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Clark Kinsey photographs, approximately 1920-1940

Overview of the Collection

Photographer
Kinsey, Clark
Title
Clark Kinsey photographs
Dates
approximately 1920-1940 (inclusive)
Quantity
approximately 16 cubic feet (42 boxes) including 5,609 photographic prints (11 x 14 in.)
Collection Number
PH0516
Summary
Photographs by Clark Kinsey documenting logging, milling, and other forest-related activity in the Pacific Northwest during the first half of the twentieth century
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

Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities
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Biographical Note

Born in 1877 in Missouri and raised near Snoqualmie, Washington, Clark Kinsey first practiced photography in the early 1890s with his brothers Darius and Clarence. During the Yukon Gold Rush, Clark and Clarence together operated a studio in Grand Forks, where they remained for several years. About 1906, Clark returned to Seattle to operate a contracting business throughout the Northwest until shortly before World War I. From that time he returned to photography and spent the rest of his career documenting the logging and milling camps and other forest-related activities in Washington, Oregon, California and British Columbia. He was said to be the official photographer for the West Coast Lumberman's Association, and it is believed that he made approximately 50,000 negatives until his retirement in 1945. He died at his Seattle home on November 29, 1956.

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Content Description

Photographs by Clark Kinsey documenting logging, milling, and other forest-related activity in the Pacific Northwest during the first half of the twentieth century.

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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

Arrangement

Arranged in 2 series.

  • Series 1, Logging Photographs
  • Series 2, Civilian Conservation Corps Photographs

Acquisition Information

Donated by the Kinsey family in 1968.

Processing Note

Processed by Erin Whitney, 2008.

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