This collection relates to several families that are all related to Mary Cairns. Mary was married twice, to Henry Mizner and James Semple and had seven children. The collection includes photographs from both her sons and daughters families. By one husband she had three children, William Mizner, Lansing Mizner, and Mary Mizner Floyd-Jones and by her other husband she had four children, Lucy Semple Ames, May Semple, Eugene Semple, and Julia Semple Scott.
Lansing Mizner married Ella Watson and they moved to California. During the Bear Flag Rebellion in 1846, a group of Americans, including Lansing Mizner and his step-uncle Robert Semple, captured the Commandant of Northern California, General Mariano Vallejo at his home and headquarters in Sonoma. While transporting the General by boat down the Napa River and up the Sacramento River to Sutter’s Fort, Semple and Mizner saw the land that now comprises the City of Benicia and recognized its potential for the development of a port to support trade for all of Northern California. After Mariano Vallejo was released from imprisonment at Sutter's Fort, the land was deeded to Dr. Robert Semple and Thomas O. Larkin. Semple laid out the town in 1847 and also served as president of the 1849 Constitutional Convention. On March 27, 1850 Benicia incorporated. The Benicia Capitol was constructed in 1852 and became the California's third seat of government February 4, 1853 - February 25, 1854. They entered into an agreement with General Vallejo to establish a ferry between Central and Northern California, using a part of the proceeds to support a ‘Public’ School - open to all residents at no cost to the students nor their families. When Semple and Mizner agreed, General Vallejo deeded the land to them for the establishment of the City of Franchesca. Later, when the city leaders of the village of Yerba Buena decided to rename their town after Saint Frances and called it San Francisco - Semple, Mizner and other early residents of Franchesca changed its name to Benicia. Lansing Minzer was also a lawyer and the U. S. minister to Guatemala, who was recalled to the United States in 1891 by President Benjamin Harrison after the Barrundia Affair. He and his wife had nine children, Murry Mizner, Lansing Mizner Jr, Mary (Minnie) Mizner Chase, Edgar Mizner, William Mizner, Henry Mizner, Addison Mizner and Wilson Mizner.
Mary (Minnie) Mizner Chase married Horace Chase. They founded a winery in Napa, California called Stag’s Leap.
Addison Cairnes Mizner became an architect and is most famous as an American resort architect whose Mediterranean Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival style interpretations left an indelible stamp on South Florida, where it continues to inspire architects and land developers. In the 1920s he was the best-known and most-discussed living American architect and was the visionary behind development of Boca Raton, Florida.
Wilson Mizner was an American playwright and entrepreneur. His best-known plays are The Deep Purple, produced in 1910, and The Greyhound, produced in 1912. He was manager and co-owner of The Brown Derby restaurant in Los Angeles, California, and was affiliated with his brother, Addison Mizner, in a series of scams and misadventures that inspired Stephen Sondheim's Road Show. Mary Cairns’s daughter Mary Mizner Floyd-Jones married James Floyd-Jones. They had three children Robert Floyd-Jones, Semple Floyd-Jones, Edgar Floyd-Jones.
Mary’s husband, James Semple unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Senate in 1836. President Martin Van Buren appointed him as Chargé d'Affaires to New Granada on 14 October 1837, and he served in that capacity until 4 March 1842. He was the judge of the Illinois Supreme Court from 1842 to 1843. He was appointed and subsequently elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Samuel McRoberts and served from December 4, 1843, to March 3, 1847. He was not a candidate for re-nomination in 1846. Semple ended up in Jersey County, Illinois, where in 1853 he founded the town of Elsah, Illinois.
Mary Cairns’s daughter Lucy Semple married Edgar Ames. They settled in Seattle. They had four children, Ada Ames, Henry Semple Ames, Mary Ames Cushman who married Wayman Cushman, and Edgar Ames.
