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1983.60
Waite, Alvin H. (Alvin Henry), 1862-1929
Alvin H. Waite photographs and other
material
1892-1926
1892-1901
.6 cubic feet, including 278
photographs and 10 lantern slides
2 boxes
Photographs of Mount Rainier
expeditions, Tacoma, and other Washington and Midwest locales by amateur
photographer from Tacoma and Seattle.
2b.1.9
Collection materials are in
English.
Biographical Note
Alvin Henry (A.H.) Waite was born in Iowa in 1862. He was the oldest
son of Henry C. Waite, a well known and respected piano salesman. The family
moved around in the early years of Waite's life, living in Illinois and Ohio
before settling in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1869. Waite had four younger
half-siblings from his father's second marriage, brothers Roy, Clair and Ralph
and a sister, Mabel. Like his father, Alvin also worked in the music business
in Cedar Rapids, and is listed in directories in the late 1880s and 1890 as a
"dealer in sheet music and musical merchandise" and as a piano tuner. Waite's
brothers Roy and Ralph also became involved in the piano trade in Chicago and
Milwaukee, respectively.
Waite moved to Tacoma in 1892, where he continued to work in piano
tuning and repair for various companies, including the D.S. Johnston Company.
Waite moved to Seattle around 1902, working as a piano tuner and salesman at
the D.S. Johnston Company's Seattle store and at its successor company, Eiler's
Music House. In 1915, Waite established his own piano company, a successor to
the piano business of A.W. Meyer. He had one daughter, Helen, from his first
marriage, and had married his second wife, Donna Gates, sometime before 1900.
Waite's continued in his piano business until his death in 1929.
Despite a lifelong passion for photography, Waite never worked
professionally as a photographer. An avid outdoorsman and traveller, Waite
began to photograph scenes in the Midwest, mostly in Iowa and Illinois, around
1890; he also took pictures on trips he made to Colorado, Utah and California.
Upon his move to Washington in 1892, he began to photograph extensively in
Tacoma, documenting the town and waterfront in detail. Waite documented the
landscape on his numerous bicycling and hiking trips in Washington and
elsewhere. Shortly after arriving in Tacoma, Waite made the first of several
ascents of Mount Rainier, photographing its peaks and glaciers, various camps
and his hiking companions. Waite created some of the earliest photographs of
the summit, along with friend and fellow photographer Henry M. Sarvant, with
whom Waite climbed Mount Rainier in 1897.
The collection consists of images made in the Midwest, Northwest and
on the West Coast, including street and waterfront scenes, and views taken on
bicycling and mountain climbing trips. The earlier photographs include images
made during Waite's travels between the Midwest and the West Coast, such as
images of railroad tracks, landscapes and rock formations in Colorado as well
as scenes in Iowa, Utah, California and British Columbia. Images of Tacoma
depict street scenes and waterfront views, including several of ships at dock,
and of the Northern Pacific Railroad headquarters. Other Washington State
images depict wagon roads and coal mines in Carbonado, a lumber camp near
Wilkeson, Snoqualmie Pass in the Cascades and scenes in North Yakima.
A large proportion of the collection consists of views in Mount
Rainier National Park, documenting Waite's annual ascents of Mount Rainier in
July and August from 1893 through 1897. One of the three small photo logbooks
included in the collection contains journal entries recorded during these
mountaineering trips and detailed logs of his photographs for all but the 1893
trip. Views depict glaciers including Nisqually, Puyallup and South Mowich
Glaciers, panoramas of the Tatoosh Range, views of climbers at various camps
during the ascent and at the summit.
The collection also includes ten lantern slides, correspondence with
the Library of Congress regarding copyright of certain of Waite's images, and
several publications containing Waite's photographs.
Photocopies of Waite's detailed logbooks (originals at the University
of Washington) are available for viewing. The logbooks include detailed
descriptions of each image, the location of the person or object depicted, and
information on the date, time of day, and weather conditions for each
photograph. In his logbooks, Waite used the name "Mount Tacoma" (derived from
the Indian word for the mountain) to refer to Mount Rainier.
Arranged in series:
- Photographs
- Lantern slides
- Notebooks
- Copyrights
- Publications
The photographs are arranged according to the order in Alvin H.
Waite's logbooks. Waite created two logbooks in which he listed and numbered
his photographs in chronological order. The earlier logbook lists photographs
numbered 1-654, dated August 6, 1890 through December 28, 1902. The later
logbook includes a selection of these photographs, which were renumbered by
Waite, and continues through November 4, 1920, with photographs numbered in
chronological order, from 1-492. Many of Waite's photographs have both numbers
written on the back. All Waite numbers in the following inventory are from the
second version of the logbook unless otherwise indicated.
