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Gary Menges photographs of Pike Place Market and Seattle area, circa 1984
Overview of the Collection
- Photographer
- Menges, Gary L
- Title
- Gary Menges photographs of Pike Place Market and Seattle area
- Dates
- circa 1984 (inclusive)19841984
- Quantity
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48 photographic prints (2 folders) ; 3.5 x 5 in.
22 photographic negatives - Collection Number
- PH1237
- Summary
- Photographs and corresponding negatives depicting shoppers, vendors and streets at Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington made by Gary Menges
- 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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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.
- Additional Reference Guides
- 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.
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.
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
Acquisition Information
Donor Gary Menges, January 10, 2014. (Donor form signed at this time. The photographs were donated in the 1980s)
Processing Note
Processed by Stefanie Terasaki, 2014; Processing completed 2014. Edited by Stefanie Terasaki, 2016.
Photographs transferred from the Seattle subject file, 2014.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
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Pike Place Market Seattle, WashingtonReturn to Top
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.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Folder | item | ||
1 | 1-0 |
Pike Place Market walkway with sign for
Place Pigalle
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.
|
circa 1984 |
1 | 1-1 | circa 1984 | |
1 | 1-2 to 1-3 | circa 1984 | |
1 | 1-4 | circa 1984 | |
1 | 1-5 | circa 1984 | |
1 | 1-6 | circa 1984 | |
1 | 1-7 | circa 1984 | |
1 | 1-8 |
Verdi's produce vendors and
vegetables
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.
|
circa 1984 |
1 | 1-9 | circa 1984 | |
1 | 1-10 | circa 1984 | |
1 | 1-11 | circa 1984 | |
1 | 1-12 | circa 1984 | |
1 | 1-13 to 1-14 | circa 1984 | |
1 | 1-15 to 1-16 | circa 1984 | |
1 | 1-17 | circa 1984 | |
1 | 1-18 | circa 1984 | |
1 | 1-19 | circa 1984 | |
1 | 1-20 | circa 1984 | |
1 | 1-20a | circa 1984 | |
2 | 2 to 5 | circa 1984 | |
2 | 6 to 7 | circa 1984 | |
2 | 8 to 10 | circa 1984 | |
2 | 11 | circa 1984 | |
2 | 12 |
Trolley car near the
waterfront
Printed next to photo:The Waterfront Trolley connects the Pike
Place Market and Pioneer Square.
|
circa 1984 |
Seattle AreaReturn to Top
Includes images of attractions in Seattle.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Folder | item | ||
2 | 13 | circa 1984 | |
2 | 14 to 16 | circa 1984 | |
2 | 17 to 22 |
Seattle ferries on the water
Caption for photo: Ferries depart frequently for Puget Sound
crossings from the downtown ferry terminal.
|
circa 1984 |
2 | 23 | circa 1984 | |
2 | 24 to 27 | circa 1984 | |
2 | 28 |
Chief Seattle scultpure in pioneer Square outside the
Pioneer Building
Caption on photo: Chief Sealth presides over Seattle's historic
Pioneer Square District.
|
circa 1984 |
2 | 29 | circa 1984 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Markets--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
Corporate Names
- Pike Place Market (Seattle, Wash.)--Photographs
Geographical Names
- Pike Place Market Historical District (Seattle, Wash.)--Photographs
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)