Washington State Library's collection of Elisha P. Ferry photographs, circa 1889-circa 1895.

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Washington State Library's collection of Elisha P. Ferry photographs, circa 1889-circa 1895.

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This collection consists of photographs of Elisha P. Ferry, former Territorial Governor and first elected Governor of Washington State. Three of the photographs are framed portraits. The photographs are the same portrait with different size photos and different frames. The larger photograph is a framed black and white portrait photograph of Elisha P. Ferry. This photograph is 14.5 in. (19 cm.) x 11.25 in. (28 cm.) and is in a wooden black frame. The overall framed photograph size is about 21 in. (53 cm.) x 18 in. (45 cm.). The smaller photograph appears to be an enlargement of the photo and caption from a publication. The photo is the same portrait and a short biographical sketch as a caption under the photo. It is about 10 in. (25 cm.) x 7 in. (18 cm.). It is matted and in a frame that is about 18 in. (46 cm.) x 15 in. (38 cm.). The third portrait appears to be an original photograph of the same portrait. It is in a grey wooden frame with a white mat. The overall size of the grey framed photograph is 17 in. (43 cm.) x 14 in. (35 cm.). The photograph is about 7.5 in. (19 cm.) x 5.5 in. (14 cm.). The fourth photograph of the collection is not framed. It is a photograph of the inauguration of E. P. Ferry as the Governor of the State of Washington. It is mounted on a stiff paper board. The overall dimension of the mounted photograph is: 18 in. (45 cm.) x 22 cm. (55 cm.). The dimensions of the photograph are 9.5 in. (24 cm.) x 13 in. (32 cm.). It is inscribed on the back of the photo: "Inauguration of Gov. Elisha P. Ferry. Nov. 1889. Photographed by Mr. A.D. Rogers, Olympia, and only two copies were ever printed from the negative which is now (1916) destroyed. J.M. Hitt, State Librarian. March 1916. Site of present insurance building near legislative bldg."

3 linear feet (4 photographs)

Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

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SNAC Resource ID: 7114372

Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

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Rogers, A. D.

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A.D. Rogers was a photographer in Olympia, Washington, from the late 1800s to the early part of the 1900s. He took over L. Wilson Clark's Olympia photography studio in 1889. From the description of A.D. Rogers photographs, ca. 1880s-1900 [graphic]. ca. 1880s-1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 53257352 ...

Washington State Library

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Maud P. Mitchell was born about 1883 in Oregon. She married Chas. R. Mitchell and by 1920 they were living in Chehalis, WA. Charles was an assistant cashier at the bank. Charles had become a banker by 1930. Between 1957 & 1958 Charles passed away. And Maud passed away on 29 May 1960 in Chehalis, WA. From the description of Washington State Library's collection of Maud Mitchell's history of Chehalis and Lewis counties, 1845-1858. (Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of S...

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Elisha Peyre Ferry was born in Monroe, Mich. in 1825, the son of Pierre Peyre Ferry, one of Napoleon's colonels of cavalry who emigrated from France in 1814. Elisha studied law and was admitted to the bar at the age of twenty. In 1848 he moved to Waukegan, Illinois, where he practiced law and was elected the first mayor of Waukegan. He was a member of the constitutional convention for Illinois in 1861, and from 1861 to 1863 he was bank commissioner for that state. During the Civil W...

Ferry, Elisha P. (Elisha Peyre), 1825-1895

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Hitt, James M.

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Puget Sound National Bank.

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Washington Territory. Governor (1872-1880 : Ferry)

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Elisha P. Ferry was born in Monroe, Mich., in 1825. He studied law and was admitted to the bar at Fort Wayne at the age of twenty. In 1848 he moved to Waukegan, Ill., where he practiced law and became the first mayor of Waukegan. In 1852 and 1856 he was presidential elector for his district. He was a member of the constitutional convention in Illinois in 1861, and from 1861 to 1863 he was bank commissioner for that state. During the Civil War he was on the staff of Governor Yates of...