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Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, 1903-1909

Overview of the Collection

Title
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
Dates
1903-1909 (inclusive)
1909 (bulk)
Quantity
77 photographic copies of originals (1 box) ; 8 x 10
Collection Number
PH0172
Summary
Photographs of University of Washington buildings and the grounds and buildings of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Washington
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

The collection is open to the public.

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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the Friends of the Library.
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Historical Background

John and Frederick Olmsted, son and stepson of Frederick Law Olmsted, and prominent landscape architects in their own right, designed much of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition grounds. Their original plans included an abundance of permanent shrubbery. In the end, the dwindling AYPE funds caused the stately shrubbery to be replaced with a proliferation of annual flowers. The Olmsted design had a lasting influence on the University of Washington campus: the central portion of the grounds was oriented along a major axis which opened upon a vista of Mount Rainier. Secondary axes bisected the Rainier axis at forty-degree angles and provided views of Lake Union and Lake Washington.

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Content Description

The collection consists of photographic copies of photographs held by the Frederick Law Olmsted Historic Site in Brookline, Massachusetts. Photographs depict University of Washington buildings, and landscape and construction work on the AYPE grounds designed by the Olmsted Brothers. The collection contains photographs by Frank H. Nowell, P.R. Jones, J. F. Dawson, and E. Benson, as well as other photographers.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

This collection is made up of copies of photographs held by the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site and is for reference use only. Reproduction and use rights must be obtained from the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged into series by photographer

Acquisition Information

Source: Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site via Norm Johnston, received in 1984.

Processing Note

Processed by Marion Brown; processing completed in 2008.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • College buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
  • Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle--Design and construction--Photographs
  • Universities and colleges--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Corporate Names

  • Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.)--Buildings--Photographs
  • Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.)--Design and construction--Photographs
  • Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.)--Photographs
  • University of Washington--Buildings--Photographs

Geographical Names

  • Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site (Brookline, Mass.)
  • Seattle (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Photographs
  • Seattle (Wash.)--Exhibitions--Design and construction--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographic prints
  • Photographs

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Dawson, James F. (James Frederick), 1874-1941 (photographer)
    • Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950 (photographer)

    Corporate Names

    • Olmsted Archives (Brookline, Mass.) (creator)


2008 (Last modified: 11/27/2017)

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