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John Stamets photographs, approximately 1970s-2000s

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Stamets, John, 1949-
Title
John Stamets photographs
Dates
approximately 1970s-2000s (inclusive)
Quantity
157.81 cubic feet (174 boxes and 3 tubes) plus 1 oversize folder containing photographic prints, negatives, slides and textual materials
Collection Number
PH2016-002
Summary
Photographs made by John Stamets who documented architecture and construction around Seattle, Nicaraguan circuses, Filipino cannery workers, the Rat City Roller girls roller derby team, the collapse of the Husky Stadium and other activities
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

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Some records stored off-site; advance notice required for use.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Mr. Stamets was born on April 18, 1949, in Ithaca, N.Y., and grew up in Columbiana, Ohio. Following family tradition, he attended prep school at Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania. After graduating from Yale University in 1971, he moved to Seattle in the early 1970s to study neurophysiology at the UW.

But he had already acquired the photography bug at Yale, where he had a chance to study with legendary photographer Walker Evans.

“John was a force of nature,” his brother, Paul, said. “He inspired me on my path into the field of mycology, after his travels to Mexico and Colombia in pursuit of magic mushrooms.”

Back in Seattle, Mr. Stamets drove a cab for several years, taking pictures of his passengers. He also was a photographer for the Seattle Sun, an alternative weekly.

He was most famous for capturing the 1987 collapse of Husky Stadium on camera — a photo he then sold as a nine-shot panoramic postcard titled “Gravity 1, UW 0.”

In 1988, he began shooting the construction of large building projects in downtown Seattle as the city underwent one of its periodic building booms. “I realized it was going to be a very significant time in the city’s history,” he told The Seattle Times in 1992, “comparable to the Denny Regrade.” (The bus tunnel, downtown Seattle Art Museum and five skyscrapers were all under construction.)

In 1992, he joined the UW faculty, where he ran the Architecture Photo Lab. He also became involved in a federal program documenting important historical buildings. His collaborator Susan Boyle, of Boyle Wagoner Architects, noted that more than 350 of his photographs are in the Library of Congress’s Historic American Buildings Survey and the Historic American Engineering Record Collection.

There was little that could stop him from getting the shot he wanted, Boyle said. He even rented the Monorail so he could see into the EMP Museum site during construction, having the driver stop at the best vantage points and open the doors.

A more recent obsession was the Rat City Rollergirls. “In March 2013 I fell down the rabbit hole into modern roller derby,” he said. “I saw it once, and I never left.”

He died the weekend of June 7-8, at age 65, of an apparent heart attack.

Information taken from John Stamets obituary by Michael Upchurch.

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Content Description

Photographs made by John Stamets. The majority of photographs in this collection either document the construction of large building projects in downtown Seattle (including the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Central Library, EMP, Seattle Art Museum, and others), or are part of the Library of Congress’s Historic American Buildings Survey and the Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER), which document achievements in architecture and engineering in the United States through a comprehensive range of building types and engineering technologies (Stamets' HABS/HAER photographs document the Henry Art Gallery, Fox Theater, Longacres racetrack, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, and others). Photographs also document Pike Place Market and events at Seattle's Kingdome in the 1980s, as well as other subjects, including Nicaraguan circuses, Filipino cannery workers, the Rat City Roller girls roller derby team, and Seattle taxi passengers in the 1970s.

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Use of the Collection

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Restrictions on Use

Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries. Some restrictions exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections for details.

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Administrative Information

Preservation Note

Some records stored off-site; advance notice required for use.

Acquisition Information

Donor: Stamets family, 2014.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

  • Description: Architecture negatives, color prints ca. 2005
    Dates: 2001-2005
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Henry Art Museum negatives and note cards, construction documentation
    Dates: 1995-1997
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Prints and Negatives: SPL Branch Libraries, two bridge projects (one is likely South Park Bridge), an airfield, Pacific First Center (downtown Seattle), Suzallo Renovation, and general files ('96, '98)
    Dates: 1991-2006
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: Prints and negatives

    Grouped as found.

