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C141398-10
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- 1906 (Creation)
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ca. 1906. "Indian Annie" and son John, descendants of Chief Steilacoom, are pictured aboard their new houseboat, a Christmas gift from friends, circa 1906. Indian Annie's shack was destroyed by fire and she, the granddaughter of Chief Steilacoom, was forced to live in a tepee on the beach of Puget Sound. Concerned local residents led by Mrs. Francis M. Haskell got together and contributed money to build a suitable houseboat for Indian Annie so that she would not have to leave the Sound. The houseboat was completed a few days before Christmas in 1906 and was towed to the beach near Steilacoom where Indian Annie had pitched her tepee. The new home took Indian Annie completely by surprise, especially when told it was a gift from her deceased husband, John, whom she had mourned greatly. The actual contributors to the project --Mrs. Haskell, Tacoma Mill, Tidewater Lumber, Standard House Furnishings and others--stayed silent. Indian Annie and her dog immediately took residency in what she repeatedly stated was "my home." (TNT 12-20-81- "Time Machine" article)
Houseboats--Washington; Indigenous peoples--Washington;