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Attwell Construction Company Photograph Collection, circa 1940s
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Attwell Construction Company Photograph Collection
- Dates
- circa 1940s (inclusive)19401949
- Quantity
- 82 photographs, 2 transparencies, 8 negatives, 2 brochures, 1 booklet, 2 booklet pages, 2 flyers, 1 piece of stationery (1 box)
- Collection Number
- PH1417
- Summary
- Photographs of buildings in Seattle and the Puget Sound area made using Attwell Construction's beam and truss systems
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Languages
- English
Historical BackgroundReturn to Top
The Attwell Construction Co. was founded around 1947 by Percy Robert Attwell and his wife Mabel Attwell in Seattle. Attwell was a former carpenter/salesman for the Speedwall Company, another company specializing in laminated timber construction and manufactured homes. At some point in the early 1950s, Mabel would take control of the company and serve as president with their son John E. Attwell serving as the vice-president. In 1952 the Attwell Construction Company would become a charter member of the American Institute of Timber Construction. The company built many gymnasiums for housing projects in Seattle, and high schools throughout Washington.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Photographs of interiors and exteriors of buildings in Seattle and the Puget Sound area made using Attwell Construction's beam and truss systems.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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Restrictions on Use
Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
ProjectsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Bremerton Gymnasium, Bremerton, Washington |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/1 | 1 |
Bremerton Gymnasium Commercial Photo Art Service, Seattle, Washington (photographer)
Caption on photograph: 75 Foot Inside Span, 65 Pound Roof
Load
|
circa 1940s-1950s |
| 1/1 | 2 | Bremerton Gymnasium interior during
construction Roger Dudley, Seattle,
Washington (photographer)
|
circa 1940s-1950s |
Foss’ Shadow Lake Resort, Fairwood, Washington
|
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/2 | 3 | Construction of ballroom arch for the Foss Shadow Lake
Resort, Fairwood, Washington Jack Weller,
Commercial Photo Art Service, Seattle, Washington (photographer)
|
probably 1945-1946 |
| 1/2 | 4 |
Ballroom interior for the Foss Shadow Lake Resort,
Fairwood, Washington Jack Weller,
Commercial Photo Art Service, Seattle, Washington (photographer)
|
probably 1945-1946 |
| 1/2 | 5 |
Construction of ballroom chimney for the Foss Shadow
Lake Resort, Fairwood, Washington Jack Weller,
Commercial Photo Art Service, Seattle, Washington (photographer)
|
probably 1945-1946 |
| 1/2 | 6 | Construction of ballroom interior for the Foss Shadow
Lake Resort, Fairwood, Washington Jack Weller,
Commercial Photo Art Service, Seattle, Washington (photographer)
|
probably 1945-1946 |
Fish Hatchery |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/3 | 7 |
Fish hatchery and fish ponds Skipper Photo Service,
Everett, Washington (photographer)
|
circa 1940s |
| 1/3 | 8-11 | Construction of arch Skipper Photo Service,
Everett, Washington (photographer)
Written on items 9 and 10: Attwell + Davis
|
circa 1940s |
| 1/3 | 12 |
Arch during construction Skipper Photo Service,
Everett, Washington (photographer)
|
circa 1940s |
Naval Air Station Drill Hall, Pasco,
Washington |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/4 | 13 |
Drill hall during construction, Naval Air Station,
Pasco, Washington Roger Dudley, Seattle,
Washington (photographer)
|
between 1942-1946 |
| 1/4 | 14-15 | between 1942-1946 | |
| 1/4 | 16 | Drill hall during construction, Naval Air Station,
Pasco, Washington Skipper Photo Service,
Everett, Washington (photographer)
|
between 1942-1946 |
Packard-Seattle Company |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/5 | 17-19 | circa 1940s | |
| 1/5 | 20 | Arch during construction of Packard-Seattle Company
building |
circa 1940s |
Shelterwell |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/6 | 21a | Shelterwell Quonset huts |
circa 1940s |
| 1/6 | 21b |
Shelterwell Quonset huts Scanned from transparency
|
circa 1940s |
| 1/6 | 22-26 |
Shelterwell Quonset huts Photograph 22 is scanned from negative
|
circa 1940s |
| 1/6 | 27 | Truck carrying materials for Shelterwell Quonset
huts Caption on photograph: 12 units minus heating plant
|
circa 1940s |
| 1/6 | 28 | circa 1940s | |
| 1/6 | 29 | Two Shelterwell Quonset huts and truck by
hillside |
circa 1940s |
| 1/6 | 30a | Shelterwell Quonset huts by hillside |
