File:Joseph W. Anderson, ca. 1885 - DPLA - 6fe6a86e26965d1d344d6674ee423315.jpg

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Summary

Joseph W. Anderson, ca. 1885 (

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Creator

Title

Joseph W. Anderson, ca. 1885

Description

Transcribed from photograph: "Seattle Portraits. Anderson, Joseph W., 1868 [i.e. 1861]-1942. Principal of South School 1885-1886."

It's unclear why Seattle Public Library presumes this picture dates from Anderson's period as principal of South School. Uniform appears to be that of a U.S. Army Major General at roughly the time of the Spanish-American War. However, Heitman ((1903) Historical register and dictionary of the United States Army : from its organization, September 29, 1789, to March 2, 1903, 1 (1^st ed.), p. 1 Retrieved on 12 September 2014. "This is the unofficial work of a private compiler, purchased and published by direction of Congress") gives no indication of a general staff officer of that name in the relevant era. There are two Joseph Andersons listed on page 164, but neither looks like even a possible match.

Date

circa 1885

Collection

Seattle Public Library

	Location	Seattle , United States of America
	Coordinates	47° 36′ 24″ N, 122° 19′ 58″ W
	Established	1890
	Website	www.spl.org
	Authority file	: Q7442157 VIAF: 147059007 ISNI: 0000000107435179 LCCN: n50059684 NRHP: 82004253 GND: 4841883-3 WorldCat

Source/Photographer

This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Seattle Public Library as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner Northwest Digital Heritage.

Record in source catalog
DPLA identifier: 6fe6a86e26965d1d344d6674ee423315
Seattle Public Library identifier: spl_shp_22699

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