Dose family photograph collection, 1903-1912
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Dose (Family : Dose, Charles P.)
- Title
- Dose family photograph collection
- Dates
- 1903-1912 (inclusive)19031912
- Quantity
- 46 photographic prints (1 box, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection Number
- PH0353
- Summary
- Photographs of the members of the Mt. Baker Improvement Club, the Dose family, the Dose real estate offices, and homes from the Dose Addition in Mt. Baker Park
- Repository
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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 is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities
Biographical Note
Charles P. Dose was a German immigrant who had a real estate business originally based in Chicago. In 1871 Dose and his partners, the Fricke Brothers, bought a 40-acre piece of land on Lake Washington in Seattle. Dose moved his family to Seattle in 1898 and began working with his son, Charles C. Dose to develop the land. They platted the Dose Addition in 1906 on 10 acres along South Walker Street in the area that would later become part of Seattle’s Mount Baker District. The first house was built at 31st Avenue and Walker Street. The Dose family lived in Mount Baker Park and Mrs. Charles C. Dose (Phoebe Dose) was instrumental in the creation of the Mount Baker Improvement Club.
Historical Background
The Mount Baker neighborhood is located along Lake Washington, southeast of downtown Seattle. The area was developed after 1900 following the construction of the Rainier Avenue Electric Street Railway in the 1890s. The nearby Dose Addition, planned and plotted in 1906, was actually conceived of earlier than the Mt. Baker sub-division, which was planned in 1907 by the Hunter Tract Improvement Company. The Mount Baker Park area (including Mount Baker Park Addition and the Dose Addition) was one of Seattle’s earliest planned residential communities and made an attempt to integrate the landscape into its design as well as to remain an exclusively residential area. The houses were all built between 1905 and 1929 and encompass a variety of styles.
The Mount Baker Improvement Club was formed in 1909 and claims to be the oldest continuously active community club in the country. By 1910 there were almost 50 members who were dedicated to such tasks as acquiring lighting, police protection, neighborhood beautification and providing a community social activities.
Content Description
The collection consists of photographs of the members of the Mt. Baker Improvement Club, the Dose family, the Dose real estate offices, and homes from the Dose Addition in Mt. Baker Park.
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 details.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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C. P. Dose Realty
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Description: Dose family members in front of real estate office at Walker Street with a car parked nearby
"C.C. Dose in first Buick in Seattle"
Dates: 1903Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 1 -
Dates: 1870?Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 2
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Houses in Dose Terrace built by C. C. Dose
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Dates: 1910?Container: Box folder:oversize OS3, Item 3
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Description: 3111 Dose TerraceDates: 1909Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 4-7
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Description: Beachwoods HouseDates: 1909Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 8-9
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Dates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 10
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Description: 3211 Dose Terrace
"Lot 70 x 85 Street paved with vitrified brick. Colonial Residence, 12 rooms, including Billiard and chauffeurs rooms in basement and servants room with bath in attic and garage to match- also electric fixtures and stationary vacuum cleaner. Price $15,000. Will take $12,500 without above mentioned additional improvements, having 9 rooms completed."
Dates: 1910?Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 11
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Houses, probably in Dose Terrace
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Description: Street and housesDates: between 1909 and 1910?Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 12
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Dates: between 1909 and 1910?Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 13
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Dates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 14-15
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Description: HousesDates: between 1909 and 1910?Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 16-29
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Capitol Hill
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Description: House at 1422 Mercer Street, Capitol HillDates: between 1909 and 1910?Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Item 30
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Mount Baker Improvement Club
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Description: Mount Baker Improvement Club Christmas MeetingF. H. NowellSeattle, Washington (photographer)Dates: 1909Container: Box folder:oversize OS3, Item 31
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Description: Members of Mount Baker Improvement Club at banquetDates: 1910Container: Box/Folder 1/5, Item 32
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Description: Men of Mount Baker Improvement Club on New Year's DayNowell and Rognon, Seattle, WA (Photographer)Dates: January 1, 1912Container: Box folder:oversize OS3, Item 33
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Description: Men of the Mount Baker Improvement Club on New Year's DayNowell and Rognon, Seattle, WA
On the reverse is an article entitled Mount Bakerites Call in a Body
Dates: January 1, 1912Container: Box folder:oversize OS3, Item 34 -
Dates: between 1909 and 1912?Container: Box/Folder 1/5, Item 35
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Dose Family Photos
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Description: C. C. Dose and four women in decorated carDates: between 1908 and 1912?Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 36
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Description: C. C. Dose home at 2203 31st Avenue South and Walker Street. C. C. Dose in Buick outsideDates: 1908Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 37
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Dates: between 1908 and 1912?Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 38
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Dates: between 1908 and 1912?Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 39
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Description: Girl outside garage at Dose home at 31st and WalkerDates: 1906Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 40
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Dates: 1908Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 41
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Description: Woman outside chicken house at 31st and WalkerDates: 1908Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 42
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Description: Man looking in engine of carDates: between 1908 and 1912?Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 43
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Description: Two men in a BuickDates: between 1908 and 1912?Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 44
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Description: Group of children in front of houseDates: between 1908 and 1912?Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 45
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Dates: between 1908 and 1912?Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 46
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Citizens' associations--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
- Clubs--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
- Real estate agents--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
- Real estate business--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Corporate Names
- Mount Baker Park Improvement Club-- hotographs
Family Names
- Dose family--Photographs
Geographical Names
- Mount Baker (Seattle, Wash.)--Photographs
