WAUPortAngelesPHColl815.xml Guide to the Souvenir of Port Angeles, Wash. Album 1930 Souvenir of Port Angeles, Wash. Album Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries © 2010 (Last modified: 4/18/2018)
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Finding aid written inEnglish. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections PH0815 Souvenir of Port Angeles, Wash album 1930 .21 cubic feet (1 box) 68 photographic prints (1 album) ; various sizes Collection materials are inEnglish. Album of photographs of Port Angeles created by a houseman at the Lee Hotel in Port Angeles, Washington, 1930

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.

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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Source: Fairlook Antiques; received in 2006

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

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

 4 4a View of harbor with pier, Port Angeles 1930

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

 4 4b Andrew Foss, a steam tugboat, at Foss Launch and Tug Company, Port Angeles 1930 5 5a View of harbor with pier, Port Angeles 1930 5 5b View of harbor with boat, Port Angeles 1930

Caption on page: Sulphur Boat at the New Mill.

 6 6a Olympic Forest Products Mill, Port Angeles 1930 6 6b View of Mt. Angeles, from Port Angeles 1930 7 7a Don Stradley helping mother onto shay (wagon) without wheels, Heart of the Hills 1930

Caption on page: The No-Hoss Shay.

 7 7b Don Stradley and mother on a shay (wagon) without wheels, Heart of the Hills 1930

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.

 8 8a Don Stradley and mother in front of Mt. Angeles, Heart of Hills 1930 8 8b Don Stradley and mother in front of lake, probably Lake Angeles, Heart of Hills 1930

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

Caption on page: Another 'Angle' Lake.

 9 9a US Coast Guard boat (272) in harbor, Port Angeles 1930 9 9b US Coast Guard boat (273) in harbor, Port Angeles 1930 10 10a Officer's gig for USSNew Mexicoat dock with Foss Launch and Tug Company in background, Port Angeles 1930

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

 10 10b View of harbor with boats, Port Angeles 1930

Caption on page: Liberty Boat pointed shipwards.

 11 11 Ships at anchor during US Pacific Fleet maneuvers. Three-part panorama photograph. 1930 12 12 Ships at anchor during US Pacific Fleet maneuvers. Three-part panorama photograph.

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

1930 13 13a-b Deck of the US Lighthouse ShipHeather 1930 14 14 US Lighthouse ShipHeatherin port for supplies 1930

Two-part photograph.

 15 15a USS Marylandat sea 1930 15 15b Three ships at sea. 1930

Caption on page, indicating right ship: Supply Ship.

 16 16a USS Nevadaat sea 1930

Caption on page: Big Guns Aft NEVADA.

 16 16b USS Idahoat sea 1930

Caption on page: IDAHO 'Smokin' in.

 17 17 Aerial view of Olympic Hot Springs from Crystal Ridge, Washington 1930 Clive McCleod

Caption on page: New Pool Opened by Helene Madison.

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

 18 18a Genevieve Coolidge and Doris Hantchett in front of railroad terminal. 1930 18 18b Genevieve Coolidge flanked by two women 1930

Caption on page: Fritz, Gen

 19 19a Genevieve Coolidge and Doris Handchett in front of railroad terminal 1930 19 19b Woman on boardwalk in front of store exteriors 1930 20 20a Woman in front of parked cars with Walkling Motor Co. in background 1930 20 20b Man leaning against car 1930 21 21 Woman on boardwalk in front of store exterior 1930 22 22 Don Stradley and mother sitting on rocks, Agate Beach, Washington July 27, 1930

Caption on page: Near Crescent Bay.

 23 23 Don Stradley, mother, father and sister posing on rocks, Agate Beach, Washington July 27, 1930

Caption on page: Flotsam and Jetsam.

 24 24 Don Stradley and sister sitting on rock, Agate Beach, Washington July 27, 1930

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

 25 25 Don Stradley embracing father while mother and sister pose on rocks, Agate Beach, Washington July 27, 1930

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

 26 26a Missing photo (missing when acquired) 1930 26 26b Don Stradley, mother, father and sister posing on rocks, Agate Beach, Washington July 27, 1930 27-28 27a-28a Beach and islands at La Push, Washington 1930 28 28b Indian homes at La Push, Washington 1930 29 29 Blank page 30 30a Quilayute River at La Push, Washington 1930 30 30b Quilayute River fishing fleet at La Push, Washington 1930 31 31 Biplane fueling up, Port Angeles 1930

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

 32 32a Three biplanes on ground, Port Angeles 1930

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

 32 32b Airplane taking off, Port Angeles 1930

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

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

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

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