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Vern C. Gorst Photographs, circa 1929-1932 Overview of the Collection Photographer Gorst, Vern C., 1876-1953 Title Vern C. Gorst Photographs Dates circa 1929-1932 (inclusive) 1924 1937 Quantity 2.5 cubic feet (8 boxes) 890 modern copy prints (3 boxes) ; 4" x 5"; 5" x 7" Approximately 1,275 negatives (3 boxes) : nitrate negatives ; 4" x 5" Approximately 375 negatives (2 boxes) : internegatives ; 4" x 5" Collection Number PH0810 Summary Photographs of activities in the Pacific Northwest between 1929 and 1932 such as early aviation pioneers, recreational events such as Coupeville's Indian Water Festival, making the world's biggest omelet, fishing derbys. It also includes celebrities such as Doloros Del Rio, Jack Dempsey, Helene Madison and others. Repository University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Special Collections University of Washington Libraries Box 352900 Seattle, WA 98195-2900 Telephone: 206-543-1929 Fax: 206-543-1931 [email protected] Access Restrictions The collection is open to the public. Languages English Biographical Note A Pacific Northwest adventurer and transportation pioneer, Vern Centennial Gorst was born on August 18, 1876 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1888, the Gorst family relocated to the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington State. From an early age, Gorst displayed an entrepreneurial spirit and a fascination with transportation. He began his first transportation business at age 13, moving chickens across Port Orchard bay using a log raft he had constructed himself. As a young man, Gorst spent several successful years prospecting in Alaska during the gold rush. Later he returned to Puget Sound to invest his gold earnings in the arena of transportation. Over the next several decades, Gorst set to work building a number of transportation companies, with his focus eventually shifting to aviation when, at age 38, he became a self-taught pilot. In 1925, Gorst's interest in flying won him a bid for the first contracted airmail service between Seattle and Los Angeles, and Pacific Air Transport was born. Gorst continued to be an entrepreneur of aviation, starting Seattle Flying Service in 1928, and creating other airline companies including Gorst Air Transport in 1929, Barnes and Gorst Air Mail, and Victoria Air Mail. Vern Gorst died in Portland, Oregon in 1953. Vern C. Gorst Photographs, circa 1929-1932 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv66241 1
Transcript of Vern C. Gorst Photographs, circa 1929-1932
Vern C. Gorst Photographs, circa 1929-1932
Overview of the CollectionPhotographer Gorst, Vern C., 1876-1953
Title Vern C. Gorst PhotographsDates circa 1929-1932 (inclusive)
1924 1937Quantity 2.5 cubic feet (8 boxes)
890 modern copy prints (3 boxes) ; 4" x 5"; 5" x 7"Approximately 1,275 negatives (3 boxes) : nitrate negatives ; 4" x 5"Approximately 375 negatives (2 boxes) : internegatives ; 4" x 5"
Collection Number PH0810Summary Photographs of activities in the Pacific Northwest between 1929 and
1932 such as early aviation pioneers, recreational events such asCoupeville's Indian Water Festival, making the world's biggest omelet,fishing derbys. It also includes celebrities such as Doloros Del Rio,Jack Dempsey, Helene Madison and others.
Repository University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsSpecial CollectionsUniversity of Washington LibrariesBox 352900Seattle, WA98195-2900Telephone: 206-543-1929Fax: [email protected]
Access Restrictions The collection is open to the public.
Languages English
Biographical NoteA Pacific Northwest adventurer and transportation pioneer, Vern Centennial Gorst was born on August18, 1876 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1888, the Gorst family relocated to the Kitsap Peninsula inWashington State. From an early age, Gorst displayed an entrepreneurial spirit and a fascinationwith transportation. He began his first transportation business at age 13, moving chickens acrossPort Orchard bay using a log raft he had constructed himself. As a young man, Gorst spent severalsuccessful years prospecting in Alaska during the gold rush. Later he returned to Puget Sound toinvest his gold earnings in the arena of transportation. Over the next several decades, Gorst set towork building a number of transportation companies, with his focus eventually shifting to aviation when,at age 38, he became a self-taught pilot. In 1925, Gorst's interest in flying won him a bid for the firstcontracted airmail service between Seattle and Los Angeles, and Pacific Air Transport was born. Gorstcontinued to be an entrepreneur of aviation, starting Seattle Flying Service in 1928, and creating otherairline companies including Gorst Air Transport in 1929, Barnes and Gorst Air Mail, and Victoria AirMail. Vern Gorst died in Portland, Oregon in 1953.
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Content DescriptionPhotographs by Vern C. Gorst documenting Pacific Northwest events between 1929 and 1932.Includes images of events such as Coupeville’s Indian Water Festival, the Ben Paris Fishing Derby,girls modeling spruce bathing suits to promote Hoquiam, Washington's wood week, and the makingof the world’s largest omelet in Chehalis, Washington in 1921. Also contains images of early aviationpioneers including Harold Bromley, Reginald Robbins, Captain Frank M. Hawks, Clyde "Upside-Down"Pangborn, Cecil Allen and Don Moyle. The collection is also peppered with occasional images of localand national celebrities including Helene Madison, Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Doloros Del Rio, and JackDempsey.
Use of the CollectionAlternative Forms Available
View selections from the collection in digital format
Modern prints are available for viewing.
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, Universityof Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationArrangement
The collection is arranged by Gorst's negative numbers. Where a number is skipped, the negative wasdeteriorated and had to be discarded.
Processing Note
Processed by Holly Hernandez and Marion Brown, 2009.
Original collection consists of nitrate negatives. Modern prints were made from the negatives in 2008.Some of the nitrate negatives were discarded because they were deteriorated.
Information identifying the photographs was taken from handwritten inventory lists accompanying thecollection.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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"H" Series
Container(s) Description Dates
"Fawn"
Box Item
1 H1a -H2d
Woman kneeling and feeding fawn milk from a bottle[view] circa 1929-1932
1 H3 Close-up of fawn being fed milk from a bottle circa 1929-1932
1 H4a-e Man standing with a dog and fawn[view] circa 1929-1932
1 H5 Woman with dog and fawn circa 1929-1932
1 H6a-b Man and woman standing with dog and fawn circa 1929-1932
1 H7 Man feeding fawn milk from a bottle circa 1929-1932
1 H8 Man holding fawn[view] circa 1929-1932
1 H9a-c Close-up of fawn circa 1929-1932
"Wood Bathing Suits"In 1929 Hoquiam, Washington held a "Wood Week" topromote the products of the Grays Harbor lumber industry.The "Spruce Girls" donned bathing suits made entirely ofthin spruce veneer for the occasion.
