University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH0345Stanley (Family : Stanley, William, 1839-1918)William Stanley
family photograph collectionapproximately 1883-19501,224 photographic printsCollection
materials are inEnglish.Photographs of
streetcars and public transportation in Seattle and elsewhere, family
portraits, and Seattle and other viewsWilliam L. Stanley (1839-1918) was born in Ireland. Sarah Baker
(1853-1910) was born in Iowa. William and Sarah married in 1869. Together they
had 5 children: Maggie (1871), John Luther (1875), Sadie (1880), Ida (1885),
Josephine (1893). Ida married George Cessna.
- Box 1: Streetcars and public transportation
- Box 2: Seattle views, other locations
- Box 3: Stanley and Worden photos, Stanley family
portraits
- Box 4: Stanley family portraits, miscellaneous portraits
- Box 5: Albums
- Boxes OS2, XD2, and XH3: Oversize photos
Collection contains: 536 mounted and unmounted black and white prints
and snapshots of streetcars and public transportation in Seattle, Portland, San
Francisco, Everett, Bellingham, Yakima, Bellingham, and British Columbia
(1900-1950); miscellaneous images of Seattle views, parades, Yellowstone
National Park, Eastern Canada, Great Britain, aerial views of France; Stanley
family portraits; other identified and unidentified portraits. Also includes 5
albums with 688 black and white snapshots of Stanley family and home life
(1900-1915), Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE)(1909), Navy life on board
ship and shore leave in California (1920s-1940s). Also includes 15 black and
white prints of the Stanley and Worden partnership in the Klondike (1897) and
in Seattle (1901-1911).
The collection is open to the public.
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Although the Stanley family lived in California in 1900-1910, both
William and Sarah are buried in Calvary Cemetary in Seattle, Washington.
Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)Cessna (Family : Cessna, George, 1879-1948)Photographic printsSeattlePhotographsHome and Family
Box 1: Streetcars and public transportation1/1Streetcars, public transportation. San Francisco. 8x10
black and white. (5)1/2Streetcars, public transportation. Portland. 1
identified on verso as Portland Traction Co. 8x10 black and white.
(10)1/3Streetcars, public transportation. Portland. Some
identified on verso as Oregon City Line, Portland Traction Co. 8x10 black and
white. (9)1/4Streetcars, public transportation. Portland. Identified
as Oregon Electric Rwy. black and white snapshots. (16)1/5Streetcars, public transportation. Bellingham. 1
identified as Bellingham Bay and British Columbia Hotel. 8x10 black and white.
(2)1/6Streetcars, public transportation. Everett. 8x10 black
and white. (1)1/7Streetcars, public transportation. Grays Harbor area.
Grays Harbor Rwy and Light Co. 5x7 black and white. (1)1/8Streetcars, public transportation. Seattle. 1 identified
as Seattle Renton Rwy. Snapshots. (12)1/9Streetcars, public transportation. Seattle. Snapshots.
(10)1/10Streetcars, public transportation. Seattle. 8x10 black
and white. (8)1/11Streetcars, public transportation. Seattle. 8x10 black
and white. (10)1/12Streetcars, public transportation. Seattle. 8x10 black
and white. (10)1/13Streetcars, public transportation. Seattle. Some
identified as Seattle Traction Co. 8x10 black and white. (10)1/14Streetcars, public transportation. Seattle. 1 identified
as Seattle Central Rwy. 8x10 black and white. (10)1/15Streetcars, public transportation. Seattle. 8x10 black
and white. (10)1/16Streetcars, public transportation. Seattle. 8x10 black
and white. (10)1/17Streetcars, public transportation. Seattle. Some
identified as Madison Street Cable Rwy, Seattle Municipal Rwy. 8x10 black and
white. (10)1/18Streetcars, public transportation. Seattle. Some
identified as Seattle Municipal Rwy, Rainier Valley Line. 8x10 black and white.
(10)1/19Streetcars, public transportation. Seattle. One
identified as Lake Washington and Madrona Park. 8x10 black and white.
(10)1/20Streetcars, public transportation. Seattle. 8x10 black
and white. (10)1/21Streetcars, public transportation. Seattle. Some
identified as Grant Street Electric Rwy Co., Seattle Everett Interurban. 8x10
and snapshots. (10)1/22Streetcars, public transportation. Seattle. 1917 strike.
8x10 black and white. (3)1/23Streetcars, public transportation. Yakima. One
identified as Yakima Valley Transportation Co. 8x10 and 5x7 black and white.
(3)1/24Streetcars, public transportation. Vancouver, B.C. Some
identified as British Columbia Electric Ry. Co. 8x10 and 5x7 black and white.
(13)1/25Streetcars, public transportation. Vancouver, B.C. Some
identified as British Columbia Electric Ry. Co. 8x10 and 5x7 black and white.
