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| Title | Sarah Yesler, San Francisco, ca. 1880 |
| Photographer | I.W. Taber & Co. |
| Date | ca. 1880 |
| Caption | Sarah Burgert married Henry Yesler in Ohio. Once he was settled in Seattle, she traveled out to join him. Sarah Yesler was active in many civic groups including the Ladies' Relief Society, which helped the needy, and the Ladies' Library Board, which founded Seattle's public library in the home of one of the members. Mrs. Yesler was Seattle's first librarian. After she died in the late 1880s, her husband gave their home to the city to use as a library. |
| Notes | Caption on verso: Yosemite Art Gallery - I.W. Taber and T.H. Boyd, 26 Montgy St., San Francisco Cal. I.W. Taber & Co.
Typed on verso: Mrs. Henry Yesler.
Caption by MOHAI staff. |
| Subjects | Pioneers--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Personal Names | Yesler, Sarah, 1822-1887 |
| Places | United States--California--San Francisco |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | SHS6371 |
| 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 | Seattle Historical Society Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard: b&w; 5 1/2 x 4 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original print as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 600 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