Box Item
3 H10a-c
Girls on beach wearing spruce bathing suits[view] circa 1929
1 H11a Four girls in spruce bathing suits and two girls at a sewingmachine posing in a lumber yard[view]
circa 1929
3 H11b Four girls in spruce bathing suits and two girls at a sewingmachine posing in a lumber yard
circa 1929
3 H12a Five girls holding spruce bathing suits up to themselveswhile a sixth girl works a sewing machine[view]
circa 1929
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Container(s) Description Dates
1 H12b The heads of four girls peeking over a stack of boards inlumber yard
circa 1929
1 H12c Five women holding spruce bathing suits while a sixthwoman sits at a sewing machine
circa 1929
3 H13 Girl on the beach wearing a spruce bathing suit circa 1929
3 H14 Two girls on the beach wearing spruce bathing suits[view] circa 1929
1 H15a Two girls in spruce bathing suits standing in a lumber yard circa 1929
3 H15b-H16
Two girls in spruce bathing suits standing in a lumber yard circa 1929
3 H17 Girl in spruce bathing suit standing in lumber yard circa 1929
3 H18-H19
Girl in spruce bathing suit kneeling in front of a window circa 1929
3 H20-H21
Two girls in spruce bathing suits kneeling in front of awindow[view]
circa 1929
3 H22a-H23c
Girls in spruce bathing suits at beach playing in thesurf[view]
circa 1929
"Sheep Shearing and Lambs"
Box Item
1 H30 Girl seated in the grass holding a lamb circa 1929-1932
1 H31 Girl seated in the grass holding a lamb and a puppy[view] circa 1929-1932
1 H32a-b
Six sheep shearers sitting on wool sacks circa 1929-1932
1 H33a-b
Five sheep shearers seated on the lawn with lambs[view] circa 1929-1932
1 H34a-b
Four female shearers rolling a wool sack[view] circa 1929-1932
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Container(s) Description Dates
1 H35 Three girls with lamb and puppy circa 1929-1932
"Mt. Baker"
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1 H38 Two girls wearing snowshoes laying in the snow[view] circa 1929-1932
1 H39a-b
A girl in snowshoes laying in the snow circa 1929-1932
1 H43a-b
Three girls posing in silhouette against windows circa 1929-1932
1 H44a-c
Girl in swimsuit posing in front of window[view] circa 1929-1932
"Salmon Fishing"
Box Item
1 H45a-b
Man and woman standing in a boat on the lake fishing circa 1929-1932
3 H45c Man and woman standing in a boat on the lake fishing circa 1929-1932
1 H46 Man and woman standing in a boat on the lake fishing circa 1929-1932
1 H47 Man standing in a boat on the lake fishing circa 1929-1932
1 H49 Two men in a boat on the lake fishing circa 1929-1932
1 H50a-b
Two men in a fishing boat landing a salmon circa 1929-1932
1 H55 Three men and one woman kneeling behind a string offish[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 H57a-b
A flock of fishing boats out on the lake[view] circa 1929-1932
"Rainier"
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Container(s) Description Dates
Box Item
1 H58a-b
Two snow plows plowing a road near Mt. Rainier[view] circa 1929-1932
1 H59a-H61b
Snow plow plowing a road near Mt. Rainier circa 1929-1932
1 H62 Woman laying on a toboggan in the snow circa 1929-1932
1 H63 Man and woman laying on a toboggan in the snow circa 1929-1932
1 H64 Man carrying woman through knee-deep snow[view] circa 1929-1932
1 H65 Woman on a snow trail raising one arm circa 1929-1932
1 H66a-b
Woman on a snow trail rolling in the snow circa 1929-1932
1 H67 Woman standing in snow holding skies circa 1929-1932
1 H68 Woman standing in the snow wearing skies circa 1929-1932
1 H69 Woman in skis on her back in the snow circa 1929-1932
"Sailboats"
Box Item
1 H70a-c
Close-up of a sailboat as it sails across the water[view] circa 1929-1932
1 H71a-c
Close-up of sailboat and passengers out on the water circa 1929-1932
1 H72a-H73c
Sailboat casting a reflection on the lake circa 1929-1932
1 H74 Man wearing a cap and suit circa 1929-1932
1 H75a-b
Group of passengers on sailboat[view] circa 1929-1932
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Container(s) Description Dates
1 H76 Four female sailboat passengers on boat circa 1929-1932
1 H77 Man playfully lifting up a woman on the deck of asailboat[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 H78 Looking through a window at two men and a womanstanding at the controls of a sailboat
circa 1929-1932
"Tacoma Beach"
Box Item
1 H79a-b
Portrait of a woman wearing an Indian headdress circa 1929-1932
1 H80 Portrait of a woman wearing an Indian headdress andraising a small hatchet in her right hand[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 H81-H83
Woman and young man out on the water in a rowboat circa 1929-1932
1 H84 Young man standing in a rowboat holding two oars circa 1929-1932
1 H85 Girl in a swimsuits leaning against a woman as they gazeout across the water
circa 1929-1932
1 H86 Man and a woman standing on the shore in a rowboateach holding an oar
circa 1929-1932
1 H87 Man standing in a rowboat looking down at a laughingwoman seated in the boat[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 H88 Woman standing in a rowboat holding an oar circa 1929-1932
1 H89 Woman sitting at the oars of a rowboat circa 1929-1932
1 H91-H94
Sun setting across the lake circa 1929-1932
"Old Yankee and Ox"
Box Item
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Container(s) Description Dates
1 H95a-b
Old man plowing a field with an ox[view] circa 1929-1932
1 H96a-b
Old man standing in a field next to a plowing ox[view] circa 1929-1932
"Girls Shearing Rabbits"
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1 H97a-e
Nude girl lounging in a box full of rabbit fur[view] circa 1929-1932
1 H98a-b
Two girls standing and holding up rabbits circa 1929-1932
1 H99 Five women shearing white rabbits[view] circa 1929-1932
"I" Series
Container(s) Description Dates
"Spruce Veneer Bathing Suits"
Box Item
3 I1 Five girls wearing spruce veneer bathing suits standing oncarrier car[view]
circa 1929
3 I2a Three girls wearing spruce veneer bathing suits sittingunder a sun umbrella and holding small boards shapedlike feet[view]
circa 1929
3 I2b Man peering around an umbrella at three girls wearingspruce veneer bathing suits
circa 1929
3 I3a Girl sitting under a sun umbrella wearing a spruce veneerbathing suit and holding a small board shaped like a footthat reads "The Board Foot from Hoquiam"[view]
circa 1929
3 I3b-14a Three girls wearing spruce veneer bathing suits sittingunder a sun umbrella and holding small boards shapedlike feet
circa 1929
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Container(s) Description Dates
3 I4b Three girls wearing spruce veneer bathing suits standingand holding a sun umbrella[view]
circa 1929
3 I4c Three girls wearing spruce veneer bathing suits sittingunder a umbrella
circa 1929
3 I5a-b Three girls wearing spruce veneer bathing suits standingnext to rolls of veneer in a lumber yard[view]
circa 1929
3 I6 Girl wearing a spruce veneer bathing suit standing withtwo rolls of veneer
circa 1929
3 I7a-b Three girls wearing spruce veneer bathing suits posingwith a little boy and two Shetland ponies[view]
circa 1929
3 I8 Three girls wearing spruce veneer bathing suits standingwith a little boy riding a Shetland pony[view]
circa 1929
3 I9a-b Six girls perched around a signboard pointing the way toChina[view]
circa 1929
3 I10a-b Two girls, one riding a Shetland pony, gather at a signpost pointing the way to China[view]
circa 1929
3 I11 Two girls wearing spruce veneer bathing suits standingtogether in the surf
circa 1929
3 I12b-13c Four girls wearing spruce veneer bathing suits standingtogether in the surf[view]
circa 1929
3 I14 Three girls wearing spruce veneer bathing suits standingtogether in the surf
circa 1929
1 I15 Looking up at the Pacific Beach Hotel from the beach withsaddled horses in the foreground
circa 1929-1932
1 I16 Indian man working on the construction of a dugoutcanoe[view]
circa 1929-1932
"Mt. Hood Squirrel"
Box Item
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Container(s) Description Dates
1 I20-I21 Woman feeding a squirrel at Mt. Hood circa 1929-1932
1 I23a-b Squirrel taking a nut from women's hand circa 1929-1932
1 I25 Squirrel sitting up eating a nut circa 1929-1932
"Mrs. Brink and Turkeys"
Box Item
1 I26a-b Woman standing and holding a turkey circa 1929-1932
1 I27a-I28e
Woman feeding a flock of turkeys[view] circa 1929-1932
"U.P. Program"
Box Item
1 I31a-c Male athlete in mid-air during a high jump event circa 1929-1932
1 I32 Four male athletes running in a hurdles race circa 1929-1932
"Hayden Lake"
Box Item
1 I33a-b View through the trees of a small boat traveling on HaydenLake[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 I34 Side view of porch off a Hayden Lake cabin circa 1929-1932
1 I35a-b Boy, girl and dog playing on the lawn in front of HaydenLake cabins
circa 1929-1932
1 I36 Rooftops and covered walkway belonging to Hayden LakeCabins
circa 1929-1932
1 I37a-c Men and woman on horses outside of the BozantaTavern[view]
circa 1929-1932
"Harold Bromley"
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Container(s) Description Dates
Harold Bromley was an early aviator who made multipleattempts to be the first man to fly non-stop between thePacific Coast and Japan. On July 28th 1929, Bromleymade his first attempt to fly his plane "The City of Tacoma"from Tacoma, Washington to Tokyo, Japan. A crowd of25,000 people gathered to watch the take-off. The planehad been overloaded with fuel for the long flight, andcrashed just after take-off when fuel splashed out fromthe overloaded tank into Bromley's eyes. Bromley wasunharmed in the crash.