    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 4
  • Description: Project files, prints, and negatives; EMP (Experience Music Project) during construction
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 5
  • Description: Misc. negatives
    Dates: 2001
    Container: Box 6
  • Description: Presently empty
    Container: Box 7
  • Description: Color negatives and prints; Safeco Field and McCormick Tribune Campus Center (MTCC) at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago (IIT).
    Dates: 1994-2004
    Container: Box 8
  • Description: IIT MTCC Negatives and prints
    Dates: circa 2000-2002
    Container: Box 9
  • Description: Color negatives, slides, prints; EMP during Construction
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 10
  • Description: Negatives; music hall
    Dates: 2005
    Container: Box 11
  • Description: Henry Art Gallery negatives, prints ; contact prints of the construction of a theater; negatives of buildings; Seattle Public Library building prints; Suzzallo renovation
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 12
  • Description: Negatives and note cards
    Dates: 1998
    Container: Box 13
  • Description: Project files, prints, construction documentation
    Dates: circa 2005
    Container: Box 14
  • Description: Negatives and prints from EMP construction
    Dates: circa 1999-2000
    Container: Box 15

  • Misc. HABS/HAER prints, negatives, slides, and documentation, circa 1992-2011

    Container: Box 16

  • Description: Misc. prints
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 17
  • Description: Negatives, note cards on Seattle Central Library and other projects
    Dates: 1996-1997
    Container: Box 18
  • Description: Seattle Central Library negatives and prints
    Dates: 2003
    Container: Box 19
  • Description: Construction documentation projects, Bellevue Art Museum, negative record sheets
    Dates: 2005-2006
    Container: Box 20
  • Description: Vertico negatives in binders, box 1 of 3
    Dates: 1988-1989
    Container: Box 21
  • Description: Misc. prints
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 22
  • Description: Prints: SPL Branch Libraries, bridges, dam, and misc. projects
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 23
  • Description: Milwaukee Art Museum and others negatives and prints
    Dates: circa 2006
    Container: Box 24
  • Description: Misc. prints from Scanning Office (Gould 19C)
    Dates: circa 1999-2004
    Container: Box 25
  • Description: Vertico negatives in binders, box 2 of 3
    Dates: 1989-1990
    Container: Box 26
  • Description: Project files/portfolios, prints, old negative note cards
    Dates: 1994
    Container: Box 27
  • Description: Misc. color and black/white negatives, some EMP negatives included
    Dates: 1995-2007
    Container: Box 28
  • Description: Negatives and Prints, Seattle Central Library and IIT
    Dates: 2003-2004
    Container: Box 29

  • HABS Prints, Documentation, and Slides, 1991-1992

    Container: Box 30

  • Description: Vertico negatives in binders, box 3 of 3
    Dates: 1990-1992
    Container: Box 31
  • Description: Misc. negatives
    Dates: 2008-2010
    Container: Box 32
  • Description: Misc. negatives

    Some appear to show construction on building next to Seattle Art Museum.

    Dates: 2003-2005
    Container: Box 33
  • Description: Project slides and misc. negatives

    Boxed as found. Covers a lot of different projects, including Seattle Public Library and EMP.

    Dates: circa 1997
    Container: Box 34
  • Description: Cobb building documentation, prints and negatives
    Dates: 2006
    Container: Box 35
  • Description: Misc. negatives
    Dates: 2004-2005
    Container: Box 36
  • Description: Misc. negatives, one box labeled "South Park Bridge" with print glued to top of box
    Dates: 2006-2009
    Container: Box 37
  • Description: Misc. negatives
    Dates: 2003
    Container: Box 38

  • HABS/HAER Prints, Negatives, Slides, and Documentation, 1993-2002

    Container: Box 39

  • HABS/HAER Project folders; documentation, negatives, and prints; box 3 of 3, between 2010 and 2013

    Container: Box 40

  • Description: General Seattle photography
    Dates: 1990-1991
    Container: Box 41

  • HABS/HAER Project folders; documentation and prints; box 1 of 3, between 1983 and 2007?

    Container: Box 42

  • HABS Prints and Documentation: Longacres (HABS No. WA-201) ; Badger Mountain Lookout (HABS No. WA-208) ; Curtis Wharf (HABS No. WA-198), between 1992 and1994

    Container: Box 43

  • Description: Prints: general project files, EMP construction, SPL Central construction, IIT Campus Center Construction
    Dates: circa 1991-2006
    Container: Box 44

  • HABS/HAER Project folders; documentation and prints; box 2 of 3, between 2002 and 2008

    Container: Box 45

  • Description: Miscellaneous negatives of Seattle projects, includes EMP and SAM
    Dates: 1991-1999
    Container: Box 46
  • Description: Miscellaneous Seattle building projects
    Dates: 1995-1999
    Container: Box 47
  • Description: Miscellaneous Seattle building projects, negatives; includes EMP and SAM
    Dates: 2000
    Container: Box 48
  • Description: Misc. negatives
    Dates: 2000-2002
    Container: Box 49
  • Description: Misc. negatives (in chronological order)
    Dates: May-October, 2002
    Container: Box 50
  • Description: Misc. prints from Scanning Office (Gould 19C)
    Dates: circa 1996-2000
    Container: Box 51
  • Description: Misc. Seattle building projects negatives and prints
    Dates: 1994-2005
    Container: Box 52
  • Description: Misc. prints and negatives/color negatives
    Dates: circa 1997-2012
    Container: Box 53
  • Description: Misc. prints and negatives
    Dates: circa 1987-1998
    Container: Box 54
  • Description: Large prints: misc building projects
    Dates: circa 1988-2000
    Container: Box:oversize 55
  • Description: Panoramic prints

