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Ajax Builders photograph collection, circa 1950s
Overview of the Collection
- Photographer
- Ajax Builders
- Title
- Ajax Builders photograph collection
- Dates
- circa 1950s (inclusive)19501959
- Quantity
- 27 photographic prints (1 folder) ; 8"x10" and 4"x5"
- Collection Number
- PH1357
- Summary
- Photographs of portable buildings made by the Ajax Builders company of Seattle, Washington
- 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
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
Historical BackgroundReturn to Top
Ajax Builders was a small building company with one office located at 7417 Roosevelt Way Seattle, Washington. The founder and president of Ajax Builders was Elmer L. Nelson. In the 1950s, the primary staff included President Elmer L. Nelson, Vice President Edward R. Carter, and Secretary-treasurer Mary L. Nelson. Ajax Builders sold mobile structures including garages, barns, retail shops, houses, and house additions. Their buildings were shown in open lots and when purchased, would be moved on trucks to the buyer's location.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Photographs of portable structures made by Ajax Builders.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
View the digital version of the collection
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
ResidentialReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/1 | 1 | circa 1950s | |
| 1/1 | 2 |
Addition to white house with porch and
sapling Typed on accompanying material: 20' x 24 house and 10' x 12'
addition blvd. sd., incl. porch, sash and doors. $1790.00.
|
circa 1950s |
| 1/1 | 3 |
Sunlit house with electrical wire William Ransdell Photography, Seattle (photographer)
|
circa 1950s |
| 1/1 | 4 |
House with gas tanks on side William Ransdell Photography, Seattle (photographer)
|
circa 1950s |
| 1/1 | 5 |
Sunlit house with lawn William Ransdell Photography, Seattle (photographer)
|
circa 1950s |
| 1/1 | 6 | circa 1950s | |
| 1/1 | 7 | circa 1950s | |
| 1/1 | 8 | circa 1950s | |
| 1/1 | 9 | February, 1958 |
Commercial buildingsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/2 | 10 | circa 1950s | |
| ½ | 11 |
Portable commercial building for sale Handwritten on verso: 18 x 20 $1000.00 Bill Cochron Rainier
Ave.Writing on verso probably refers to Bill Corcoran of Barton
& Corcoran Used Cars. The car dealership bought this style of portable
building for their office formerly located on Rainier Avenue in Seattle,
Washington.
|
circa 1950s |
| ½ | 12 |
Brownies Barber Shop in Seattle, Washington Brownies Barber Shop was located at 7007 California Avenue SW
in West Seattle, Washington.
|
circa 1950s |
| ½ | 13 | circa 1950s | |
| ½ | 14 | circa 1950s | |
| ½ | 15 | circa 1950s |
Garages and BarnsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/3 | 16 | circa 1950s | |
| 1/3 | 17 | circa 1950s | |
| 1/3 | 18 | 1957 | |
| 1/3 | 19 |
Garage with shake siding and white door Typed on accompanying material: 18' x 20' garage shake siding
o d , $745.00
|
circa 1950s |
| 1/3 | 20 | circa 1950s | |
| 1/3 | 21 | circa 1950s | |
| 1/3 | 22 | circa 1950s | |
| 1/3 | 23 | circa 1950s | |
| 1/3 | 24 | circa 1950s | |
| 1/3 | 25 | circa 1950s | |
| 1/3 | 26 | circa 1950s | |
| 1/3 | 27 | circa 1950s |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
