University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH0169Dechmann, LouisQui Si Sana, Lake
Crescent, Olympic Mountains, Washingtoncirca 191346 photographic prints (1 box)20 p.Collection materials are in
English.Photographs and
descriptions of Qui Si Sana, a health resort on the north shore of Lake
Crescent, Olympic Peninsula, Washington StateLouis Dechmann was born in Germany about 1865, came to Washington
State from Brooklyn, New York, in 1909, and resided chiefly in Seattle until
1923. A self-proclaimed physician and biologist, between 1910 and 1919 he
published a number of books and pamphlets on healing through diet and hygiene,
eugenics, influenza, and other health-related topics. Dechmann founded Qui Si
Sana, a naturopathic facility, about 1912 and attracted clients, many of them
women, with a regimen of hydrotherapy and careful diet. He became involved in a
dispute with a neighbor over water rights and was also accused of having
pro-German sympathies by local residents and Seattle authorities. The resort,
renamed Eugenika about 1917, was closed in 1918. The site eventually became a
county park, Camp David.
Louis Dechmann hired the photographer and compiled this album as a
Christmas gift. The album contains views of Qui Si Sana, a health resort
operated by Louis Dechmann on the north shore of Lake Crescent on Washington
State's Olympic Peninsula. Some folders contain three items: two photographs
and a text page placed between them with descriptions written by Louis Dechmann
of the scenes pictured. Among the images are views of the lodge and guest
cabins, gardens adorned with statues, the bathhouse, a spring of "radioactive"
water, and scenery and fishing on Lake Crescent. Some photos include members of
the Dechmann family, resort guests, and staff. Folders 22-25 contain three
panorama views created with multiple photographs. All of the photographs are by
Pierson & Co.
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Source: Michael Maslan, 1987.
Processed by Sarah Jaffa, 2001.
At the time of processing the album had come
apart. The photographs have therefore been placed in folders, but the order of
the prints has been retained. Each entry in the inventory represents a
photograph and a page of text describing the photograph.
Dechmann, Louis--PhotographsPierson & CoQui Si Sana Health and Biological Institution--PhotographsSanatoriums--Washington (State)--Olympic Peninsula--PhotographsHealth resorts--Washington (State)--Olympic Peninsula--PhotographsCountry furniture--Washington (State)--Olympic Peninsula--PhotographsRustic woodwork--Washington (State)--Olympic Peninsula--PhotographsStatues--Washington (State)--Olympic Peninsula--PhotographsDecoration and ornament, Rustic--Washington (State)--Olympic Peninsula--PhotographsVisual Materials Collections (University of Washington)Washington (State)PhotographsMedicine and HealthRecreationCrescent, Lake (Wash.)--PhotographsOlympic Peninsula (Wash.)--PhotographsPanoramic photographs
10Album cover: "Qui Si Sana, Lake Crescent
Olympic Mountains, Washington, Dr. Louis Dechmann, Proprieter." 11Dr. Louis Dechmann circa 1913 12aTitle page and description of album
circa 191312b-3Qui Si Sana as seen from Lake Crescent circa 1913 24-5aLake Crescent circa 1913 25b-6Lake Crescent circa 1913 37-8aQui Si Sana landing circa 1913 38b-9Qui Si Sana landing with Dechmann family
circa 1913 410-11aThe great pavilion circa 1913 411b-12Great pavilion porch circa 1913 513-14aInterior of great pavilion circa 1913 514b-15People at fireplace in great pavilion
circa 1913 616-17aOpen-air cottage circa 1913 617b-18Interior of open-air cottage circa 1913 719-20aFountain with Goddess Hygeia and
Motherhood statues circa 1913 720b-21Two men walking on path between terraces
circa 1913 822-23aSpring--source of water at Qui Si Sana
circa 1913 823b-24View of gardens and Goddess Hygeia and
Motherhood statues circa 1913 925-26aBathhouse and open-air cottages
circa 1913 926b-27Bathroom interior circa 1913 1028-29aLouise, Marie, and Louis Dechmann in
garden circa 1913 1029b-30Mrs. Dechmann and four children in boat
on Lake Crescent circa 1913 1131-32aLouis Dechmann by strawberry patch
circa 1913 1132b-33View of Lake Crescent from terrace
circa 1913 1234-35aMrs. Dechmann and Louis Jr. by drinking
fountain circa 1913 1235b-36Louis Dechmann and others in the rose
garden circa 1913 1337-38aModel chalet "Dove Cot" on cedar stump
circa 1913 1338b-39Louis Dechmann on bench beside path with
dog circa 1913 1440-41aLarge fern circa 1913 1441b-42Front view of great pavilion circa 1913 1543-44aLouis Dechmann standing on east end of
great pavilion porch circa 1913 1544b-45Louise, Marie and Louis Dechmann in
madrona grotto circa 1913 1646-47aHans Dechmann with trout circa 1913 1647b-48Forest ranger Pike with five trout
circa 1913 1749-50aFootbridge from the landing circa 1913 1750b-51Mrs. and Mr. Louis Dechmann on path by
rose archway circa 1913 1852-53aLouis Dechmann on front porch of great
pavilion circa 1913 1853b-54Group of people gathered around fireplace
in great pavilion circa 1913 1955-56aKitchen staff in kitchen circa 1913 1956b-57Dining room in great pavilion
circa 1913 2058-59aLake Crescent view through trees
circa 1913 2059b-60View of Lake Crescent from bathhouse
circa 19132161Landing at Qui Si Sana circa 1913 2162View of lake and "Dove Cot" model house
on tree stump circa 1913 2263Lake Crescent circa 1913 Left side of five-part panorama; the remainder
is in folder 23 (item 64).
2364View of Qui Si Sana from lake
circa 1913 Right side of five-part panorama; the
remainder is in folder 22 (item 63).
2465Lake view from terrace path circa 1913 3-part panorama.
2566Lake, terrace, and great pavilion
circa 1913 5-part panorama.