    Mostly Pike Place Market, some Kingdome events, some of protesters ('86) and pedestrians in Downtown Seattle

    Dates: circa 1985-1988
    Container: Box:oversize 56
  • Description: Large prints

    Single matted print, posters, Music Hall, Madonna Wall (EMP SE Corner), misc. building projects.

    Dates: circa 1992-1998
    Container: Box 57
  • Description: Large Prints: untitled, but possibly depicting the Music Hall, EMP, and the Henry Art Gallery
    Dates: circa 1992-1998
    Container: Box:oversize 58
  • Description: Large prints

    Some appear to be from Stamet's days of taking pictures of his taxi passengers, others are portraits or misc. street scenes.

    Dates: undated
    Container: Box:oversize 59
  • Description: Large prints: Henry Art Gallery during construction

    55 oversized prints.

    Dates: 1996
    Container: Box:oversize 60
  • Description: Large prints: Seattle Art Museum during construction
    Dates: 1991
    Container: Box:oversize 61
  • Description: Large prints

    Most appear to be buildings in Downtown and Pioneer Square during construction.

    Dates: circa1988-1990
    Container: Box:oversize 62
  • Description: Large prints: MAM, IIT, Sundial
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box:oversize 63
  • Description: Misc. prints of varying sizes
    Dates: circa 2007-2009
    Container: Box:oversize 64
  • Description: Large prints: untitled

    Unable to determine the buildings depicted during construction.

    Dates: circa 2000
    Container: Box:oversize 65
  • Description: Large prints: misc. buildings under construction, and Seattle Coleseum demol, Millenium Tower,

    [REMINDER] Moved box 66 from HT1020 to HT1018 due to lack of shelf space.

    Dates: 1989?
    Container: Box:oversize 66

  • HABS prints and documentation, between 1993 and 2007?

    Container: Box 67

    247 miscellaneous negatives.

  • Description: Suzzalo and Seattle Branch Libraries prints

    Each branch library has its own labeled folder.

    Dates: circa 2000-2005
    Container: Box 68
  • Description: Miscellaneous slides, negatives, and color negatives

    Originally housed in binders.

    Dates: circa 1988-2000
    Container: Box 69
  • Description: Taxi-related documents and files

    Probably from years spent driving a Taxi and occasionally photographing passengers.

    Dates: circa 1980-1983
    Container: Box 70
  • Description: UW REQ JAN-JUNE '82

    Various prints.

    Dates: circa 1982
    Container: Box 71
  • Description: Miscellaneous Prints/Documents

    Various prints.

    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 72
  • Description: Miscellaneous Prints/Documents
    Dates: circa 1981-1982
    Container: Box 73
  • Description: Miscellaneous Prints/Documents

    Domingo/Viernes Depositions and Manuscripts.

    Dates: circa 1982-2000
    Container: Box 74
  • Description: Newspapers

    Pike Place Market News '94 - '00 and Reflex Magazine Dec. '95 - Jan. '96.

    Dates: 1994-2000
    Container: Box 74
  • Description: Large prints: misc. building projects

    Includes Suzzalo Renovation (excellent shot of Reading Room renovation).

    Dates: circa 2000-2001
    Container: Box 75
  • Description: Large prints: misc. building projects
    Dates: circa 1988-2009
    Container: Box 76
  • Description: Large prints: misc. building projects
    Dates: circa 1999-2003
    Container: Box 77
  • Description: Large prints: Henry Art Gallery, and probably a stadium under construction

    10 oversized prints of Gallery, and 1 oversized print of stadium.

    Dates: circa 1996-1998
    Container: Box 78
  • Description: Miscilleneous portraits of elderly people
    Dates: circa 1985-1987
    Container: Box 79?
  • Description: Large prints: Henry Art Gallery, misc. building projects
    Dates: circa 1985-2011
    Container: Box 79?
  • Description: Large Prints: Music hall, misc. building projects

    9 prints of the Music hall.

