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<p>Transcribed from front of photograph: "Seattle Portraits. Russel, Sarah Jane Gallagher, b. 1855. Second wife of Thomas S. Russel. One of the "Mercer girls."" Transcribed from back of photograph: “MRS. THOMAS RUSSELL - one of the “Mercer Girls”, who married Thomas Russell, early-day pioneer, taught the public grammar school in Yesler's Pavilion, 1869-1870. She also conducted private school and classes in music. A son, George Russell was once Seattle postmaster.”
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1855 birth seems very unlikely if she was one of the Mercer Girls (meaning came west to be a bride no later than 1866) and was teaching school in 1869.</div>
1890?
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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15015coll4/id/2568">Record in source catalog</a></li>
<li>DPLA identifier: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dp.la/item/8276c57e48124d9ad8ef525e53a7cd20">8276c57e48124d9ad8ef525e53a7cd20</a></li>
<li>Seattle Public Library identifier: spl_shp_22949</li></ul></span>