The White family, consisting of William and Margaret White and their children, were among the earliest American settlers in Washington Territory. Margaret and her three daughters later all settled within a few blocks of each other on Olympia’s east side, and were active in the community. Pictured here is Clara White Dunbar. She and her husband Rolph (or Ralph) Oregon Dunbar built the Dunbar House on Olympia Avenue, which is still in existence. See also White Family photographs in the Bigelow House Photograph collection.
Charcoal portrait, Courtesy State Capital Museum collection, Washington State Historical Society catalog C1943.2x.49
Text © Deborah Ross and The Olympian 2022