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| Title | Mayor Hiram C. Gill, ca. 1911 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1911 |
| Caption | Hiram Gill was one of Seattle's more colorful and controversial mayors. He was elected for the first time in 1910, but was recalled in a 1911 special election. This was because he didn't enforce laws against the city's widespread gampling and prostitution. Washington women had been able to vote since 1910, and their vote was particularly important in putting Gill out of office. Gill went on to be reelected in 1914 and 1916, and he enforced anti-vice laws in his later terms.
This photo shows Mayor Hiram Gill wearing a fashionable suit, coat and bowler hat. |
| Subjects | Men--Clothing & dress |
| Personal Names | Gill, Hiram C., 1866-1919 |
| Places | Seattle (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.8878 |
| 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 | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 glass negative: b&w; 6.5 x 8.5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | W&S 16, 302 |
