Gary Menges photographs of the Pacific Northwest

Gary Menges photographs of the Pacific Northwest, approximately 1984-1997

Overview of the Collection

Photographer

Menges, Gary L.

Title

Gary Menges photographs of the Pacific Northwest

Dates

approximately 1984-1997 (inclusive)

Quantity

0.05 cubic feet (1 box and 2 folders)

Collection Number

PH1237

Summary

Photographs depicting Pike Place Market and other locations in Seattle, Washington, Tacoma, Portland, and Mount Baker made by Gary Menges

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

No restrictions on access.

Request at UW

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Languages

English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Gary Menges was the former head of University of Washington Special Collections and chair of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) manuscripts and rare books section and eventually took a position as the Preservation Administrator at the University of Washington Libraries.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Photographs and corresponding negatives depicting shoppers, vendors and streets at Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington made by Gary Menges, and photographs of other locations in Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, and Mount Baker.

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

Arrangement

Organized into 2 accessions.

Accession No. PH1237, Gary Menges photographs of Pike Place Market and Seattle Area, approximately 1984
Accession No. PH2025-009, Gary Menges photographs of the Pacific Northwest, 1984-1997

Acquisition Information

Donor Gary Menges, January 10, 2014. (Donor form signed at this time. The photographs were donated in the 1980s) and September 2024.

Processing Note

PH1237 processed by Stefanie Terasaki, 2014; Processing completed 2014. Edited by Stefanie Terasaki, 2016.

PH1237 photographs transferred from the Seattle subject file, 2014.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Accession No. PH1237: Gary Menges photographs of Pike Place Market and Seattle Area, approximately 1984Return to Top

2 folders (48 prints and 22 negatives)

Scope and Content: Photographs and corresponding negatives depicting shoppers, vendors and streets at Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington made by Gary Menges.

These photographs of Pike Place Market were taken for the 3rd Association of College and Research Libraries National Conference that was held in Seattle April 1984. Some of them may have been published in that year's ACRL journal.

Arrangement: Arranged in 2 series.

Series 1, Pike Place Market Seattle, Washington
Series 2, Seattle Area

Digital Content/Other Formats: Collection is available on the Libraries Digital Collections site.

Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.

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

Acquisition Info: Donor Gary Menges, January 10, 2014. (Donor form signed at this time. The photographs were donated in the 1980s)

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Series 1: Pike Place Market Seattle, Washington General Notes: Some images of Pike Place Market have corresponding negatives numbered fom 0-20a and have been numbered 1-0 to 1-20a below. Original order for these has been maintained.All photographs were made by Gary Menges.
Folder	item
1	1-0	Pike Place Market walkway with sign for Place Pigalle General Notes: Place Pigalle is a French restaurant in Pike Place Market. Originally a hotel and bordello it became a bar and then a restaurant in 1982.	approximately 1984
1	1-1	Economy Arcade entrance and walkway to the market	approximately 1984
1	1-2 to 1-3	Public Market Center sign and outside street	approximately 1984
1	1-4	Produce vendor on corner of Pike Street and Pike Place	approximately 1984
1	1-5	Main Arcade walkway with seafood vendor	approximately 1984
1	1-6	Main Arcade seafood vendor, probably Pure Food Fish Market	approximately 1984
1	1-7	Main Arcade vegetable vendor	approximately 1984
1	1-8	Verdi's produce vendors and vegetables General Notes: Pasqualina Verdi and her family started selling fresh produce in Pike Place Market in 1955. Her stall was known for its customer service and quality produce.	approximately 1984
1	1-9	Main Arcade walkway with shoppers	approximately 1984
1	1-10	City Fish Market stall front with shoppers ordering	approximately 1984
1	1-11	Shoppers looking at stall with bodies in shade and legs in the sun	approximately 1984
1	1-12	Mike's Produce stand with man pushing boxes of produce	approximately 1984
1	1-13 to 1-14	Jack's Fish Spot and Crab Pot stall front at the Sanitary Market	approximately 1984
1	1-15 to 1-16	Au Gavroche bakery	approximately 1984
1	1-17	Pike Street entrance to the market showing the Public Market sign	approximately 1984
1	1-18	Pike place and Pike Street intersection showing side of market	approximately 1984
1	1-19	Walkway with signs for Rotary Grocery and lower floor	approximately 1984
1	1-20	Concrete structure and trees in Post Alley	approximately 1984
1	1-20a	Back of the Public Market Sign and hillside	approximately 1984
2	2 to 5	Produce for sale at Pike Place including apples, cauliflower and lettuce	approximately 1984
2	6 to 7	Dungeness crabs for sale at Pike Place	approximately 1984
2	8 to 10	Shoppers and vendors at Pike Place	approximately 1984
2	11	Stairs connecting Pike place with the Elliot Bay waterfront	approximately 1984
2	12	Trolley car near the waterfront General Notes: Printed next to photo:The Waterfront Trolley connects the Pike Place Market and Pioneer Square.	approximately 1984
		Seattle Area General Notes: Includes images of attractions in Seattle.
Folder	item
2	13	Ballard Locks with boats waiting to pass through	approximately 1984
2	14 to 16	Downtown Seattle street scenes including a view of the Music Box Theater sign, Rainier tower, former Washington Plaza Hotel	approximately 1984
2	17 to 22	Seattle ferries on the water General Notes: Caption for photo: Ferries depart frequently for Puget Sound crossings from the downtown ferry terminal.	approximately 1984
2	23	Seattle ferry at downtown terminal	approximately 1984
2	24 to 27	Waiting for Interurban street sculpture, Fremont neighborhood, Seattle	approximately 1984
2	28	Chief Seattle scultpure in pioneer Square outside the Pioneer Building General Notes: Caption on photo: Chief Sealth presides over Seattle's historic Pioneer Square District.	approximately 1984
2	29	Detail of the facade of the Pioneer Building	approximately 1984

Accession No. PH2025-009: Gary Menges photographs of the Pacific Northwest, 1984-1997Return to Top

0.05 cubic feet (1 box)

Scope and Content: Photographs and slides of locations in Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, Mount Baker. Some highlights are the University of Washington-Tacoma under construction in 1996, Virginia Bagley Wright guest house, and Artist Point.

Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

Acquisition Info: Gary Menges, September 2024

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Corporate Names

Pike Place Market (Seattle, Wash.)--Photographs

Geographical Names

Pike Place Market Historical District (Seattle, Wash.)--Photographs

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