Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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Museum of History &
Industry
Sophie Frye Bass
Library
2700 24th Avenue East
Seattle, WA 98112
Phone: 206-324-1126
URL: http://www.seattlehistory.org
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Collection Number:
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1977.6486
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Creator:
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Ziegler
family
Rankin family
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Title:
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Ziegler and Rankin
Families Photographs and Other Material
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Dates:
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circa
1890-1933 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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3 boxes
.8 linear feet
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Languages:
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Collection
materials are in
English.
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Summary:
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Photographs, photo albums and papers
from the Ziegler and Rankin families, who lived in Port Blakely on Bainbridge
Island from approximately 1888 through the early 1900s. Along with a number of
portraits of family, friends and school groups, the collection includes
photographs documenting the Port Blakely Mill and company houses, the Hall
Brothers shipyard and other Bainbridge Island locations.
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Location of Collection:
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2b.1.4
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Biographical Note
The collection strongly suggests that there were three Ziegler
siblings: Fred, Henry and Carrie Ziegler, children of Mr. G. and Christina
Ziegler.
Fred G. Ziegler was a resident of Port Blakely since 1888 and ran the
Bainbridge Hotel at Port Blakely until at least 1920. After the hotel burned
down on August 12, 1928, Ziegler ran a dairy with his herd of Jersey cows,
whose milk he sent to the creamery in Bremerton. It was during such a delivery
that Fred Ziegler died in 1931, in a drowning accident at Fletcher Bay when he
accidentally backed his truck off the ferry dock. Ziegler was survived by his
wife, Gertrude Zeigler, who seems to have been an active member of the Port
Blakely community. The Zieglers had a son, Weldon.
Henry Ziegler worked for Port Blakely Mill and lived in the company
housing with his wife M. Augusta Meins Ziegler, whom he married in 1898.
Carrie Ziegler married William Rankin, a manager of the Port Blakely
Mill Company, in 1906. The Rankins had two sons, Elwood (b. 1908) and Weldon
(1911- 1925), the latter dying of pneumonia at the age of 14. In 1925, the
Rankin family lived in Seattle, having moved there from Port Blakely three
years previously, and both sons attended Queen Anne High School. William Rankin
died on June 30, 1926, after managing the Port Blakely Mill Company for the
previous 25 years.
Historical Background
Port Blakely Mill
After failed attempts to establish mill operations at Alki and Port
Orchard, Captain William Renton founded the Port Blakely Mill Company in 1864,
on land he purchased at Bainbridge Island's Blakely Harbor. One of several
small mills in the area, the mill's output began to increase during the 1870s,
partly as a result of a large immigrant labor force. In 1872, ferry service
began between Seattle and Port Blakely and in 1879, Renton persuaded Hall
Brothers Shipyard to move its operation to Port Blakely. During this period,
Renton built houses for the families of mill workers, bachelor dormitories and
the nearby 75-room Bainbridge Hotel; he also established a daily stage between
Port Blakely and Port Madison. By the 1880s Port Blakely mill had become the
largest sawmill on the Pacific Coast, turning out 200,000 board feet a day. The
Port Blakely Mill was damaged by fire and subsequently rebuilt in 1888 and
again in 1907. Following a decline in the lumber market, the mill was closed
and demolished in 1924. Today, the Islandwood center for outdoor education for
school children operates on the site of the old Port Blakely Mill.
Content Description
The collection consists of photographs, photo albums and papers from
the Ziegler and Rankin families, who lived in Port Blakely on Bainbridge Island
from approximately 1888 through the early 1900s. The photographs include many
portraits, including a few portraying Ziegler family members. Group portraits
of school children include Ziegler children as well as many children from local
immigrant families, such as the Elofsons. The photographs also document the
company houses for mill employees, including the house of the Henry Ziegler
family. Other photographs depict the Port Blakely Mill, office and boiler room,
Hall Brothers shipyard and other Bainbridge Island locations.
The albums consist of family photographs and clippings. Albums
photographs include further images of company housing, and formal and informal
photographs of family and friends. Family papers include wedding announcements,
letters, invitations and programs, and newspaper clippings about friends and
family. A biographical booklet about Victor Hugo Elfendahl describes the life
and professional career of this assistant manager of the Port Blakely Mill.
Arrangement
The collection has been divided into series by format, with separate
series for photographs, albums, papers and publications.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information Donated by Mrs. F.R. Rankin in 1977.
Processing Note One of the photo albums was disassembled due to deterioration. Album
pages were placed in folders and retained in their original order.
Separated Materials These materials are part of a donation that also included artifacts.
These artifacts are cataloged and stored separately by MOHAI's Collections
Department.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access The collection is open to the public by appointment.