Mary Cairns’s son Eugene Semple married Ruth Lownsdale Blanchard. He was the 13th Governor of Washington Territory. In the 1860s, he moved to Oregon and became Editor and Publisher of the Portland Daily Herald. From 1870 to 1873 he was Oregon's State Printer. Having lost his investments and savings in the Panic of 1873, he moved to eastern Oregon, where he farmed until 1887, when President Cleveland nominated him to be Governor. He served until 1889, a period when the territory's population doubled, and during his term he dealt with labor unrest and the expansion of Washington's government and school system. He also signed a bill enabling women to vote, which was overturned by the territory's Supreme Court. In 1889 Washington attained statehood, and Semple was the Democratic nominee for Governor, losing to former territorial Governor Elisha Ferry. After leaving office, he was involved in the unsuccessful promotion of canals from Shilshole Bay to Lake Washington and Astoria to Seaside, Oregon. He moved to a San Diego hotel in early 1908. He and his wife had four children, Maud Semple, Zoe Semple, Mary Semple and Eugene Semple Jr.
Mary Cairns’s daughter, Julia Semple Scott married Ashley Scott. They had five children, Mary Scott, Stillman Scott, Ashley Scott Jr, Eugene Scott, Isabelle Scott.
The collection consists of photographs of the Semple family and relatives and the Mizner family and relatives. The people in this collection are connected through Mary Cairns who married Henry Mizner and James Semple.
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Processed by Mark Rosen and Christy Lake; Heather Robbins; processing completed in 2012.
Photographs transferred from Semple and Mizner files in the Portraits collection, 2011.
Lansing B. Mizner (December 5, 1825-1893) was the son of Mary Cairns and her first husband Henry Mizner. Lansing's siblings were William Mizner and Isabella Mary Mizner, who married Charles Floyd-Jones. Lansing Mizner married Emma Watson and had eight children: Murry Mizner, Lansing Mizner Jr., Mary "Minnie" Mizner, Edgar Mizner, William Mizner, Henry Mizner, Addison Mizner, and Wilson Mizner.
Written on photograph: Marguerite Wallace, Benton Leiter, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Blanchard Chase, Flora H. Carroll, [illegible] Mizner, A. Herriott Small, Harry L, Coleman, Andrew Jackson, Grace [illegible], [illgegible] Edgar [illegible].
Written on verso: 1890-Minnie Mizner Chase wedding party, July 18, 1888.
Addison Mizner and his brother, Wilson Mizner, were notorious and famous members of the respectable Mizner family. They traveled to Alaska in 1897 to bilk miners during the Alaska Gold Rush. After the Gold Rush, Addison went to Guatemala, purchased relics and colonial-era furnishings, and then sold them in New York at tremendous markup prices. Despite his lack of architectural training, Addison Mizer is remembered for his pseudo-Spanish colonial designs for buildings constructed in the 1920s during the Florida land boom. Meanwhile, Addison's brother, Wilson, became famous for his wit and his plays. On the side, Wilson ran a gambling joint on Long Island, for which he was later arrested. Both Addison and Wilson Mizner died in 1933.
Written on verso: Edgar Mizner, Aunt Ella, Lansing, William, Uncle Lansing, Wilson, Minnie, and Henry, Addison.
Mary "Minnie" Mizner married Horace Chase. They moved to Napa, California and established a winery: Stags Leap Vineyards.
Written on verso: Lauai-at Stags Leap.
Stags Leap-Napa C. Cal. Home of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Chase (Minnie Mizner).
Written on verso: Pool at Stags Leap-Home of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Chase-at Yountville-Co. California.
Written on verso: Mrs. Lansing B. Mizner at Stags Leap
Written on verso: Horace Blanchard Chase at Stags Leap.
Written on verso: Aunt Ella Mizner at Stags Leap.
Written on verso: Zoe Semple at Stags Leap.
Mary Stevenson Cairns and Henry Caldwell Mizner's daughter, Isabelle, married Charles Floyd-Jones in 1853 and had three sons: Robert, Semple, and Edgar. Charles is the son of Helen Watts DeLancey and Henry Floyd-Jones. Helen and Henry Floyd-Jones had six children: Charles, Edward, DeLancey, Sarah, Kate, and Helen (Nell) Floyd-Jones. In addition to Charles and Isabelle Floyd-Jones, known marriages of Charles's siblings include Edward Floyd-Jones to Mary Lord who had a daughter; Helen Watts Floyd-Jones and Kate Floyd-Jones to John D. Jones.
