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William Jennings “Wee” Coyle photograph collection, circa 1900-1953
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Coyle, William Jennings, 1888-1977
- Title
- William Jennings “Wee” Coyle photograph collection
- Dates
- circa
1900-1953 (inclusive)19001953
- Quantity
- 95 photographs, (3 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 1960.1821 (accession)
- Summary
- Photographs of William Jennings “Wee” Coyle. Also includes photographs of University of Washington athletics, events, and activities.
- Repository
-
Museum of History & Industry, Sophie Frye Bass Library
P.O. Box 80816
Seattle, WA
98108
Telephone: 2063241126 x102
library@mohai.org - Access Restrictions
-
The collection is open to the public by appointment.
- Languages
- English.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
William Jennings Coyle was born on March 18, 1888 in Sutter Creek, California. He moved to Seattle where he attended Seattle High School and joined the football team in 1904. He attended the University of Washington where he became well known as captain and quarterback of the football team. At that time (1910) he was the only quarterback to play four years without losing a game. He also lettered in baseball and track, and is honored in the University Hall of Fame in all three sports.
In September of 1917, at age 29, Coyle graduated from officer’s training camp at Presidio in San Francisco, California. Throughout his career he was a successful lawyer and businessman. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Washington State from 1921-1925 for the Republican Party. As a Seattle resident, he served for 15 years as the manager of the Seattle Civic Auditorium. He died in 1977.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of 95 photographs (including 1 album) depicting William Jennings “Wee” Coyle and team members at Seattle High School; Coyle and team members from the University of Washington including sports, fraternities, activities, and events; Coyle after graduation from officer’s training camp; portraits. The collection chronicles Coyle's sports career starting in high school and on through college, and his later career as Lieutenant Governor of Washington State.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
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Restrictions on Use
The Museum of History & Industry is the owner of the materials in the Sophie Frye Bass Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from MOHAI before any reproduction use. The museum does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
Preferred Citation
William Jennings “Wee” Coyle Photograph Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged into seven series: Seattle High School, Other High Schools, University of Washington athletics, University of Washington fraternities, University of Washington events and activities, First Officer training, and Portraits.
Location of Collection
2a.4.9Location of Collection
1a.4.11 (oversize box)Acquisition Information
Donor: William Jennings Coyle and Mrs. William J. Coyle in 1960.
Processing Note
Collection includes donation by Mrs. William J. Coyle, accession number 1962.2504 (4 photographs).
Separated Materials
These materials are part of a donation that also included artifacts. These artifacts are cataloged and stored separately by MOHAI's Collections Department.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | 1: Football team
Players left to right: Smith, German, McDougall, Shorts, Palmer, Coyle.
|
1904 |
| 1/2 | 2: Football champions
Players left to right, inset: Palmer. Top row: ____, Shorts, Morehouse, Ike Dowd. Center row: Rey Ross,
Frank Moron, ____, Paul Jarvis, Dave Lewis,. Bottom row: Glen German, Coyle, Jack McDougall, Jay Smith.
|
1904 |
| 1/3 | 3: Coyle in football uniform |
1905 |
| 1/4 | 1905 | |
| 1/5 | 1905 | |
| 1/6 | 6: Football champions
Left to right, top row: Mattson, Pollock, Beck, Westover, coach, Frost, Babcock, Smith, Bragdon. Center
row: H. Lewis, Henry, Thayer, D. Lewis, Coyle, Belford. Front row: Stillwell, Burke, Barto.
|
1905 |
| 1/7 | 1906 | |
| 1/8 | 8: Track team
Left to right, top: Coach Fletcher Lewis, Paul Tarris, Silas Deglar. Top row: Neal Ellis, Bill Henry,
Dwight Hartmon, ____, ____, Brailey Gish, Frank Coyle, Russel Wayland, Jud Thompson, Joe Barto. Middle row: ____,
Sumner Osborne, Thompson, Walter Stroll, Milt Randolph, Walter Yott, “Wee” Coyle. Next row: Dave Lewis, Myron Arenson,
____, ____, ____, ____, ____, ____. Bottom row: Harry Ross, Tom Gillis, Frank Fitts, Al Smith, Bill Cook.
|
1906 |
| 1/9 | 9: Football team
Left to right, top row: Bill Henry, Buck Evans, Joy Smith, “Wee” Coyle, George Rogge, Royal Pullen.