circa 1940s |
| 1/6 | 30b | Shelterwell Quonset huts by hillside |
circa 1940s |
| 1/6 | 31 | circa 1940s | |
| 1/6 | 32 | Two people in front of snow-covered Shelterwell
Quonset huts |
circa 1940s |
United Brethren Church, Seattle, Washington |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/7 | 33 |
Interior, United Brethren Church, Seattle,
Washington Roger Dudley, Seattle,
Washington (photographer)
|
circa 1940s-1950s |
White Salmon Gymnasium, White Salmon,
Washington |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/8 | 34 | circa December 1938 | |
| 1/8 | 35 | Snow-covered frame, White Salmon Gymnasium, White
Salmon, Washington |
circa December 1938 |
| 1/8 | 36 |
Construction of frame, White Salmon Gymnasium, White
Salmon, Washington The Jones Photo Co,
Aberdeen, Washington (photographer)
|
circa December 1938 |
| 1/8 | 37 | Construction of frame pieces for White Salmon
Gymnasium, White Salmon, Washington The Jones Photo Co,
Aberdeen, Washington (photographer)
|
circa December 1938 |
| 1/8 | 38 | Plywood frame piece for White Salmon Gymnasium, White
Salmon, Washington The Jones Photo Co,
Aberdeen, Washington (photographer)
|
circa December 1938 |
| 1/8 | 39 | Man building frame piece for White Salmon Gymnasium,
White Salmon, Washington The Jones Photo Co,
Aberdeen, Washington (photographer)
|
circa December 1938 |
| 1/8 | 40 | Wall, White Salmon Gymnasium, White Salmon,
Washington The Jones Photo Co,
Aberdeen, Washington (photographer)
|
circa December 1938 |
| 1/8 | 41 | Men hoisting wall, White Salmon Gymnasium, White
Salmon, Washington The Jones Photo Co,
Aberdeen, Washington (photographer)
|
circa December 1938 |
| 1/8 | 42-44 | White Salmon Gymnasium, White Salmon,
Washington The Jones Photo Co,
Aberdeen, Washington (photographer)
On verso of photograph 42: 61 foot Arch. Next picture shows
ease of erection oldfashioned jin-pole. Next picture completed Gymnasium.
|
circa December 1938 |
| 1/8 | 45 |
Speedwall Company sign and White Salmon Gymnasium,
White Salmon, Washington The Jones Photo Co,
Aberdeen, Washington (photographer)
|
circa December 1938 |
Yesler Terrace Housing Project Gymnasium, Seattle,
Washington |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/9 | 46 |
Wrestling ring, Yesler Terrace Housing Project
Gymnasium, Seattle, Washington Jack Weller,
Commercial Photo Art Service, Seattle, Washington (photographer)
|
circa 1944 |
| 1/9 | 47 | Stage, Yesler Terrace Housing Project Gymnasium,
Seattle, Washington Roger Dudley, Seattle,
Washington (photographer)
|
circa 1944 |
| 1/9 | 48 | Ceiling, Yesler Terrace Housing Project Gymnasium,
Seattle, Washington Jack Weller,
Commercial Photo Art Service, Seattle, Washington (photographer)
Typed on verso: Comparison of laminated timber and ordinary
cut timber after several years of temperature changes in heated building.
|
circa 1944 |
Churches |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/10 | 49 | Church interior Jack Weller,
Commercial Photo Art Service, Seattle, Washington (photographer)
|
circa 1950s |
| 1/10 | 50 |
Four men erecting frame of church building Jack Weller,
Commercial Photo Art Service, Seattle, Washington (photographer)
|
circa 1940s-1950s |
| 1/10 | 51 | Church Jack Weller,
Commercial Photo Art Service, Seattle, Washington (photographer)
|
circa 1940s-1950s |
| 1/10 | 52 | Wooden church interior showing trusses Jack Weller,
Commercial Photo Art Service, Seattle, Washington (photographer)
|
circa 1940s-1950s |
| 1/10 | 53 | Wooden church architectural frame Skipper Photo Service,
Everett, Washington (photographer)
|
circa 1940s-1950s |
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/11 | 54 | Wooden structure Roger Dudley, Seattle,
Washington (photographer)
|
circa 1940s-1950s |
| 1/11 | 55-56 | circa 1940s | |
| 1/11 | 57-58 | Wooden arched building frame Roger Dudley, Seattle,
Washington (photographer)
|
circa 1940s-1950s |
| 1/11 | 59 | Man on timber beams, Sand Point Country Club, Seattle,
Washington Roger Dudley, Seattle,
Washington (photographer)
|
circa 1940s |
| 1/11 | 60 | Wooden arch frame against building Commerical Photo Art Service, Seattle, Washington (photographer)
|
circa 1940s-1950s |
| 1/11 | 61 | Urban Realty building, 6701 Roosevelt Way NE,
Seattle |
circa 1948 |
| 1/11 | 62 | Reliance Food Stores grocery store Commercial Photo Art Service, Seattle, Washington (photographer)
|
circa 1940s-1950s |
| 1/11 | 63-64 | Medical-Dental building Skipper Photo Service,
Everett, Washington (photographer)
|
circa 1940s-1950s |
| 1/11 | 65-66 | Wooden building frame |
circa 1940s-1950s |
| 1/11 | 67 | Brick building Skipper Photo Service,
Everett, Washington (photographer)
Stamped on verso: Attwell's, 36 & Paine, Bayview 2775,
Everett, Wash.
