Charles Landes photograph and ephemera collection

Charles Landes photograph and ephemera collection, circa 1890-1911

Overview of the Collection

Collector: Landes, Charles
Title: Charles Landes photograph and ephemera collection
Dates: circa 1890-1911 (inclusive)
18851911
Quantity: 65 photographic prints, 7 items of ephemera (1 box, 4 folders) ; various sizes
Collection Number: PH0140
Summary: Photographs of the family and classmates of Charles Landes, buildings at the University of Washington, class excursions to Friday Harbor and programs from various events
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: Selections of collection can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials curator is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Born in Kansas, Charles Landes lived in San Francisco and eventually followed his older brother, Henry Landes, to the Pacific Northwest. (Henry Landes eventually became the president of the University of Washington.) Charles attended the University of Washington and graduated in 1902 with a major in Biology. He was voted the wittiest in the Junior class of 1901. After graduation, he became a science teacher, working in a number of high schools in Tacoma, until he retired in 1945. Beginning in 1921, he worked summers as a park ranger for 20 years at Mount Rainier National Park. He was one of the original members of the Tacoma Auxiliary of the Mountaineers Club and led mountaineering trips. Landes died on January 20, 1963, survived by his two sons, Richard R. and Hugh C. Landes.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Photographs of the family and classmates of Charles Landes, buildings and classrooms at the University of Washington, class excursions to Friday Harbor and programs from various events.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

View selections from 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: Landes family, 1981.

Processing Note

Processed by Marion Brown, 2008.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Landes family and friendsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	item
1/1	1	Portrait of a man and two women J. H. Smith, Flora, Indiana (Photographer)	circa 1890
1/1	2	Portrait of Henry Landes Curtis Studio, Seattle (Photographer) Henry was Charles' older brother and the 14th President of the University of Washington.	circa 1904
1/1	3	Portrait of Henry Landes	circa 1914
1/2	4	Portrait of Charles Landes George M. Bone, Flora. Indiana (photographer)	circa 1890
1/2	5a	Portrait of Charles Landes LaRoche, Seattle (photographer) Charles used this as his class photo in the 1902 TYEE yearbook.	circa 1902
1/2	5b	Charles Landes and friends Written on verso: A thing of beauty is a joy forever. Snapshot in room at Terry.	circa 1902
1/2	6-7	Portrait of Charles Landes Curtis Studio, Seattle (photographer)	circa 1902
1/2	8	Charles holding Viola Peach Landes Bertha and Henry Landes had a daughter named Katherine, who died from tonsillitis complications. Two years later, the Landes' adopted Viola Peach.	circa 1907
1/2	9	Charles and a young boy (possibly Kenneth Knight Landes) Kenneth Knight Landes was the son of Bertha and Henry Landes.	circa 1907
1/2	10	Possibly Kenneth Landes and Viola Peach Landes	circa 1907
1/2	11	Woman holding Viola Peach Landes	circa 1907
1/2	12-13	Charles Landes on a horse	undated
1/2	14a	Charles Landes and horse in the woods	undated
1/2	14b	Charles Landes with another man and boy in the woods	undated
1/3	15-16	Portrait of Elizabeth Pearl McDonald Curtis Studio, Seattle (Photographer) Pearl was part of the UW graduating class of 1902 and on the TYEE staff with Charles.	circa 1902
1/3	17	Portrait of Joel Johansen Joel was part of the UW graduating class of 1904 and was Charles Landes's roommate during the 1901-1902 school year.	circa 1904
1/3	18	Portrait of Henry Knight LaRoche, Seattle (Photographer) Henry was a part of the UW graduating class of 1902.	circa 1902
1/3	19a	Portrait of a young woman, probably Elizabeth Pearl McDonald	undated
1/3	19b	Men on rock ledge at Lookout Mountain, Tennessee Hardie Brothers, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee (photographer)	undated

University of Washington and Fairhaven High SchoolReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
box:oversize	item
XD1	20	Composite portrait of the Graduating Class of 1902 Curtis Studio, Seattle (photographer)	1902
Box/Folder
1/4	21	Interior of the Assay "Shack" Laboratory	circa 1902
box:oversize
OS1	22	Denny Hall, from southeast	circa 1902
OS1	23	View from the roof of Denny Hall during winter, facing west	circa 1902
OS1	24	Interior of the Geology classroom	circa 1902
OS1	25	Interior of the Geology Lab	circa 1902
OS1	26	Johanson and Landes dormitory room in Lewis Hall	circa 1902
OS1	27	Observatory	circa 1902
OS1	28	University Power House	circa 1902
OS1	29	Interior of the Zoology Lab	circa 1902
OS1	30	University of Washington women's basketball team Braas (Photographer)	1901
Box/Folder
1/4	31a	University of Washington football team	1899
1/4	31b	Military cadets training in front of gymnasium and armory at the University of Washington	1896
box:oversize
OS1	32	Fairhaven High School football team Lothrop Bros, New Whatcom, Washington (Photographer)	undated

Friday Harbor Class ExcursionsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	item
1/5	33	Group of people outside a building holding large kelp in Friday Harbor	undated
1/5	34	Group of people on top of rocks in Friday Harbor	undated
1/5	35	Man in boat at dock in Friday Harbor	undated
1/5	36	Men on two boats in Friday Harbor	undated
1/5	37 a-b	Group of people standing outside of building Written on verso: Probably Vancouver Island.	undated
1/5	38	Woman bent over a pan	undated
1/5	39	Group of people standing in a circle	undated
1/5	40	Charles Landes and another man outside tent	undated
1/5	41	Men and boats on a beach	undated
1/5	42	Group of people near a boat in Friday Harbor	undated
1/5	43- 44	Group of people on a beach	undated
1/5	45	Two men on a rocky beach	undated
1/5	46	Man on a rocky beach	undated
1/5	47	Ship near shore	undated
1/5	48	Two men standing on a boat	undated
1/5	49-50	People on a boat	undated
1/5	51	People in rowboats in Friday Harbor	undated
1/5	52	Docks and buildings in Friday Harbor Ralph Swarty [?], Arkansas City, Kansas (photographer)	Summer 1911
1/5	53	Building surrounded by brush	undated
1/5	54	Two men sitting outside a log building	undated
1/5	54a	Men outside log cabin	undated
1/5	55	Sedimentary rock on shore	undated
1/5	56	Men standing outside next to Victoria and Sidney Railway carriage	undated
1/5	57	Man standing next to a large log	undated
1/5	58	Group of people next to hay wagon in a field	undated
1/5	59-60	Group of people sitting in a field	undated
1/5	61a	Three men sitting on a log near a rocky beach	undated
1/5	61b	Group of people sitting on logs	undated

EphemeraReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	item
1/6	62	Program from the Fourth Annual Session of the Carroll County Teachers' Association, Camden, Indiana	November 26-27, 1897
1/6	63	Dance program from the Seventh Annual Levee University Cadets	February 10, 1899
1/6	64	Program from Class Day at the University of Washington The program lists the class of 1900.	May 30, 1900
1/6	65	Program for Commencement Week at the University of Washington	May 26-29, 1901
1/6	66	Program of the Mazama Excursion to Mount Rainier Paradise Park with the Sierra Club of California and Appalachian Mountain Club of Boston, Massachusetts Henry, Bertha and Charles Landes are all listed as part of the party.	July, 1905
1/6	67	Class list for the University of Washington	undated
1/6	68	Tacoma School District No. 10 Teacher's Contract for Charles Landes	July 1906

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