(10)1/26Streetcars, public transportation. Victoria, B.C. Some
identified as British Columbia Electric Ry. Co. 8x10 black and white.
(7)1/27Streetcars, public transportation. Toronto, Ontario.
8x10 black and white. (3)1/28Streetcars, public transportation. Montreal, Ontario.
8x10 black and white. (8)1/29-34Streetcars, public transportation.
Unidentified.Box 2: Seattle Scenes2/1Public transportation and snowfalls of 1916, 1923.
Snapshots. (25)2/2Public transportation and snowfalls of 1916, 1923. 8x10
black and white. Most are 8x10 copies of prints in 1. (27)2/3Views, public structures. 1883- 1957. 8x10 black and
white. (11)2/4Shrine parade. 1936. 8x10 black and white.
(5)2/5Patriotic parade. 1930s? 8x10 black and white.
(8)2/61 image of Grand Coulee Dam, 2 unidentified images of NW
scenes. 8x10 black and white. (3)2/7Yellowstone Nat. Park. 8x10 and snapshots.
(3)2/8Eastern Canada: Montreal, Quebec, Niagara Falls, etc.
circa 1939-1959? 8x10 black and white. (17)2/9British Isles (England and Scotland, circa 1943) 8x10
black and white. (5)2/10Portraits of Churchill and Bob Hope. 1943-44. 8x10 black
and white. (4)2/11France: Paris and Rouen? aerial views. circa 1943- 44.
8x10 black and white. (12)2/12Miscellaneous images.Box 3: Stanley and Worden Photographs, Family
PortraitsItems from box 3 have been moved to the following locations:
folders 1-5 are now in box 4; items from folders 6, 7, and 11 are now in box 4.
Items from folders 8, 9, 10, and 11 are now in box OS2.
3/1Stanley and Worden Klondike expedition, 1897. "Cabins".
(2)3/2Stanley and Worden Klondike Expedition, 1897. "Boxers".
(2)3/3Stanley and Worden Klondike Expedition, 1897. "Miners".
(2)3/4Stanley and Worden Klondike Expedition, 1897.
"Portraits" (3)3/5Stanley and Worden Klondike Expedition, 1897. "Miners"
and "Tivoli Gardens, staff and patrons?" (2)3/6Party at Eldorado mine in the Klondike. Kinsey and
Kinsey. [n.d.] Unmounted print. (1)3/7Portrait of Stanley and Worden, engineers. 1898
(3)OS2Stanley and Worden, engineers - project photos.
Excavating hill in back of new Western Hotel, 1st Ave. S of Battery; Arcade
Bldg. excavation (1901); E Fir between 11th Ave. and 12th Ave. (1903).
(3)OS2Group of men, circa 1900. (1)OS2Stanley family portraits. (5)OS2Portraits of Inga Robertson (2) and Jacqueline Stanley
(1).Box 4: Stanley family portraits and other
portraits4/1-3Stanley family portraits (19)4/4Stanley theatrical career. circa 1960s. (10)4/5-7Stanley family portraits (9)4/8Cessna family photos (2)4/9LaMonte family photos. (3)4/10Robertson family photos. (6)4/11Tenny family photos. (3)4/12Vognild family photos. (3)4/13-15Other portraits. (16)4/16-17Children's portraits (11)4/18-19Women's portraits. (6)4/20-22Male portraits (12)4/23Couple's portraits. (3)4/24Group portraits. (11)Box 5: Albums168 snapshots depicting Navy life (on board ships and on
shore), family, pets, homes, copy photographic prints of "girly" cartoons.
circa 1920s-1930s?270 snapshots document Navy life in Southern California
(San Diego?); shipboard life, ship equipment, vessels, shore excursions,
friends, furloughs, mascots, etc. Also general snapshots of Mission Beach, San
Diego and Southern California oil fields. circa 1920s-1930s. Tipped in: one
loose black and white studio photograph of two African-American Navy men
(unidentified) clasping hands.3-4(Album 3 - 116 snapshots; Album 4 - 188 snapshots)
Mounted black and white snapshots. circa 1900-1915? Seattle family and
neighborhood life, residences, sports and recreation, Puget Sound
excursions.5246 mounted black and white snapshots of
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE). 1909. [Stanley tipped in note: "I was
there"] Family photos, recreation, outings.OS2Oversize photographs3 photographs of Stanley and Worden party at Eldorado, Klondike. 1
photograph of Stanley and Worden engineer project at 12th Ave, NE and NE 52nd.
(1904) (Webster and Stevens 631).
XD2Oversize photographs1 Portrait of John Luther Stanley,Crayon photoprint; 1 Portrait of
Kari (Kvalsjud) Stanley, Crayon photoprint.
XH3Oversize photographs- Portraits of Camille (William Stanley's brother) as a
child. Mounted on one backing.
- Portraits of William Stanley as a child? Mounted on one
backing.