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| Title | Battle of Seattle, January 26, 1856 |
| Photographer | Giske, Howard |
| Date | 1856 |
| Caption | Emily Inez Denny was the eldest child of early settler David Denny and his wife, Louisa Boren Denny. She was born in 1853, two years after her parents landed at Alki. During her life, Denny painted and drew many scenes of Seattle's early history. One of her many paintings showed the Battle of Seattle which took place on January 26, 1856.
This photo of Emily Inez Denny's painting shows Seattle's white settlers running to safety in the city's blockhouse. The ship "Decatur" sits offshore in Elliott Bay, helping to protect the settlers from a threatened Indian attack. Denny was only three years old at the time of the battle, and was carried into the fort in her mother's arms. |
| Notes | Original painting by Emily Inez Denny.
Handwritten on sleeve: Denny - Battle of Seattle. |
| Subjects | Campaigns & battles--Washington (State)--Seattle; Blockhouses--Washington (State)--Seattle; Ships--Washington (State)--Seattle; Bodies of water--Washington (State)--Seattle; Paintings--Washington (State)--Seattle; Picture frames--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Puget Sound (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | MP1955.921b |
| 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 | Howard Giske, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Museum of History & Industry Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 film transparency: color; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original transparency as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