Written on verso: Edward Floyd-Jones, New York.
DeLancey Floyd-Jones was born January 20, 1826 and died January 19, 1902. He was the son of Helen M. Watts and Henry Floyd-Jones and brother of Charles Floyd-Jones. Floyd-Jones served as an officer in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War, the American Civil War, and for frontier durty in the Old West.
Written on verso: DeLancey Floyd-Jones U.S. Army.
Written on verso: Semple Floyd-Jones, Christmas 1886 3204 Pine St.
Semple Floyd-Jones is the son of Charles Floyd-Jones and Isabelle Mizner, Isabelle Mizner being the daughter of Mary Stevenson Cairns and Henry Caldwell Mizner.
James Semple was born January 5, 1798 to Lucy Robertson and John Walker Semple. He was one of nine children. His siblings were Elise Baylor Semple, Frances Semple, John Walker Semple, Robert Baylor Semple, Isaac Robertson Semple, Charles Donald Semple, Lucy Bird Semple, and Adaline Matilda Semple. James Semple was a Chief Justice of the Illnois Supreme Court, Charge d'Affaires to New Granada, and US Senator. He later went on and founded the town Elsah, Illinois in 1853. He married Mary Cairns in 1833. Together, they had four children: Lucy Semple, May Semple, Eugene Semple, and Julia Semple.
Written on verso: Gen. James Semple. Father of Lucy Virginia Semple (Ames), Julia Ellen Semple (Scott), and Eugene Semple.
Item b is same as item a. Item b is an engraving.
Written on verso: My grandfather-Ethel Semple Swanstrom.
Written on verso: View in farm yard at [illegible]. At one time the house of Gen. James Semple.
Eugene Semple, son of Mary Cairns and James Semple, came West seeking his fortune in 1863. Semple worked as a lawyer, newspaper editor, amateur engineer and inventor, farmer, and lumberman. Semple also earned appointments to several prominent political offices--Washington Territorial Governor, Washington State Harbor Commissioner and Oregon State Printer. He was also an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Washington State.
In 1870, Semple married Ruth Lownsdale, the daughter of an early Portland settler. The years ahead were the nadir of Semple’s career. Bankrupt, he left Portland with his growing family in 1875. The Semples homesteaded in eastern Oregon until Ruth divorced Eugene in 1883 and married another man, leaving Eugene with custody of their four children.
Territorial Governor in 1885, Semple mobilized the help of his influential family in the East and his own political connections in the West. The contest for the appointment consumed more than two years, as various political factions deluged Cleveland with petitions supporting Semple or his rivals. The President eventually chose Semple in 1887 to replace Republican Governor Watson Squire. Semple’s two-year term as governor coincided with a period of turbulence and expansive growth in the territory.
After leaving the governorship, Semple spent his time managing a company he had bought while in office, the Lucia Mill Company in Vancouver, Washington. Unfortunately, the company’s profits were consumed in Semple’s unsuccessful efforts to interest Eastern investors in buying land in the Skagit Valley in the early 1890s.
Semple lived out his last years on money borrowed from relatives. He died on August 28, 1908.
Written on verso: Eugene Semple-Aunt Lucy gave this to me Tuesday, July 6, 1909 out of her album. Zoe Agnes Semple.
Written on photograph: Eugene Semple, Jersey Co [illegible].
Written on engraving: Hon. Eugene Semple, Wash. Ter.
Written on phogograph: Eugene Semple, Territorial Govenor, 1887-1889.
Written on verso: Eugene Semple [illegible].
Item 28 is same engraving as item 27.
Written on verso: Eugene Semple as govenor of Washington Territory. 1889.
Written on verso: This is a picture of dear little papa. It isn't our [illegible] as good-looking as he is. Taken August 1895. Zoe Semple.
Written on verso: Taken on deck of U.S. Revenue Cutter
Rear row-left to right 1. 2. Anna Marie Philipps-Moale 3. Frandie Webster 4. 5.Harry Boyd 6. Maude Semple Moale 7. 8. Billard 9. Zoe Semple.