Middle row: Floyd Galloway, Russell Mackey, Shirley Treen, Harry Gillis, Herb Jones. Bottom row: Fred Gepner, Roscoe
Pike, Ernest Maguire, William O. McKay, Bever Prestley.
|
1906 |
| 1/10 | 10: Coyle in football uniform, captain and quarterback |
1906 |
| 1/11 | 11: Coyle in track uniform. |
1906 |
| 1/12 | 1907 | |
| 1/13 | 13: Relay team champions at Pullman.
Left to right: Coyle, Livingston, Stotalphia, Gish
|
1907 |
| 1/14 | 14: “Wee” Coyle in baseball uniform. |
1907 |
| 1/14 | 15: “Wee” Coyle, captain, in football uniform |
1906 |
| 1/15 | 16: Russell MacKey portrait, football player |
1907 |
| 2/26 | 68: Seattle High School album 28 photos
Photographs of Coyle, sports team members and high school friends.
|
1905-1907 |
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/16 | 17: Tacoma High School football team. |
1905 |
| 1/17 | 18: Yakima High School team.
Sixth from right is “Wee” Coyle. Front is Ten Million.
|
1906 |
| 1/18 | 19: Track meet at YMCA park, 13th and Jefferson
Third runner from left: West
|
circa 1900 |
University of Washington Athletics (football), 1903-1911Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/19 | 20: Football team
|
circa 1903 |
| 1/20 | circa 1904 | |
| 1/21 | circa 1904 | |
| 1/22 | 23: Frank Babcock portrait, football player, tackle |
circa 1905 |
| 1/23 | 24: “Pete” Tegtmier portrait, football player, center
Also Phi Delta Theta.
|
1905-1908 |
| 1/24 | circa 1906 | |
| 1/25 | 26: Denny Field during a football game |
1908 |
| 1/26 | 27: Penny Westover portrait, football player |
1908 |
| 1/27 | 28: Charles May (left) and “Wee” Coyle (right) playing football |
circa 1908 |
| 1/28 | 1909 | |
| box-folder:oversize | ||
| 3/1 | 30: Football, championship game against University of Oregon on November
27
Melville Mucklestone with the ball. Wash- 20, Oregon-6.
|
1909 |
| 3/1 | 31: Football game at Denny Field
Caption on verso: Mucklestone carrying ball. Coyle is on extreme right. 1909 Denny Field.
|
1909 |
| 3/1 | 32: Football team
Left to right, top row: Patton, ____, Fartheringham, ____, Rusty Callow, Galloway, Flint, Sparger,
Cahill, Coyle, Wand, Pike, Eakins. Middle row: ____, Pullen, Presley, SIegler, Beck, coach Dobie, manager Zedmick,
Swarra, Griffiths, captain Grimm, Grimm, ____, Diether, Sutton. Bottom: Wand, Hosley, ____, ____, ____, Cook, ____,
Ohnick, Shiveley.
|
1909 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/29 | 33: Football team, Pacific Coast champions
Left to right, top: Dobie, Zednick, Patton, Sutton, Seeler. Next to top: Husby, Eakins, Pullen, Presley,
Husby, Griffith, Polly, Harry Grimm. Next to bottom: ____, Pike, Wand, Cahill, Coyle, Sparger, Hosley. Bottom: ____,
Ohnick, Cook, Deither, Fifield, ____.
|
circa 1910 |
| 1/30 | circa 1910 | |
| 1/31 | 35: Football game
University of Washington versus University of Oregon at Denny Field.
|
1909 |
| 1/32 | 36: “Wee” Coyle in football uniform, quarterback
Only quarterback in the history of football to play four years without loosing a game.
|
circa 1910 |
| box-folder:oversize | ||
| 3/1 | 37: “Wee” Coyle being tackled in a game against University of
Oregon |
1909 |
| 3/2 | 38: Football game of University of Washington against University of Oregon at
Denny Field
Far left: “Wee” Coyle. Carrying the ball: Melville Mucklestone. Third from right: Max Eakins. Fifth from
right: Charles May. Sixth from right: Fred Sparger.
