Lu Jacobson Collection of Latimer and Denny Family Material
See letters, photographs and other ephemera from two of Seattle's early families.
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Unknown man in Galesburg, Illinois, ca. 1880
Photograph taken by Thomas Harrison in Galesburg, Illinois.
Identifier: spl_lj_050
Date: 1880?
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UW Tower on Brooklyn Ave., ca. 1990s
Originally constructed as the Safeco Tower building, it was later renamed to UW Tower after its purchase by the University of Washington in 2006. A hotel can be seen in the background: opened as the Edmond Meany Hotel in 1931, it has also been called the Meany Tower Hotel, the University Tower Hotel, Hotel Deca, and Graduate Seattle.
Identifier: spl_dor_00050
Date: 1995?
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James 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?
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Narcissa 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
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Colman Park, August 1996
View of road bridge with two cyclists riding in the distance at Colman Park in the Mt. Baker neighborhood of Seattle, along Lake Washington.
Identifier: spl_dor_00009
Date: 1996-08
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