Box Item
1 I56a-b Evelyn Miyazaki and Clasina Buffelen, preparing tochristen the Bromley airplane[view]
July 25, 1929
1 I57a-c Evelyn Miyazaki and Clasina Buffelen standing withHarold Bromley and preparing to christen the Bromleyairplane[view]
July 25, 1929
1 I58 Probably Evelyn Miyazaki bending to kiss Harold Bromleyat the christening of the Bromley airplane
July 25, 1929
1 I59 Evelyn Miyazaki and Clasina Buffelen breaking a bottle tochristen the Bromley airplane[view]
July 25, 1929
1 I60a-b Harold Bromley, C.S. Miyazaki, possibly John Buffelen,Evelyn Miyazaki, Clasina Buffelen and four men gatheredin front of the Bromley airplane[view]C.S. Miyazaki was secretary of the Japanese Associationof Tacoma. John Buffelen financed Bromley's flight.
July 25, 1929
1 I61 Aerial view of the Bromley airplane after the wreck July 28, 1929
1 I62-I63
Aerial view of the crowd beginning to gather around theBromley airplane after the wreck
July 28, 1929
1 I64 Aerial view of the crowd gathered around the Bromleyairplane after the wreck with clear view of damaged planewing[view]
July 28, 1929
1 I65 Aerial view of crowd gathered around the Bromley airplaneafter the wreck
July 28, 1929
"Wallace Falls"
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Container(s) Description Dates
Box Item
1 I66 Man sitting on a cliff overlooking the mountains circa 1929-1932
1 I67 Steam donkey on mountainside loading logs circa 1929-1932
1 I68 High climber sparring a very tall tree[view] circa 1929-1932
"Ivan Novikoff Dancers"Ivan Novikoff was a renowned Russian ballet master andteacher who immigrated to the United States in 1923.Novikoff settled in Seattle and founded the Novikoff Schoolof Russian-American Ballet in the early 1930s, eventuallyopening over twenty schools throughout Washington andOregon. The last Novikoff school closed in 1997.
Box Item
1 I77a-b Two dancers dressed as gypsies sitting by a treeoverlooking the lake[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 I78a-c Two dancers dressed as gypsies standing by thelake[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 I79 Silhouette of a dancer standing by a tree overlooking thelake
circa 1929-1932
1 I80a-b Two dancers dressed as gypsies wading in the lake[view] circa 1929-1932
1 I81a-b Two dancers dressed as gypsies kneeling next to the lake circa 1929-1932
1 I82 A group of dancers dressed as gypsies kneeling on shoreof the lake
circa 1929-1932
1 I83 Group of posing dancers in swimsuits reflected in thelake[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 I84-I85 A group of prancing dancers in swimsuits reflected in thelake
circa 1929-1932
1 I86a-d Group of dancers dressed as gypsies posing and frolickingat edge of the lake[view]
circa 1929-1932
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Container(s) Description Dates
1 I87a-c Group of dancers posing at edge of the lake circa 1929-1932
1 I88a-d Group of dancers dressed as gypsies posing and frolickingat edge of the lake[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 I89a-b Three dancers dressed as gypsies leaping into the air atedge of the lake[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 I90a Group of dancers dressed as gypsies leaping andfrolicking at edge of the lake
circa 1929-1932
1 I90b Three dancers dressed as gypsies dancing in a field infront of a mountain--possibly Mount Rainier
circa 1929-1932
1 I92a Group of dancers dressed as gypsies dancing in a field infront of a mountain
circa 1929-1932
1 I92b Three dancers dressed as gypsies dancing in a field infront of a mountain[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 I93a Group of dancers dressed as gypsies standing in a field infront of a mountain
circa 1929-1932
1 I93b Group of dancers dressed as gypsies dancing in a circle ina field in the mountains
circa 1929-1932
1 I94a Three dancers dressed as gypsies dancing in a field infront of a mountain[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 I94b A group of dancers dressed as gypsies dancing in a circlein a field in the mountains
circa 1929-1932
1 I95 A group of dancers dressed as gypsies dancing in a fieldin the mountains
circa 1929-1932
1 I97-I97a
Female dancer dressed as a gypsy standing on a rockwith her arms outstretched to the mountains[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 I98 Three dancers dressed as gypsies dancing in a field infront of a mountain
circa 1929-1932
"J" Series
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Container(s) Description Dates
"Dolores Del Rio"Dolores Del Rio was a Mexican film actress who appearedin a number of Hollywood films throughout the 1920s and1930s.
Box Item
1 J2a-J3 Dolores Del Rio descending the train steps holding abouquet of roses[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 J4 Dolores Del Rio just off the train holding a bouquet ofroses
circa 1929-1932
1 J5a-b Dolores Del Rio with her mother on the train steps holdinga bouquet of roses[view]
circa 1929-1932
"Rainier Park"
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1 J6 Bear sitting on the grass at Rainier Park circa 1929-1932
1 J8 Dog head in profile circa 1929-1932
1 J9 Five people on horseback silhouetted against the skyline circa 1929-1932
"Glacier"
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1 J30a-b Group of seven men and women hiking on a glacier circa 1929-1932
1 J31 Rear view of seven men and women hiking on aglacier[view]
circa 1929-1932
"Ice Caves"
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1 J33 Looking up at two men and two woman through a hole inan ice cave[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 J34 Looking up at two woman through a hole in an ice cave circa 1929-1932
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"Ptarmigan"
Box Item
1 J35a-b Ptarmigan on the rocks circa 1929-1932
1 J36a-b Ptarmigan and its young on the rocks circa 1929-1932
1 J37 Ptarmigan far away on the hillside circa 1929-1932
1 J38-39 Ptarmigan in the grass circa 1929-1932
1 J40 Ptarmigan on the rocks circa 1929-1932
"Salmon"
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1 J41a Horse seining[view] circa 1929-1932
1 J41b-c Horse seining-men and three teams of horses circa 1929-1932
1 J42 Man and a small boy watching horse seining circa 1929-1932
1 J43 Group of men horse seining circa 1929-1932
1 J44 Group of men and two teams of horses wading in thewater next to boat performing horse seining[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 J45-J46
Group of men and three teams of horses performing horseseining
circa 1929-1932
1 J47a-b Two girls standing on the shore holding a stick with a bigsalmon on it
circa 1929-1932
1 J48 Man on the shore holding up a big salmon with the end ofa stick
circa 1929-1932
1 J49-J50
Man standing on the shore holding up a big salmon withthe end of a stick[view]
circa 1929-1932
"Ellensburg Rodeo"
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Box Item
1 J54 Indian chief riding a hooded horse with other Indians onhorseback[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 J56 Harry Anderson, the founding father of the EllensburgRodeo, sitting on horseback and waving his hat at therodeo crowd[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 J57a-b Harry Anderson, the founding father of the EllensburgRodeo, sitting on horseback holding a banner
circa 1929-1932
"Fox Farm and Girls"
Box Item
1 J58a-J60
Five identically dressed girls sitting on the front of a careach holding a black fox[view]
circa 1929-1932
"Skagit Dam"
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1 J67a-J68
Face of Diablo Dam under construction[view] circa 1929-1932
1 J69-J70
Diablo Dam gates during construction circa 1929-1932
1 J71 Diablo Dam high water tower under construction[view] circa 1929-1932
1 J72 Face of Diablo Dam under construction circa 1929-1932
"Elevator Girls"
Box Item
1 J73 Woman sitting on the head of an elephant in a fenced in ayard
circa 1929-1932
1 J74a-b Woman waving from atop the head of an elephant infenced yard
circa 1929-1932
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1 J75 Woman sitting on the head of an elephant and waving circa 1929-1932
1 J76a-b Side view of woman sitting and waving on the head of anelephant[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 J77-J78b
Woman sitting on a camel in fenced yard[view] circa 1929-1932
1 J79a-b Woman in a cheetah print coat and goggles standing onthe pontoon of a plane waving
circa 1929-1932
1 J80a Woman in a cheetah print coat and goggles standing inthe cockpit of pontoon plane with the pilot[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 J80b-c Woman in a cheetah print coat and goggles standing incockpit of pontoon plane and waving[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 J81a Woman in a cheetah print coat and goggles waving as sheclimbs the side of pontoon plane[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 J81b Woman in a cheetah print coat and goggles climbing theside of pontoon plane
circa 1929-1932
"Orpheum Marcus Riviera"
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1 J82 Ten girls from the Orpheum Theater posing along a line upof five cars
circa 1929-1932
1 J83 Seven girls form the Orpheum Theater seated on top ofand inside a car[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 J84 Six girls from the Orpheum Theater and one man standingand posing with their arms around one another
circa 1929-1932
1 J85 Two girls from the Orpheum theater and a third womanstanding and posing in front of cars
circa 1929-1932
"Ma Kennedy"Minnie Kennedy, a devoted and active member of theSalvation Army, married the fifty year-old MethodistJames Kennedy when she was fifteen. Her daughter,Aimee Semple McPherson, became a very famous, if not
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notorious, evangelist with a large following in Canadaand the United States and who eventually founded theFoursquare Gospel Church.