|
circa 1940s-1950s |
| 1/12 | 68 | People watching awards being given for equestrian
jumping event in wooden arena |
circa 1940s-1950s |
| 1/12 | 69 | Wooden arched building frame |
circa 1940s-1950s |
| 1/12 | 70 | Wooden arched building frame Skipper Photo Service,
Everett, Washington (photographer)
|
circa 1940s-1950s |
| 1/12 | 71 | Auditorium interior Skipper Photo Service,
Everett, Washington (photographer)
|
circa 1940s-1950s |
| 1/12 | 72 | Wooden building frame, probably Vancouver, British
Columbia North Shore Graphic Arts, West Vancouver, British Columbia (photographer)
|
September 30, 1949 |
| 1/12 | 73 | Wooden building frame, Vancouver, British
Columbia |
circa 1940s-1950s |
| 1/12 | 74 | Wooden arched building frame Jack Weller, Commercial
Photo Art Service, Seattle, Washington (photographer)
|
circa 1940s-1950s |
| 1/12 | 75 | Building during construction Commercial Photo Art Service, Seattle, Washington (photographer)
|
circa 1940s-1950s |
| 1/12 | 76 | Two men standing in front of wooden building
frame |
circa 1940s-1950s |
| 1/12 | 77 |
Wooden building interior Budds Studio (photographer)
|
circa 1940s-1950s |
ModelsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/13 | 78 | Architectural model, showing building and
landscape |
circa 1940s |
| 1/13 | 79 | Model of wooden arch |
circa 1940s-1950s |
LumberReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/14 | 80 |
Laminated Douglas fir beams for the U. S. Navy on
Hoglands & Everett truck Roger Dudley, Seattle,
Washington (photographer)
|
circa 1940s |
| 1/14 | 81 | Arched wood beams on truck Roger Dudley, Seattle,
Washington (photographer)
|
circa 1940s |
| 1/14 | 82 |
Lumber beams and two men on truck in front of Northern
Pacific Railway building, possibly Seattle Skipper Photo Service,
Everett, Washington (photographer)
|
after 1944 |
| 1/14 | 83 | Lumber beams on truck Roger Dudley, Seattle,
Washington (photographer)
|
circa 1940s |
Promotional materialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/15 | 84 | "Save with Speedwall Plywood Buildings" promotional
brochure |
after 1950 |
| 1/15 | 85 | "Small Homes of Big Value via Modern Engineering"
Speedwall Company promotional brochure |
after 1934 |
| 1/15 | 86 | "Roof Structures of Douglas Fir" West Coast Lumbermen's
Association promotional booklet |
after 1942 |
| 1/15 | 87 | "Another Attwell Arch" flyer |
circa February 1946 |
| 1/15 | 88 | Southeast Tacoma Street arch architectural
diagram Excerpt from the West Coast Lumbermen's Association pamphlet
"Highway Structures of Douglas Fir".
|
circa 1941 |
| 1/15 | 89 | Glued laminated pedestrian overpass, Seattle Excerpt from the West Coast Lumbermen's Association pamphlet
"Highway Structures of Douglas Fir".
|
circa 1941 |
| 1/15 | 90 | "Attwell Swing Staging" flyer |
circa 1940s-1950s |
| 1/15 | 91 | "Details for Securing an Attwell Truss"
flyer |
circa 1940s-1950s |
| 1/15 | 92 | Attwell Construction Company stationery |
circa 1950s |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
- Church buildings--Washington (State)--Photographs
- Fish hatcheries--Washington (State)--Everett--Photographs
- Gymnasiums--Washington (State)--Photographs
- Lumber trade--Washington (State)--Photographs
- Navy-yards and naval stations--Washington (State)--Pasco--Photographs
- Photographs--Specimens
- Quonset huts--Photographs
- Resorts--Washington (State)--Photographs
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Form or Genre Terms
- Ephemera
- Photographs
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