Front row-1. 2. Ethel Semple 3. 4.
Written on verso: Luncheon on board M.S. Revenue Cutter "Bear" Seattle May 14, 1899. The one in the lietenant uniform next to me on my left [illegible] is Dr. Call who was one of the Jarvis Relief Expedition. [illegible].
Left to right-rear row-1. 2. Zoe Semple 3. 4. Harry Boyd 5. .6. Anna Marie Philipps 6. Billard. Front row-1. ? 2. Dr. Call 3. Maude Moale Semple 4. Ethel Semple 5. 6. Frandie Webster 7. .
Item a is same image as item b.
Written on verso: On board Revenue Cutter Bear-famous in Arctic history. This was in Seattle harbour.
Back row: Zoe Semple, Harry Boyd, Lt, Anna Marie Philipps, Lt. Billard. Front row: Dr. Call-was with Overland Expedition to [illegible], Maude Semple Moale (Jarvis Relief Expedition), Ethel Semple, Frandie Webster of Seattle and Port Townsend.
Luncheon on board U.S. Revenue Cutter
Written on verso: [illegible] Semple-Montgomery relatives. Daughter of Henry [illegible] Semple-later of New York., Semple Ames, Mrs. Paschall, Geo. Paschall, Hnery Turner, Mary Cushman, Edgar Turner, Marian Lindsay-our cousin, daughter of [illegible]. She is Mrs. Frank Seurs of Cincinatti. Must have been about 1892.
Taken on porch at Ellistown. Home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Turner-on a portion of the Notchcliff estate. Mrs. Turner was Ada Ames, daughter of Lucy Semple Ames-who built and owned Notchcliff-Notchcliff was landscaped by the famous Elmstead of Boston. Ellistown was [illegible] by the son Elmstead the second.
Written on verso: Left to right: Mary Ames Cushman (Mrs. Wayman Crow), Henry Mizner in uniform, Minnie Mizner Chases (Mrs. Horace Blanchard), Julia Semple Scott (mrs. Ashley D. of St. Louis). My Ames-Scott-Mizner cousines et al. Must have been at West Point, where Henry Mizner was at the time. Ethel Semple Swanstrom, Seattle.
Letita Tyler Semple was born May 11, 1821. She was the daughter of John Tyler and Letitia Christian Tyler. Her father, John Tyler, was the tenth President of the United States. After her mother's death, Letitia acted as unofficial First Lady in 1844.
Written on verso: Mrs. Letitia Tyler Semple who presided at the White House 1843-1844 at the age of twenty-two. Given to me in Washincton, Apl. '89.
Mary Ames Cushman-my cousin gave this to me [illegible]. "Cousin Letitia" was very close to all of our family-she always addressed us as "cousin" she said.
Written on verso: Mrs. Bradford on East Lawn "Notch Cliffs". Mrs. L.J. Bradford-Frankfort, Kentucky.
Photograph taken on same day at different angles.
Written on verso: Mrs. Bradford on East Lawn at Notch Cliff. Aunt Lucia from Spingfield, IL. We always called her Aunt Luce-we Semple Children.
Mrs. Bradford is probably a relative of the Semples as Lucy is a family name on James Semple's side of the family. James Semple's mother was Lucy Robertson and his sister was Lucy Bird Semple. James Semple also had a niece named Lucy Robertson Semple. In addition, James Semple's children referred to Mrs. Bradford as Aunt Luce.
Written on verso: Eugene Semple Jr, February 14, 1884.
Written on verso: Marian Semple Lindsay-Mrs. Frank Suers ? Cincinatti. Daughter [illegible] Lindsay of Kentucky who married two Semple sisters. Frank Suers-cousin of Mrs. Osgood.
Marion Semple Lindsay is the great-niece of James Semple. Her mother was Henrietta Louisiana Sample, daughter of James Semple's brother Isaac Robertson Semple. Marion Semple Lindsay's father, William Lindsay, was married to two Semple sisters. His first marriage was to Elizabeth Swan Semple in 1864. His second was to Elizabeth Swan's sister, Henrietta Louisianna in 1868. He had three children.
