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Two Yakama couples outside a Seattle hotel, January 29, 1921
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| Title | Two Yakama couples outside a Seattle hotel, January 29, 1921 |
| Studio Name | Webster & Stevens |
| Studio Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Date | 1921 |
| Notes | On January 29, 1921, seven members of the Yakama nation stopped in Seattle on their way back from Olympia where they appeared before the Washington State Senate. The 1855 treaty, which guaranteed the right to fish the Yakima River, was threatened by restrictions at the new Prosser Dam, in Benton County. This photo shows four members of the delegation in everyday dress standing outside Seattle's New Richmond Hotel. The hotel was located on the corner of 4th Avenue South and Main Street: (l. to r.) Chief Caesar Williams, Mrs. Kate Williams, Mr. Homer Watson, and Chief Homer Watson. Williams was a chief from Oregon who joined the delegation; Chief Watson was second in authority among all Yakama groups.
Photographers Ira Webster and Nelson Stevens opened their Seattle studio in 1902. They were the official photographers for The Seattle Times for 23 years, beginning in 1906, and also did extensive commercial photography work in Seattle and King County. Webster retired in 1925 and died in 1942; and Stevens died around 1930. (Firm stationery; Charles T. Hommel, A Guide to Historical Photograph Collections in Seattle, p. 46.) |
| Subjects | Williams, Caesar (Yakama Indian); Williams, Kate (Yakama Indian); Watson, Homer, Mrs. (Yakama Indian); Watson, Homer (Yakama Indian); New Richmond Hotel (Seattle, Wash.); Yakama Indians--Clothing & dress; Yakama Indians--Political activity; Clothing & dress--Washington (State)--Yakima Region; Spouses--Washington (State)--Yakima Region; Tribal chiefs--United States |
| Location Depicted | Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Object Type | Nitrate negatives |
| Physical Description | Nitrate negative; good |
| Negative Number | 84, 815 |
| Digital Collection | American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Images
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| Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Repository | Museum of History and Industry, Seattle
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| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or inquire about permissions see:
http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/ordering.php
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| Acquisition | Gift of PEMCO Financial Services, 1983; acc. no. 83.10.2, 082.2 |
| Restrictions | http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/copyrights.html |
| Transmission Data | Image/JPEG |
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