See letters, photographs and other ephemera from two of Seattle's early families.
Unknown woman in New York, ca. 1880
Photograph taken by C. Hayden in New York City.
Identifier: spl_lj_026
Date: 1880?
View this itemMunicipal News v. 55, no. 22, Dec. 27, 1965
Includes 1965 Municipal News Index
Identifier: spl_mn_818362_55_22
Date: 1965-12-27
View this itemUnknown man in Santa Barbara, California, ca. 1880
Photograph taken by Alfred Moore Stringfield in Santa Barbara, California.
Identifier: spl_lj_053
Date: 1880?
View this itemUnknown man in Council Grove, Kansas, ca. 1880
Photograph taken by George A. McMillan in Council Grove, Kansas.
Identifier: spl_lj_040
Date: 1885?
View this itemUnknown man in Galesburg, Illinois, ca. 1880
Photograph taken by Thomas Harrison in Galesburg, Illinois.
Identifier: spl_lj_050
Date: 1880?
View this itemUnknown man in Hamburg, Illinois, ca. 1880
Photograph taken by Rifenburg & Co. studio in Hamburg, Iowa.
Identifier: spl_lj_021
Date: 1880?
View this itemUnknown man in Abington, Illinois, 1879
Photograph taken by William Johnston in Abingdon, Illinois.
Identifier: spl_lj_025
Date: 1879
View this itemJames Smith Latimer [?], ca. 1840
A note attached to original photograph identifies the child as James Smith Latimer. James Smith Latimer (1836-1893) was the son of Alexander Latimer and his first wife, Eunice Jane Guthrie. Given that James was born in 1836, a photo showing him at this age would have been taken around 1840. The photograph, however, appears to come from a later period, making it unclear if he is actually the child in the photograph.
Identifier: spl_lj_052
Date: 1840?
View this itemNarcissa Latimer letter to Alice Latimer, February 17, 1888
Narcissa Leonora (Nora) Latimer Denny was the daughter of Alexander and Sarah Latimer. She had four sisters: Eliza Alice Latimer Fowler (1856-1934), Harriet Ellen Latimer Stephens (1859-1938), Clara Latimer Bickford (1861-1934), and Emma Chesney Latimer Reynolds (1864-1946). Narcissa married Orion Denny on April 1, 1889. The letter is addressed to Alice and discusses attending the wedding of George and Leanna, the birth of their sister Harriet's child, and her plans to take a break from teaching to take music classes. The letter was postmarked from Abingdon, Illinois.
Identifier: spl_lj_006
Date: 1888-02-17
View this itemUnknown man in Burlington, Iowa, ca. 1880
Photograph taken by S.T. Bryan in Burlington, Iowa.
Identifier: spl_lj_022
Date: 1880?
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