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1 J92 Ma Kennedy handing a coin to an elevator operator[view] circa 1929-1932
Birds
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1 J93a-c Sandhill crane walking in the grass circa 1929-1932
1 J94a-b Sandhill crane stooping in the grass circa 1929-1932
1 J95a-b Woman in chaps and cowboy hat standing behind asandhill crane[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 J97a-J98
Chinese pheasants on a farm, Chehalis, Washington circa 1929-1932
1 J99a Man moving his arms and Chinese pheasants flying on afarm Chehalis, Washington[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 J99b Chinese pheasants flying on a farm, Chehalis, Washington circa 1929-1932
1 J100 Man moving his arms and Chinese pheasants flying on afarm, Chehalis, Washington
circa 1929-1932
"K" Series
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Fishing trip
Box Item
1 K1a Man in overcoat standing at the helm of a ship looking outat the water
circa 1929-1932
1 K1b Man in overcoat standing at the helm of a ship beneath theAmerican flag and looking out at the water
circa 1929-1932
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1 K2a-3 Man in an overcoat standing at the helm of a ship circa 1929-1932
1 K4a Group of five men loading up the Gorst airplane inpreparation for a fishing trip[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 K4b Group of four men waving as they climb aboard the Gorstairplane
circa 1929-1932
1 K5 Mountain view through airplane struts circa 1929-1932
1 K6-K7a
Aerial view of lake through airplane struts circa 1929-1932
1 K10 Gorst airplane taxiing on the lake circa 1929-1932
1 K11a Gorst airplane arriving at the dock circa 1929-1932
1 K11b Three men unloading the Gorst airplane[view] circa 1929-1932
1 K12 Man standing on the shore fishing circa 1929-1932
1 K13a-b
Vern Gorst standing on wing of the Gorst airplane andlanding a fish with fishing pole and net[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 K14 Vern Gorst and four other men fishing from a "Gorst AirTransport" airplane[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 K15 Basket full of fish circa 1929-1932
Coupeville BlockhouseDuring the 1850's, Whidbey Island, Washington settlersconstructed a number of defensive blockhouses inresponse to increasing tensions among local and NorthernIndian tribes. Two such blockhouses were erected nearCoupeville, Washington.
Box Item
1 K16a-c
Three Indian men standing outside a Coupevilleblockhouse[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 K17 Portrait of an old Indian man outside a Coupevilleblockhouse
circa 1929-1932
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Container(s) Description Dates
1 K18 Old Indian man sitting on a stool outside a Coupevilleblockhouse[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 K19a-b
Old Indian man and a young woman standing and talkingoutside a Coupeville blockhouse
circa 1929-1932
Coupeville Indian Water FestivalCoupeville's Indian Water Festival began in 1930 in anattempt to draw more tourists to Whidbey Island. Thefestival featured Indian war canoe races as the mainevent. The festival took place annually in August up until1942. In 1992, Indian war canoe races were revived aspart of the Penn Cove Water Festival in Coupeville.
Box Item
1 K20 Armada of boats gathering to watch the Indian canoe race circa 1929-1932
1 K21a-b
Four Indian girls sitting on a dock to watch the Indiancanoe race[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 K22a-b
Group of eight Indian girls sitting on a dock to watch theIndian canoe race
circa 1929-1932
1 K23-24b Group of canoes participating in two-man Indian canoerace[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 K25 Indian in a canoe on the water circa 1929-1932
1 K26 Three two-man canoes hurdling a log in canoe hurdle race circa 1929-1932
1 K27 Two men in a canoe hurdling a log in canoe hurdlerace[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 K28a-b
Three canoes tipping over during Indian canoe race circa 1929-1932
1 K29-K31b
Two Indian war canoes getting into position to race[view] circa 1929-1932
1 K32 Five Indian war canoes lined up to race circa 1929-1932
1 K33 Nine Indian war canoes lined up at the starting linebeginning to race[view]
circa 1929-1932
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Container(s) Description Dates
1 K34-K35b
Indian war canoe race underway on the water circa 1929-1932
1 K36 Indian war canoes from a distance, silhouetted on thewater during race
circa 1929-1932
1 K37a Indian war canoes approaching the finish line of race circa 1929-1932
1 K37b Two Indian war canoes approaching finish line of race circa 1929-1932
World's Largest Omelet, Chehalis, WashingtonIn November 1931, a record for world's largest omelet wasset in Chehalis, Washington. The omelet was made using7,200 eggs and was cooked in a eight-foot skillet greasedby two woman skating around it with bacon tied to theirfeet.
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1 K38 Six teams of egg-crackers cracking eggs into barrels whilea large crowd watches[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 K39 Team of two female egg-crackers sitting on crates andcracking dozens of eggs into a barrel
circa 1929-1932
1 K40a-K41
Team of two female egg-crackers sitting on cratescracking dozens of eggs into a barrel while crowdwatches[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 K42a Girl sitting while a man ties two giant slabs of bacon to herfeet[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 K42b Girl sitting and holding onto an enormous wooden spatulawhile a man ties two giant slabs of bacon to her feet
circa 1929-1932
1 K43 Girl sitting while two men strap giant slabs of bacon to herfeet
circa 1929-1932
1 K44 Girl sitting with a giant slab of bacon strapped to one footand waiting for the other foot be outfitted[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 K45a-47
Girl with slabs of bacon tied to her feet standing in a giantskillet holding an enormous wooden spatula and smiling atthe crowd[view]
circa 1929-1932
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Container(s) Description Dates
1 K48 Crowd surrounding girl skating around giant skillet withslabs of bacon tied to her feet[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 K49a Six men, two dressed as chefs, adjusting the position ofthe giant skillet[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 K49b Crowd watching positioning of the giant skillet circa 1929-1932
Reginald RobbinsIn July 1931, Reginald Robbins and co-pilot Harry S.Jones attempted to fly theFort Worthnon-stop across thePacific, taking off from Seattle's Boeing field. The airplanenever made it to Japan, being forced down by windsduring a mid-air refueling over Alaska.
