University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH1151Seattle Tent & Awning CoSeattle Tent and
Awning photograph collection between 1950 and 1969?60 photographic prints (1 box) ; sizes varyCollection materials are in
English.Photographs of
Seattle Tent and Awning products on buildings in Seattle and Tacoma including
the Air Seal airhouse used for buildings in Seattle and Tacoma The Seattle Tent & Awning Co. was a tent, awning, and fabric
company founded in Seattle, WA in 1896. During the time when these photos were
produced, Seattle Tent & Awning was located at 310 Westlake Avenue North in
Seattle. The company produced awnings and tents for both commercial and
residential use. Their product, the Air: Seal Airhouse was used to enclose a
number of spaces, from swimming pools to airplanes. Airhouses used fans to keep
inflated while maintaining a comfortable temperature inside and making the
heating of pools easy.
The collection contains photographs of products made by the Seattle
Tent & Awning Company in Seattle and surrounding cities. The collection
includes photos of private residences, Pacific Lutheran College, and
commericial settings. Many of these photographs are the originals of images
used in the brochure, "Air: Seal Airhouses," published by Seattle Tent &
Awning Co. in 1959.
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Source: Fairlook Antiques, Seattle, WA, January 17, 2006.
Processed by Kevin Bicknell, 2012-2013.
The album cover was discarded due to its poor condition in 2013, but
the order of the album was retained.
Seattle Tent & Awning Co.--PhotographsSeattle (Wash.)--PhotographsAir-supported structures--PhotographsAwnings industryAwnings--PhotographsVisual Materials Collections (University of Washington)SeattlePhotographs
Album of Photos showing examples of awnings used on
buildings11-1a-cMartin's Grocery at 6300 Beacon Avenue, Seattle,
Washingtoncirca 1950sSigns on building read: Martin's Foods; Frozen Food -
Sundries; Martin's Grocery - Fresh Select Meats
21-2a-cNeff house at 820 Hillside Drive, Seattle, Washington
circa 1950s 31-3a-bCalderon household at 920 Lakeside Street, Seattle,
Washingtoncirca 1950s 41-4a-bHouse in Enumclaw, Washingtoncirca 1950s 51-5aAn awning above several chairs and a patio at the Hanlon
house in Des Moines, Washington.circa 1950s 51-5bFox house in Yarrow Point, Washigntoncirca 1950s 61-6aThe Sunset Club at Boren Avenue and University Street,
Seattle, Washingtoncirca 1950s 61-6bCampus Nursery at 5000 25th Avenue Northeast, Seattle,
Washingtoncirca 1950s 71-7aHansen Bakery at 600 1st Avenue North, Seattle,
Washingtoncirca 1950s 71-7b E.B. Williamson house at 428 McGilvra Boulvard,
Seattle, Washingtoncirca 1950s 81-8aRudd Realty 2309 Viewmont Way, Seattle,
Washingtoncirca 1950s 81-8bW.P. Fuller Paints at Fairview Avenue and Roy Street,
Seattle, Washington circa 1950s 91-9Crouse house at 2561 31st Avenue West, Seattle,
Washingtoncirca 1950s 101-10a-cC.B. Williams house at 904 East Newton Street, Seattle,
Washingtoncirca 1950s Air: Seal Buildings1/112Pacific Lutheran College students standing next to a
pool housed in an Air: Seal Airhouse, Tacoma, Washingtoncirca 1950sRichards Studio, Tacoma WA 1/113Students at Pacific Lutheran College in and around a
pool inside an Air: Seal Airhouse, Tacoma, Washingtoncirca 1950sRichards Studio, Tacoma, WA 1/114Two Pacific Lutheran College students standing outside
the Air: Seal Airhouse that housed Pacific Lutheran College's pool, Tacoma,
Washingtoncirca 1950sRichards Studio, Tacoma, WA 1/125A deflated Air: Seal Airhouse covering a Boeing
Jetcirca 1950Monroe & Atkins, Seattle, WA 1/126An inflated Air: Seal Airhouse covering a Boeing
Jetcirca 1950sMonroe & Atkins, Seattle, WA 1/137Men working inside the Air: Seal Airhouse at Larson Air
Force Base, Grant County, Washingtoncirca 1950s 1/138The Air: Seal Airhouse at Larson Air Force Base, Grant
County, Washingtoncirca 1950sMonroe & Atkins, Seattle, WA 1/139 The Air: Seal Airhouse at Larson Air Force Base, Grant
County, Washingtoncirca 1950sHildebrand Photographers, Moses Lake, WA 1/1410-11The Air: Seal Airhouse at the Maude Hungerford
residencecirca 1950sPhotographic Productions Inc., Seattle, WA 1/1512People in and around a pool inside an Air: Seal
Airhousecirca 1950sMonroe & Atkins, Seattle, WA 1/1513A woman, two children, and a dog entering an Air: Seal
Airhouse probably housing a poolcirca 1950sThe Seattle Times, Seattle, WA 1/1614The Air: Seal Airhouse at the Jim Byrn residence with
family gathered on deck near itcirca 1950sCommercial Illustrators Ltd., Vancouver, B.C 1/1715-17An Air: Seal Airhouse at a private residence next to a
body of water, possibly Seattle, WAcirca 1950sMonroe and Atkins, Seattle, WA 1/1818An Air: Seal Airhouse with trees and plants around
itcirca 1950sDon Anderson, Seattle, WA 1/1819-20An Air: Seal Airhouse at the Mt. Si Motel, North Bend,
Washingtoncirca 1950sDon Anderson, Seattle, WA 1/1921Contact sheet of images of people at an event inside an
Air: Seal Airhousecirca 1950s 1/1922Contact sheet of outside views of an Air: Seal
Airhousecirca 1950s 1/1923Cars and an Air at an event: Seal Airhousecirca 1950sPhotographic Productions Inc., Seattle, WA 1/1924Contact sheet of images of men setting up an Air: Seal
Airhousecirca 1950s 1/2025-26Group of three men discussing (possibly the Air: Seal
construction)circa 1950sPhotographic Productions Inc., Seattle, WA 1/2127A covered pool in the yard of a private
residencecirca 1950sMonroe & Atkins, Seattle, WA 1/2128Woman lifting the cover of a pool in the yard of a
private residencecirca 1950sMonroe & Atkins, Seattle, WA 1/2229Woman standing outside an inflated tent inside a
warehousecirca 1950s 1/2230-31An inflated tent inside a warehousecirca 1950sMonroe & Atkins 1/2332-34Contact sheet of images of the production of a
tentcirca 1950sPhotographic Productions Inc 1/2435An Air: Seal Airhouse at a construction sitecirca 1950sMonroe & Atkins 1/2436Man standing in the doorway of an Air: Seal
Airhousecirca 1950sCinema Services