Written on verso: Ethel Semple September 18, 1890. J Hurlburt. Cashier for First Bank in Blaine, Washington .
Written on verso: Haughton Bickerton, Alec T. Hosuer, Chas. Meiel, Harry Jordon, Everett Babesch, Lucille, Chas Fitzcleaurice, Davis. Graduating class of Washington College Tacoma Washington. Zoe Agnes Semple. Annie Wright Leminary.
Written on mount: Zoe Agnes Semple, later Mrs. Arthur Vassall, Maude Semple Moale, later Langdon, Ethel Semple Swanstrom. We all thought these were terrific pictures of all of us at the time, but it is nice now to have the 3 "Semple sisters" or "Semple girls" as we were always referred to taken together. Probably about 1906 or 1907.
The portrait of the three Semple sisters has been removed from orignal mounting. Original mounting has an inscription noted above.
Written on verso: Semple house-Restored at Williamsburg, Virginia.
The Swanstroms are related to the Semple's through Eugene Semple's daughter, Mary Ethel Swanstrom. She married Frederick Swanstrom and had three daughters: Georgiana Osgood Swanstrom Larkin, Lucy Semple Swanstrom Adair, and Mary Frederick Swanstrom Rydgren. Mary Ethel Swanstrom made efforts to restore For Simcoe in Yakima, Washington.
Written on verso: A dinner with my cousin Edgar Ames and his lovely wife, Anne. Rear row from left: Edgar Ames, Lucy Semple Adair, her son Frederick, Floyd Larkin, Georgiana Larkin. Center: George Adair Carter, George Adair Jr. Bottowm row: Anne Ames and Ethel Semple Swanstrom. Lucy Semple and Georgiana are my daughters.
Written on verso: Ethel Semple-Jan 5, age 10 yrs.
Ethel Semple taken on Sandy [illegible] looking down the [illegible] from Notchcliff.
Written on verso: Left-Ethel Semple. Right-Helene [illegible] McNaught
Written on verso: Mary E. Semple Swanstrom. Tea under the trees by Mrs. Leinanz. Mary Yard, Bremerton, Washington. Summer of 1907. Pale grey dress-hat brimmed with old rose.
Written on verso: Ethel Semple Swanstrom. Left-Lucy Semple Swanstrom, Mary Frederick Sempl Swanstrom, and Georgiana Osgood Swanstrom. Must have been 1910-1911.
Written on verso: Mary Elizabeth Swanstrom. 2 years 6 mos.
Written on verso: With Loads of Love, Lucy-Semple. Xmas 1920.
Written on verso: Lucy Semple Swanstrom (Mrs. Adair)
Written on verso: Lieut. Mary Rydgren-Marine Corps "Fritzie Swanstrom"
Written on verso: Georgiana Swanstrom, Yakima, Wash 1934.
Written on verso: Fort Simcoe-Washington-Meeting of Junior Indian Council, 1934. Left. Virgil McWharter, historian and friend of the Indians wounded by [illegible] Big Foot. Next C.C.C. Maj. Studley. Rear-Georgiana Swanstrom Front-Joe Rase and children. Rear-Ethel Semple Swanstrom. Right C.C.C Donald H. Clair.
Written on verso: Ethel Semple Swanstrom-Washington, DE. Winter 1936-1937. Taken for the newspapers. So awful-I never ordered any.
Written on verso: Judge Milroy, Mrs. Dean Guir (scarf on head), Mrs. Frederick Swanstrom - 1939 - Judge Milroy was drawing on a table, a picture of his recollection of the old stockade.
Written on verso: Left-Mrs. Dean Guire-Mrs E. Helster Guire, Mrs. Milroy, Ethel Semple Swanstrom, Judge Milroy and Mrs. Milroy. Picnic at Simcoe, Summer 1939.
Written on verso: Fritzie Swanstrom Rydgren. Fall of 1948-Spring '49. Trying out recipes, New York.
Written on verso: Fritzie Swanstrom Rydgren trying out new recipes. Fall 1948-Spring 1949. Making reading for a food photographer, New York.
