Harry White photograph collection, 1903-1950 [graphic]. 1903-1950.

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Harry White photograph collection, 1903-1950 [graphic]. 1903-1950.

Photographs and plans from the New York architectural firm of Wilder and White documenting the design and construction of the Washington State capitol building and other (primarily east coast) buildings. One component consists of materials documenting the Washington State Capitol Group Competition of 1912 and the construction of the capitol buildings through 1926; also included are photographs and designs of other U.S. state capitol buildings. The other portion of the collection includes plans and photographs of Wilder & White architectural projects, including schools, public buildings, and private residences, primarily in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

679 photographic prints (5 boxes) : b&w ; various sizes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7752706

University of Washington. Libraries

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Washington State Capitol (Olympia, Wash.)

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Wilder and White.

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White, Harry, 1877-1966.

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Harry White was born in 1877. After earning his B.S. in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1899, White joined the firm of McKim, Mead and White. Here he met Walter R. Wilder, with whom he would form a partnership in 1906. The architectural firm of Wilder & White designed and constructed schools, private residences, and other public and private buildings, primarily in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont. In 1912, the firm designed the new Washington State...