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| Title | Woman buying baskets from a Native American woman, Seattle, ca. 1911 |
| Studio Name | Webster & Stevens |
| Studio Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Date | ca. 1911 |
| Notes | Starting in the 1850s, settlers gradually displaced Native American tribes from their traditional lands in the Puget Sound Region. Many native people tried to support themselves by selling fish or handicrafts to city dwellers and visitors. In this photo, taken around 1911 outside a downtown Seattle store, a woman bends to ask a basket seller about her wares. The mats and baskets are Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) in style.
Photographers Ira Webster and Nelson Stevens opened their Seattle studio in 1902. They were the official photographers for The Seattle Times for 23 years, beginning in 1906, and also did extensive commercial photography work in Seattle and King County. Webster retired in 1925 and died in 1942; and Stevens died around 1930. (Firm stationery; Charles T. Hommel, A Guide to Historical Photograph Collections in Seattle, p. 46.) |
| Subjects | Baskets; Indians of North America--Washington (State)--Seattle--Women; Indians of North America--Washington (State)--Seattle--Commerce; Peddlers--Indians of North America; Peddlers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Women--Washington (State)--Seattle--Commerce |
| Location Depicted | Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Object Type | Glass negatives |
| Physical Description | Glass negative; good |
| Negative Number | MOHAI 83.10.7, 929 |
| Digital Collection | American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Images
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| Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Repository | Museum of History and Industry, Seattle
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| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or inquire about permissions see:
http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/ordering.php
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| Acquisition | Gift of PEMCO Financial Services, 1983; acc. no. 83.10.7, 929 |
| Restrictions | http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/copyrights.html |
| Transmission Data | Image/JPEG |