Box Item
1 K50 Reginald Robbins looking under the front of hisairplaneFort Worth
circa 1929-1932
1 K51 Reginald Robbins looking behind the propeller of hisairplaneFort Worth [view]
circa 1929-1932
1 K52a-c
Reginald Robbins perched on the nose of his airplaneFortWorth [view]
circa 1929-1932
1 K53a-b
Reginald Robbins's airplane Fort Worthwith the motorrunning
circa 1929-1932
1 K54a Reginald Robbins's airplane Fort Worthwith the motorrunning and man crawling out of cockpit[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 K54b The front end of Reginald Robbin's airplaneFort Worth circa 1929-1932
1 K55 Reginald Robbin's airplane Fort Worthtaking off circa 1929-1932
Recreation
Box Item
1 K65 Two women standing behind a camera and tripod tophotograph a man holding up three geoducks[view]
circa 1929-1932
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Container(s) Description Dates
1 K66 Two women in swimsuits on the beach, one wading in thewater the other leaping into the air
circa 1929-1932
1 K67a-b
Crowd of children standing on the dock at Laurelhurst parkwatching toy sailboats in the water[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 K68 Cluster of toy sailboats on the water at Laurelhurst park circa 1929-1932
1 K69a-b
Cluster of toy sailboats on the water with Laurelhurst parkin the background
circa 1929-1932
1 K70 Two boys navigating a canoe among an armada of toysailboats on the water at Laurelhurst park
circa 1929-1932
1 K71a-b
Group of baby ducks on the water among toy sailboats circa 1929-1932
1 K72 Children sitting along the water at Laurelhurst parkwatching ducks, geese, and swans
circa 1929-1932
1 K73 Two young girls wading in the water at Laurelhurst park circa 1929-1932
1 K74 Two young girls wading in the water at Laurelhurst parkand reaching for a toy sailboat[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 K75 Two young girls wading in the water at Laurelhurst park circa 1929-1932
1 K76 Side view of a motor boat traveling across the water circa 1929-1932
1 K77 Close-up of motor boat and driver traveling across thewater
circa 1929-1932
1 K78 Group of people standing on dock silhouetted by the sunwhile watching two motor boats
circa 1929-1932
1 K80 Albino peacock spreading its tail feathers circa 1929-1932
1 K81 Albino peacock in profile with tail feathers down circa 1929-1932
1 K82 Seattle mayor, Frank Edwards, handing a large key to agirl while seven other girls look on in the background[view]
circa 1929-1932
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Container(s) Description Dates
1 K83 Woman lifting up the hem of her dress and wading in ariver[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 K84 Woman smiling for the camera while lifting up the hem ofher dress and wading in a river
circa 1929-1932
1 K85 Woman wading at the edge of a river and posing with oneleg lifted
circa 1929-1932
1 K86 Woman sitting on rocks at the edge of a river dangling onefoot in the water
circa 1929-1932
1 K87a Woman sitting on rocks at the edge of a river with legscrossed
circa 1929-1932
1 K87b Woman sitting on rocks at the edge of a river putting onstockings[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 K91 Boxer Jack Dempsey posing without a shirt circa 1929-1932
1 K92-96b Group of men playing cricket in the park with Vern Gorstplaying wicket-keeper[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 K97 Close up of cricket bowler getting ready to throw the ball circa 1929-1932
1 K98 Vern Gorst getting into position as cricket wicket-keeper[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 K99 Batter watching Vern Gorst prepare to throw ball back tothe cricket bowler[view]
circa 1929-1932
"L" Series
Container(s) Description Dates
Helene MadisonHelene Madison was an Olympic medal-winning freestyleswimmer who began swimming as a child in Seattle ParksDepartment classes at Greenlake. She also trained withcoach Ray Daughters at the Moore Hotel pool at theWashington Athletic Club. By age 19 Madison had broken117 U.S. and world freestyle swimming records and wenton to win three gold medals for the United States in the1932 Olympic games in Los Angeles. Two Seattle pools
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were named in her honor, the Washington Athletic Club'sHelene Madison Pool and the Helene Madison Pool at13401 Meridian Ave N. Madison died in her Greenlakeapartment in 1970.
Box Item
1 L1a-b Helene Madison standing on train steps holding a stuffeddog and surrounded by her mother and three girls[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 L2 Helene Madison standing with her parents outside thetrain steps and handing a stuffed dog to her father
circa 1929-1932
1 L3 Helene Madison holding a stuffed dog and standingoutside the train with her parents and coach RayDaughters[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 L4 Helene Madison bending at the edge of a dock in swimsuitand swim cap preparing to dive into the water
circa 1929-1932
1 L5 Helene Madison swimming in lake with crowd watching inthe background[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 L6 Portrait of Helene Madison in swimsuit[view] circa 1929-1932
1 L7 Coach Ray Daughters and Helene Madison on the dockgiving swim instruction to four children[view]
circa 1929-1932
3 L8a-b Coach Ray Daughters and Helene Madison inconversation on the dock[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 L9 Helene Madison and coach Ray Daughters with SeattlePark Board President Simon Burnett
circa 1929-1932
1 L10 Helene Madison with Seattle Park Board President SimonBurnett[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 L11 Helene Madion soaking wet in swimsuit and swim cap circa 1929-1932
Swimmers
Box Item
1 L12 Swimmer on dock in swimsuit circa 1929-1932
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Container(s) Description Dates
1 L13 Group of eight swimmers standing in swimsuits on thedock
circa 1929-1932
1 L13 Group of eight swimmers standing in swimsuits on thedock
circa 1929-1932
1 L14a Girl and child kneeling in the grass in swimsuits circa 1929-1932
1 L14b Girl in a swimsuit sitting on a porch railing circa 1929-1932
1 L15a-c Group of boys and girls in swimsuits standing and sittingon logs along the shore of a lake[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 L16 Crowds of people in the water and on the shore atGreenlake beach[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 L17a-b Three girl swimmers lining up to start a race atGreenlake[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 L18 Ten girl swimmers lining up to start a race atGreenlake[view]
circa 1929-1932
3 L19a Girl swimmers lining up to start a race at Greenlake circa 1929-1932
3 L19b Boy swimmers preparing to leap off the dock at the start ofa Greenlake race
circa 1929-1932
1 L20 Swimmers diving into water during a race at Greenlake circa 1929-1932
1 L21a-b Swimmers on the dock during a relay race at Greenlake circa 1929-1932
1 L22a-b Swimmers in the water during a race at Greenlake circa 1929-1932
1 L23 Girl in midair during a high dive circa 1929-1932
1 L24a-b Girl in swimsuit on Greenlake beach holding a trophy cup circa 1929-1932
1 L25 Three female divers in swimsuits standing together ondiving platform
circa 1929-1932
1 L26 Girl in midair during a swan dive circa 1929-1932
1 L27a-b Girl in midair during a high dive[view] circa 1929-1932
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Container(s) Description Dates
1 L28 Three girls in midair each doing a different dive: swan,jackknife, and straight dive[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 L29a-c Girl in midair during a swan dive from viewpoint of divingplatform[view]
circa 1929-1932
"Helene Madison"
Box Item
1 L30a-b Helene Madison on a float, possibly during a ticker tapeparade held in honor of her homecoming[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 L31 Parade in downtown Seattle, possibly the tickertape parade held in honor of Helene Madison'shomecoming[view]
circa 1929-1932
Lake
Box Item
1 L32 Woman in swimsuit standing on an old tree trunk[view] circa 1929-1932
1 L33 Woman in swimsuit standing on an old tree trunk andlooking out across the lake
circa 1929-1932
1 L34a-b Woman in swimsuit stretching herself across two limbs ofan old tree trunk
circa 1929-1932
1 L35 Woman in swimsuit in a diving pose on an old tree trunk atthe edge of the lake
circa 1929-1932
1 L36a Girl digging for clams circa 1929-1932
1 L36b Two girls digging for clams circa 1929-1932
1 L37 Two girls, a child and a dog filling a basket withclams[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 L38a-b Boy digging for clams circa 1929-1932
1 L39 Child holding a basket full of clams[view] circa 1929-1932
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1 L41 Man holding out a clam while a dog sniffs it circa 1929-1932
1 L42a-44b Sunset over the lake circa 1929-1932
1 L44c Side of a cottage circa 1929-1932
1 L45 Woman in swimsuit sitting on blanket and looking backover her shoulder[view]
circa 1929-1932
"Salmon"
Box Item
1 L46 Woman holding up a big salmon circa 1929-1932
1 L47a-b Man and woman standing in a boat holding fishing polesand salmon[view]
circa 1929-1932
3 L47c Man and woman standing in a boat holding fishing polesand salmon
circa 1929-1932
1 L48-49
Man and woman standing on a dock holding up salmon ona stick
circa 1929-1932
1 L50 Man holding up a big salmon circa 1929-1932
