Alvin H. Waite photographs, 1890-1920 [graphic].

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Alvin H. Waite photographs, 1890-1920 [graphic].

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The collection contains nitrate and glass plate negatives recording Chicago World's Fair scenes, climbing trips in Northwest mountains, and various places in the Northwest and Midwest. Included are images of the Tacoma waterfront and various streets; the Northern Pacific Railroad headquarters; ships; scenic and mountaineering views in Mount Rainier National Park locations such as the Tatoosh Range and the Longmire area; Snoqualmie Pass in Washington's Cascade Range; the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago (1893); Yakima and the Natches River (especially irrigation flumes); various portraits; and scenic shots taken in Colorado, Iowa, South Dakota. A copy of the photographer's detailed logbook, available for viewing, includes a detailed description of each image, the location of the person or object depicted, and information on the date, time of day, and weather conditions for each photograph.

327 negatives : nitrate ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller.34 negatives : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller.354 photographic prints (10 boxes) ; various sizes.

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World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

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The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World’s Fair, was organized in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s landing in America. The fairgrounds, open from May 1, 1893 until October 30, 1893, were designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and covered more than 630 acres in Jackson Park and the Midway Plaisance. Daniel Burnham oversaw the construction of nearly 200 new buildings for the fair, most of which were designed in the Beaux-Arts style. 27 million peo...

Waite, Alvin H. (Alvin Henry), 1862-1929

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Alvin H. Waite (also known as A.H. Waite) was born in Iowa in 1862. He worked as a piano tuner in Tacoma and later Seattle. Waite was an outdoorsman and traveler, and many of his photographs were made on trips between the West Coast and the Midwest. His photographs of the Mount Rainier area, made in 1893, may be among the first ever made of the region. In fact, Waite may have been the first photographer to carry a camera on an ascent of the mountain. Along with his friends and associates, Albert...

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