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Pendleton Miller photograph collection, approximately 1880-1953

Overview of the Collection

Collector
Miller, Pendleton
Title
Pendleton Miller photograph collection
Dates
approximately 1880-1953 (inclusive)
Quantity
7 boxes, (482 photographic prints and 19 glass negatives)
Collection Number
PH0344
Summary
Photographs of the Miller family, Seattle scenes, and other views
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.

Request at UW

Languages
Collection materials are in English.
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Content Description

Collection consists of: 105 black and white photographs of a visit of Secretary of Interior Albert Fall to Mount Rainier; Seattle Fire of 1889; University of Washington campus buildings and views (1920s-1930s); portraits of University of Washington regents; Miller family and Seattle businessmen; various copy prints made from postcards and stereographs including Peiser and Watkins views of Seattle, Tacoma and Port Blakely; Yale college scenes; and unidentified residences and interiors. Collection includes 10 tintypes, 4 ambrotypes, 4 daguerreotypes, and 1 panotype (all identified and unidentified portraits). Collection also includes 1 album containing 42 carte de visite photographs of the Miller family and others (mid 19th c.), and 19 glass negatives of miscellaneous unidentified portraits group shots, residences and landscapes.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donor: Mrs. Pendleton Miller; received in 1991.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Great Fire, Seattle, Wash., 1889--Photographs
  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Personal Names

  • Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944--Photographs

Family Names

  • Miller family--Photographs

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Miller, Pendleton--Photographs
    • Miller, Winlock, Sr.--Photographs
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