Eugene M. Weaver Photographs

Eugene M. Weaver Photographs, 1909

Overview of the Collection

Photographer: Weaver, Eugene M.
Title: Eugene M. Weaver Photographs
Dates: 1909 (inclusive)
19091909
Quantity: 25 photographic prints (1 folder) ; 3 x 5
Collection Number: PH0772
Summary: Photographs of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition and other Washington and British Columbia scenes
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 more information.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the Friends of the Library.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Eugene M. Weaver was born in Circleville, Ohio in 1879. He married his wife, Zana Taylor Weaver, in 1909. At this point Mr. Weaver apparently made a trip to Seattle and Canada during the summer of 1909. Mr. and Mrs. Weaver moved to Sonoma County in 1911, to operate an orchard and vineyard in the Dry Creek district. He maintained the orchard and vineyard until one year before his death on May 6, 1952.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Images of various buildings and exhibits at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Expedition held in Seattle, Washington in 1909; totem poles in Seattle and Tacoma, Washington; a fish cannery in Bellingham, Washington; and scenes in British Columbia. These photographs were probably taken by Eugene M. Weaver

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

View the collection in digital format.

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donor: Sonoma County Library, 2004

Processing Note

Processed by Lew Guenther in 2005 and Marion Brown in 2008.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, 1909Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
item
1	California State Building	1909
2	Forestry Building	1909
3	Hoo-Hoo House	1909
4	Main entrance	1909
5	Music Pavilion	1909
6	Pay Streak	1909
7	Spokane Building	1909
8	U.S. Government Building from the bottom of the Cascades	1909
9	U.S. Government Building from across Geyser Basin	1909
10	Utah Building	1909
11	Post Office Dog Sled Exhibit in U.S. Government Building	1909
12	Decorated automobile in Elks Parade	July 29, 1909
13	Men in loincloths in Elks Parade	July 29, 1909
14-16	Igorrotes in Igorrote Village	1909

CanadaReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
item
17	Bear in a cage, Stanley Park, Vancouver, B.C.	1909
18	Empress Hotel, Victoria, B.C.	1909
19	Sunset over the Georgia Straits, B.C.	1909

WashingtonReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
item
20	Men working with fish, Bellingham	1909
21	Inside a fish cannery, Bellingham	1909
22	House at 1624 15th Avenue, Seattle	1909
23	Reservoir in Capitol Hill, Seattle	1909
24	Totem pole, Pioneer Square, Seattle	1909
25	Totem pole outside the Hotel Mason, Tacoma	July 31, 1909

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Canneries--Washington (State)--Bellingham--Photographs
Totem poles--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
Totem poles--Washington (State)--Tacoma--Photographs
Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Corporate Names

Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.)--Photographs

Geographical Names

British Columbia--Photographs
Washington (State)--Photographs

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