    Dates: circa 1988-2005
    Container: Box 80
  • Description: Large Prints: Bellevue Art Museum, misc. building projects
    Dates: circa 2000-2005
    Container: Box 81
  • Description: Large Prints: misc. building projects, some of light rail (Seattle?)
    Dates: circa 2001-2003
    Container: Box 82
  • Description: Large Prints: Suzzallo Renovation, misc. building projects
    Dates: circa 1997-2005
    Container: Box 83
  • Description: Large Prints: Bellevue Art Museum
    Dates: circa 2000
    Container: Box 84
  • Description: Large Prints

    Subjects include Museum of Gass, , Protesters (Downtown Seattle?), Bellevue Art Museum, SAM, Seattle Central Library demol., MAM, McKan Apt. demol., 505 Union Station, and misc. building projects.

    Dates: circa 1990-2005
    Container: Box 85
  • Description: Large Prints

    Subjects include 10 prints of Henry Art Gallery, and 5 prints of old farm building.

    Dates: circa 1996-2001
    Container: Box 86
  • Description: Large Prints: IIT-MTCC, EMP construction
    Dates: circa 1999-2002
    Container: Box 87
  • Description: Large Prints: Single color print, BW prints for misc. building projects

    Looking East on Pine, possibly Safeco Field construction.

    Dates: circa 1988-2001
    Container: Box 88
  • Description: Large Prints: Suzzalo Renovation

    Very good condition, excellent shots of Reading Room renovation.

    Dates: circa 2001-2002
    Container: Box 89
  • Description: Negatives in labeled, dated sleeves (10/1/76-2/28/81)
    Dates: 1976-1981
    Container: Box 90
  • Description: Various prints and negatives

    Subjects include San Francisco, Cherry Point Arco Refinery, wheat harvest, Seattle Sonics, Mexico trip, and Anti-Nuclear Power Protest '77 (Crabshell Alliance).

    Dates: circa 1976-1981
    Container: Box 90
  • Description: Various slides, negatives, proofs, and prints

    Stamets labeled the boxes as "WA State Slides," "Good Prints," "Seattle 'Scapes," "The Group Proofs and Negs."

    Dates: circa 1974-1986
    Container: Box 91
  • Description: Various prints and negatives

    Includes "Catholic Progress" prints and negatives, "Vertico" prints from Aug. '88 to Dec. '91, and "Urban Scrape" prints.

    Dates: circa 1988-1992
    Container: Box 92
  • Description: Various slides

    "Alaska '85", "Street Art/Artists", Politics '84-85", "Misc. extra slides", "Taxi Passengers."

    Dates: circa 1984-1985
    Container: Box 93
  • Description: Various negatives

    "Market Widelux" - likely Pike Place.

    Dates: circa 1983-1991
    Container: Box 93
  • Description: Notebook

    Notes about experiments on cats and rats

    Dates: circa 1983-1991
    Container: Box 93
  • Description: Various slides, prints, and negatives

    Subjects include includes color prints from a wedding, prints labeled "Daniel Masfield - Deaf/Blind" (possibly by another photographer), IFPTE Conference Photography ('82).

    Dates: circa 1978-1986
    Container: Box 94
  • Description: Various prints and negatives

    Taxi passenger photos comprise the majority, some color photos and some of Housing/Tenants Union demolition.

    Dates: circa 1977-1991
    Container: Box 95
  • Description: Various prints and negatives

    Taxi passengers, Amusement Center, West Seattle bridge, photos related to Nicaraguan Embargo protests/political activism, Shorey's bookstore, "Hot Shots", and weddings.

    Dates: circa 1977-1995
    Container: Box 96
  • Description: Large color prints taken in Nicaragua: "Nicaragua Libre"
    Dates: circa 1985
    Container: Box 97
  • Description: Prints of various sizes, appear to be photographs taken by Jerry Gay for the Seattle Sun in 1980
    Dates: circa 1980
    Container: Box 98
  • Description: Misc. large color prints, possibly the Seattle Center
    Dates: circa 1985
    Container: Box 99
  • Description: Misc. large prints

    Some are black and white prints of taxi passengers, undated but probably from late 1970; a May 7, 1977 black and white print titled Yamasaki's Rainier Tower depicting the tower, a brick building being demolished and an overhead airplane in flight; the rest are color photographs from '83-'86, possibly Seattle Center.

    Dates: circa 1977-86
    Container: Box 100
  • Description: Misc. large color prints

    Most appear to possibly depict the Seattle Center, some Nicaragua photos as well.

    Dates: circa 1979-1985
    Container: Box 101
  • Description: Misc. large color prints

    Some possibly Seattle Center, some of Pike Place Market, some of an unidentified mountain.