Fritzie Swanstrom Rydgren getting ready for a food photographer. Spring 1949, New York.
Written on photograph: Frederick Semple Adair "Pog".
Written on verso: Frederick Sempl Adair-High School Graduation.
Written on photograph: Georg [sic] Henry Adair- "G.G.".
Written on photograph: Frederick Semple Adair, Plebe U.S. MA 1951.
Frederick Semple Adair is probably the son of Ethel Semple and Frederick Swanstrom.
Written on verso: Marker in George Rogers Clark Park, just outside of Springfield, Ohio-commemorating the Battle of Piqua-Clark in command. Fritzie-Ricky and I visited there. June 1955
Written on verso: Statue of George Rogers Clark-at park name for him near Springfield, Ohio. Fritzie, Ricky, and I visted in in June 1955 and the three of us had our picture taken with the park sculpt. Ethel Semple Swanstrom. The memorial [illegible] in the same park [illegible] of the Battle of Piqua. Clark in command.
Written on verso: Fifi-Cousin Ada Turner's sky terrier
Floyd Ames Larkin is the son of Floyd Larkin and Georgiana Swanstrom Larkin.
Written on verso: Floyd Ames Larkin "Bebe".
Written on verso: Floyd Ames Larkin "Bebe".
Written on verso: With love to Cousin Anne and Cousin Edgar from Floyd Ames.
Cousin Edgar and Cousin Ann are Edgar and Anne Ames, son and daughter-in-law to Edgar Ames and Lucy Semple Ames.
The Moale and Langdons are related to the Semples through Eugene
Semple's daughter, Adria Maude Semple Moale Langdon. More commonly referred to
as Maude, Adria Semple married Edward Moale in 1891 and had one child, Edward
Semple Moale, Jr. who served in the US Navy on the steamship
Written on verso: Maude Semple Moale-later Mrs. Russell C. Langdon.
Written on verso: Foster Moale-brother of Edward Moale.
Written on verso: For [illegible] With love from his sister Mary L. Peel
Written on verso: Mrs. Russell C. Langdon.
See also Maude Semple Moale
Home of Captain and Mrs Langdon, Camp Orenton, Mindano, P.I.. 1910-1911.
Written on verso: Porch quarters of Capn Russell C. Langdon 3d U.S. Infantry at Camp Orenton, Mindano, Philippine Islands, March 1911.
Written on verso: My sister-Maude Semple Langdon-wife of Gen. Russell C. Langdon. About 1928-Ethel Semple Swanstrom.
Written on verso: Maude Semple Langdon (Mrs. Russell C.).
Written on verso: Colonel Russell C. Langdon, 2d U.S. Infantry. Camp Guster, Michigan. Photograph taken in the grounds of the Commanding Officer's Quarters on August 30th 1934, the day before I gave up the command of the 2d Infantry. R.C.L.
The Ames are related to the Semples through James Semple and Mary Cairn's daughter, Lucy Semple Ames who married Edgar Ames in 1860. Edgar and Lucy Ames had four children, Ada, Henry Semple, Mary, and Edgar. Ada Ames who later married Henry S. Turner, Henry Semple Ames, Mary Ames who married Wayman Chushman and had a son, Henry Semple Ames who married Ann Andine Lumaghi, and Edgar Ames. Lucy Semple Ames took over the managment of her husband's, Edgar Ames, business interests after his death in 1867. This included pork packing, Lindell Hotel, a sugar refinery, grain elevators, steamship lines, and insurance and banking firms. She became president of Ames Real Estate Company, which she managed with her son, Henry Semple Ames.
Written on verso: Edgar Ames in main "parlour" at Notchcliff-probably about 1892.
Written on verso: Notchcliff view from the East.
Written on verso: Notchcliff. Snow scene from East window.
Written on verso: L.S.Ames
Written on verso: My dear Aunt Lucy-who raised us Semple children in such luxury-that it was hard to be poor again when we came West after my father's term as govenor was over. M.E. Swanstrom.
Written on verso: Lucy V.S. Ames at breakfast in dining room at Notchcliff.
Written on verso: Notchcliff-view from window. Aunt Lucy-Mrs. Lucy Semple Ames.
