University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH0172 Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site1903-1909190977 photographic copies of
originals (1 box) ; 8 x 10Collection materials are in
English.Photographs of
University of Washington buildings and the grounds and buildings of the
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Washington 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.
Arranged into series by photographer
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.
The collection is open to the public.
Request at UW
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.
Source: Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site via Norm
Johnston, received in 1984.
Processed by Marion Brown; processing completed in 2008.
Dawson, James F. (James Frederick), 1874-1941Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.)--PhotographsAlaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.)--Buildings--PhotographsAlaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.)--Design and construction--PhotographsUniversity of Washington--Buildings--PhotographsOlmsted Archives (Brookline, Mass.)Seattle (Wash.)--Exhibitions--Design and construction--PhotographsSeattle (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--PhotographsFrederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site (Brookline, Mass.)Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle--Design and construction--PhotographsCollege buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle--PhotographsUniversities and colleges--Washington (State)--Seattle--PhotographsVisual Materials Collections (University of Washington)PhotographsSeattleArchitectureColleges and UniversitiesPhotographic printsPhotographs
Frank H. Nowell photographsThe x number after the description refers to Nowell's numbering
system.
Puget Plaza1/11-3Construction of Puget Plaza (x 485, x667,
x775)March 1909Court of Honor and Cascades1/14-9Views of the Court of Honor and the Cascades (x923,
x629, x296, x369)1909Buildings1/110-11 Forestry Building (x1012, x826)19091/112-13Agriculture Building (x197, x43?)circa 19081/114Construction of Palace of Fine Artscirca 19081/115Construction of Auditoriumcirca 19081/116Office of H. J. KoehlerAugust 17, 1909Gardens and grounds1/117-23Garden and grounds (x2143, x2141, x2173, x2149, x2138,
x380)19091/124Rustic Bridge (x702)1909Outside the Exposition1/125Fifteenth Avenue fence (x3390)19091/126Lake Washington1909P. R. Jones photographsUniversity of Washington Campus1/227-30Panorama from center of the Grand StandJune 3, 19031/231Panorama from point opposite steps at stone
buildingJune 3, 19031/232-33Science hallJune 3, 19031/234-35Women's dormitoryJune 3, 19031/236Men's dormitoryJune 3, 19031/237State BuildingJune 3, 19031/238University viewed from Columbus AvenueJune 3, 19031/239Power HouseJune 3, 19031/240ObservatoryJune 3, 1903J. F. Dawson photographs1/341-44AYPE grounds and construction19071/345-46AYPE grounds and construction1908"H. J. K." photographsAYPE grounds and gardens1/447Looking up Rainier Avenue19091/448-49Rainier VistaSeptember 19091/450-53Grounds and gardensAugust 19091/454-57Grounds and gardensSeptember 19091/458Temple of Music and rose gardenSeptember 1909Pay Streak1/459Outside the Eskimo VillageAugust 21, 1909E. Benson photographs1/560Cascade CourtSeptember 22, 19091/561Washington CircleSeptember 19091/562-63Rainier VistaSeptember 19091/564-65GardensSeptember 1909"H. H. B." photographs 1/666Music Pavilion and Rainier GardensJune 1909"L.M." photographs1/767Construction of the Cascades1908Unknown photographer1/868-72Construction of AYPE buildingscirca 19091/873-75AYPE buildingscirca 19091/876Geyser BasinJune 30, 19091/877Man working on groundscirca 1909