 1/4A37bMen on horseback, one standing straddling two horses, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1910? 1/4A38aMan standing in front of trees1915-1925? 1/4A38bToddler reaching forward1915-1925? 1/4A38cGirl hugging a post1915-1925? 1/4A39Artillery Barracks at Fort Mills, Corregidor, Phillipines1915-1925? 1/4A40a-eSnow covered trees and gravestones, possibly Sunnyside Cemetery, Coupeville, WA1915-1925? 1/4A41a-cWoman standing in the snow, Coupeville, WA1915-1925? 1/4A41dSnow covered trees, Coupeville, WA1915-1925? 1/4A41eSnow on a building, Coupeville, WA1915-1925? 1/4A42a-bWoman standing in the snow, Coupeville, WA1915-1925? 1/4A42cMan standing in the snow, Coupeville, WA1915-1925?1/4A42dSnow covered bushes, Coupeville, WA1915-1925? 1/4A42eSnow covered house, Coupeville, WA1915-1925? 1/4A43aTrees near still water, Coupeville, WA1915-1925? 1/4A43bFront of a house, Coupeville, WA1915-1925? 1/4A43c-eFamily scenes in the countryside, Island County, WA1915-1925? 1/4A44a-cPeople posing near water, Island County, WA1915-1925? 1/4A44dMan and woman in rowboat, Island County, WA1915-1925? 1/4A44eCampsite, Island County, WA1915-1925? 1/4A45aPerson standing in a field, Island County, WA1915-1925? 1/4A45bPeople seated at a picnic table, Island County, WA1915-1925? 1/4A44cGroup with fishing poles and dog, Island County, WA1915-1925? 1/4A44dMan and dog at the waterside, Island County, WA1915-1925? Album B1/5B1Train station with locomotive, Acme, WA1907? 1/5B2Trees and underbrush, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1907? 1/5B3Trees and a pond, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1907? 1/5B4-5Underbrush and logs, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1907? 1/5B6Women on a boulder near a river, possibly the Nooksack River, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1907? 1/5B7View of a river, possibly the Nooksack River, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1907? 1/5B8View of a river, possibly the Nooksack River, and distant mountains, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1907? 1/5B9People outside a home, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1907? 1/5B10Log and trail in the forest, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1907? 1/5B11Man and dog next to uprooted tree, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1907? 1/5B12Log cabin and underbrush, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1907? 1/5B13Man and dog sitting outside house, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1907? 1/5B14Pack horse standing in a river, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1907? 1/5B15Path to a cabin in the forest, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1907? 1/5B16People constructing a log cabin, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1907? 1/5B17View of a mountain peak called "The Twins," possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1907? 1/5B18Two people outside a cabin with ladder, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1907? 1/5B19Man outside a log cabin, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1907? 1/5B20Cabin and a shed, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1907? 1/5B21Cabin in a cleared area, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1907? 1/5B22Woman outside two cabin buildings, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1907? 1/5B23Family posing outside two cabin buildings, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1907? 1/5B24-25Views of a log cabin, possibly near Acme or Deming, WA1907? 1/5B26View of Mount Baker, possibly from near Acme or Deming, WA1907?