Cropped section from photo 1960.1821.31.
|
1909 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/33 | 39: “Wee” Coyle in football uniform, captain and quarterback |
1911 |
| box-folder:oversize | ||
| 3/2 | 40: Football game on Thanksgiving day, at Denny Field |
1911 |
| 3/2 | 41: Football game on Thanksgiving day, at Denny Field |
1911 |
University of Washington Athletics (baseball), 1900-1912Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/1 | 42: Jimmy Clarke portrait, pitcher |
1908 |
| 2/2 | 43: “Wee” Coyle in baseball uniform. |
1909 |
| 2/3 | 44: Baseball team
Left to right, top: Ten Million, Ernie Maguire, Dode Brinker, Leo Teats. Middle: Mert Hemingway, Butch
Belford, Jimmy Clark, “Wee” Coyle. Bottom: Lockwood, Tracy Baker, Fred Hickenbottom, Jim Sturgis.
|
1909 |
| 2/4 | 45: Baseball team
Top right: “Wee” Coyle.
|
1910 |
| 2/5 | 46: Baseball team
Top right: “Wee” Coyle.
|
1910 |
| 2/6 | 47: Gene Beebe portrait, baseball player |
1912 |
| 2/7 | 48: William H. “Dode” Brinker portrait, U. of W. baseball player and Big
Leager
Also Phi Gamma Delta.
|
circa 1900 |
University of Washington Athletics (other), 1900-1910Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/8 | 49: Track team
Left to right, top: Kinnear, Wendell Simonds, Fred Smith. Middle: Clyde Cameron, ____, David Dalby.
Front: Max Harrison.
|
circa 1900 |
| 2/9 | 50: Four oared crew team.
Left top: Pullen. Lower left: Lantz.
|
1903 |
| 2/10 | 51: Bert L. Suiyer, crewman. |
1909 |
| 2/11 | 52: Burwell Bantz, discus thrower. |
circa 1900 |
| 2/12 | 53: Men’s crew, two photos of launching shells
Junior Day, May 1.
|
1909 |
| 2/13 | 54: Women’s crew, two views of women rowing
Minnie Dalby (Coyle) in turtleneck sweater. William Jennings Coyle married Minnie Dalby.
|
circa 1909 or 1910 |
University of Washington Fraternity, 1903-1908Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/14 | 55: Phi Delta Theta Chapter, group photo
Second from left in third row is David Dalby.
|
circa 1903 |
| 2/15 | 56: Phi Delta Theta group photo.
Left to right: Westover, Paulson, Thayer, ____, Mohr, Siever, Diether, Denny, Wand, ____, Burke, Coyle,
Estep, ____, ____, Sieler, Hartson, Mullen, Jenson, ____, McKindley, ____, ____, ____, Tegtmier, Durham, ____,
Chittenden.
|
1908 |
University of Washington Events and Activities , 1900-1910Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/16 | 57: Orchestra, group photo.
Left to right, top: Dr. Alfred Strauss, ____, Elsie ?, ____. Bottom: Herbert ? Seiler, Professor Myers,
? Hoover, and David Dalby.
|
circa 1900 |
| 2/17 | 58: Pushball event
Sophomores and Freshmen fight for the ball.
|
1909 |
| 2/18 | circa 1910 | |
| 2/19 | 60: Junior Day, great traffic jam of canoes either before or after the canoe
war |
circa 1910 |
| 2/20 | 61: Junior Day, canoe war down by the old shell house |
circa 1910 |
| 2/21 | 62: Junior Day, students in canoes on Lake Washington |
circa 1910 |
| box-folder:oversize | ||
| 3/2 | 63: Student activity, human chain around the hook in Denny Field |
circa 1910 |
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/22 | 64: William Jennings “Wee” Coyle portrait, age 29
Taken after graduation as Second Lieutenant from First Officer’s training camp at Presidio, San
Francisco, California.
|
1917 |
| 2/23 | 65: William Jennings “Wee” Coyle portrait
Taken on return from Officer’s training camp in California.
|
1917 |
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/24 | undated | |
| 2/25 | 67: “Wee” Coyle portrait
Office in the Olympic Hotel. Manager of the Governor’s conference in 1953. Pictures on the wall of
President Eisenhower and Governor Langlie.
|
1953 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Athletic fields--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Baseball players--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Denny Field (Seattle, Wash.)
- Football players--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Fraternities & sororities--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Government officials--Washington (State)
- Track (Sports)--Washington (State)--Seattle
- University of Washington
- University of Washington--Football
- University of Washington--Rowing
Corporate Names
- University of Washington
- Seattle High School
Geographical Names
- United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographic prints
Finding aid prepared by Rebecca Howe
2008
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