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| Title | Salmon Bay Charlie's house at Shilshole with canoe anchored offshore, ca. 1905 |
| Studio Name | Webster & Stevens |
| Studio Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Date | ca. 1905 |
| Notes | Salmon Bay Charlie (Hwehlchtid), of the Shilshole people, lived on the southern shore of Salmon Bay, near Ballard. Charlie and his wife Madelline (Chilohleet'sa) remained in their traditional homeland long after others of their tribe had moved away. This photo, taken around 1905, shows their home at Shilshole.
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 | Salmon Bay Charlie (Duwamish Indian)--Homes & haunts; Duwamish Indians--Structures; Dwellings--Washington (State)--Seattle; Waterfronts--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Location Depicted | Washington (State)--Seattle--Shilshole |
| Object Type | Glass negatives |
| Physical Description | Glass negative; previously taped, emulsion slightly sulfided |
| Negative Number | MOHAI 83.10.9, 067 |
| 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. 83.10.8, 687 |
| Restrictions | http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/copyrights.html |
| Transmission Data | Image/JPEG |
