In early Olympia, homegrown entertainment was an important element of community life. Here three prominent members of Olympia Society: Drusilla Percival, Clara Woodruff Burr, and Mrs. J.P. Hoyt, pose as the “Three Little Maids” to promote an upcoming production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Mikado.
L.W. Clark photograph, late 1800s, Courtesy Washington State Historical Society, State Capital Museum collection, catalog C1943.158.11
Text © Deborah Ross and The Olympian 2016