    Dates: circa 1983-1985
    Container: Box 102
  • Description: Large color prints

    Might be Seattle Center.

    Dates: Circa 1980s
    Container: Box 103
  • Description: Misc. prints, negatives, color negatives, and slides,

    Includes large amount of prints from Kingdome contracts ('88-'90), slides of Seattle and WA state, theater negatives and slides, and taxi passenger prints with model releases.

    Dates: Circa 1974-1990
    Container: Box 104
  • Description: Misc. documents, prints, and newspaper/magazine clippings

    Some materials related to Kingdome photography project ('88-'90).

    Dates: circa 1988-1990, undated
    Container: Box 105
  • Description: Misc. documents, prints, newspaper/magazine clippings
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 106
  • Description: Misc. documents, prints, and newspaper/magazine clippings

    Includes Music Hall demolition prints and docs. from 91-92.

    Dates: 1991-1992, undated
    Container: Box 107
  • Description: Misc. negatives and prints

    Subjects include: Taxi passengers/taxi company from '77-'79, Music Hall ('91-'92), First Ave (Pike to Union) from '80-81, Fremont Forum, Volunteer Park Bicycle Race (4/1/78), theater prints, and 4th of July Fireworks Crew ('79).

    Dates: circa 1977-1992
    Container: Box 108
  • Description: Music Hall panorama prints
    Dates: circa 1991-1992
    Container: Box 109
  • Description: Various slides
    Dates: circa 1973-1996
    Container: Box 109
  • Description: Negatives in labeled, dated sleeves
    Dates: 1978-1982
    Container: Box 110
  • Description: Miscellaneous slides
    Dates: circa 1985-1998
    Container: Box 110
  • Description: "Art Scene" negatives and prints
    Dates: 1988-1989
    Container: Box 110
  • Description: DVD/CDs of photos from Savery Hall renovation
    Dates: circa 2008
    Container: Box 110
  • Description: Miscellaneous matted prints, prints and negatives

    Nicaragua, personal photos, Labor council office, and various subjects.

    Dates: circa 1969-1995
    Container: Box 111
  • Description: Materials form "Alaskeros" exhibition
    Dates: circa 1969-1995
    Container: Box 111
  • Description: Davenport College Arts Magazine
    Dates: 1969
    Container: Box 111
  • Description: Miscellaneous prints

    Grouped as found and put into 19 folders; dates are approximate, as most prints were undated.

    Dates: circa 1977-1986
    Container: Box 112
  • Description: Kingdome project negatives
    Dates: circa 1986-1991
    Container: Box 113
  • Description: Kingdome panoramic prints
    Dates: circa 1986-1989
    Container: Box 113
  • Description: East Coast negatives and prints
    Dates: circa 1971-1974
    Container: Box 113
  • Description: Domingo/Viernes prints, negatives, and docs
    Dates: circa 1977-1991
    Container: Box 113
  • Description: Seattle Sun slide show by Nancy Walz
    Container: Box 113
  • Description: Miscellaneous prints and negatives (some, but few, negatives as well), also a folder of slides (Lakeview Cemetery, color negatives (skyline)

    Subjects include: Harborview Garage ('89-'90), Vertico (Jan '88-July '88 and Oct '89-April '90), "Art Scene" ('87-'95), and miscellaneous building projects.

    Dates: 1987-1995
    Container: Box 114
  • Description: Slides of Lakeview Cemetery and color negatives of the skyline
    Dates: circa 1986-1990
    Container: Box 114
  • Description: Miscellaneous prints and negatives

    Subjects include Pike Place Market and the people that work the shops there are heavily featured, also contains labeled folders of Stamets' favorite Pike Place Market photos (e.g. "MARKET BEST!", "MARKET 'BEST' - PORTRAITS") .

    Dates: circa 1977-1999
    Container: Box 115
  • Description: Pike Place Market prints, slides, and documents
    Dates: 1984-1999
    Container: Box 116
  • Description: Miscellaneous prints, negatives, documents

    Includes photography project proposals, magazine and newspaper clippings, journals, mockups, and other materials.

