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Souvenir of Port Angeles, Wash album, 1930

Overview of the Collection

Title
Souvenir of Port Angeles, Wash album
Dates
1930 (inclusive)
Quantity
.21 cubic feet (1 box)
68 photographic prints (1 album) ; various sizes
Collection Number
PH0815
Summary
Album of photographs of Port Angeles created by a houseman at the Lee Hotel in Port Angeles, Washington, 1930
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
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Languages
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Historical Background

The town of Port Angeles was founded in 1862, and incorporated the Clallam County seat in 1890. The town's name is taken from Puerto de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles - the name with which Spanish navigators christened the harbor in 1791. In 1862, US President Lincoln designated Port Angeles as a United States Government Military Lighthouse Reservation, making Port Angeles the nation's second federally planned city after Washington, D.C. In 1890, the US Board of Trade officially named Port Angeles the "Second National City."

The US Pacific Fleet conducted summer maneuvers in the Port Angeles harbor from 1895 to the mid-1930s, an annual occurrence that was highly anticipated by Port Angeles residents. In 1925, a US Coast Guard Office and Section Base was opened in Port Angeles for the purpose of operating small patrol vessels in the area.

The first airplane arrived in Port Angeles in 1919, and regular passenger flights between Port Angeles and Seattle were established in 1931. In 1934, the Works Progress Administration began development of an airport in Port Angeles, which after World War II became the Clallam County Municipal Landing Field. In 1951 it was renamed the William R. Fairchild International Airport.

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Content Description

The album was probably created by Don Stradley, who was a houseman at the Lee Hotel in Port Angeles, Washington, circa 1930. The album consists of 68 photographs depicting the activities of Don Stradley, family, and friends in and around the towns of Port Angeles, La Push, Agate Beach, and Heart of the Hills, Washington. Included are images of US Coast Guard vessels, US Pacific Fleet vessels, biplanes, Foss Launch and Tug Company vessels, and the Olympic Forest Products Company pulp mill (later Rayonier Incorporated). The collection also includes newspaper clippings related to the Lee Hotel and its staff.

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Restrictions on Use

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

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Source: Fairlook Antiques; received in 2006

Processing Note

Processed by Alex Curio and Alicia Reuter, 2009.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

  • Description: Aerial view of harbor and downtown, Port Angeles
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 1, Item 1
  • Description: View of downtown 1st St. and Laurel St., Port Angeles
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 2, Item 2a
  • Description: Aerial view of town looking south with Olympic Mountains beyond, Port Angeles
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 2, Item 2b
  • Description: View of highway through downtown, Port Angeles
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 3, Item 3a
  • Description: Shacks on beach among discarded lumber, Port Angeles

    Caption on page: "Boneyard P. Angeles Slums."

    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 3, Item 3b
  • Description: View of harbor with pier, Port Angeles

    Caption on page: "Believe It Or Not...The Lighthouse."

    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 4, Item 4a
  • Description: Andrew Foss, a steam tugboat, at Foss Launch and Tug Company, Port Angeles
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 4, Item 4b
  • Description: View of harbor with pier, Port Angeles
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 5, Item 5a
  • Description: View of harbor with boat, Port Angeles

    Caption on page: Sulphur Boat at the New Mill.

    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 5, Item 5b
  • Description: Olympic Forest Products Mill, Port Angeles
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 6, Item 6a
  • Description: View of Mt. Angeles, from Port Angeles
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 6, Item 6b
  • Description: Don Stradley helping mother onto shay (wagon) without wheels, Heart of the Hills

    Caption on page: The No-Hoss Shay.

    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 7, Item 7a
  • Description: Don Stradley and mother on a shay (wagon) without wheels, Heart of the Hills

    Caption on verso: Giddy-ap Don: Have to hurry to get down road from Heart o' Hills Inn Some boat ride too! Ma & us 1930.

    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 7, Item 7b
  • Description: Don Stradley and mother in front of Mt. Angeles, Heart of Hills
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 8, Item 8a
  • Description: Don Stradley and mother in front of lake, probably Lake Angeles, Heart of Hills

    Angle Lake is an 'L'-shaped lake in SeaTac, Washington.

    Caption on page: Another 'Angle' Lake.

    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 8, Item 8b
  • Description: US Coast Guard boat (272) in harbor, Port Angeles
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 9, Item 9a
  • Description: US Coast Guard boat (273) in harbor, Port Angeles
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 9, Item 9b
  • Description: Officer's gig for USSNew Mexicoat dock with Foss Launch and Tug Company in background, Port Angeles

    Caption on page: Coast Guard Boats In from the Run.

    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 10, Item 10a
  • Description: View of harbor with boats, Port Angeles

    Caption on page: Liberty Boat pointed shipwards.

    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 10, Item 10b
  • Description: Ships at anchor during US Pacific Fleet maneuvers. Three-part panorama photograph.
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 11, Item 11
  • Description: Ships at anchor during US Pacific Fleet maneuvers. Three-part panorama photograph.