1 L51 Man holding up a stick with salmon strung on it circa 1929-1932
1 L52a-b Man crouching on dock with salmon spread out in front ofhim
circa 1929-1932
1 L53a Two women crouching on dock with salmon spread out infront of them[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 L53b Two woman holding up a stick with salmon strung on it circa 1929-1932
1 L54 Woman holding up two big salmon circa 1929-1932
1 L55 Woman crouching on dock with salmon spread out in frontof her
circa 1929-1932
1 L56a-b Woman holding up a big salmon circa 1929-1932
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1 L57 Woman with fishing pole kneeling on dock in front of asalmon catch[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 L58a-b Man standing in boat holding up a dog fish with the end ofa stick
circa 1929-1932
1 L59 Man standing in boat holding up a salmon circa 1929-1932
1 L60 Salmon in a net circa 1929-1932
1 L61a-b Man and woman taking salmon out of a net circa 1929-1932
1 L62 Man holding up a salmon that is flipping around circa 1929-1932
1 L63a-b Woman standing at back of boat fishing circa 1929-1932
1 L64 Woman standing at back of boat reeling in a fish circa 1929-1932
1 L65 Woman and boy standing at back of boat fishing circa 1929-1932
1 L66 String of salmon circa 1929-1932
1 L67 Dogfish breaking water circa 1929-1932
1 L68 Fishing boat far in the distance out on the water circa 1929-1932
Box Item
1 L78a-b Woman in slacks standing near a log fence[view] circa 1929-1932
1 L79a Woman in swimsuit sitting in the sand in front of a logfence
circa 1929-1932
1 L79b Woman in swimsuit wading in the water circa 1929-1932
1 L80a-c Woman in a swimsuit on a large rock on the beach[view] circa 1929-1932
1 L81a-82b Waving girl and boy passing by in a small speedboat[view] circa 1929-1932
1 L83 Girl and boy in a small speedboat pulling up to dock circa 1929-1932
1 L84 Two girls sitting at the wheel of a small speedboat circa 1929-1932
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1 L85a-b Girl sitting at the wheel of a small speedboat circa 1929-1932
1 L86 Two girls starting the motor of a small speedboat[view] circa 1929-1932
1 L87 Three girls in swimsuits lined up in front of a curtain circa 1929-1932
1 L88 Three girls in swimsuits posing on rocks on the beach circa 1929-1932
1 L89 Girl in swimsuit posing on stool in front of a curtain circa 1929-1932
1 L90 Man and woman standing in a clock shop holding a giantwrist watch[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 L91 Man in robe standing next to his hospital bed holding atomato plant
circa 1929-1932
"M" Series
Container(s) Description Dates
Indians
Box Item
1 M1 Group of Indian men in traditional dress lined up in anarena[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M3 Six Indian men and one child lined up in traditional dressholding spears, bow and arrow, and a shield[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M5 Eight Indian men kneeling in front of a stick game with acrowd watching in the background[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M7a-b Indians in traditional dress riding an Indian war canoe floataround an arena track[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M8-9 Indian man and Indian woman in traditional dress standingin front of tepees[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M10a Indian woman in traditional dress standing next to an olderIndian woman seated outside a teepee[view]
circa 1929-1932
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1 M10b Old Indian woman sitting on a crate outside a teepee circa 1929-1932
1 M11-12 Indian chief in traditional dress on his horse[view] circa 1929-1932
1 M13 Two Indian chiefs in traditional dress on their horses circa 1929-1932
1 M15a-b
Indian chief in traditional dress standing outside teepee circa 1929-1932
1 M16a-b
Portrait of Indian chief in traditional dress[view] circa 1929-1932
1 M17a-b
Portrait of Indian man in traditional dress[view] circa 1929-1932
1 M19 Indian chief in traditional dress standing outside teepeewith his hand raised[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M20a Indian man in traditional Indian warrior dress standing inarena[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M20b Indian man in traditional Indian warrior dress standingoutside teepee
circa 1929-1932
1 M21a-M22b
Indian woman cooking over fire outside a teepee[view] circa 1929-1932
1 M23 Two Indian women cooking over fire outside ateepee[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M24 Indian woman in traditional dress riding a horse that pullsa child on a cart[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M27a-b
Young Indian woman in traditional dress on a horse[view] circa 1929-1932
1 M28 Indian woman and small child on a horse alongside anIndian child on a horse[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M29 Indian woman and small child on a horse[view] circa 1929-1932
1 M30 Indian woman with baby standing with a small childoutside a teepee
circa 1929-1932
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Container(s) Description Dates
1 M34 Old Indian woman sitting outside teepee holding a baby inone arm and a teepee pole in the other[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M37 Indian woman and small child standing outsideteepee[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M42a-b
Two little Indian girls outside teepee[view] circa 1929-1932
1 M45 Young Indian boy in traditional dress[view] circa 1929-1932
1 M46a-b
Young Indian girl standing outside teepee with a youngIndian boy who is beating a drum
circa 1929-1932
1 M47 Young Indian girl beating a drum while a young Indian boydances[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M48a-b
Young Indian girl and boy leaning against teepee[view] circa 1929-1932
1 M49a Young Indian girl in center of arena dancing andsinging[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M49b Young Indian girl in traditional dress circa 1929-1932
1 M50 Young Indian girl kneeling with an Indian child[view] circa 1929-1932
Mount Rainier Flight
Box Item
1 M51 Vern Gorst dressed in flying clothing standing in front ofairplane before Mt. Rainier flight[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M52a-b
Aerial view of the ground below taken from airplane circa 1929-1932
1 M53 Aerial view from the airplane with Mt. Rainier in thedistance
circa 1929-1932
1 M54a-57bView from an airplane of mountain and surroundinglandscape
circa 1929-1932
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1 M58-M59
View of Mt. Rainier taken from the airplane circa 1929-1932
1 M60-M66
Up close aerial view of Mt. Rainier taken from theairplane[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M67 View of Mt. Rainier and another airplane flying in thedistance
circa 1929-1932
1 M68 View of Mt. Rainier through the struts of the airplane circa 1929-1932
1 M69 View of Mt. Rainier from airplane with two other airplanesflying in the distance
circa 1929-1932
Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Box Item
1 M71a-M73b
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. on deck of ship "PresidentTaft"[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M74a-M75
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. and wife on deck of ship"President Taft"[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M76-M78
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. and wife on deck of ship"President Taft"
circa 1929-1932
1 M79 Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. with wife shaking hands withcaptain of ship "President Taft"
circa 1929-1932
1 M80 Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. coming down stairs of ship"President Taft"[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M81a-b
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. and wife standing at railing ondeck of the "President Taft"[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M82 Mrs Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. standing with daughter andother ladies[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M83 Mrs Theodore Roosevelt, Jr . with daughter[view] circa 1929-1932
Indians
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Box Item
1 M84 Four Indian chiefs in traditional dress seated, Puyallup,Washington[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M85 Indian chief in traditional dress shaking hands with a manfrom the Seattle Chamber of Commerce[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M86a-M88
Team of six horses pulling a carriage through arena[view] circa 1929-1932
Captain Frank M. HawksCaptain Frank M. Hawks was an US army pilot who wenton to become a legendary speed flying king.
Box Item
1 M89a Captain Frank M. Hawks standing next to cockpit ofairplane[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M89b Captain Frank M. Hawks standing in front of airplane circa 1929-1932
Box Item
1 M90 Woman in flying clothes standing in front of plane[view] circa 1929-1932
Clyde Pangborn and Hugh HerndonIn October 1931 stunt pilot Clyde "Upside-Down"Pangborn and co-pilot Hugh Herndon completed the firstnon-stop flight across the Pacific, taking off from Japanand landing in East Wenatchee's Fancher Field. Pangbornhad dumped the landing gear in order to lighten theairplane's load and conserve fuel for the flight. Pangbornbelly landed the airplane in a field in his hometown ofWenatchee.
