WAULaidlawCharlesPHColl1547.xml Guide to the Charles R. Laidlaw Photographs between 1930s and 1960s Laidlaw (Charles R.) Photographs Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries © 2018 (Last modified: 1/31/2020)

Seattle, WA 98195

University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections PH1547 Laidlaw, Charles R. Charles R. Laidlaw photographs between 1930s and 1960s 30 prints and 14 8x10 negatives (1 folder and 1 box) Collection materials are in English. Photographs of airplanes in flight, Seattle aerial view, Cape Disappointment, and the UW Campus

Charles R. Laidlaw was born in California on February 8, 1899 to Sadie Laidlaw and Charles Laidlaw. At some point, the family moved back to New York, where his father died at some point before Charles was 11 years old. Charles joined the National Guard on April 6, 1917, and served until 1919. Charles was married to a Canadian woman named Ada in 1928 in Vermont, and by 1930 they were living together in Seattle, where he practiced photography on behalf of the government. On July 24, 1963, he remarried with a woman named Bertha G. Julin. Charles R. Laidlaw died in Orange City, Florida, on July 8, 1974, at the age of 75. Laidlaw worked partly in aerial photography, taking pictures of Seattle and Bremerton from above, as well as several in-flight pictures of B-29s, possibly for the military. He also took pictures of several buildings on the UW campus, as well as aerial photos of the UW crew team.

Photographs of airplanes in flight, Seattle aerial view, Cape Disappointment, and the UW Campus

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Photographs transferred from Subject File, 2017.

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Boeing B-29 Superfortress 1/1 1 A Boeing B-29 Superfortress in flight between 1943 and 1960 1/1 2-6 B-29 flying above the clouds between 1943 and 1960 1/1 7-10 B-29 flying past Mt. Rainier between 1943 and 1960 1/1 11-13 B-29 flying over clouds and landscape between 1943 and 1960 University of Washington Campus 1/1 14 Aerial photograph of the UW campus between 1930 and 1939? 1/1 15 UW Auditorium between 1930 and 1939? 1/1 16 UW Science Hall between 1930 and 1939? 1/1 17 UW Washington State Museum between 1930 and 1939? 1/1 18 UW Home Economics Building between 1930 and 1939? 1/1 19 UW Bagly Hall between 1930 and 1939? 1/1 20 UW Commerce Hall between 1930 and 1939? 1/1 21 UW Women's Athletic Building between 1930 and 1939? 1/1 22 UW Guggenheimer Hall between 1930 and 1939? 1/1 23 UW Anderson Hall School of Forestry between 1930 and 1939? 1/1 24 UW Observatory and Blethen Chimes between 1930 and 1939? 1/1 25 UW Civics Hall and Johnson Hall between 1930 and 1939? Locations 1/1 26 Seattle from 17500ft up 1934 1/1 27 Aerial photograph of the Navy Shipyard at Bremerton, WA before 1940

Written on verso: "The yard is becoming increasingly important in the Navy's program because of the necessity of building up Northwest defenses. A huge graving dock is now under construction in the yard at a cost of $4,500,000, and when completed it will be the third largest possessed by the United States".

1/1 28 Aerial view of Seattle with both lakes and Mt. Baker in view before 1940 Atlas Photos, New York City 1/1 29 Aerial view of Cape Disappointment, WA before 1940

Written on verso is a history of Cape Disappointment. The cape is now the site of the lighthouse at the northern entrance to the Columbia River.

1/1 30 Aerial view of the Puget Sound Navy Yard before 1940

Written on picture is information about the capabilities of the Puget Sound ship yard.