WAUPugetSoundPowerandLightCompanyPHColl269.xmlPreliminary Guide to the Puget Sound Power and Light Company Photograph Collection approximately 1903-1976Puget Sound Power and Light Company Photograph CollectionSpecial Collections, University of Washington Libraries©2009 (Last modified: 7/28/2021)
Seattle, WA 98195
Finding aid written in English.Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard).University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH0269Puget Sound Power and Light CompanyPuget Sound Power and Light Company photograph collectionapproximately 1903-197630 photograph albums and approximately 123 loose photographs and 15 boxes of copy prints (29 boxes)Collection materials are inEnglish.Photographs of Puget Sound Power and Light Projects, including the Electron project (1903), White River Project (1910-1911) and others.

Subjects include the Electron project (1903); White River Project (1910-1911); Interurban railway construction from Bellingham to Mt. Vernon (1911); Baker River Project; Pacific Northwest Traction Co.; Stone & Webster Management Tour of Facilities in Midwest and West (1911) including Banff and Lake Louise, Bellingham Bay, British Columbia, Everett, Georgetown Steam Plant (Seattle), Moran Mansion (Rosario Resort), Rainier National Park, Renton Coal Mine, Snoqualmie Power Plant, Tacoma County Club. Also included are images of Bellingham & Skagit Railway Company; Nootsack Power Plant; Whatcom Co. Railway and Light Co.

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Donor: Puget Sound Power and Light Company, circa 1983.

Puget Sound Power and Light Company deposited additional photographic material in August 1995 which include albums, negatives and photographic prints concerning PSP&L Co. operations, projects, and personnel, circa 1898-1980s. This accession, Acc. 9508-52 (PH Coll 269 Part 2), has a preliminary folder level inventory in the repository and can be accessed with permission of the Visual Materials Curator.

Photographic printsPhotograph albumsVisual Materials Collections (University of Washington)PhotographsWashington (State)Public Utilities

 

1Album 1 - Electron project. 1903 ; Album 2 - Electron project. 1903.1903

Album 1 contains prints matching copy negatives #1-#48. Album 2 contains prints matching copy negatives #49- #98.

2Album 33Album 4 - Electron project1903-1904

Album 4 contains prints matching copy negatives #152-#212.

4Album 5 - Electron project1904

Album 5 contains prints matching copy negatives #213- #278; #278A; #290.

5Album 6 - Substations1904

Album 6 contains prints matching copy negatives #279-#328.

6Album 7 - Electron; York St. Substation, Seattle; Seattle & Everett Interurban Railway1910

Album 7 contains prints matching copy negatives #335- #380.

7Album 8 - White River Project1910

Album 8 contains prints matching copy negatives #381-#456.

8Album 8A - White River Project1910

Album 8A contains prints matching copy negatives #531-#605.

9Album 8B - White River Project1910

Album 8B contains prints matching copy negatives #457-#530.

10Album 8C - White River Project1910-1911

Album 8C contains prints matching copy negatives #606-#680.

11Album 9 - White River Project1911

Album 9 contains prints matching copy negatives #681-#754.

12Album 9A - White River Project1911

Album 9A contains prints matching copy negatives #755-#827.

13Album 9B - White River Project1911

Album 9B contains prints matching copy negatives #828-#901.

14Album 9C - White River Project1911

Album 9C contains prints matching copy negatives #902-#975.

15Album 9D - White River Project1911

Album 9D contains prints matching copy negatives #976-#1040.

16Album 10 - Interurban railway construction, Bellingham - Mt. Vernon1911-1912

Album 10 contains prints matching copy negatives #1041-#1153.

17Album 12 - White River project1923-1925

Album contains prints matching copy negatives #1154-#1223.

18Album - Stone & Webster party of inspection, Chicago - Washington StateSeptember 1911

Album contains prints matching copy negatives #1224-#1301.

19Album - Electron and White River Projects. Most 1911- 1912; Album - Miscellany, Electron project. Ca. 1910-1976; Album - Electron project. Ca. 1915-1975.

Album - Electron and White River Projects contains prints matching copy negatives #1302-#1383. Album - Miscellany, Electron project contains prints matching copy negatives #1400-#1429. Album - Electron project contains prints matching copy negatives #1448-#1474.

20Album - Generating station, Electron. 1903-1904; Loose photos

Album contains prints matching copy negatives #1384-#1399. Loose photos match copy negatives #1540-#1541.

21Album - Pacific Northwest Traction Co.

Album contains prints matching copy negatives #1590-#1666.

22Album 18A - Baker River Project; Album 18B - Baker River Project

Album 18A contains prints matching copy negatives #2607- #2670. Album 18B contains copy negatives #2671-#2740.

23Album 18C - Baker River Project; Album 18D - Baker River Project

Album 18C contains prints matching copy negatives #2741-#2816. Album 18D contains copy negatives #2817-#2881.

24Loose photos

Loose photos match copy negatives #1475-#1528.

25Loose photos

Loose photos match copy negatives #1529-#1559

26Loose photos

Loose photos match copy negatives #1563-#1589.

27Loose photos

Loose photos match copy negatives #1430-#1447.

28Album1920s

Mostly cyanotypes. Photographs of generating stations, substations and other operations.

29Album1910s-1920s

Mostly cyanotypes. Photographs of generating stations, substations and other operations.

1ACopy photographs. #1-1692ACopy photographs. #170-3593ACopy photographs. #360-4804ACopy photographs. #481-6405ACopy photographs. #641-7806ACopy photographs. #781-9407ACopy photographs. #941-11008ACopy photographs. #1101-12409ACopy photographs. #1241-137010ACopy photographs. #1371-150011ACopy photographs. #1501-166012ACopy photographs. #1661-210013ACopy photographs. #2101-262614ACopy photographs. #2621-275015ACopy photographs. #2751-2881