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| Title | Children at Ryther Home, Seattle, 1946 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1946 |
| Caption | Ollie Ryther, more commonly known as 'Mother Ryther, ' started taking in children in 1883 when her neighbors died, leaving behind four orphaned children. From that point on, she accepted every orphaned child that crossed her path, eventually establishing a board of directors and staff of matrons to help her. She became known for her skill and unorthodox methods for getting what she needed for her children and made sure all children went to school, preparing them for employment in adulthood. After years in rental homes, the Seattle community finally built her a large brick home in 1920. In 1954 as orphan homes became unpopular, the home changed its name to the Ryther Child Center, moved to a new campus in northeast Seattle, and changed its mission to the care of disturbed children. The original home in Wallingford is now a residential and program center for United Cerebral Palsy. |
| Notes | Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE, RYTHER HOME, Children.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): September 5, 1946. |
| Subjects | Orphanages--Washington (State)--Seattle; Children--Washington (State)--Seattle; Beds--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Wallingford (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5.11440.4 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 acetate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from print made from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
