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English: John Albert Forehand, 1906   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Author
A. Bobbett
Title
English: John Albert Forehand, 1906
Description
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Caption on image: Manager, The Postal Telegraph Cable Co.

Cartoons and Caricatures of Seattle Citizens (page 50).

Photographs from which these pen and ink sketches were produced have been furnished principally by James & Bushnell and E.S. Curtis. Engravings by the Art Engraving Company. Published by the Associated Cartoon Service. Artwork by A. Bobbett.

John Albert Forehand (1862-1940) was born and grew up in Indiana. He began his lifelong career in telegraphy as a messenger boy for the Western Union Telegraph Company when he was sixteen. He came to Seattle in 1889 as chief operator for Western Union. In 1890, he began work for the Postal Telegraph Cable Co., for which he became manager. He was married twice, first to Ivah Shoals Gormely, who died three years after their wedding. He then married Grace Nelle Le Cornu.
Date 1906
date QS:P571,+1906-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
University of Washington: Special Collections
Accession number
1738
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English: Portraits Collection
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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POR1695

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