    Dates: circa 1989-2002
    Container: Box 117
  • Description: Large prints of CTC/Theater productions
    Dates: 1980
    Container: Box 118
  • Description: Large color prints titled "Mechanical Carnival #2"
    Dates: 1980
    Container: Box 119
  • Description: Possible undeveloped film
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 120-121
  • Description: Miscellaneous newspaper and magazine clippings (mostly Seattle-area publications)
    Dates: circa 1977-2004
    Container: Box 122
  • Description: Photocopies of articles with Stamets' photos
    Dates: circa 1977-2004
    Container: Box 122
  • Description: Negatives, photos, blueprints, photography project correspondence, and documents
    Dates: circa 1977-2004
    Container: Box 122
  • Description: Possible undeveloped film
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 123
  • Description: Misc. loose prints and negatives from various building projects and other photography projects, loose blueprint negatives
    Dates: circa 1975-2008
    Container: Box 124
  • Description: Issues of the Seattle Sun
    Dates: 1975
    Container: Box 124
  • Description: UW Department of Architecture design folio
    Dates: 2007
    Container: Box 124
  • Description: Issues of the Seattle Sun
    Dates: 1980
    Container: Box 125
  • Description: Legal papers related to the Domingo-Viernes case

    Papers, photos, pamphlets, newspaper/magazine clippings, documents, and notes (taken by Stamets) related to the Domingo-Viernes case.

    Dates: circa 1980-1985
    Container: Box 125
  • Description: Documents, prints, negatives of building projects
    Dates: circa 1977-1999
    Container: Box 126
  • Description: Miscellaneous prints
    Dates: 1977-1978
    Container: Box 126
  • Description: Project files
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 127
  • Description: Panorama Prints of Pike Place Market
    Dates: 1986-1987
    Container: Box 128
  • Description: Prints
    Dates: 1986-1991
    Container: Box 128
  • Description: Taxi Passenger project prints and negatives
    Dates: 1978-1981
    Container: Box 128
  • Description: Negatives and prints
    Dates: 1976-1982
    Container: Box 128
  • Description: Possible undeveloped film
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 129-130
  • Description: Project files and documents
    Dates: 1984-1993
    Container: Box 131
  • Description: Project files and documents
    Dates: 1984-1993
    Container: Box 131
  • Description: Seattle Sun staff negatives and prints
    Dates: 1978-1982
    Container: Box 131
  • Description: Boeing materials on specific aircraft
    Dates: circa 1978-1993
    Container: Box 131
  • Description: Nordstrom construction prints
    Dates: 1997-2001
    Container: Box 132
  • Description: Steno notebooks
    Dates: 2001; 2003
    Container: Box 132
  • Description: Misc. prints and negatives

    Includes Longacres demolition ('92) and Fremont Bridge prints (2005) as well as other subjects.

    Dates: 1986-2010
    Container: Box 132
  • Description: Misc. prints and some negatives of various building projects

    Includes construction at SAM ('08), Cabrini Hospital demolition ('95), King County Landmarks ('90).

    Dates: circa 1990-2008
    Container: Box 133
  • Description: Misc. documents
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 133
  • Description: Misc. panoramic negatives
    Dates: circa 1986
    Container: Box 133
  • Description: Captioned photos of Rat City Roller Girls
    Dates: 2013
    Container: Box 133
  • Description: Issue of Northwest Construction magazine with Stamets photo on cover
    Dates: 1999
    Container: Box 133
  • Description: Miscellaneous prints, negatives, and slides

    Subjects include: Bellevue skyline ('91), Pike Place Market Historic Preservation Easement photo contract ('92), Key Bank in Ballard ('91), Longacres racetractk ('92), Telephone poles ('04), and various building projects.

    Dates: circa 1977-2005
    Container: Box 134
  • Description: Prints, negatives, and documents

    Loose materials were foldered as found due to overwhelming amount.

    Subjects include: Vertico (5/3/88-8/17/88), Henry Art Building (1995), Nordstrom (1998).

    Dates: circa 1979-2000
    Container: Box 135
  • Description: Negatives (1985-1992), documents and photocopied prints contributed Gwathmey Siegel Book on Henry Art Gallery, and misc. prints

    5 folders of documents, and photocopied contact sheets.

    Dates: circa 1979-2001
    Container: Box 136
  • Description: Loose large prints
    Dates: circa 1977-2001
    Container: Box 137
  • Description: Slides of Blaine, WA and US Customs
    Dates: 1984
    Container: Box 138
  • Description: Negatives
    Dates: 1967-1969
    Container: Box 138
  • Description: Prints and contact sheet prints
    Dates: 1967-1971
    Container: Box 138
  • Description: Seattle newspapers and magazines
    Dates: 1977-1988
    Container: Box 138
  • Description: Magazines/newsletter clippings related to photography and cameras
    Container: Box 138
  • Description: Magazines/newsletter clippings
    Dates: circa 1979-2000
    Container: Box 139
  • Description: Documents and file folders
    Dates: circa 1979-2000
    Container: Box 139
  • Description: Pike Place Market prints, Husky Stadium Collapse prints, misc. Seattle architecture prints and negatives, and building project portfolio prints
    Dates: circa 1985-2000
    Container: Box 139
  • Description: Misc. prints and negatives, most of Seattle construction projects
    Dates: circa 1979-2001
    Container: Box 140
  • Description: Misc. Prints: misc. construction prints and loose prints, Hotel Hamilton, Whidbey Naval Air Station, Mercado Receiption, and Theater Photographs
    Dates: circa 1989-2010
    Container: Box 141
  • Description: Market News prints
    Dates: 1994-1996
    Container: Box 141
  • Description: HABS/HAER prints and documents

