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Chambers family photograph collection, 1895-1953

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Chambers family
Title
Chambers family photograph collection
Dates
1895-1953 (inclusive)
Quantity
520 photographs, 25 negatives, 1 postcard (3 boxes)
Collection Number
PH2004-097
Summary
Images of various Chambers family members and travels
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

Collection is open to the public.

Request at UW

Additional Reference Guides

Languages
English
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Content Description

Images of various Chambers family members and travels.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Ann Denny, June 19, 1968.

Processing Note

Unprocessed.

Photographs and negatives were relocated from the Chambers (Andrew Jackson) Family Papers, Accession No. 0939, in the repository in 2004.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

  • Family Photographs

    • Description: Thomas McCutcheon Chambers

      One b/w portrait.

      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1/1
    • Description: Dry Dock Steamers

      Twenty-four negatives of various unidentified ships.

      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1/2
    • Description: Unidentified Portraits

      Thirteen b/w images.

      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1/3
    • Description: Unidentified Ship

      One negative of a unidentified ship.

      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1/4
    • Description: Grand Canyon of the Colorado

      Four b/w prints of unidentified landscapes.

      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1/5
    • Description: Two Children

      Three color prints of two unidentified young children.

      Dates: 1953
      Container: Box/Folder 1/6
    • Description: Portraits

      Seventeen b/w portaits, mostly unidentified family members.

      Dates: 1890
      Container: Box/Folder 1/7
    • Description: Portraits

      Three b/w portraits.

      Dates: ca. 1899
      Container: Box/Folder 1/8
    • Description: Miscellaneous Photos

      Three b/w prints of unidentified friends or family. Also includes one b/w print of the columns at the University of Washington and one b/w print of a person in a boat.

      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1/9
    • Description: Portraits

      Nine b/w prints of unidentified individuals and families. Also includes a street scene in New York City.

      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1/10
    • Description: Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Denny

      Eighty-three b/w prints of various family vacations to Alaska, Hawaii, and sites throughout Washington State. Includes images of Seattle's downtown and waterfront. Also includes one color print of an unidentified garden.

      Dates: ca. 1903-1948
      Container: Box/Folder 1/11
    • Description: Vacations

      Twenty-five b/w prints of unidentified family vacations.

      Dates: 1906-1907
      Container: Box/Folder 1/12
    • Description: Chambers Family

      Nineteen b/w portraits of members of the Chambers family, including several of Andrew Jackson Chambers and the family home near Roy, Washington.

      Dates: 1901
      Container: Box/Folder 1/13
    • Description: Students

      One 13 x 5 b/w print featuring an unidentified class of young men.

      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1/14
    • Description: Unidentified Portraits

      Five b/w portraits of an unidentified women.

      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1/15
    • Description: Family Portraits

      Seven b/w portraits and prints of various family members. Also includes a program for the home of Rakuto Seishiyo issued by the American Garden Club in 1935.

      Dates: 1935
      Container: Box/Folder 1/16
    • Description: Seattle

      Two b/w prints of the Aurora Bridge and A.S.U.W. building on Lake Washington in Seattle. Also includes two b/w prints of an unidentified house and Joseph Chamberlain.

      Dates: ca. 1935
      Container: Box/Folder 2/1
    • Description: Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Denny

      Five b/w portraits of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Denny.

      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 2/2
    • Description: Horton H. Denny

      Twenty-four b/w prints, mostly portraits of Horton H. Denny and other unidentified family members. Also includes a photograph of the town of Manitou Springs.

      Dates: 1890-1893
      Container: Box/Folder 2/3
    • Description: Portraits

      Seven b/w portraits.

      Dates: 1910
      Container: Box/Folder 2/4
    • Description: Family Vacations

      Fifty-nine b/w prints of various family vacations to Hawaii and Mt. Rainer.

      Dates: 1906-1942
      Container: Box/Folder 2/5
    • Description: Unidentified Portraits

      Sixteen b/w portraits.

      Dates: 1919
      Container: Box/Folder 2/6
    • Description: Landscapes

      Eight b/w prints of the Grand River Caynon Tunnel, Central Park, Palmer Hall at Colorado College, Hanging Bridge at Royal Gorge, and unidentified landscapes in Arizona, California, and Maine.

      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 2/7
    • Description: Unidentified Portraits

      Five b/w portraits and prints of unidentified family members. Also includes three b/w prints of a black bear.

      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 2/8
    • Description: Alaska

      Thirty-six b/w prints of unidentified mountains, waterfalls, and coasts of Alaska, taken from a ship.

      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 2/9
    • Description: Portraits

      Four b/w unidentified portraits.

      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 3/1
    • Description: Denver

      Sixteen b/w prints of a Baptist church, family home, children, and other buildings in Denver, Colorado.

      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 3/2
    • Description: Children's Portraits

      Four b/w portraits of unidentified children.

      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 3/3
    • Description: Portraits

      Sixteen b/w portraits.

      Dates: 1899-1918
      Container: Box/Folder 3/4
    • Description: Portraits

      Eight b/w portraits.

      Dates: 1895
      Container: Box/Folder 3/5
    • Description: Manitou Springs

      Eight hand-colored prints of Ute Pass and formations in the Garden of the Gods near Manitou Springs, Colorado.

      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 3/6
    • Description: Charles Robert

      Forty-four b/w prints of Charles Robert and other family members.

      Dates: 1915-1916
      Container: Box/Folder 3/7
    • Description: Portraits

      Eleven b/w portraits.

      Dates: 1885-1890
      Container: Box/Folder 3/8
    • Description: Portraits

      Four b/w portraits.

      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 3/9
    • Description: Chamber's Home

      Seven b/w prints of Chambers family on their property.

      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 3/10
    • Description: Travels

      Thirty-one b/w prints of buildings and landscapes from travels through France, Mexico, and Cuba. Also includes one hand-colored postcard of the Waikea River and Mauna Kea in Hawaii.

      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 3/11
    • Description: Hood Canal, Washington

      Four b/w prints of people on the beach and gathered near a boat for a clambake.

      Images were removed from the Localities subject file.

      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 3/12

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Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographs

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Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
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