WAULandonWillPH2022_011.xml Guide to the Will Landon Photographs approximately 1960s - 2000s Landon (Will) Photographs Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries 2022 (Last modified: 3/17/2025)

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-08-04. Description is written in: Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries Will Landon Photographs Landon, Will, 1928-2019 PH2022-011 35.47 cubic feet 28 boxes approximately 1960s - 2000s approximately 1980-2004 Photographs, many panorama, of national parks and other sites by a Northwest photographer Collection materials are in English.

Will Landon (November 26, 1928 - March 15, 2019) was born in Bangkok, Thailand. He was the son of Presbyterian missionaries, Kenneth and Margaret Landon. The family moved to the US just before the start of World War II. It was then that his mother read a memoir by Anna Leonowens "The English Governess at the Siamese Court." This inspired her to write the novel "Anna and the King of Siam" which eventually became the musical "The King and I." Landon's father handled American Intelligence in Southeast Asia during the war and worked on the National Security Council afterwards for many years. Landon attended Wheaton College where he met his wife Pat. They married in 1950 and soon after that he was drafted into the army where he became a first lieutenant in the Anti-Aircraft Artillery. After his army service, they moved to Philadelphia where he completed his masters at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Landon then started his career at Boeing. He allocated his vacation times to expeditions to national parks and other places to photograph. He worked with very large panorama cameras some of which he made himself.

Photographic prints, negatives, slides, and related papers. Includes panorama views of landscapes, mountains, city scenes, trains and other forms of transportation, and some people. The photographs are mainly of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska but also include other places in the US, especially national parks, and the other places.

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Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

Donor: Pat Landon, September 2021

The collection is largely unprocessed.

Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington) National Parks Panoramic stock images PH2022-011 Box 1 Fishing boats, Ballard bridge PH2022-011 Box 1 Submittals to Allstock PH2022-011 Box 1 Kodaliths PH2022-011 Box 1 Mason Creek area PH2022-011 Box 1 Mt. Baker PH2022-011 Box 1 Floating Bridge PH2022-011 Box 1 Queen Ann PH2022-011 Box 1 Trees- Arboretum PH2022-011 Box 1 Morman Temple- Seattle PH2022-011 Box 1 Snoqualmie Falls PH2022-011 Box 1 Copper Lake PH2022-011 Box 1 Olympics PH2022-011 Box 1 Wenatchee River PH2022-011 Box 1 Highwood Lake PH2022-011 Box 1 Mt. Shuksan PH2022-011 Box 1 Chinook Pass PH2022-011 Box 1 Mt. Rainier PH2022-011 Box 1 North Cascades PH2022-011 Box 1 Seattle 1984-1993 PH2022-011 Box 1 Deception Pass PH2022-011 Box 1 Arboretum pond 1991 PH2022-011 Box 1 Diablo Dam PH2022-011 Box 1 Wallace Falls PH2022-011 Box 1 Mazama Creek PH2022-011 Box 1 Mazama Valley PH2022-011 Box 1 Bellevue PH2022-011 Box 1 Commercial jobs PH2022-011 Box 1 First Covenant Church PH2022-011 Box 1 Tulips PH2022-011 Box 1 Icicles PH2022-011 Box 1 Cle Elum PH2022-011 Box 1 Narada Falls PH2022-011 Box 1 Bellingham Harbor PH2022-011 Box 1 Buttercups PH2022-011 Box 1 San Juan Islands 1989 PH2022-011 Box 1 Farm equipment PH2022-011 Box 1 Pacific Ocean PH2022-011 Box 1 Lilly pads PH2022-011 Box 1 Baker Lake 1993 PH2022-011 Box 1 Mt. St. Helens PH2022-011 Box 1 Columbia River Gorge PH2022-011 Box 1 Weyerheuser job PH2022-011 Box 1 Eastern Washington Slides PH2022-011 Box 2 Wind Surfers Slides PH2022-011 Box 2 Washington State Slides PH2022-011 Box 2 Washington D.C. Slides PH2022-011 Box 2 Virginia Slides PH2022-011 Box 2 Sunset/ Sunrise Slides PH2022-011 Box 2 Utah Slides PH2022-011 Box 2 Seattle Slides PH2022-011 Box 2 Sourdough Ridge/ Elephant Butte 1979-1986 Slides PH2022-011 Box 2 Pickett Traverse 1976 Slides PH2022-011 Box 2 Railroads Slides PH2022-011 Box 2 Insects Slides PH2022-011 Box 2 Ice Patterns Slides PH2022-011 Box 2 Motor Vehicles Slides PH2022-011 Box 2 Montana Slides PH2022-011 Box 2 Rivers Slides PH2022-011 Box 2 San Diego Zoo Slides PH2022-011 Box 2 Oregon Slides PH2022-011 Box 2 Ptarmigan Traverse 1982, 1986 Slides PH2022-011 Box 2 Ohme Gardens Slides PH2022-011 Box 2 Olympic National Park Slides PH2022-011 Box 2 North Cascades Slides PH2022-011 Box 2 North West Trek Slides PH2022-011 Box 2 Birds Negatives PH2022-011 Box 3 Boats Negatives PH2022-011 Box 3 Buildings: churches, windmills Negatives PH2022-011 Box 3 Farm machinery Negatives PH2022-011 Box 3 Flowers Negatives PH2022-011 Box 3 California Negatives PH2022-011 Box 3 Colorado Negatives PH2022-011 Box 3 Columbia River Negatives PH2022-011 Box 3 Wind Surfers Negatives PH2022-011 Box 3 Enchantment Lakes Negatives PH2022-011 Box 3 Dams Slides PH2022-011 Box 4 Death Valley Slides PH2022-011 Box 4 Canyon Lands Utah Slides PH2022-011 Box 4 Capitol Reef Slides PH2022-011 Box 4 Buildings Slides PH2022-011 Box 4 Canada Slides PH2022-011 Box 4 California Slides PH2022-011 Box 4 Boats/ Planes Slides PH2022-011 Box 4 Birds Slides PH2022-011 Box 4 Barns Slides PH2022-011 Box 4 Bellingham, Washington Slides PH2022-011 Box 4 Bellevue Slides PH2022-011 Box 4 Art work Slides PH2022-011 Box 4 Alaska and purchased slides Slides PH2022-011 Box 4 Antarctica 2000 Slides PH2022-011 Box 4 Animals, insects, birds Slides PH2022-011 Box 4 Sunset/ Sunrise Slides PH2022-011 Box 4 Farms Slides PH2022-011 Box 4 Utah, Idaho Slides PH2022-011 Box 4 Washington D.C. Slides PH2022-011 Box 4 Rafting/ Sailboards Slides PH2022-011 Box 4 Seattle Slides PH2022-011 Box 4 Jamestown Slides PH2022-011 Box 4 Transportation Negatives PH2022-011 Box 5 Trains Negatives PH2022-011 Box 5 Trees Negatives PH2022-011 Box 5 Snowmobile Negatives PH2022-011 Box 5 Sunset/ Sunrise Negatives PH2022-011 Box 5 Utah Negatives PH2022-011 Box 5 Vermont Negatives PH2022-011 Box 5 Washington D.C. Negatives PH2022-011 Box 5 Wyoming Negatives PH2022-011 Box 5 Rainbows Negatives PH2022-011 Box 5 Seattle Negatives PH2022-011 Box 5 Yellowstone Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 6 Africa Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 6 Antarctica 2000 Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 6 Alaska Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 6 Animals, insects Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 6 Arizona Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 6 Art work Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 6 Badlands Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 6 Balloons Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 6 Bellevue Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 6 Bryce National Park Negatives PH2022-011 Box 7 Capital Reef National Park Negatives PH2022-011 Box 7 Canyon Lands National Park Negatives PH2022-011 Box 7 Arches National Park Negatives PH2022-011 Box 7 Motion negatives Negatives PH2022-011 Box 7 Lake Powell Negatives PH2022-011 Box 8 Industry Negatives PH2022-011 Box 8 Seattle Negatives PH2022-011 Box 8 Methow River Negatives PH2022-011 Box 8 Maine Negatives PH2022-011 Box 8 Mt. Adams Negatives PH2022-011 Box 8 Ice and Snow Negatives PH2022-011 Box 8 Idaho, Montana Negatives PH2022-011 Box 8 Tulips Negatives PH2022-011 Box 8 Mountains Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 9 Mt. Rainier Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 9 Mesa Verde Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 9 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 9 Lake Powell Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 9 Grand Canyon Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 9 Hot Air Balloon Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 9 California Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 9 Leaves Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 9 Columbia River Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 9 Glacier National Park Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 9 Flowers Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 9 Fishing Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 9 Easy Ridge trip 1977 Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 9 Enchantments Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 9 Fall colors Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 9 Death Valley Negatives PH2022-011 Box 10 Colorado Negatives PH2022-011 Box 10 Grand Canyon Negatives PH2022-011 Box 10 Olympic National Part Negatives PH2022-011 Box 10 Mt. Rainier Negatives PH2022-011 Box 10 Glacier National Park Negatives PH2022-011 Box 10 New York Negatives PH2022-011 Box 11 Ohme Gardens Negatives PH2022-011 Box 11 Oregon Negatives PH2022-011 Box 11 Nevada, Valley of Fire Negatives PH2022-011 Box 11 New England Negatives PH2022-011 Box 11 Stevens Pass Negatives PH2022-011 Box 11 People Negatives PH2022-011 Box 11 New Mexico Negatives PH2022-011 Box 11 North Cascades Negatives PH2022-011 Box 11 Mason Creek Negatives PH2022-011 Box 11 Mt. St. Helens Negatives PH2022-011 Box 11 Yellowstone National Park Negatives PH2022-011 Box 12 New Hampshire Negatives PH2022-011 Box 12 Catalog source Negatives PH2022-011 Box 12 Mt. Baker Negatives PH2022-011 Box 12 Western Washington Negatives PH2022-011 Box 12 Eastern Washington Negatives PH2022-011 Box 12 Potholes Negatives PH2022-011 Box 12 Wheatfields Negatives PH2022-011 Box 12 Winchester Lookout Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 13 Woodland Park Zoo Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 13 Wyoming Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 13 Yellowstone National Park Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 13 Yosemite National Park Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 13 Zion National Park Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 13 Canada Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 13 New Brunswick Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 13 Nova Scotia Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 13 Quebec Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 13 New Zealand Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 13 Switzerland Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 13 Colorado Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 13 Negatives and some panorama prints PH2022-011 Box 14

