2010 marked a centennial celebration for West Seattle High School, who graduated their first class in 1910 (only 12 students!) , though the school was opened in 1902 as the West Seattle School. In 2010, the WSHS senior class numbered 257 students!
Welcome to Seattle's Log House Museum! This douglas-fir log structure built in 1904 shares the history of the Duwamish Peninsula from 1851... to yesterday.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
Who are these people!?
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The Log House Museum has thousands of photos in our collection Unfortunately, quite a large number of these photos have no identifying information! No names, no dates, no places, sometimes not even any clues. This makes it very difficult to interpret what is happening in the photo and to determine the relevance the photo has to the collection and overall mission. This problem of unidentified persons is not limited to museum collections though. This is a problem that is probably lurking in your home, in your family's photo collection. I know it is in mine! A good habit to get into is labeling photos on the back in pencil, so that future researchers will not be perplexed by the questions "Who ARE these people and why do I care?"
We do know that this photo belongs to Lucille's Photographic Salon Collection. Lucille Mason operated a photo studio in West Seattle from the 1960's-1990's. She had worked at other photo studios before that. By knowing the provenance of the accession this photo belongs to, a safe guess would be that this is a family who lived in or had ties to West Seattle. But her studio also specialized in photo restoration, so there is no guarantee that this photo was taken at the studio. What are some of the visual clues in this photo that may help us determine something about the family?
Friday, December 3, 2010
Holiday Open House 12/9/2010
Stop by the Log House Museum on Thursday December 9th, from 4-8pm for a special neighborhood open house!
How can you say no to apple cider, cookies and history?
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For those special people on your holiday list
Purchase an autographed copy
of the newest Arcadia book,
Images of America “West Seattle”
Meet the people who brought west side history alive!
Holiday shopping close to home!
The museum is the best place to find your pick
of local history books and DVD’s including the original “West Side Story” and “Hiking Washington History” by local author, Judy Bentley.
Also find unique Christmas tree
ornaments, posters, cards, and of course “log” pencils, birdhouses, and much, much more.
How can you say no to apple cider, cookies and history?
FIC2010.30
For those special people on your holiday list
Purchase an autographed copy
of the newest Arcadia book,
Images of America “West Seattle”
Meet the people who brought west side history alive!
Holiday shopping close to home!
The museum is the best place to find your pick
of local history books and DVD’s including the original “West Side Story” and “Hiking Washington History” by local author, Judy Bentley.
Also find unique Christmas tree
ornaments, posters, cards, and of course “log” pencils, birdhouses, and much, much more.
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