The collection is open to the public by appointment.
The Museum of History & Industry is the owner of the materials in
the Sophie Frye Bass Library and makes available reproductions for research,
publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from MOHAI
before any reproduction use. The museum does not necessarily hold copyright to
all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may
require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
Alvin H. Waite Photographs and Other Material, Museum of History &
Industry, Seattle
The collection was acquired by the donor from an antique dealer in
Sonoma, California in approximately 1971.
Gift of Jim Sickles in 1983.
One deteriorated transparency was discarded.
Photocopies of Waite's inventories (copied from originals at the
University of Washington) are available in the repository
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Waite, Alvin
H.--Photographs
Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--Photographs
Tacoma (Wash.)--Photographs
Glaciers--Washington
(State)
Rainier, Mount
(Wash.)
Bicycles--Washington
(State)
Mountaineers--Washington (State)--Rainier,
Mount
Expeditions and adventure
Sports and recreation
Photographs
Washington (State)
Tacoma
Landscape
photographs
Photographic
prints
Lantern slides
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
Photographs
Numbered photographs
1892-1923
Numbers refer to inventory in Waite's second logbook, unless
otherwise noted.
1a
1/1
First Avenue East from corner
of Second Avenue, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Waite 114)
1892 May
25
Number as listed in original logbook This image was not
asigned a new number by Waite for the second logbook.
1b
1/1
Antlers Hotel with Pikes Peak
in the distance, Colorado Springs, Colorado (Waite 50)
1892 June
21
2
1/1
Ute Pass, near Rainbow Falls,
Manitou, Colorado (Waite 51)
1892 June
22
3
1/1
Conductor with Express Engine
#4 of the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway, Manitou, Colorado (Waite
52)
1892 June
23
4-6
1/1
Garden of the Gods, Balancing
Rock, and Porcupine Rock, Colorado (Waite 53 to 55)
1892 June
28
7
1/1
Tunnel #4 of the Colorado
Midland Railroad (Waite 56)
1892 June
29
8-10
1/1
Rock formations at the Garden
of the Gods, Colorado: the Flying Dutchman Rock, Gateway and Sentinel Rock, and
Salmon Rock (Waite 57 to 59)
1892 July
1
11
1/1
Gravesite of Helen Hunt Jackson
on Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado Springs, Colorado (Waite 60)
1892 July
2
12
1/1
Pikes Peak viewed from Green
Mountain Falls (Waite 61)
1892 July
3
13
1/1
Hanging Bridge at the Royal
Gorge of the Arkansas River, Cañon City, Colorado (Waite 62)
1892 July
4
See also: Folder 1/20 for transparency of same image
14-16
1/1
Railroad tracks along Royal
Gorge of the Arkansas River, Cañon City, Colorado (Waite 63-65)
1892 July
4
17
1/1
The Narrows at Williams Canyon,
Manitou, Colorado (Waite 66)
1892 July
6
18-19
1/1
Rock formations at the Garden
of the Gods: the Siamese Twins, and the Seal and Bear, Manitou, Colorado (Waite
67-68)
1892 July
6
20
1/1
Uphill section of the Manitou
and Pikes Peak Railway at Windy Point, Manitou, Colorado (Waite 69)
1892 July
12
21
1/1
Building on the summit of Pikes
Peak (Waite 70)
1892 July
12
"Highest telegraph office in the world, altitude 14,147
ft."
22
1/1
Major Domo Rock in Glen Eyrie,
Manitou, Colorado (Waite 71)
1892 July
13
23
1/1
Express Engine #4 of the
Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway and railcar at train station, Manitou,
Colorado (Waite 72)
1892 July
14
24
1/1
Interior of the Mormon
Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Utah (Waite 73)
1892 July
18
25
1/1
Wall and trees along south side
of Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah (Waite 74)
1892 July
19
26
1/1
Main Street looking north, Salt
Lake City, Utah (Waite 75)
1892 July
19
27
1/2
Mount Shasta from [Cole?],
California (Waite 76)
1892 July
21
28
1/2
U.S.S. Baltimore, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 77)
1892 July
23
29
1/2
Steamers Queen and State of
Washington, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 78)
1892 August
18
30
1/2
Steamer Premier, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 79)
1892 September
2
31
1/2
Man with a bear and a dog at
the Tacoma Hotel (Waite 80)
1892 September
27
32
1/2
Ship Star
of Italy of Belfast, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 81)
1892 October
2
33
1/2
Steamer City of Seattle, Tacoma, Washington (Waite
82)
1892 October
23
34
1/2
Ship Dimsdale of Liverpool in Tacoma, