File:Group of young women in costume at Founders' Day Ball, Seattle, November 13, 1911 (MOHAI 9056).jpg

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English: Group of young women in costume at Founders' Day Ball, Seattle, November 13, 1911   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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English: Group of young women in costume at Founders' Day Ball, Seattle, November 13, 1911
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The first Founders' Day Ball took place on November 13, 1911, on the 60th anniversary of the Denny Party landing at Alki beach. From its inception the event was a historical costume ball, hosted by Emily and Morgan Carkeek at their First Hill mansion. Guests were asked to donate artifacts or documents related to Seattle history, which led to the establishment of the Seattle Historical Society (SHS) in 1914. After Emily Carkeek's death in 1926, SHS evolved from a private club into a more broadly-based civic organization. Beginning in 1945, the annual Founders' Day celebrations were public luncheons co-sponsored by the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. Meanwhile, SHS's collection grew and in 1952 the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) was built in the Montlake neighborhood to house and display the collection. This photo shows a group of young Seattle women outside the Carkeek mansion at the first Founders' Day Ball in 1911. They are posing in historical costumes inspired by Native Americans.

Identifications made in 1922 are attached to another copy of this image, 2008.3.1.46.61: 1.Olive Kerry; 2. Hazel Landes; 3. Constance Goodfellow (Mrs. Macdonald); 4. Guendolyn Carkeek (Mrs. Brennan " 5. Gladys Landes (wife of Cap J. Taylor); 6. Elise Schram (Mrs. Lambath); 7. Hortense Smith (Mrs. Fra Mason) Caption information source: "Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI)" by Alan J. Stein, HistoryLink.org Essay 3682

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Founders' Day commemorations--Washington (State)--Seattle; Masquerades--Washington (State)--Seattle; Seattle Historical Society
  • People: Carkeek, Guendolen Plestcheeff, 1892-1994
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English: United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Date Taken on 13 November 1911
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English: 1 photographic print mounted on paper: b&w
Dimensions height: 8 in (20.3 cm); width: 10 in (25.4 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,8U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,10U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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MOHAI, Seattle Historical Society Founders' Day and Other Events Photograph Collection, 2008.3.1.45.12

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