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S.L. Sanger Photograph Collection, approximately 1940s-1990s
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Sanger, S. L.
- Title
- S.L. Sanger Photograph Collection
- Dates
- approximately 1940s-1990s (inclusive)19401999
- Quantity
- 66 photographs (1 box)
- Collection Number
- PH2017-046
- Summary
- Photographs of nuclear bomb testing sites, the Hanford nuclear plant and camp
- 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
No restrictions on access.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Stephen L. Sanger was born on March 24, 1936, in Iowa City, Iowa. His childhood was spent on farms around the state until 1950, when he began high school in Iowa City. He enlisted in the Army in 1956, but only served for six months due to pneumonia and other related issues.
Following his graduation from the University of Iowa in 1959 with a bachelor's degree in history, Sanger moved to San Francisco, where he worked as a copy boy at the "San Francisco News-Call Bulletin." He also did graduate work in history and journalism at both San Francisco State College and the University of Iowa. Sanger worked for thirty years as a reporter at newspapers in Iowa, Ohio, California, Hawaii, and Washington state before his retirement from the "Seattle Post-Intelligencer" in 1988. After that time, he wrote freelance magazine articles as well as two books, "Hanford and the Bomb" and "Working on the Bomb."
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Photographs relating to Hanford Nuclear plant and workers which were collected by S.L. Sanger's for his work on two books ("Hanford and the Bomb" (1989) and "Working on the Bomb" (1995) as well as articles on the topic. It does not appear that any of the photographs were made by Sanger.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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. Restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Site locations 8 photographs, 3 maps
Aerial photographs of Washington's Hanford Generating Project
(HCP), reactors, camps, and regional maps of the Hanford site.
|
1940s |
| 1/2 | Trinity site, Los Alamos 14 photographs, 2 postcards
Photographs of the Trinity site, bomb exhibits at the Bradbury
Museum in Los Alamos, New Mexico, postcards of "The Men Who Built Hanford," and
photographs of Norman Hilberry, Walter Simon, and Marvin H. Wilkening.
|
1985 |
| 1/3 | Hanford Nuclear Plant 10 photographs
Photographs of the reactor sites and processing plant at the
Hanford Nuclear Plant.
|
1940s |
| 1/4 | Hanford Camp 9 photographs
Photographs of workers' activities and daily life at the Hanford
camp.
|
1940s |
| 1/5 | Bombs and explosions 11 photographs
Photographs of bomb test sites, aftermaths of explosions, the
plutonium bomb Fat Man and uranium bomb
Little Boy
|
1940s |
| 1/6 | Portraits of individuals 14 photographs
Portraits of chemists, scientists, professors, and individuals who
were involved in the Hanford project or lived in Hanford during the
project.
|
1940s-1990s |
| 1/7 | Background information and photo credit 5 documents
Includes articles "The Challenge at Hanford" which provides short
description of 11 individuals and their role in the Hanford project, "Who's Who
Around Hanford" that provides description about various departments, and two
letters of photo credit to the Los Alamos National Laboratory and Argonne
National Laboratory.
|
1980s |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Atomic bomb--Washington (State)--Hanford--Photographs
- Nuclear power plants--Washington (State)--Hanford--Photographs
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Sanger, S. L.--Archives
Geographical Names
- Hanford Site (Wash.)
- Hanford Site (Wash.)--Employees
- Hanford Site (Wash.)--Employees--Photographs
- Hanford Site (Wash.)--Maps
- Hanford Site (Wash.)--Photographs
- Trinity Site (N.M.)--Photographs
