Alvin H. Waite photographs 1890-1920

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Alvin H. Waite photographs 1890-1920

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Photographs by Alvin H. Waite of various locales in Washington state (such as Mount Rainier and the city of Tacoma) as well as the Chicago World's Fair and various Northwest and Midwest locations.

327 negatives, nitrate, 8 x 10 inches and smaller; 34 negatives, glass, 8 x 10 inches and smaller; 354 photographic prints, 10 boxes

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University of Washington Libraries Special Collections

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