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B.C. Collier photographs, circa 1901-1911

Overview of the Collection

Photographer
Collier, B. C
Title
B.C. Collier photographs
Dates
circa 1901-1911 (inclusive)
Quantity
44 photographic prints (1 box; 1 folder)
Collection Number
PH0358
Summary
Photographs taken by B.C. Collier of Wenatchee , Colville, and Chelan Indians and landscapes in the Lake Chelan, Washington area
Repository
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 required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.

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Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Bourbon Charles (B.C.) Collier was born February 23, 1857 to James Collier and Mary Jane Lynkhardt in Iowa. Collier married Effie May Groscot (April 1868-December 1, 1953) in 1885. The couple had five children, Patricia Vera (August 12, 1886-December 28, 1966), Ira Leonard (April 18, 1888-May 18, 1961), Helen Natalie (March 15, 1890-December 9, 1978), George Lynkhardt (June 6, 1892-March 16, 1978) and Olive Irene (October 12, 1899-April 8, 1989). Patricia, Ira and Helen were born while the family lived in Ohio, George in Illinois and Irene shortly after they moved to Olympia, Washington.

Patricia married Thomas W. Parrish (March 26, 1876-October 16, 1953) on June 20, 1907. Helen graduated from the University of Washington in 1912. She married John Hogansen (January 28, 1884-November 29, 1981) on December 27, 1927. George married Evelyn Violet Aitken (November 19, 1892-May 1969) on May 19, 1915. Ira married Iris Kneen (1893-1961) on November 4, 1916 in Spokane, Washington.

B.C. Collier had a photography studio on the corner of 5th and Washington Street in Olympia, Washington from 1901-1902 and 1915-1916. He also had a studio at 11 ½ Wenatchee Avenue North in Wenatchee, Washington from 1903-1911 and is listed as a member of the Wenatchee Commercial Club in the 1910-1911 directory. Collier died on September 7, 1917 and is buried in Cashmere, Chelan County, Washington.

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Content Description

Photographs taken by B. C. Collier including portraits of Native Americans from the Colville, Wenatchee, and Chelan tribes, made both in the studio and in their villages. There are also landscapes of the Columbia, Wenatchee, and Chelan Rivers; photographs of buildings; and portraits of members of the Collier family, and the Ladies Aid Group of Wenatchee First Presbyterian Church.

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Use of the Collection

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Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for detail.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donors: Edmond S. Meany, photographs 1-11, 14-16, 18-19, 25-26; Irene Collier, photographs 12-13, 17, 20-24, 27-40.

Processing Note

Processed by Jill M. Dalager, 2003; Jordan Grimmer, August 2011.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 


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