Joseph Daniels Photograph Collection, 1901-1956

Overview of the Collection

Photographer
Daniels, Joseph, 1884-1965
Title
Joseph Daniels Photograph Collection
Dates
1901-1956 (inclusive)
Quantity
1,459 black & white prints, 1,383 negatives, 45 postcards (3 boxes)
Collection Number
PH2005-048
Summary
Images documenting interests of UW professor of mining in mineral quarries and commercial ovens, furnaces and other plant equipment at various mining sites and his travel photos
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

The collection is open to the public.

Request at UW

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Joseph Daniels was born in 1884. He was a professor of mining engineering, at the University of Washington and a consultant. He was a member of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers and the American Society for Metals. He died in 1965.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Images document Professor Daniels' interest in mineral quarries and commercial ovens, furnances, and other plant equipment at various mining sites in Alaska, British Columbia, Cuba, India, Mexico, Philippine Islands, Oregon, Utah, and Washington State. Also includes travel photos taken during a trip through South America and a cruise to Honolulu, Hawaii.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions might exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact the repository for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donor: Joseph Daniels; received September 1 and December 1, 1963.

Processing Note

Processing Level 1.

Photographs and negatives were relocated from the Joseph Daniels Papers, Accession No. 0416-001, in the repository in 1984.

Separated Materials

Material Described Separately:

Joseph Daniels Papers (Manuscript Collection 0416)

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Negative AlbumsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
1
Personal
78 negatives
1905-1935
1
Personal
100 negatives
1915-1923
1
Personal
100 negatives
1923-1929
1
Personal
42 negatives
1936-1946
1
Alaska – Nova Scotia – Michigan – Pacific Northwest
83 negatives
1904-1912
1
Pacific Northwest
100 negatives
1913-1920
1
Pacific Northwest
100 negatives
1924-1933
1
San Francisco – Pacific Coast
100 negatives
1915-1924
1
Pennsylvania – New Jersey – Michigan
100 negatives
1908-1911
1
South America
100 negatives
1924
1
Mexico
100 negatives
1911
2
Mount Rainer – Mexico
100 negatives
1911-1912
2
Coal Mines – Washington, Texada, Miscellaneous
77 negatives
1912-1914
2
Coal Mines – Washington: Roslyn, Renton, Spiketon, Burnett, Wilkeson, Carbonado
100 negatives
1911-1913

PhotographsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
2
Mount Rainer Trip of Mountaineers
85 b/w prints
Summer 1912
2
Trip to Chromite Properties of Twin Sisters Magnesium & Chrome Corp.
21 b/w prints
1954
2
Photos re UW
4 b/w prints
1933-1940
2
Irondale Plant
11 b/w prints
1901-1918
2
Unidentified Negatives
18 negatives
undated
2
Oswego Plant
11 b/w prints
1911-1929
2
Mining in Mexico
8 b/w prints
1906-1908
2
Mining Photos
37 b/w prints
1915-1930
2
Mexican Landscapes and Buildings
18 b/w prints
1904-1907
2
Caletones Copper Smelter in Chile
14 b/w prints
1922-1924
2
Quartz and Basalt Deposits and Quarries
19 b/w prints
1932
2
Washington Docks and Gravel Pits
16 negatives
1930-1956
2
Pacific Northwest- Oregon and Washington including Black Diamond, Renton Coal Mine, Carbonado, Ravensdale, Pacific Coast Coal Co., Durham, Roslyn
39 photographs
1924
Box/Folder
2
Wuhu, China
1923
Box
3
South America Trip, Roll #1 – Panama Canal
11 b/w prints
1924
3
South America Trip, Roll #2 – Peru
12 b/w prints
1924
3
South America Trip, Roll #3 – Peru and Chile
12 b/w prints
1924
3
South America Trip, Roll #4 – Chile
11 b/w prints
1924
3
South America Trip, Roll #5 – Chile
12 b/w prints
1924
3
South America Trip, Roll #6 – Chile
12 prints
1924
3
South America Trip, Roll #7 – Chile
12 b/w prints
1924
3
South America Trip, Roll #8 – Chile
12 b/w prints
1924
3
South America Trip, Roll #9 – Chile
11 b/w prints
1924
3
South America Trip, Roll #10 – Chile
11 b/w prints
1924
3
South America Trip, Roll #11 – Chile
12 b/w prints
1924
3
South America Trip, Roll #12 – Chile
12 b/w prints
1924
3
South America Trip, Roll #13 – Rancagua, Santiago, Los Andes
4 b/w prints
1924
3
South America Trip, Roll #14 – Chile and Argentina
12 b/w prints
1924
3
South America Trip, Roll #15 – Buenos Aires
12 b/w prints
1924
3
South America Trip, Roll #16 – Buenos Aires, Santos
12 b/w prints
1924
3
South America Trip, Roll #17 – Santos, Rio de Janeiro
9 b/w prints
1924
3
Canadian Rockies
18 b/w prints
undated
3
Sodium Sulphate Deposit – Inglebright Lake – Maple Creek, Saskatchewan
10 b/w prints
1918
3
Coalmont Collieries, Coalmont, B.C. – Princeton, B.C. – Tulameen, B.C.
10 b/w prints
1918
3
Hyder, Alaska – Stewart, B.C. – Premier Mine, etc.
14 b/w prints
1923
3
Untitled
3 b/w prints
1914-1918
3
Surprise Rapids, B.C.
18 b/w prints
1919
3
Banff
8 b/w prints
1919
3
Premier Mine, Stewart, B.C.
7 b/w prints
1923
3
Utah Copper Co., Utah
1 b/w print
1924
3
Iron Springs, Utah
7 b/w prints
1924
3
Salt Lake City
2 b/w prints
1924
3
Columbia Steel Corp. Plant, Provo Utah
2 b/w prints
1924
3
Construction Coke Ovens at Carbonado, WA
2 b/w prints
1912
3
Beehive Ovens at Wilkeson, WA
3 b/w prints
1913
3
Coal Castle Gate, Sunnyside District, Utah
15 b/w prints
1924
3
Honolulu Trip – USS Tennessee
3 b/w prints
1935
3
Honolulu Cruise
34 b/w prints
1935
3
Honolulu Cruise
35 b/w prints
1935
3
Miscellaneous Chile Photos
13 b/w prints
1924
3
Camp at Glacier, Anthioute Field
2 b/w prints
1912
3
Mexico – Saltillo and LaPaz
14 b/w prints
1911
3
Mexico – Mexico City and Santa Anita
7 b/w prints
1911
3
Mexico City – Bull Ring
8 b/w prints
1911
3
Havana
15 b/w prints
1911
3
Mexico – Velardeno
9 b/w prints
1911
3
Mexico City – Street Views
8 b/w prints
1911
3
Mexico City – Churches and Buildings
7 b/w prints
1911
3
Mexico City – Benito Juarez Celebration
8 b/w prints
1911
3
Mexico – Cuenevaca
13 b/w prints
1911
3
Mexico – Miscellaneous
7 b/w prints
1911
3
Mexico – Merida and Progresso
11 b/w prints
1911
3
Mexico – Puebla, Cholula, Apizaco
6 b/w prints
1911
3
Mexico City – Coyacan
1 b/w print
1911
3
Mexico City – Azcapozalco
2 b/w prints
1911
3
Mexico – Vera Cruz, Orizaba
14 b/w prints
1911
3
Mexico City – Ixtapalapa
4 b/w prints
1911
3
Mexico City – Toluca Road and El Desierto
18 b/w prints
1911
3
Wilkeson, Carbonado District
44 b/w prints
1912
3
Anyox, B.C.
2 b/w prints
1925
3
Princeton Coal & Land Co. – Princeton, B.C.
3 b/w prints
1918
3
Sulzer, Alaska
9 b/w prints
1923
3
Darrington, WA
3 b/w prints
1927
3
Johnson Central Building
11 negatives and 2 b/w prints
1932
3
Anyox, B.C. – Coke Oven
8 b/w prints
1925
3
Inglewood and Anyox, B.C.
11 b/w prints
1925
3
Oswego Furnace
2 negatives and 2 b/w prints
1929
3
Vancouver, B.C. – Miscellaneous
11 b/w prints
1918
3
Mexico City – Xochimileo
10 b/w prints
1911
3
Mexico City – San Angel
4 b/w prints
1911
3
Honolulu Cruise
62 negatives
1935
3
Philippine Islands – Lavap Peninsula and Calambayungan Island
6 negatives
1923-1925
3
Irondale, Washington
2 negatives
1917-1919
3
Lahore – 10C Gulberg Colony
13 negatives
1955-1956
3
India – Kashmir, Manali-Kulu
7 negatives
1955-1956
3
Chile Nitrate Industry
8 color postcards
1924
3
Chile – La Sevena, Coquimbo
4 b/w postcards
1924
3
Santos, Brazil
5 b/w postcards
1924
3
Buenos Aires, Argentina
10 b/w postcards
1924
3
Taeuat Arica, Chile
6 color postcards
undated
3
Taltal, Chile
1 color and 2 b/w postcards
1924
3
Chile – Antofogest and Native Scenes
11 b/w postcards
1924

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Metallurical furnaces--Photographs
  • Mines and mining--Photographs
  • Quarries and quarrying--Equipment and supplies--Photographs
  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Geographical Names

  • Mexico--Photographs--20th century
  • Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--Photographs--20th century
  • South America--Photographs--20th century