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| Title | Curtis residence, near Houghton, ca. 1895 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1895 |
| Caption | Ship captain Frank Curtis lived in this home with his wife Molly. After the Squak, which he commanded, sank in a storm in 1890, he commissioned Edward Lee to build the steamer Elfin. With the assistance of his two sons, he piloted the boat on six round trips each day between Kirkland and Seattle. |
| Notes | Handwritten on verso: Frank and Molly Curtis home. South of Houghton Wash.
Caption information source: HistoryLink.org. |
| Subjects | Houses--Washington (State)--Kirkland; Waterfronts--Washington (State)--Kirkland; Lakes & ponds--Washington (State)--Kirkland |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Kirkland
Washington, Lake (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 5246.1 |
| 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 | Postcard Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic postcard: b&w; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original postcard 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. |