    Includes Madigan building, Kosai Farms ('95), Wenatchee, Hamilton Hotel in Portland ('93), Bothell: Jamison House and Boone/Truly Farm ('91 & '93), and Whibley Island Naval Air Station, as well as misc. HABS ('92-'98). Also includes HAER prints of North 21st Street Bridge in Tacoma ('93), and HABS report and negatives of Curtis Whaf in Anacortes.

    Dates: 1991-1998
    Container: Box 141
  • Description: Project files with prints: SAM construction, Vertico project, HACR/Boeing, Pier 66, Collesium Demolition, and Skybridge
    Dates: circa 1988-1991
    Container: Box 142
  • Description: Prints, negatives, and documents: Pike Place Market, Pacific Place, Kingdome, Nicaragua Libre, and Pioneer Square Theater

    Subjects include: HABS Curtis Wharf ('92), Pike Place Market, HABS SF Jewish Community Center ('01), "Nicaragua Libre", the Kingdome ('88-'91), and misc. building construction projects.

    Dates: circa 1988-2001
    Container: Box 143
  • Description: Prints, slides, and negatives: Kingdome, fall of "Hammering Man" at SAM, and misc. projects
    Dates: circa 1978-2006
    Container: Box 144
  • Description: Issues of the Seattle Sun
    Dates: circa 1977-1978
    Container: Box 145
  • Description: Slides of Seattle buildings ('86-'88)
    Dates: 1986-1988
    Container: Box 146
  • Description: Project files

    Projects include Boeing, Music Hall, Seattle Sun, Vertico, IIT.

    Dates: 1990-2003
    Container: Box 146
  • Description: Oversize prints
    Dates: circa 1987-1998
    Container: Box 147
  • Description: Oversize prints
    Dates: circa 1988-2001
    Container: Box 148
  • Description: Possible undeveloped film
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 149-151
  • Description: Misc. project files

    Subjects include: Taxi project, Newmark, St. Stephen's, and photos of a man Stamets' friend (a Pike Place news stand owner) claims is D. B. Cooper.

    Dates: 1976-1994
    Container: Box 152
  • Description: Photographs

    Photos of a man Stamets' friend (a Pike Place news stand owner) claims is D. B. Cooper.

    Dates: circa 1976-1994
    Container: Box 152
  • Description: Misc. prints, negatives, and documents

    Subjects include: EMP ('99), Chelan Lookout Tower ('95), Japanese Language School - Tacoma ('94), and Neptune and IIT Project files.

    Dates: circa 1976-2013
    Container: Box 153
  • Description: Slides of Blaine, Wash. and US Customs
    Dates: 1984
    Container: Box 154
  • Description: Negatives
    Dates: 1967-1969
    Container: Box 154
  • Description: Prints and contact sheet prints
    Dates: 1967-1971
    Container: Box 154
  • Description: Misc. Seattle newspapers and magazines
    Dates: 1977-1988
    Container: Box 154
  • Description: Misc. magazines/newsletter clippings related to photography and cameras
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 154
  • Description: Misc. project files; misc. prints and negatives

    Subjects include: HABS - Chelan Butte Lookout ('95), Seattle Festivals ('83-'85), Pacific Northwest Art Expo ('86), various theater groups ('77-'85), and the Solar Eclipse of Feb. 26, 1979.

    Dates: circa 1977-1995
    Container: Box 155
  • Description: Issues of the Seattle Sun
    Dates: 1977-1981
    Container: Box 156
  • Description: Personal files
    Dates: 1988-1989
    Container: Box 156
  • Description: Issue of Seattle Times with article on Stamets' photography
    Dates: 2000
    Container: Box 156
  • Description: Possible undeveloped film
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 157-159
  • Description: Misc. prints, negatives, slides, and newspaper/magazine clippings

    Subjects include: Henry Art Building Renovation prints/color negatives ('96), Drydock 3 at the Port of Seattle ('94), HAER - Wyckoff ('95-'96), and misc. buildings/construction projects.

