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| Title | Campbells and others at Chautauqua log cabin, 1890 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1890 |
| Caption | Members and friends of the Campbell and Corliss families spent part of the summer of 1890 at Chautauqua (now Ellisport) on Vashon Island. They may have been members of the Puget Sound Chautauqua Assembly which met on the island at that time. Inspired by the year-around educational activities of the Chautauqua Assembly in New York State, a local group started the Puget Sound Chautauqua Assembly on Vashon Island in 1885.
This 1890 cyanotype photo was taken during a Campbell and Corliss family camping trip to Chautauqua on Vashon Island. Such blue cyanotypes could be developed in strong sunlight and were cheaper and quicker to make than black and white photos. Many amateur and professional photographers used them as proof prints for images to be developed later in black and white. Others, following a fad of the time, preferred cyanotypes as the final print. |
| Notes | Written on verso: When camping at Chautauqua, Vashon Island 1890. Father, Mother, Eva & Laverne. Hettie Green and 2 Harrison girls (seated). |
| Subjects | Log cabins; Camps; Recreation; Chautauqua |
| Personal Names | Campbell, James; Campbell, Mary Jane; Harrison family; Green, Hetty. |
| Places | Chautauqua (Wash.); Ellisport (Wash.); Vashon Island (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1980.7025.15 |
| 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) |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard: cyanotype; 12 x 19 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original photograph using Epson Expression 10000XL 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 CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
