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| Title | Robert Patton wearing his umbrella hat, Seattle, ca. 1910 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1910 |
| Caption | In the early years of the 20th century, Robert Patton was one of downtown Seattle's more colorful characters. He moved to Seattle around 1900 and lived in a houseboat on Lake Union. Patton's folk weather forecasts were so accurate that people called him the "human barometer". A Seattle Times artist used Patton as the model for his Umbrella Man character in a series of daily weather forecast cartoons.
In this photo, Robert Patton, Seattle's Umbrella Man, stands on a Seattle Street wearing his umbrella headgear. The photo was probably taken sometime between 1909 and 1911. |
| Notes | Caption by MOHAI staff. |
| Subjects | Men--Washington (State)--Seattle; Umbrellas--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Personal Names | Patton, Robert |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 2002.50.88 |
| 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 | Michael Cirelli Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print: b&w; 6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original print 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. |
