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| Title | Painting of the Battle of Seattle by Emily Inez Denny, ca. 1885 |
| Photographer | Richard Nicol |
| Date | ca. 1885 |
| Notes | Denny's painting depicts the settlers of Seattle running to the North Blockhouse on January 26, 1856. A group of about 700 Native warriors had gathered in the woods east of town, and were poised for attack. The U.S. Sloop-of-War DECATUR is at anchor in Elliott Bay, prepared to fire its carronades. This painting of the Battle of Seattle was completed in the 1880s by the woman who painted herself as a toddler, lower right, in her mother's arms. The artist Emily Inez Denny was the daughter of David and Louisa Boren Denny. |
| Personal Names | Denny, Emily Inez |
| Location | United States--Washington (State)--King County; |
| Digital Collection | King County Museum Collections
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| Note About Ownership | This record describes one of more than three hundred artifacts, photographs and documents, submitted by members of the Association of King County Historical Organizations. The King County Collects project took place during the county's sesquicentennial in 2001, to celebrate the shared collection of AKCHO's 205 members. The information presented here is the responsibility of the AKCHO organization which submitted the item for inclusion in the project. |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@seattlehistory.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 (MOHAI); All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | oil on canvas, 18 3/4 x 25"" framed |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from slide as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit color, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using CONTENTdm's image import. |
| Accession/Acquisition Number | 1955.921.2 |
