John J. McGilvra family photograph collection, circa 1880s-1920s [graphic].

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John J. McGilvra family photograph collection, circa 1880s-1920s [graphic].

The collection contains images of John J. McGilvra, his wife Elizabeth, and their children, Oliver and Caroline. Also included are photographs of the McGilvra home and the family gravesite.

20 photographic prints : b&w ; various sizes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7667514

University of Washington. Libraries

Related Entities

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McGilvra, Elizabeth M., 1835-1926

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McGilvra, John J. (John Jay), 1827-1903

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John J. McGilvra, a lawyer, businessman, politician, and Seattle pioneer, began his law career in Chicago, where he became friends with Abraham Lincoln. In 1861, Lincoln appointed him U.S. attorney for Washington Territory, at which time he relocated with his family to the Pacific Northwest. The McGilvras were the first settlers in what is now the Madison Park area of Seattle. From the description of John J. McGilvra family photograph collection, circa 1880s-1920s [graphic]. (Unknown...

Burke, Caroline McGilvra

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McGilvra family

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McGilvra, Oliver C.

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