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| Title | Seattle City Light Superintendent J.D. Ross, Seattle, ca. 1930 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | ca. 1930 |
| Caption | James D. 'J.D.' Ross was the popular head of Seattle City Light from 1911 until 1931 when Mayor Frank E. Edwards fired him. It has been speculated that Edwards fired Ross on a dare to exhibit his political authority. Voters responded by passing a ballot measure allowing City Light to have more control over its projects and voting Edwards out of office by a measure of 125, 000 to 15, 000. The succeeding mayor, Robert Harlin, re-appointed Ross as superintendent of City Light where he served until his death in 1939.
This picture of Ross is likely taken in one of the City Light workshops. |
| Notes | Handwritten on image: J.D. Ross.
Caption information sources: Seattle Municipal Archives; HistoryLink.org. |
| Subjects | Workshops--Washington (State)--Seattle; Government employees--Washington (State)--Seattle; Public utility companies--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Personal Names | Ross, J. D. (James Delmage), 1872-1939 |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5G.2604 |
| 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 glass negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
