Ken Slusher photograph and videotape collection, approximately 1976-2008
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Biographical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Films, 2002-2006
- Films, 2003-2005
- Films, 2000-2003
- Films, 2004-2007
- Creative Products, Inc catalogs, clippings, portraits, art photographs, eastern Washington, horse races, Seattle, 1971-1972
- Prints and negatives including nature, portraits, horse races, graduation photographs, Union Station Tacoma, Kentucky construction, bands, Blanchard Plaza construction, small towns, 1976-1981
- Prints and negatives including West Seattle bridge construction, Oregon Dunes, Stump Beach, Redwoods, Olympic Rain Forest, Columbia Center construction, King County Jail, nature photographs, 1982-2007
- Prints and negatives including Columbia Center, West Seattle bridge, Columbia Gorge, North Cascades, I-90/I-5 interchange, 1983-1985
- Prints and negatives including Traveler's Timecapsule proposal, Open Monday flyers, 1979-1983
- Prints and negatives including Tacoma Community College, City Artworks class schedules, Sapporo Snow Festival, Seattle, portraits, 1965-1981
- Prints and negatives including remodeling vintage Metro bus, city skyline, portraits, Oregon Coast, Redwoods, sand dunes, family, 1958-1982
- Prints and negatives including portraits, horse races, Christmas party, Kentucky, Ken Slusher's birthday, power plants, dams, railroads, Amtrak, Mom's wedding, 1972-2004
- Prints and negatives including I-5/I-90 interchange, Century Square construction, Olympic block, Snoqualmie Summit, Washington State Convention Center, 1985-1986
- Prints including First and Stewart building construction, Washington State Convention Center, Century Square, Washington Mutual Tower, Two Union Square building, 1986-1989
- Prints including nature, art galleries, I-5/I-90 interchange, First & Stewart building, Ace Galvanizing, Metro Tunnel construction, Virginia Mason building, Washington Mutual Tower, Seattle Art Museum, Pacific First Center, 1986-2008
- Prints including construction of Ken Slusher in Metro Bus Tunnel, Crown Center Plaza, Seattle Municipal Tower, Metro Tunnel, ship Delta launch, Kentucky and Tennessee, music group portraits, magician portraits, family portraits, Foss Waterway development, Museum of Glass construction., 1988-2008
- Negatives including portraits, Fat Tuesday, weddings, Oregon, 1974-1980
- Negatives A-D
- Negatives G-H
- Negatives E-F
- Matted prints
- Names and Subjects
Overview of the Collection
- Photographer
- Slusher, Ken
- Title
- Ken Slusher photograph and videotape collection
- Dates
- approximately 1976-2008 (inclusive)19762008
- Quantity
- Photographs (18 boxes) and films (4 boxes) of videotapes
- Collection Number
- PH2015-008
- Summary
- Photographs and films (videotapes) of Seattle and Tacoma events and people by a Seattle photographer
- 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
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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Ken Slusher (1947-2014) studied photography while he was a journalism major at Western Washington University in 1972. He worked as a writer and photographer for the Tacoma Community College Pubic Relations Department and as a photojournalist for the Tacoma Review and the Tacoma News Tribune (1971-1972). He taught photography at City Art Works and Factory of Visual Arts (1979-1981) and worked in photography labs in the area. He has documented the Seattle and Tacoma areas using photography and video. He also ran a gallery "Open Mondays" from 1978-1984. He was also an active proponent of legalizing marijuana and documented the Hempfest.
Content Description
Photographs and films of Seattle and Tacoma events and people including construction of the West Seattle Bridge, Blanchard Plaze, the Columbia Center and the redevelopment of the Foss Waterway in Tacoma. He documented festivals and events such as Hempfest, Peace movement rallies, Fremont parades and other activities. He documented Northwest artists such as Anja Kaiser, Richard Beyer, the Skagit 12 and others. His website is http://www.openmondays.com/
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries. Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Films
Itemized list of films: Peace #1-4, 6-28; Hempfest #1-4; Gary Long Seike; Seike/Haegawa; Seike-Fulford; Seike-Lamphear; Seike, Ben; Seike-C; Seike 2006a; Sike Reopening; Seike 8; Seike- Brooks; Seike Garden; Craig Butler Seike; Greg Butler; Craig Ward; March 20 2004 B; Haas Signs - Fremont Meet; Meeting Fremont; Fair; Barn Dance - The Fair; Bluilding Floats- Park Sign- Kerry Phoning- Peter Toms, etc.; Fremont 2002 (2 tapes); Arleta Sanders 005; Sing for Peace A and B (2 tapes); Sam Scharff
Dates: 2002-2006Container: Box 1 -
Description: Films
Itemized list of films: Karen Parker; Karen Parker 1 and 2 (2 tapes); Rally; Rally, WLM Park, Jim Page; Rally and March; Arlington NW/ Rally; Media and the war; David Suzuki; Dave Suzuki; Imam Wahhat; Kelly- Kucinich; 19 March 05 Seattle Center; J. Lang B; Davis; Fox 1 Yiddish Erotica; Fox- 2nd Performance; Others' Stuff; March 20 – 2004; Clipper Flying Cloud; Rob and Jen's Wedding; March 03; Scott Ritter; Malik Rahim; Helen Caldicott; Greg Palast; McDermott 1-11-04; Thunder/Greenlake; Rolling thunder; November 2004; Muslim Conference Ali's Demo; Patricia Boiko; 2 unlabeled tapes
Dates: 2003-2005Container: Box 2 -
Description: Films
