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| Title | Child on rocking horse at Seattle Day Nursery, Seattle, n.d. |
| Photographer | McBride & Anderson Photographers |
| Date | n.d. |
| Caption | In 1909, Seattle Day Nursery was formed by Reverend Mark Matthews and a committee of 12 women at the First Presbyterian Church. It was a day care operation for children whose mothers worked during the day. In a time when most women didn't work if their husbands could support them, it was considered an honor to serve others who had to function as both homemaker and breadwinner. In 1911, the Seattle Day Nursery incorporated as a non-sectarian organization, moved out of the Sunday School building into a former residence on Broadway. In this photo a young boy sits on a rocking horse outside the building. |
| Notes | Born in 1863, Ella McBride began working in the photography field in 1909 when she managed the Edward Curtis Studio. She opened her own studio in 1917 with Wayne Albee. Albee moved to San Diego in 1925, and McBride continued to operate a studio in various Seattle locations. In 1932 she partnered with Richard Anderson; they continued to work together until she retired in 1954 due to her failing eyesight. She died in 1965 at the age of 102.
Handwritten on sleeve: Seattle Day Nursery. |
| Subjects | Children--Washington (State)--Seattle; Hobby horses--Washington (State)--Seattle; Day care--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Capitol Hill (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1974.5923.247 |
| 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 | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | McBride & Anderson Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 nitrate negative: b&w; 5 x 7 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. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | 6595F |
