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| Title | Guendolen Carkeek working at a Red Cross thrift store, circa 1916 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | circa 1916 |
| Caption | Guendolen Carkeek Plestcheeff (1892-1994) was born in Seattle in 1892 at the First Hill mansion home of her parents, British-born Seattle pioneers Morgan and Emily Carkeek. Guendolen was sent to Europe for schooling at age 13 and spent much of the adult life traveling between Seattle and Europe. Following in the footsteps of her mother, who founded the Seattle Historical Society, Guendolen was active in promoting preservation of local history, and was President of Seattle Historical Society for 17 years. Plestcheeff was instrumental in helping the Society acquire the property off Lake Washington Boulevard on which the Museum of History & Industry stands today. |
| Notes | Written on verso: Red Cross Jumble Shop. Mrs. Ferris (in white). G. Carkeek. 1916 or 1917 |
| Subjects | Uniforms--Washington (State)--Seattle ; American Red Cross |
| Personal Names | Plestcheeff, Guendolen Carkeek, 1892-1994 |
| Places | United States—Washington (State)—Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1995.71.78 |
| 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 | Guendolen Carkeek Plestcheeff photographs and other material, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Guendolen Carkeek Plestcheeff photographs and other material |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print: b&w; 7.5 x 9.5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original photograph as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS2. |
