Photocopy of photograph of large group of men, women, children posing on and in front of enormous, felled 21' diameter cedar…
Caption on the top of the photocopy: "Burlington, WA. July 4, 1894 - Ancestor Tree - W.F. Robertson Photo." Caption on bottom of photocopy with lines drawn to the individuals identified: "Maternal Grandfather, Robert De Lancy - cut down the cedar - 21 ft. in diameter; Paternal Great Grandmother, Sarah Garl Koch holding my Father, Purley Hamilton; Paternal Grandfather and Grandmother, James and Rose Hamilton." Attached to the photocopy of the photograph is a photocopy of a clipping, found in an old Bible, from the Burlington, WA, newspaper from April 1910, entitled "Golden Wedding Anniversary," referring to the anniversary of David and Sarah Garl Koch, the great grandparents of Jane Hamilton Hovde who wrote the captions on the copy of the photograph. The Koches were married April 1, 1860, and were Burlington pioneers. Also on this sheet additional commentary from Jane Hovde to Galen Biery.
Object Details
Creators/Contributors
- Biery, Galen - Collector open_in_new Biery, Galen's website (opens in new tab)
- Robertson, W.F. - Photographer
Collection
collections Biery (Galen) Papers and Photographs
Date Created
July 4th, 1894
Extent
- 1 black and white print
- 7 5/8" x 9 1/2"
Publisher
Digital objects made available by the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Physical location
- WaBeCP
- Western Washington University
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Galen Biery papers and photographs
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Identifier
gb2405
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