Restrictions on Use The Museum of History & Industry is the owner of the materials in
the Sophie Frye Bass Library and makes available reproductions for research,
publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from MOHAI
before any reproduction use. The museum does not necessarily hold copyright to
all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may
require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
Preferred Citation Ziegler and Rankin Families Photographs and Other Materials, Museum of
History & Industry, Seattle
Related Information
Bibliography Kitsap County Historical Society (1977). Kitsap
County: A History. Book VI: Bainbridge Island.
Price, A., Jr (1990). Port Blakely: The
Community Captain Renton Built. Seattle, WA: Port Blakely Books.
Subjects
| Rankin,
William |
| Ziegler,
Carrie |
| Ziegler,
Fred |
| Ziegler,
Gertrude |
| Ziegler,
Henry |
| Hall
Brothers Shipyard (Port Blakely, Wash.) |
| Port
Blakely Mill Company |
| Bainbridge
Island (Wash.) |
| Port
Blakely (Wash.) |
| Photograph
albums |
| Photographic
prints |
| Portrait
photographs |
| Tintypes |
| Lumber industry--Washington
(State)--Port Blakely |
| Mills--Washington
(State)--Port Blakely |
| Shipyards--Washington
(State)--Port Blakely |
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Photographs
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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1:
Young man, probably Henry or Fred
Ziegler
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undated |
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Judkins
(
photographer)
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2, 3:
Gertrude Ziegler
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undated |
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Hamilton,
Seattle
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photographer)
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4:
Maud Hemstock
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undated |
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5:
Abbie Durkin
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undated |
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Globe Studio,
Seattle
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photographer)
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6:
Grace Gill
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undated |
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James & Bushnell,
Seattle
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photographer)
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7:
Ellen Tobin
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undated |
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Nordlund's Photo Co. ,
Seattle
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photographer)
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8:
Chieko Shigemura
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undated |
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Toyo Studio,
Seattle
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photographer)
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9:
Sol Asher
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undated |
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Urban & Rogers,
Seattle
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photographer)
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10:
Mr. and Mrs. Hjellmer
Anderson
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undated |
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Jacob,
Seattle
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photographer)
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11:
Two men in bowler hats on
sidewalk
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undated |
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12:
Group on horses on Las Cascadas
Road
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1909 December 12 |
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13:
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Connors
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1911 June 11 |
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14:
Woman with fur boa
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circa 1917 |
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15-18:
Individual portraits of
women
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undated |
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Colpitts , Seattle;
Boyd, Seattle;
Urban & Rogers,
Seattle;
Wils & Vreeland,
Seattle
(
photographer)
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19-21:
Individual portraits of men
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undated |
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Bushnell, Seattle;
LaPine, Seattle;
Dingman Studio, Seattle
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photographer)
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22:
Couple with infant
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undated |
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James & Bushnell,
Seattle
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photographer)
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23:
Two women and man
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undated |
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24:
Two women and man in front of
horse-drawn carriage
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undated |
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25:
Ronald Eben Bucklin at five
months old
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1909 August 17 |
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26:
Alice Jane Carroll at two months
old
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1909 February |
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Lynn & Cram, Seattle
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photographer)
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27:
C. Verlaine Ziegler at 11 years
old
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1913 September |
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28:
Infant Georgia Franks
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undated |
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29:
Leslie Lincoln Randall at 1 year
old
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1910 |
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Mercer Studio
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photographer)
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30-33:
Individual portraits of
children
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undated |
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Dingham, Seattle;
A.T. Miles, Bremerton;
Lothrop, Seattle;
Christy Studio, Seattle
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photographer)
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34:
School group
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1909 February 14 |
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35:
School children (image/jpeg)
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1925 |
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36:
Second grade group
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undated |
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37:
Students on steps of Woodlawn
School
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38:
Students, including Carrie
Ziegler, on steps of school
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39:
Students in front of Port Blakely
School
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undated |
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40:
Group of women in costumes
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undated |
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41:
Two men looking at burnt timber
after clear-cut and fire (image/jpeg)
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circa 1900 |
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42:
Man in office
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undated |
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43-48:
Portraits: tintypes
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undated |
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49-57:
Sailing vessels at Port Blakely
Lumber Mill dock
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undated |
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58, 59:
Port Blakely Lumber Mill showing
log pond in foreground (image/jpeg)
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circa 1890s |
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60:
Crane moving lumber
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undated |
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61:
Two workmen, including one
African-American, in Port Blakely Mill boiler room (image/jpeg)
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circa 1900 |
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62:
Man at desk in Port Blakely Mill
office
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undated |
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63, 64:
Port Blakely Mill and band saw
after fire (image/jpeg)
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circa 1907 |
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C.P. Harper
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photographer)
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65:
Henry Ziegler's mill company
house
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undated |
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66:
Three men, two women and child on
steps of mill company house
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circa 1909 |
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67:
Mill company house with flowers
on porch (image/jpeg)
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circa 1900 |
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68:
Row of mill company houses
showing wooden tracks along road (image/jpeg)
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circa 1900 |
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69:
Hotel, possibly the Port Blakely
Hotel
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undated |
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70:
Hall Brothers shipyard
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undated |
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71:
Port Blakely Hall decorated for
Masonic party
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undated |
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72:
Room decorated for event at
Masonic Hall
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undated |
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73-75:
Greenhouses on Bainbridge Island
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undated |
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76:
Port Blakely ferry terminal with
ferry Bainbridge
(image/jpeg)
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circa 1930 |
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77:
View of Puget Sound at sunset
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undated |
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78:
Seagull with Seattle skyline in
background
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undated |
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79:
Dirt road through wooded area
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undated |
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80:
Clipper ship
Benjamin Packard
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undated |
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81, 82:
Clipper ship
Benjamin Packard
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undated |
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Dale
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photographer)
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83:
Battleship before launch,
probably the Nebraska
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undated |
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84:
Road around Lake Crescent on the
Olympic Peninsula
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undated |
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85:
Olympic Highway Bridge on
Duckabush River on the Olympic Peninsula
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undated |
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86:
60 by 90 feet flag flying at Camp
Lewis
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undated |
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87:
Members of a fraternal order
posed outside commercial building
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undated |
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88:
Nooksack Indian Old Tolowie and
Nooksack woman
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circa 1903 |
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U.P. Hadley
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photographer)
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89:
Native woman weaving basket
outside shack
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undated |
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90-95:
S.S. Bertha on fire in Uyak Bay, Kodiak, Alaska 6
photographic postcards
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1915 July 19 |
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N.W.F. Co.
