Art Siegal photograph collection

Art Siegal photograph collection, 1986-1992

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Siegal, Arthur, 1919-2014
Title: Art Siegal photograph collection
Dates: 1986-1992 (inclusive)
19861992
Quantity: 80 photographic prints; 26 slides (1 box) ; sizes vary
Collection Number: PH1141
Summary: The collection includes photographs and slides of the 80th anniversary celebration of Temple de Hirsch Sinai and the demolition and reconstruction of Temple de Hirsch Sinai
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: 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

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Arthur Siegal was born and raised in Las Vegas, New Mexico, was educated at the University of Denver in Colorado, and came to Seattle in the early 1940s to work at Boeing. He established his own business named Selo Electric, was director of facilities for Group Health Cooperative, and also served as executive director for Temple De Hirsch Sinai. He was also very involved with the Jewish community in Seattle.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection includes photographs and slides of the 80th anniversary celebration of Temple de Hirsch Sinai and the demolition and reconstruction of Temple de Hirsch Sinai.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

Forms part of the Washington State Jewish Archives.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Custodial History

Collected by the Washington State Jewish Historical Society.

Acquisition Information

Donor: Art Siegal, December 1987, July 1993.

Processing Note

Processed by Jack Falk, Don Romero, 2014; processing completed in 2014.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Temple de Hirsch Sinai 80th anniversary celebrationReturn to Top

Items # 1 to # 26 are color slides, items # 27 to 48 are black and white prints.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	item
1/1	1	People gathered near anniversary cake	1980
1/1	2	Rabbi Earl Starr, Max Silver, Rabbi Levine, and Sam Calvo holding model of temple	1980
1/1	3-5	Model of temple on top of cake	1980
1/1	6-7	Rabbi Earl Starr, Max Silver, Rabbi Levine, Betty Mossafer and others near cake	1980
1/1	8	Dorothy Calvo, Ida Ezra and another woman at buffet table	1980
1/1	9-11	People at buffet tables	1980
1/1	12	Betty Mossafer, Minnie Berenard, Helen Blumenthal near buffet table	1980
1/1	13-14	People standing near buffet tables	1980
1/1	15-16	People sitting at dining tables	1980
1/1	17-18	Musicians performing on stage	1980
1/1	19	Young woman singing on stage	1980
1/1	20-22	People dancing	1980
1/1	23	Elaine and Douglas Weisfield dancing	1980
1/1	24-25	People dancing hand in hand	1980
1/1	26	Man signing guest book	1980
1/2	27	Reeva and Rabbi Raphael Levine standing behind cake	1980
1/2	28	Betty Mossafer standing behind cake	1980
1/2	29	Two African-American children at buffet table	1980
1/2	30-31	People at buffet tables	1980
1/2	32-33	People sitting at dining tables	1980
1/2	34-35	Rabbi Raphael Levine and others at dining table	1980
1/2	36-38	People sitting at dining tables	1980
1/2	39-40	People sitting in front of stage	1980
1/2	41	People on stage	1980
1/2	42	People on stage with group sitting in front of stage	1980
1/2	43	Two men at microphone on stage	1980
1/2	44	Five women singing on stage	1980
1/2	45	Three women and man singing on stage	1980
1/2	46	Group of people singing on stage	1980
1/2	47-48	Group of people on stage with "80th Year" backdrop	1980

Demolition and reconstruction of Temple de Hirsch SinaiReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	item
1/3	49	Crawler crane next to temple	August 1992
1/3	50	Hole in brick wall of temple	August 1992
1/3	51	Temple undergoing demolition viewed from across the street	August 1992
1/3	52	Crawler crane and excavator working next to temple	August 1992
1/3	53	Crawler crane and excavator parked next to temple	August 1992
1/3	54	Crane next to dismantled wall of temple	August 1992
1/3	55	Front and side view of temple	August 1992
1/3	56	Excavator and crane next to partially demolished section of temple	August 1992
1/3	57	Excavator next to partially demolished section of temple	August 1992
1/3	58	Partially demolished temple viewed from across street	August 1992
1/3	59	Partially demolished walls of temple	August 1992
1/3	60	Partially demolished walls of temple with truck parked on street	August 1992
1/3	61-62	Man spraying water at demolition site as crane lifts debris	August 1992
1/4	63	Partially demolished temple viewed from across street	August 1992
1/4	64	Partially demolished walls of temple	August 1992
1/4	65	Man working in excavator on debris pile	August 1992
1/4	66	Excavator on top of debris pile	August 1992
1/4	67	Partially demolished walls and debris of temple	August 1992
1/4	68	Excavator in front of pile of debris and walls of temple	August 1992
1/4	69	Columns in front of partially demolished temple	August 1992
1/4	70-71	Pile of debris from temple	August 1992
1/4	72	Partially demolished wall and pile of debris	August 1992
1/4	73	Excavator loading debris into debris box	August 1992
1/4	74	View of wall and excavator	August 1992
1/4	75	Excavator with columns of temple in background	August 1992
1/4	76	Columns of temple with support bracing	August 1992
1/5	77	Columns of temple viewed from front	August 1992
1/5	78	Wall and column of temple behind fencing	August 1992
1/5	79	Cleared lot in front of buildings	August 1992
1/5	80	Man working in small bulldozer	August 1992
1/5	81	Man working in small bulldozer in cleared lot	August 1992
1/5	82	Columns of temple with support bracing	August 1992
1/5	83	Wall with ladders propped up against it	August 1992
1/5	84	Side wall with lift parked in front	September 1992
1/5	85	Front wall of temple and columns viewed from behind	September 1992
1/5	86-87	Man in lift next to columns	September 1992
1/5	88	Wall of temple with window opening	September 1992
1/5	89	Man welding stair railing	September 1992
1/5	90	Front wall of temple viewed from behind after repair work	September 1992
1/5	91	Man working on doors of temple	September 1992
1/6	92	Man laying out wooden concrete forms in lot	October 1992
1/6	93	Scaffolding next to wall	October 1992
1/6	94-95	Workers and wooden concrete forms in lot	October 1992
1/6	96	Workers and construction materials in lot	October 1992
1/6	97	Scaffolding next to wall	October 1992
1/6	98-99	Workers building wooden concrete forms in lot	October 1992
1/6	100	Newly constructed wooden fence	October 1992
1/6	101	Scaffolding and new fence next to building	October 1992
1/6	102	Newly poured concrete in lot of temple	October 1992
1/6	103	Benches on concrete in temple lot	October 1992
1/6	104	Workers on scaffolding	October 1992
1/6	105	Temple garden landscaping	June 1993
1/6	106	View of finished exterior temple wall	June 1993

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