    USS Maryland, USS Nevada, USS Idaho, USS West Virginia,andUSS Relief

    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 12, Item 12
  • Description: Deck of the US Lighthouse ShipHeather
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 13, Item 13a-b
  • Description: US Lighthouse ShipHeatherin port for supplies

    Two-part photograph.

    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 14, Item 14
  • Description: USS Marylandat sea
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 15, Item 15a
  • Description: Three ships at sea.

    Caption on page, indicating right ship: Supply Ship.

    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 15, Item 15b
  • Description: USS Nevadaat sea

    Caption on page: Big Guns Aft NEVADA.

    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 16, Item 16a
  • Description: USS Idahoat sea

    Caption on page: IDAHO 'Smokin' in.

    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 16, Item 16b
  • Description: Aerial view of Olympic Hot Springs from Crystal Ridge, Washington
    Clive McCleod (photographer)

    Caption on page: New Pool Opened by Helene Madison.

    Helene Madison (1914-1970) was a Seattle-based swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.

    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 17, Item 17
  • Description: Genevieve Coolidge and Doris Hantchett in front of railroad terminal.
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 18, Item 18a
  • Description: Genevieve Coolidge flanked by two women

    Caption on page: Fritz, Gen

    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 18, Item 18b
  • Description: Genevieve Coolidge and Doris Handchett in front of railroad terminal
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 19, Item 19a
  • Description: Woman on boardwalk in front of store exteriors
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 19, Item 19b
  • Description: Woman in front of parked cars with Walkling Motor Co. in background
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 20, Item 20a
  • Description: Man leaning against car
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 20, Item 20b
  • Description: Woman on boardwalk in front of store exterior
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 21, Item 21
  • Description: Don Stradley and mother sitting on rocks, Agate Beach, Washington

    Caption on page: Near Crescent Bay.

    Dates: July 27, 1930
    Container: Page 22, Item 22
  • Description: Don Stradley, mother, father and sister posing on rocks, Agate Beach, Washington

    Caption on page: Flotsam and Jetsam.

    Dates: July 27, 1930
    Container: Page 23, Item 23
  • Description: Don Stradley and sister sitting on rock, Agate Beach, Washington

    Caption on page: Th' kid an' Th' kid.

    Dates: July 27, 1930
    Container: Page 24, Item 24
  • Description: Don Stradley embracing father while mother and sister pose on rocks, Agate Beach, Washington

    Caption on page: For publication purposes: Th' whole gosh darned family together.

    Dates: July 27, 1930
    Container: Page 25, Item 25
  • Description: Missing photo (missing when acquired)
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 26, Item 26a
  • Description: Don Stradley, mother, father and sister posing on rocks, Agate Beach, Washington
    Dates: July 27, 1930
    Container: Page 26, Item 26b
  • Description: Beach and islands at La Push, Washington
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 27-28, Item 27a-28a
  • Description: Indian homes at La Push, Washington
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 28, Item 28b
  • Description: Blank page
    Container: Page 29, Item 29
  • Description: Quilayute River at La Push, Washington
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 30, Item 30a
  • Description: Quilayute River fishing fleet at La Push, Washington
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 30, Item 30b
  • Description: Biplane fueling up, Port Angeles

    Caption on page: Northwest Aeroplane Tour: The Baby Fueling Up

    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 31, Item 31
  • Description: Three biplanes on ground, Port Angeles

    Caption on page: Northwest Aeroplane Tour: Part of the String

    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 32, Item 32a
  • Description: Airplane taking off, Port Angeles

    Caption on page: Northwest Aeroplane Tour: Cabin Plane Taking Off

    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 32, Item 32b
  • Description: Biplane on ground, Northwest Aeroplane Tour, Port Angeles
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 33-34, Item 33a-34b
  • Description: Blank Page
    Container: Page 35, Item 35
  • Description: Biplane on ground, Northwest Aeroplane Tour, Port Angeles
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 36, Item 36a-b
  • Description: The New Mill, Port Angeles
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 37, Item 37a
  • Description: Mother of Don Stradley holding bottle next to picnic spread, with beach in background

    Caption on page: It's only root beer - and a very good lunch

    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 37, Item 37b
  • Description: View of downtown looking south, Port Angeles
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 38, Item 38
  • Description: Newspaper clippings with biographical information about Lee Hotel employees Elmer Galloway and George Manning
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 39, Item 39
  • Description: Newspaper clippings with biographical information about Lee Hotel employee Don Stradley
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 40, Item 40
  • Description: Newspaper clippings with biographical information about Lee Hotel employees Loraine Sanderson and H.G. Owen
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 41, Item 41
  • Description: Newspaper clippings with biographical information about C.P. Washburn and W.S. Saunders
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 42, Item 42
  • Description: View of meadow and hills
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 43, Item 43
  • Description: View of waterfall in forest
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 44, Item 44a
  • Description: View of forest
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Page 44, Item 44b

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Geographical Names

  • Port Angeles (Wash.)--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographs

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Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)


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