Itemized list of films: Vets Reflect A and B (2 tapes); Farms and Gardens; Mike Kearny; Helen Forsyth 002; Jim Stichka; Kathryn Armstrong; Emily Horswill A and B (2 tapes); Diane Summerhays; Friday- Fun Run, Sat AM Drive by Parade; John Harter I and II (2 tapes); Ed Keener 003; Minne, part 1 of 2; Unlabeled tape, no cassette case; War and the rise of Christian Fascism and Talking Election 2000 (VHS); One Day, the President Came to Town (VHS)
Dates: 2000-2003Container: Box 3 -
Description: Films
Itemized list of films: Sept 24, '05 Rally and March; Arlington NW, ED Asner 20 March 04; Rally SCCC; End of Seattle, C+R Rally – Parade; Sheila Fox Interview; Sheila Fox (accordion); July - Pot Pride, Give Peace a Chance, etc.; Joe Hill Pts 1 and 2 (2 tapes); Chris Finan; Denis Halliday; Feb 15 #2; Tribunal Jan 20, 2007; Tribunal, Wright 3; Beginnings; VPA Farms and Gardens; Farms and Gardens; Doin' the Fremont; Tom Neilson; War and the Rise of Christian Fascism; Wedding; Senn- Fox; Soapbox; Dr Lang -A; Wedding; Patricia Boiko; Effects; Citizens Hearing; Fe-Mar 2004; Van Meer; Lois Helen, Minne (conclusion); CCC # 1-3 (Seattle Hempfest, 3 tapes); Wobbies; Smason; Smason and Chicago; Son et Lumiere; Evans- Engfer; Engfer; Bluegrass; Volunteer Park Archaeologies: Stories from the Garden; Keith 006; 2 unlabeled tapes
Dates: 2004-2007Container: Box 4 -
Description: Creative Products, Inc catalogs, clippings, portraits, art photographs, eastern Washington, horse races, SeattleDates: 1971-1972Container: Box 5
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Description: Prints and negatives including nature, portraits, horse races, graduation photographs, Union Station Tacoma, Kentucky construction, bands, Blanchard Plaza construction, small townsDates: 1976-1981Container: Box 6
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Description: Prints and negatives including West Seattle bridge construction, Oregon Dunes, Stump Beach, Redwoods, Olympic Rain Forest, Columbia Center construction, King County Jail, nature photographsDates: 1982-2007Container: Box 7
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Description: Prints and negatives including Columbia Center, West Seattle bridge, Columbia Gorge, North Cascades, I-90/I-5 interchangeDates: 1983-1985Container: Box 8
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Description: Prints and negatives including Traveler's Timecapsule proposal, Open Monday flyersDates: 1979-1983Container: Box 9
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Description: Prints and negatives including Tacoma Community College, City Artworks class schedules, Sapporo Snow Festival, Seattle, portraitsDates: 1965-1981Container: Box 10
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Description: Prints and negatives including remodeling vintage Metro bus, city skyline, portraits, Oregon Coast, Redwoods, sand dunes, familyDates: 1958-1982Container: Box 11
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Description: Prints and negatives including portraits, horse races, Christmas party, Kentucky, Ken Slusher's birthday, power plants, dams, railroads, Amtrak, Mom's weddingDates: 1972-2004Container: Box 12
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Description: Prints and negatives including I-5/I-90 interchange, Century Square construction, Olympic block, Snoqualmie Summit, Washington State Convention CenterDates: 1985-1986Container: Box 13
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Description: Prints including First and Stewart building construction, Washington State Convention Center, Century Square, Washington Mutual Tower, Two Union Square buildingDates: 1986-1989Container: Box 14
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Description: Prints including nature, art galleries, I-5/I-90 interchange, First & Stewart building, Ace Galvanizing, Metro Tunnel construction, Virginia Mason building, Washington Mutual Tower, Seattle Art Museum, Pacific First CenterDates: 1986-2008Container: Box 15
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Description: Prints including construction of Ken Slusher in Metro Bus Tunnel, Crown Center Plaza, Seattle Municipal Tower, Metro Tunnel, ship Delta launch, Kentucky and Tennessee, music group portraits, magician portraits, family portraits, Foss Waterway development, Museum of Glass construction.Dates: 1988-2008Container: Box 16
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Description: Negatives including portraits, Fat Tuesday, weddings, OregonDates: 1974-1980Container: Box 17
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Description: Negatives A-DContainer: Box 18
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Description: Negatives G-HContainer: Box 19
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Description: Negatives E-FContainer: Box 20
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Description: Matted printsContainer: Box 21-22
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Horse racing--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
- Moving Image Collections (University of Washington)
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Corporate Names
- Union Station (Tacoma, Wash.)--Photographs
Geographical Names
- Columbia River Gorge (Or. and Wash.)--Photographs
- Seattle (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Photographs
- West Seattle Bridge (Seattle, Wash.)--Photographs
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Suzuki, David T., 1936- (photographer)