    Dates: circa 1984-2005
    Container: Box 160
  • Description: Misc. loose prints, negatives, and documents

    Largely photos of various building projects/architecture, does include HABS prints of Longacres Racetrack (circa 1992).

    Dates: circa 1973-2011
    Container: Box 161
  • Description: Misc. loose prints, negatives, documents, and slides

    Subjects include: 3Bob Marley at the Paramount Theater (1979), Trinity Episcopal Parish Church post-earthquake renovation (2001), and Rat City Rollergirls (2013-2014).

    Dates: circa 1976-2014
    Container: Box 162
  • Description: Digital and tape materials

    DVD-RWs & CD-RWs of digital photo files ('97-'13), micro floppy discs ('90-'98), misc. audio cassette tapes ('77-'03), Canon Compactflash Card memory card ('03), and some blank DVD-RWs.

    Dates: circa 1977-2013
    Container: Box 163
  • Description: Oversize prints

    Subjects include: Portfolio prints/clippings ('79-'92), Bob Marley at the Paramount Theater prints ('79), Pike Place Market ('85-'86), Husky Stadium Collapse ('87), and misc. loose prints ('84-'98).

    Dates: circa 1979-1998
    Container: Box 164
  • Description: Oversize matted prints
    Dates: circa 1979-1997
    Container: Box 165
  • Description: Oversize prints

    Subjects include: Pike Place Market ('85-'86), Seattle Art Museum ('91), Music Hall demolition ('92), and misc. events at the Kingdome (includes Seattle Mariners games, motor cross, and Paul McCartney in concert).

    Dates: circa 1987-2001
    Container: Box 166
  • Description: Oversize prints

    Subjects include: A building, probably Kingdome (motorcross show/race?, '88), a baseball game, and Folklife Festival ('87).

    Dates: circa 1986-1992
    Container: Box 167
  • Description: Large matted prints

    Subjects include: Pike Place Market ('85-'86), Music Hall, and the Wah Mee Club ('83).

    8 prints of the Music Hall.

    Dates: circa 1983-1988
    Container: Box 168
  • Description: Ephemera

    Includes photography ephemera (sheet film holders, etc.), personal items (such as old IDs and Press passes from events), postcards, etc.

    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 169
  • Description: Miscellany

    Newspaper/magazine clippings ('77-'03), small posters, mounted prints, long developed negative/transparency rolls, and envelopes of empty negative sleeves with labels and dates.

    Dates: circa 1977-2003
    Container: Box 170
  • Description: Newspaper and magazine articles/clippings

    Newspapers/magazines featuring Stamets' photography and some articles (foldered and in oversize upright archival box); also includes coverage on Wah Mee Massacre (1983).

    Dates: circa 1979-1992
    Container: Box 171
  • Description: Newspaper and magazine articles/clippings

    Newspapers/magazines featuring Stamets' photography and some articles (foldered and in oversize upright archival box); also includes duplicate copies of certain editions/issues.

    Dates: circa 1977-1988
    Container: Box 172
  • Description: Oversize rolled photographs

    Milwaukie Art Museum at Night 00-12.9-21c (2000); Henry Art Gallery Construction, 2 prints (1996); Photocopy of panorama street scene of Westlake plaza, Seattle (undated); Alaskeros: A Documentary Exhibit on Pioneer Filipino Cannery Workers Exhibit poster (undated).

    Container: Tube 173
  • Description: Blueprints of Salishan Defense Housing Project
    Dates: 1942
    Container: Tube 174
  • Description: Oversize rolled transparency of building under construction
    Dates: undated
    Container: Tube 175
  • Description: HABS/HAER Prints and Slides: Longacres, Curtis Wharf ('92), Fox Theater/Music Hall, Henry Art Gallery, misc. HABS/HAER projects
    Dates: circa 1992-1998
    Container: Tube 176
  • Description: Urbanscrape vol. 1 "Our Business is Funny Business"

    Note on the front page: "When the J.C. Pennys Buildig at 2nd & Pike was given to the Seattle Art Museum, the Museum traded that block for the nearby Arcade Plaza Building at First & University. This is the story of what happened next."

    Dates: undated
    Container: Tube 177

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Architecture--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
  • City dwellers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
  • Photographs--Specimens
  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Personal Names

  • Stamets, John, 1949---Archives

Corporate Names

  • Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record
  • Pike Place Market (Seattle, Wash.)--Photographs
  • Rat City Rollergirls--Photographs
  • Seattle Art Museum--Photographs
  • Seattle Central Library--Photographs

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)--Photographs

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record, (associated name)


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