File:William Henry Seward monument in Volunteer Park with crowd in background, Seattle, probably between 1910 and 1912 (WARNER 31).jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

William_Henry_Seward_monument_in_Volunteer_Park_with_crowd_in_background,_Seattle,_probably_between_1910_and_1912_(WARNER_31).jpg ‎(640 × 466 pixels, file size: 49 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents
The categories of this image need checking. You can do so here.
  • Please remove redundant categories and try to put this image in the most specific category/categories.
  • You can remove this template by clicking here (or on the first line).

This image was automatically transferred from the collections of the University of Washington. While certainly the majority of metadata in their database is correct, it is not necessarily written by individuals who are expert on the material they are describing. Such images often have incorrect dates, locations, or other information.

If you can verify that this information is correct, or correct it if it isn't, please do so and remove this template. Also, if you are correcting information, please also let the library know so that they can update the metadata on their site. You can contact UW LIBRARIES MSCUA at photos@uw.edu

Summary[edit]

English: William Henry Seward monument in Volunteer Park with crowd in background, Seattle, probably between 1910 and 1912   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
Arthur Churchill Warner  (1864–1943)  wikidata:Q56170486
 
Arthur Churchill Warner
Alternative names
A.C. Warner
Description American photographer
Date of birth/death 1864 Edit this at Wikidata 1943 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Granby Seattle
Work location
Alaska (1898–1900); Yukon (1898–1900); Seattle Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q56170486
Title
English: William Henry Seward monument in Volunteer Park with crowd in background, Seattle, probably between 1910 and 1912
Description
English:

Warner [3100] PH Coll 273.396

The Statue of William Henry Seward by Richard Edwin Brooks (1865–1919) was created in 1909 for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition and moved to Volunteer Park in 1910. William Henry Seward was United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier served as governor of New York and as a United States Senator. He also negotiated the Alaska Purchase in 1867. G. Beninghauser, a Seattle jeweler, is credited with suggesting that a monument be built to Seward in Seattle in appreciation for his statesmanship that resulted in the Alaska purchase. A Chamber of Commerce committee, headed by Judge Thomas Burke (1849-1925), with Professor Edmond Meany (1862-1935) acting as secretary, was charged with raising the $15,000 cost by subscription among the people of Seattle. Richard E. Brooks, who created the statue of Governor John H. McGraw (1850-1910) located in Seattle’s Times Square, was chosen to sculpt Seward’s likeness. The completed bronze statue is almost nine feet tall, and weighs close to 2,500 pounds. It stands atop a pedestal of imported granite, 10 feet by 11 inches in height. (HistoryLink.org Essay 8195) The Volunteer Park Conservatory (not shown) was completed in 1912.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Monuments & memorials--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Subjects (LCSH): Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872--Monuments--Washington (State)--Seattle; Volunteer Park (Seattle, Wash.)
Depicted place Seattle
Date between 1910 and 1912
date QS:P571,+1910-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1910-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1912-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium
English: b&w
Dimensions height: 4.5 in (11.4 cm); width: 6.7 in (17.1 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,4.5U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,6.75U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
University of Washington: Special Collections
Accession number
31
Source
English: Arthur Churchill Warner Photographs Collection
Permission
(Reusing this file)
Public domain

The author died in 1943, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or fewer.

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.

This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.
Order Number
InfoField
WAR0214

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current03:22, 28 June 2023Thumbnail for version as of 03:22, 28 June 2023640 × 466 (49 KB)BMacZeroBot (talk | contribs)Batch upload (Commons:Batch uploading/University of Washington Digital Collections)

You cannot overwrite this file.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:William_Henry_Seward_monument_in_Volunteer_Park_with_crowd_in_background,_Seattle,_probably_between_1910_and_1912_(WARNER_31).jpg&oldid=852275331"