Box Item
1 M91 Clyde ‘Upside-Down' Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr.standing next to airplane talking to reporter with crowd inbackground[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M92a-93cClyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon in front ofairplane[view]
circa 1929-1932
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1 M94 Clyde Pangborn and mother Opal standing in front ofairplane[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M95a-c
Hugh Herndon, Clyde Pangborn and mother Opal standingin front of airplane[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M96 Hugh Herndon, Clyde Pangborn and mother Opal riding inthe back of a convertible as part of a parade
circa 1929-1932
Cecil Allen and Don MoyleIn September 1931, pilots Cecil Allen and Don Moyleattempted a non-stop flight from Japan to Seattle, butstorms forced the plane down on a remote island in thePacific. They later flew to Nome, Alaska, and eventuallylanded in Tacoma, Washington several weeks after theirinitial takeoff. The flight was made in Harold Bromley's"City of Tacoma", which had been re-christened the"Clasina Madge" after financial backer John Buffelin'sdaughter.
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1 M97a-b
Cecil Allen and Don Moyle standing at the propeller ofplane[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M98 Cecil Allen and Don Moyle standing with financial backerJohn Buffelin[view]
circa 1929-1932
1 M99a-100bCecil Allen and Don Moyle standing with John Buffelin andBuffelin's daughter Clasina Madge[view]
circa 1929-1932
"N" series
Container(s) Description Dates
Box Item
2 N1a-c Group of men aiming a row of four anti-aircraft machineguns[view]
circa 1929-1932
3 N10 Man standing on log beside a river holding a stick withsalmon strung on it
circa 1929-1932
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2 N11 Man stepping off a log beside river holding a stick withsalmon strung on it
circa 1929-1932
3 N12 Girl riding bucking bronco in the center of stadium circa 1929-1932
2 N17 Man standing astride two horses as they jump over anautomobile[view]
circa 1929-1932
2 N19a Three motorcycles racing around a dirt track[view] circa 1929-1932
2 N19b Five motorcycles racing around a dirt track circa 1929-1932
3 N19c Five motorcycles racing around a dirt track circa 1929-1932
2 N20a-b
Ducks in the water off the shore of Lake Stevens circa 1929-1932
2 N21 Front view of "Idyle-Wilde Lodge" cottage at Lake Stevens circa 1929-1932
2 N41 University of Washington football coach JimmyPhelan[view]
circa 1929-1932
2 N42 Husky Hall of Famer, Merle Hufford, running withfootball[view]
circa 1929-1932
2 N43-44 Husky Hall of Famer, Merle Hufford, practicing kicks[view] circa 1929-1932
Ben Paris Fishing ContestBen Paris owned a popular restaurant and sporting goodsstore in downtown Seattle. Paris along with the SeattleStardaily newspaper, sponsored the area's first fishingderby in 1931 at the Hermosa Point Resort on Tulalip Bay.Contestants competed for prizes such as cars, boats, arefrigerator, and cash.
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3 N45a Group of men aboard fishing contest sponsor boat circa 1929-1932
2 N45b-c
Group of men aboard fishing contest sponsor boat[view] circa 1929-1932
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Container(s) Description Dates
2 N47a-48d
Group of boats checking in with the fishing contestsponsor boat[view]
circa 1929-1932
2 N49 Two men in a small fishing boat on lake with holding up asalmon
circa 1929-1932
3 N50 Woman holding up a salmon in a net and the man wavingan American flag in fishing boat
circa 1929-1932
2 N51a-c
Men in small fishing boat on the lake fishing for salmonduring the Ben Paris fishing contest[view]
circa 1929-1932
2 N52a-N53a
Two men standing in a small fishing boat with one holdingup a salmon[view]
circa 1929-1932
3 N53b Two men standing in a small fishing boat holding up asalmon
circa 1929-1932
2 N54a-c
Group of boats during the Ben Paris fishing contest[view] circa 1929-1932
2 N55a-b
Boats during the Ben Paris fishing contest with two menstand in their boats holding up salmon
circa 1929-1932
2 N56a-b
Group of fishers on the Seattle Starboat with a winner ofthe Ben Paris fishing contest displaying his salmon[view]
circa 1929-1932
2 N57a-b
Man shaking the hand of a Ben Paris fishing contestwinner while he holds up his winning catch[view]
circa 1929-1932
Shearing rabbits
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2 N58a-N60b
Seven girls standing side by side behind a long table, eachshearing a rabbit[view]
circa 1929-1932
2 N61a-b
Four girls standing behind a table shearing rabbits circa 1929-1932
2 N62a Two girls standing behind a table shearing rabbits circa 1929-1932
3 N62b Two girls standing behind a table shearing rabbits[view] circa 1929-1932
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2 N62c Two girls standing behind a table shearing rabbits circa 1929-1932
2 N63 Two girls with rabbits standing behind a table[view] circa 1929-1932
2 N64 Two rabbit shearer girls standing side by side under atrellis wearing fur coats
circa 1929-1932
2 N65 Five little girls wearing fur coats standing side by side in aline[view]
circa 1929-1932
2 N66 Five little girls and six rabbit shearer girls standing side byside in line wearing fur coats[view]
circa 1929-1932
2 N67 a-b
Little girl standing under trellis modeling a fur coat circa 1929-1932
2 N68a Little girl modeling a white fur wrap[view] circa 1929-1932
2 N68b Little girl wearing a fur coat and holding a rabbit circa 1929-1932
2 N69 Little girl standing under trellis wearing a white fur wrapand holding a rabbit[view]
circa 1929-1932
2 N70-N71
Two girls standing side by side under a trellis wearing furwraps and holding rabbits[view]
circa 1929-1932
2 N72-N73
Two girls standing side by side wearing fur wraps andholding rabbits[view]
circa 1929-1932
2 N72-N73
Two girls standing side by side wearing fur wraps andholding rabbits[view]
circa 1929-1932
Fishing
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3 N74a-b
Girl sitting on dock with salmon laid out in front of her circa 1929-1932
2 N75a-d
Girl standing in small fishing boat holding up twosalmon[view]
circa 1929-1932
2 N76 Girl standing on dock holding up two small salmon circa 1929-1932
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Container(s) Description Dates
3 N77 Girl and boy holding a stick with salmon strung on it and awooden sign reading "Dodes Resort"[view]
circa 1929-1932
2 N78 Two boys holding a string of salmon[view] circa 1929-1932
3 N79 Two boys on a dock, one holding a big fish the otherholding a little fish[view]
circa 1929-1932
2 N80 Two boys in a rowboat, one standing holding a salmonand fishing pole the other seated at the oars
circa 1929-1932
2 N81 Two boys standing in a rowboat landing a salmon circa 1929-1932
2 N82a-c
Two boys sitting in a rowboat out on the lake circa 1929-1932
3 N83a Man standing on dock with two salmon on a stick slungover his shoulder[view]
circa 1929-1932
2 N83b Man standing on dock holding up two salmon with a stick circa 1929-1932
3 N85 Boy holding up a salmon circa 1929-1932
3 N88 Woman standing in yard holding up a chinook salmon circa 1929-1932
2 N89 Man standing in yard holding up a chinook salmon circa 1929-1932
2 N90 Man and woman standing in yard holding up a chinooksalmon[view]
circa 1929-1932
2 N91 Man with fishing rod holding up a chinook salmon circa 1929-1932
2 N92 Boy and girl standing on the nose of a pontoon airplaneholding up a net full of salmon
circa 1929-1932
2 N93a-b
Two girls standing on the nose of a pontoon airplaneholding up a net full of salmon[view]
circa 1929-1932
3 N94 Vern Gorst with children on nose of pontoon airplaneholding a net full of salmon[view]
circa 1929-1932
2 N95 Vern Gorst sitting on nose of pontoon airplane holding anet strung with salmon[view]
circa 1929-1932
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Container(s) Description Dates
2 N96 Man standing in a rowboat next to the pontoon airplaneand landing a salmon