Julia Marian Turner is the grand-daughter of Lucy Semple Ames.
Written on verso: Mrs Lucy V. Semple Ames, Julia Marian Turner, 1893.
Written on verso: Home built by Semple, Mary and Edgar Ames about. Late occupied by Mrs. Lucy V. Semple Ames-"Aunt Lucy"-who sent this card-Ethel Swanstrom. 3824 Lindell Boulevard. Miss Lucy Semple Swanstrom 1223 7th Ave West, Seattle, Wash.
Henry Semple Ames, 1863-1916, and Edgar Ames are Edgar Ames and Lucy Semple Ames' two sons. It appears that Henry Semple Ames was more commonly referred to as Semple Ames.
Written on verso: Naptha launch-Virginia-owned by Semple and Edgar Ames-of St. Louis. It was used on cruises on the Mississippi River and usually moored at the Illinois Yacht Club at Alton, Ill. Their summer house was Notchcliff, Elsa Ill. From left to right-Henry Sempl Ames-Mrs. George H. Paschall (Seattle owner)-Mrs. [illegible] - Edgar Ames- Mrs. Frank Hershburg. Mrs. Frank Hershburg [sic]-George H. Paschall. All of St. Louis about in the early 1890s. I forget the length: but there were sleeping accomodations for six people. I made many a happy trip on her as a young girl when I was visiting Notchcliff. Ethel Semple Swanstrom.
Written on photograph: Sept '95. You know them.
Written on verso: From left to right Lou Hayward, "Deck"
Brody, and Semple Ames on the
Written on verso: Naptuna launch "Virginia" owned by Semple and Edgar Ames of St. Louis and Notchcliff. She was usually moored at "Illinois" yacht club at Alton. At least six people could sleep aboard. My aunt Mrs. L.V. Ames and I took many delightful crusies up and down the river when I was 13 and 14 and I learned to follow the view chart. Lou Hayward, Semple Ames, and I think probably one of the Mizners.
Written on verso: Perhaps Yale, Edgar Ames room.
Ada Ames married Henry S. Turner, 1860-1921, and had two children, Edgar Ames Turner and Julia Marian Ames Turner. Julia Marian is more commonly referred to as Marian Ames Turner.
Written on verso: Married first (?) Lambert of St. L. Now Mrs. Sydney Allen of St. Louis, Paris, and Cap D'Autile.
Mary Ames married Wayman Cushman and had two sons, Henry, born 1892, and Bobbie Cushman.
Written on verso: Mary Ames Cushman (Mrs. Wayman Cushman) St. Louis.
Written on verso: For my great-great aunt with love from Henry Semple Cushman. 8 months old.
Written on verso: Henry and Bobbie Cushman and nurses-sons of Mr. and Mrs. Wayman Crow Cushman (Mary Ames).
Written on verso: Mary Cushman, Bobbie, Addie Barnet, Virginia (?), and Annie Callen my maid. Taken by me L.V.S. Ames.
Julia Semple, daughter of Mary Cairns and James Semple, married Ashley Scott and had four children: Mary, Ashley, Eugene, and Isabelle Scott.
Photogrpahic prints were included with the Semple-Mizner photographic collection. It is unclear how the Nelsons were related to the Semples or Mizners.
Written on photograph: Amy Porter, Mr. Banks.
Written on verso: Old commissary building about '98. Amy Porter is Mrs. Lombard, Mr Banks was clerk to Indian agt. Picture given me July 1939-by Mrs. Banks.
Written on photograph: Ruth Easton Nelson own sister of MaryAnn Easton Nelson.
Written on verso: MaryAnn Nelson in mourning which she wore for many years after the death of her daughter Marianna.
Written on verso: Alice Nelson at 7 yrs wearing a garibaldi waist dress.
Written on verso: Alice Nelson, 11 yrs old.
Written on verso: Martha.
Written on verso: Aug. 15, '98, Mariette Eliza Charles, born Dec. 19, '94.
Written on drawing: Betting on the Races
Written on cover of album: Glimpse Mattheson Family on Lake Wash.