Zoological Collections circa 1905

In Parrington Hall.

Fresh building

So fresh and so clean. The Burke Museum circa 1961.

What ambiance!

Washington State Museum in the Forestry Bldg, ca 1910
Photo courtesy of UW Special Collections, for educational use only.

Destruction! The end of Washington Bldg 1957

Destruction! The end of Forestry Bldg 1930

Photo courtesy of UW Special Collections, for educational use only.

Destruction! The end of California Bldg in 1915

Photo courtesy of UW Special Collections, for educational use only.

Who is this Thomas Burke?

The gravesite of Judge Thomas Burke and his wife Caroline

provides grandeur but no epitaph.

His memorial erected in Seattle's Volunteer Park offers both:

1849-1925
Thomas Burke
Patriot Jurist
Orator Friend
Patron of Education
First in every movement for the

advancement of the city and the state
Seattles foremost and best beloved citizen

Faithful unto death in the promotion of

understanding and amity among nations.

Champion of law and order, unselfish

leader in the city's early struggle.

This monument erected by his friends throughout the world.

Photos by McGilvra, December 2007.