File:Mandy and John near campfire, circa 1900 (MOHAI 12916).jpg

Mabel Elizabeth "Lizzie May" (Denny) Thompson (1875-1968) was the daughter of Orion Orville Denny (1853-1916), and Elva Flowers (Coulter) Denny Richmond (1858-1919). Mrs. Thompson was an active participant in Seattle society; she was a founding member of the Seattle Historical Society (now MOHAI), and a member of the Daughters of the Pioneers, the Mayflower Society, and the Daughters of the American Revolution. Mrs. Thompson and her husband, Howard Goodell Thompson (1862-1926), were also avid world travelers. They had one child, Mary Elizabeth (Thompson) Ostrander (1912-1977). In addition to her other pursuits and hobbies, Lizzie May Thompson was a prize-winning photographer and member of the Photographic Society of America. Mrs. Thompson did not describe where and when, or of whom, the photograph pictured here was taken, although it was likely after 1894 when she married Howard Thompson. The woman and man in the image appear to be Native American, and are wearing clothing in a western style popular in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. They appear to be seated next to a fire pit, and next to them on the ground are several woven baskets.

Handwritten beneath image: Mandy & John - Mabel E. Thompson Handwritten on verso: Photographed by Mrs. Howard G. Thompson Caption information source: "Pioneer Portrait: Mrs. Howard G. Thompson," The Seattle Sunday Times, December 21, 1941, p. 47; and "Mrs. Mable E. Thompson, 93," The Seattle Times, July 6, 1968, p. 28.

• Subjects (LCTGM): Indians of North America--Washington (State)--Seattle; Indigenous peoples--Washington (State)--Seattle; Portrait photographs