Negatives, including panorama negatives, and a lookbook of panorama prints

Rattlesnake mural Negatives PH2022-011 Box 15 Mt. St. Helens Negatives PH2022-011 Box 15 Mt. Rainier Negatives PH2022-011 Box 15 Model releases PH2022-011 Box 15 Articles mentioning Landon PH2022-011 Box 15 Buildings Negatives PH2022-011 Box 15 Instruction books PH2022-011 Box 15 Small falls Negatives PH2022-011 Box 15 Logan's Pass Negatives PH2022-011 Box 15 Pyramid Peak, Sue Lake Negatives PH2022-011 Box 15 Sherbourne Lake Negatives PH2022-011 Box 15 Aleutians Negatives PH2022-011 Box 15 Seattle 1994, 1997-1999 Negatives PH2022-011 Box 15 Lake Washington Negatives PH2022-011 Box 15 Columbia River Negatives PH2022-011 Box 15 St. James Cathedral 1997 Negatives PH2022-011 Box 15 Slate Peak Negatives PH2022-011 Box 15 Assorted negatives PH2022-011 Box 15

Includes negatives of Seattle, nature, and panoramas

Spain, England, Scandinavia, Noblex negatives Negatives PH2022-011 Box 16 Switzerland 1992 Negatives PH2022-011 Box 16 Mt. Rainier Negatives PH2022-011 Box 16 Catalog copy negatives Negatives PH2022-011 Box 16 Mt. Rainier 1995 Negatives PH2022-011 Box 16 Trip to North Carolina, Great Smokies National Park, Montana, Black Angus Negatives PH2022-011 Box 16 Negatives PH2022-011 Box 17

Includes negatives of panoramas

Panorama negatives PH2022-011 Box 18 Negatives and papers PH2022-011 Box 19

Includes photographs of National Parks and papers related to jobs

Panorama negatives PH2022-011 Box 20 Unsorted Negatives PH2022-011 Box 21 Unsorted Negatives PH2022-011 Box 22 Negatives PH2022-011 Box 23

Includes negatives of Seattle, Mt. Rainier, and Spray Falls. Also includes panorama negatives.

Unsorted negatives and papers PH2022-011 Box 24

Includes handwritten notes and various negatives, including panoramas

Negatives and slides PH2022-011 Box 25

Includes panorama negatives

Baker to Rainier from Safeco building Negatives PH2022-011 Box 26 Cascades, Everett Negatives PH2022-011 Box 26 Seattle panorama Negative PH2022-011 Box 26 Snow Gease 1998 Negatives PH2022-011 Box 26 Lentil harvest 2004 Negatives PH2022-011 Box 26 Winter Valley and Lions Rock Negatives PH2022-011 Box 26 Mt. Stuart 2004 Negatives PH2022-011 Box 26 Mt. Evie Negatives PH2022-011 Box 27 Lentil harvest Negatives PH2022-011 Box 27 AM from Steptoe Butte Negatives PH2022-011 Box 27 Columbia River poplars 2004 Negatives PH2022-011 Box 27 Cowlitz, Chehalis, and Cascades Negatives PH2022-011 Box 27 Larch at Squak Pass Negatives PH2022-011 Box 27 Motion photos Negatives PH2022-011 Box 27

Airport, helicopter, balloon, comb. ride, construction zone, dragon, paratrooper, tornado

Climax and Hessler locomotives Negatives PH2022-011 Box 27 Mt. Rainier Negatives PH2022-011 Box 27 Hurricane Ridge Negatives PH2022-011 Box 27 Circuit negatives Panorama negatives PH2022-011 Box 28 Oversize poster for Landon exhibit 2011 PH2022-011 Folder 1