WAUSlusherKenPH2015_008.xmlGuide to the Ken Slusher Photograph and Videotape Collection approximately 1976-2008Slusher (Ken) Photograph and Videotape CollectionSpecial Collections, University of Washington Libraries© 2015 (Last modified: 11/30/2021)
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University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH2015-008Slusher, KenKen Slusher photograph and videotape collectionapproximately 1976-2008Photographs (18 boxes) and films (4 boxes) of videotapesCollection materials are in English.Photographs and films (videotapes) of Seattle and Tacoma events and people by a Seattle photographer

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.

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/

The collection is open to the public.

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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.

Ken Slusher, 5/18/2013 and 12/4/2014.

Photos transferred from Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 587 Photographs (PH Coll 1095) June 2018.

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1Films2002-2006

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

2Films2003-2005

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

3Films2000-2003

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)

4Films2004-2007

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

5Creative Products, Inc catalogs, clippings, portraits, art photographs, eastern Washington, horse races, Seattle1971-19726Prints and negatives including nature, portraits, horse races, graduation photographs, Union Station Tacoma, Kentucky construction, bands, Blanchard Plaza construction, small towns1976-19817Prints and negatives including West Seattle bridge construction, Oregon Dunes, Stump Beach, Redwoods, Olympic Rain Forest, Columbia Center construction, King County Jail, nature photographs1982-20078Prints and negatives including Columbia Center, West Seattle bridge, Columbia Gorge, North Cascades, I-90/I-5 interchange1983-19859Prints and negatives including Traveler's Timecapsule proposal, Open Monday flyers1979-198310Prints and negatives including Tacoma Community College, City Artworks class schedules, Sapporo Snow Festival, Seattle, portraits1965-198111Prints and negatives including remodeling vintage Metro bus, city skyline, portraits, Oregon Coast, Redwoods, sand dunes, family1958-198212Prints and negatives including portraits, horse races, Christmas party, Kentucky, Ken Slusher's birthday, power plants, dams, railroads, Amtrak, Mom's wedding1972-200413Prints and negatives including I-5/I-90 interchange, Century Square construction, Olympic block, Snoqualmie Summit, Washington State Convention Center1985-198614Prints including First and Stewart building construction, Washington State Convention Center, Century Square, Washington Mutual Tower, Two Union Square building1986-198915Prints 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 Center1986-200816Prints 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.1988-200817Negatives including portraits, Fat Tuesday, weddings, Oregon1974-198018Negatives A-D19Negatives G-H20Negatives E-F21-22Matted prints