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| Title | Rolland H. Denny at birthplace of Seattle monument on Alki Beach, Seattle, 1938 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1938 |
| Caption | In 1905, the surviving members of the Denny Party gathered at their old landing place on Alki Beach to dedicate a monument to the founding of Seattle. According to the inscription, the monument was erected by the Washington University State Historical Society and presented by Leonora Denny. In this photo, taken 23 years later, Rolland H. Denny, the last surviving member of the group, visits the monument commemorating the party's 1851 arrival. He was six weeks old at the time of the landing at Alki. |
| Notes | Handwritten on negative: Roland [sic] H. Denny.
Handwritten on sleeve: Seattle - Monuments - Alki (birthplace of Seattle), with: Rolland H. Denny.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): September 3, 1938. |
| Subjects | Monuments & memorials--Washington (State)--Seattle; Pioneers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Parks--Washington (State)--Seattle; Bodies of water--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Personal Names | Denny, Rolland H. |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
West Seattle (Seattle, Wash.)
Puget Sound (Wash.)
Alki Beach Park (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | PI24431 |
| 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 | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 nitrate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from print made from original negative 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. |