circa 1929-1932
2 N97a-b
Men trolling for salmon from the pontoon airplane[view] circa 1929-1932
2 N98a Men trolling for fish from the pontoon airplane circa 1929-1932
3 N98b Men trolling for fish from the pontoon airplane circa 1929-1932
2 N99a-100bClose-up of two men trolling from the pontoonairplane[view]
circa 1929-1932
"O" series
Container(s) Description Dates
Fishing
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2 O1-O2 Portrait of a fisherman circa 1929-1932
2 O3a-b Portrait of a fisherman holding fishing rod[view] circa 1929-1932
2 O4 Portrait of a fisherman holding a bowl of food and a cup ofcoffee
circa 1929-1932
2 O5 Group shot of fishermen holding bowls of food andcoffee[view]
circa 1929-1932
2 O6a-b Two men in a small fishing boat traveling across the water circa 1929-1932
3 O7a Two men in a small fishing boat traveling across the water circa 1929-1932
2 O7b Two men in a small fishing boat traveling across the water circa 1929-1932
2 O8a-b Small fishing boats out on the water- possibly competing ina contest[view]
circa 1929-1932
2 O9 Three men fishing from a boat at sunrise circa 1929-1932
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Container(s) Description Dates
3 O10 Group of people out on the lake fishing from the boat circa 1929-1932
2 O11a-b
Men out on the lake aboard the fishing boatMt. Vernon circa 1929-1932
3 O12 Two men out on the lake aboard the fishing boatEllenora circa 1929-1932
3 O16a Inland view of Norma Beach, Edmonds Washington circa 1929-1932
2 O16b Inland view of Norma Beach, Edmonds Washington circa 1929-1932
2 O17 Man sitting in boat holding fishing rod circa 1929-1932
2 O18 Man standing in boat casting fishing rod circa 1929-1932
2 O19 Man standing in boat fishing circa 1929-1932
2 O20 Man standing in boat reeling in a catch circa 1929-1932
2 O21 Man standing in boat reeling in a fish as it breaks water circa 1929-1932
2 O22 Man standing in boat landing fish circa 1929-1932
2 O24 Man and woman in boat, man standing with fishing rod circa 1929-1932
2 O25a-b
Two men in a boat out on the lake landing a fish circa 1929-1932
2 O26a-b
Man in suit sitting in a rowboat circa 1929-1932
2 O27 Man in suit with fisherman sitting in rowboat atsunset[view]
circa 1929-1932
2 O28a Fishermen on the Norma Beach dock launchingboats[view]
circa 1929-1932
3 O28b Group of four men and a woman sitting in a boat beinglaunched from Norma Beach dock
circa 1929-1932
2 O30a-b
Man sitting in back of boat starting the outboard motor circa 1929-1932
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Container(s) Description Dates
2 O35 Man fishing from the rocks at Granite Falls[view] circa 1929-1932
2 O36-O37
Man netting a fish on the rocks at Granite Falls circa 1929-1932
3 O38 Man standing on the rocks at Granite Falls holding asteelhead
circa 1929-1932
2 O40 a-b
Chauncys Boat House[view] circa 1929-1932
2 O41 Man helping a girl holding string of salmon to step off aboat[view]
circa 1929-1932
2 O49a Three fishermen at Norma Beach holding up a long ropestrung with salmon
circa 1929-1932
2 O49b Five fishermen stepping out of the boat and into the watercarrying salmon
circa 1929-1932
2 O49c Seven fishermen standing in the boat and in the waterholding up salmon[view]
circa 1929-1932
3 O50a Three fishermen standing in water in front of boat holdingup salmon
circa 1929-1932
2 O50b Three fishermen standing on the beach holding up a longrope strung with salmon
circa 1929-1932
2 O51 Three fishermen and one girl standing on the beachholding up a long rope strung with salmon[view]
circa 1929-1932
2 O52 Fishermen standing in boat on boat launch holding salmon circa 1929-1932
3 O53a Little boy holding up two salmon circa 1929-1932
2 O53b Little boy holding up a salmon circa 1929-1932
2 O54 Two girls standing on the beach each holding up twosalmon[view]
circa 1929-1932
2 O57 Man in suit standing and holding up a steelhead trout[view] circa 1929-1932
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2 O60 Man in fishing waders holding up a king salmon undated
3 O61a Man in fishing waders holding up two king salmon undated
2 O61b Man in fishing waders holding up two king salmon undated
2 O62a-b
Man on dock holding up a king salmon undated
3 O63 Man holding up a king salmon undated
2 O64 Four men holding a net full of salmon undated
2 O65 Four men standing on dock with net full of salmon[view] undated
3 O66 Man wearing glove while lifting a dogfish out of a net undated
2 O67 Man holding net while man wearing glove lifts dogfish outof a net[view]
undated
2 O68 Man at railing of boat holding up a salmon undated
2 O71a-b
Man fishing off the side of a boat undated
2 O72 Man at rail of boat pulling in line at sunset undated
3 O74 Tiny island seen across the water at sunrise undated
3 O75 Ducks flying low to the water near the shore of the beach undated
Twin Falls
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2 O76 Man with fishing rod crossing the river by walking on alog[view]
circa 1929-1932
2 O77-O78
Man fishing from rocks at base of falls[view] circa 1929-1932
Fishing
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Container(s) Description Dates
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2 O88 Man standing in boat holding fishing rod circa 1929-1932
2 O89 Man standing in boat removing hook from fish circa 1929-1932
2 O90 Man fishing off back of boat circa 1929-1932
2 O91 Two men standing in boat, one with a fish on his line circa 1929-1932
2 O96 Man driving the fishing boat circa 1929-1932
2 O97 Man standing in water next to fishing boat circa 1929-1932
2 O98 Two men standing in water next to fishing boat[view] circa 1929-1932
2 O99a-O100
BoatSan Toyout on the water circa 1929-1932
"P" Series
Container(s) Description Dates
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2 P1-P2 Fleet of boats circa 1929-1932
Horses
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2 P3 Six race horses on the track going to post[view] circa 1929-1932
2 P4a-c Race horses on the track beginning to race circa 1929-1932
2 P6a Race horses on track crossing the finish line[view] circa 1929-1932
3 P6b Race horses on track crossing the finish line circa 1929-1932
2 P7a-c Race horses on track crossing the finish line circa 1929-1932
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Container(s) Description Dates
2 P8a-b Race horses on track approaching the finish line[view] circa 1929-1932
2 P9 Man and woman cheering in the grandstands[view] circa 1929-1932
2 P11 Trainer with horse[view] circa 1929-1932
2 P12 Boy with horse circa 1929-1932
2 P14 Woman and old trainer holding up a framed photo of twomen and a horse[view]
circa 1929-1932
2 P15 Man shoeing a horse outside stable[view] circa 1929-1932
2 P16 Crowd in grandstand seen from across the track circa 1929-1932
2 P17a-c
Four jockeys kneeling in the grass in front of stable[view] circa 1929-1932
3 P18 Two jockeys standing arm in arm outside stable circa 1929-1932
2 P19 Jockey standing in the grass holding a riding crop[view] circa 1929-1932
2 P20 Jockey on horseback standing with a trainer on thetrack[view]
circa 1929-1932
2 P21 Man and woman posing with jockey and winninghorse[view]
circa 1929-1932
List of negatives
Box3
18 handwritten pages
Names and SubjectsPersonal Names :Bromley, Harold, 1898-1998Del Rio, Dolores, 1905-1983--PhotographsHawks, Frank, 1897-1938--PhotographsHerndon, Hugh, 1904-1952--PhotographsMadison, Helene, 1913-1970--PhotographsNovikoff, IvanPangborn, Clyde Edward, approximately 1893-1958
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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944--PhotographsGeographical Names :Baker, Mount--PhotographsCoupeville (Wash.)Diablo Dam (Wash.)--PhotographsMount Rainier National Park (Wash.)--PhotographsNorthwest, Pacific--PhotographsPtarmigan Ridge (Pierce County, Wash.)--PhotographsRainier, Mount--PhotographsWallace Falls State Park (Wash.)--Photographs
Names and SubjectsSubject Terms :Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
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