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| Title | Quedessa, Makah woman, ca. 1900 |
| Photographer | McCurdy, James G. |
| Studio Location | United States--Washington (State)--Olympic Peninsula |
| Date | ca. 1900 |
| Notes | The McCurdy family, who lived at Neah Bay in the 1870s, employed Quedessa to do household work. She became a close friend of the young James McCurdy and taught him about Makah basketry and native foods and medicines. Her husband was Lighthouse Jack, a famous Makah canoemaker and whaler.
James McCurdy was born in Port Townsend, on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, in 1872. He spent many years of his childhood in Neah Bay and returned to Port Townsend in 1894. McCurdy was a banker, author, and active photographer, especially of the people and maritime activities of Washington's Olympic Peninsula. He died in 1942. (Charles T. Hommel, A Guide to Historical Photograph Collections in Seattle, p. 33.) |
| Subjects | Quedessa; Makah Indians--Women; Makah Indians--Clothing & dress; Aged persons--Washington (State)--Olympic Peninsula; Clothing & dress--Washington (State)--Olympic Peninsula |
| Location Depicted | Washington (State)--Olympic Peninsula |
| Object Type | Glass negatives |
| Physical Description | Glass negatives; corner missing |
| Negative Number | MOHAI 1955.970.470.13 |
| Digital Collection | American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Images
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| Collection | McCurdy 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; acc. no. 1955.970.470.13 |
| Restrictions | http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/copyrights.html |
| Transmission Data | Image/JPEG |
