Seattle Tent and Awning photograph collection

Seattle Tent and Awning photograph collection, between 1950 and 1969?

Overview of the Collection

Collector: Seattle Tent & Awning Co
Title: Seattle Tent and Awning photograph collection
Dates: between 1950 and 1969? (inclusive)
19501969
Quantity: 60 photographic prints (1 box) ; sizes vary
Collection Number: PH1151
Summary: Photographs of Seattle Tent and Awning products on buildings in Seattle and Tacoma including the Air Seal airhouse used for buildings in Seattle and Tacoma
Repository: 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 further information.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

The Seattle Tent & Awning Co. was a tent, awning, and fabric company founded in Seattle, WA in 1896. During the time when these photos were produced, Seattle Tent & Awning was located at 310 Westlake Avenue North in Seattle. The company produced awnings and tents for both commercial and residential use. Their product, the Air: Seal Airhouse was used to enclose a number of spaces, from swimming pools to airplanes. Airhouses used fans to keep inflated while maintaining a comfortable temperature inside and making the heating of pools easy.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection contains photographs of products made by the Seattle Tent & Awning Company in Seattle and surrounding cities. The collection includes photos of private residences, Pacific Lutheran College, and commericial settings. Many of these photographs are the originals of images used in the brochure, "Air: Seal Airhouses," published by Seattle Tent & Awning Co. in 1959.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

View the digital version of the collectdion

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Entire collection available on digital site. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Source: Fairlook Antiques, Seattle, WA, January 17, 2006.

Processing Note

Processed by Kevin Bicknell, 2012-2013.

The album cover was discarded due to its poor condition in 2013, but the order of the album was retained.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Album of Photos showing examples of awnings used on buildingsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Page	item
1	1-1a-c	Martin's Grocery at 6300 Beacon Avenue, Seattle, Washington Signs on building read: Martin's Foods; Frozen Food - Sundries; Martin's Grocery - Fresh Select Meats	circa 1950s
2	1-2a-c	Neff house at 820 Hillside Drive, Seattle, Washington	circa 1950s
3	1-3a-b	Calderon household at 920 Lakeside Street, Seattle, Washington	circa 1950s
4	1-4a-b	House in Enumclaw, Washington	circa 1950s
5	1-5a	An awning above several chairs and a patio at the Hanlon house in Des Moines, Washington.	circa 1950s
5	1-5b	Fox house in Yarrow Point, Washignton	circa 1950s
6	1-6a	The Sunset Club at Boren Avenue and University Street, Seattle, Washington	circa 1950s
6	1-6b	Campus Nursery at 5000 25th Avenue Northeast, Seattle, Washington	circa 1950s
7	1-7a	Hansen Bakery at 600 1st Avenue North, Seattle, Washington	circa 1950s
7	1-7b	E.B. Williamson house at 428 McGilvra Boulvard, Seattle, Washington	circa 1950s
8	1-8a	Rudd Realty 2309 Viewmont Way, Seattle, Washington	circa 1950s
8	1-8b	W.P. Fuller Paints at Fairview Avenue and Roy Street, Seattle, Washington	circa 1950s
9	1-9	Crouse house at 2561 31st Avenue West, Seattle, Washington	circa 1950s
10	1-10a-c	C.B. Williams house at 904 East Newton Street, Seattle, Washington	circa 1950s

Air: Seal BuildingsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	item
1/11	2	Pacific Lutheran College students standing next to a pool housed in an Air: Seal Airhouse, Tacoma, Washington Richards Studio, Tacoma WA (photographer)	circa 1950s
1/11	3	Students at Pacific Lutheran College in and around a pool inside an Air: Seal Airhouse, Tacoma, Washington Richards Studio, Tacoma, WA (photographer)	circa 1950s
1/11	4	Two Pacific Lutheran College students standing outside the Air: Seal Airhouse that housed Pacific Lutheran College's pool, Tacoma, Washington Richards Studio, Tacoma, WA (photographer)	circa 1950s
1/12	5	A deflated Air: Seal Airhouse covering a Boeing Jet Monroe & Atkins, Seattle, WA (photographer)	circa 1950
1/12	6	An inflated Air: Seal Airhouse covering a Boeing Jet Monroe & Atkins, Seattle, WA (photographer)	circa 1950s
1/13	7	Men working inside the Air: Seal Airhouse at Larson Air Force Base, Grant County, Washington	circa 1950s
1/13	8	The Air: Seal Airhouse at Larson Air Force Base, Grant County, Washington Monroe & Atkins, Seattle, WA	circa 1950s
1/13	9	The Air: Seal Airhouse at Larson Air Force Base, Grant County, Washington Hildebrand Photographers, Moses Lake, WA (photographer)	circa 1950s
1/14	10-11	The Air: Seal Airhouse at the Maude Hungerford residence Photographic Productions Inc., Seattle, WA (photographer)	circa 1950s
1/15	12	People in and around a pool inside an Air: Seal Airhouse Monroe & Atkins, Seattle, WA (photographer)	circa 1950s
1/15	13	A woman, two children, and a dog entering an Air: Seal Airhouse probably housing a pool The Seattle Times, Seattle, WA (photographer)	circa 1950s
1/16	14	The Air: Seal Airhouse at the Jim Byrn residence with family gathered on deck near it Commercial Illustrators Ltd., Vancouver, B.C (photographer)	circa 1950s
1/17	15-17	An Air: Seal Airhouse at a private residence next to a body of water, possibly Seattle, WA Monroe and Atkins, Seattle, WA (photographer)	circa 1950s
1/18	18	An Air: Seal Airhouse with trees and plants around it Don Anderson, Seattle, WA (photographer)	circa 1950s
1/18	19-20	An Air: Seal Airhouse at the Mt. Si Motel, North Bend, Washington Don Anderson, Seattle, WA (photographer)	circa 1950s
1/19	21	Contact sheet of images of people at an event inside an Air: Seal Airhouse	circa 1950s
1/19	22	Contact sheet of outside views of an Air: Seal Airhouse	circa 1950s
1/19	23	Cars and an Air at an event: Seal Airhouse Photographic Productions Inc., Seattle, WA (photographer)	circa 1950s
1/19	24	Contact sheet of images of men setting up an Air: Seal Airhouse	circa 1950s
1/20	25-26	Group of three men discussing (possibly the Air: Seal construction) Photographic Productions Inc., Seattle, WA (photographer)	circa 1950s
1/21	27	A covered pool in the yard of a private residence Monroe & Atkins, Seattle, WA (photographer)	circa 1950s
1/21	28	Woman lifting the cover of a pool in the yard of a private residence Monroe & Atkins, Seattle, WA (photographer)	circa 1950s
1/22	29	Woman standing outside an inflated tent inside a warehouse	circa 1950s
1/22	30-31	An inflated tent inside a warehouse Monroe & Atkins (photographer)	circa 1950s
1/23	32-34	Contact sheet of images of the production of a tent Photographic Productions Inc (photographer)	circa 1950s
1/24	35	An Air: Seal Airhouse at a construction site Monroe & Atkins (photographer)	circa 1950s
1/24	36	Man standing in the doorway of an Air: Seal Airhouse Cinema Services (photographer)	circa 1950s

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