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photographer)
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96-99:
Exterior, interior and fish bin
of Tea Harbor Packing Co. Cannery, Tea Harbor, Alaska
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W.H. Case
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photographer)
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100:
View of volcano, probably in
Alaska
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undated |
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Merrill Studio, Sitka,
Alaska
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photographer)
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101:
Memorial stone markers near Union
Gap, Yakima, Washington
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after 1917 |
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These markers commemorate Tow-Tow-Nah-Hee, the only Indian
killed in the Battle of Two Buttes
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102:
Horse drawn cart in front of
Ike's Place Confectionary & Pool Hall
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undated |
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103-105:
Boat Lieut.
Elliott aground
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106, 107:
Steamers near dock, probably at
Port Blakely
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108:
Ship in shipbuilding cradle
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undated |
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109:
Ship at dock, probably at Port
Blakely
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undated |
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110:
Ships near dock
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undated |
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Photograph Albums
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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111:
Photograph album
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circa 1900-1925 |
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This album consists largely of images of the William Rankin and
Carrie Ziegler Rankin family and friends. It includes photographs of William
and Carrie Rankin, two children who are probably their sons Weldon and Elwood,
and photographs of a Port Blakely Mill company house. The album also contains
clippings, including several about the death of Weldon Rankin at the age of 14
from pneumonia, and about the death of William Rankin. Loose photos removed
from the album are in a separate folder.
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112:
Photograph album
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undated |
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The front of the album consists of portraits of several
individuals. Some are recognizable as members of the Zeigler family (probably
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ziegler); others are possibly members of a Lowe family. The
album also includes several images of the Port Blakely company houses, and
photographs of the Hall Brothers shipyard, the U.S.S. Arizona, and church and school buildings. The back of
the album contains photographs of pets, livestock and farm buildings. Loose
photos removed from the album are in a separate folder.
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113:
Photograph album
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undated |
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This album contains images of a Mrs. Brock and her family, "Aunt
Lizzie Hogue" and her husband, and other individuals. Locations depicted
include a hotel, houses, a cabin, Mount Rainier and Bainbridge High School.
Loose photos removed from the album are in a separate folder.
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Papers
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Letters to Mr. and Mrs. F.G.
Ziegler
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1906 1912 undated |
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Invitations to Mr. and Mrs. F.G.
Ziegler
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circa 1900-1910 |
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Wedding announcements and wedding
invitations
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1898-1911 |
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Includes announcement of marriage Henry F. Ziegler to Augusta
Meins on June 20, 1898 and of Carrie Ziegler to William Rankin on June 18,
1906.
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Patent certificates to Philip
Martin Low for "spark arresters"
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1891 September 8 1909 February 9 |
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Programs
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1899-1933 |
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Programs for theatrical productions, luncheons and banquets,
mostly in Port Blakely
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F.G. Ziegler's copy of script for
"A Regular Fix"
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1899 |
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Clippings
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early 1900s |
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Miscellaneous
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undated |
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Publications
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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114:
Booklet of photographs of
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition buildings
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circa 1909 |
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115:
The Cornish School General
Catalog
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1924-1925 |
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116:
At Home
with the Kodak
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early 1900s |
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Tips on taking photographs at home, published by the Eastman
Kodak Company, Rochester, N.Y.
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117:
Victor Hugo
Elfendahl
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circa 1918 |
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Brief biographical booklet about the life and professional
career of Elfendahl, the assistant general manager of the Port Blakely Mill
Company of Seattle.
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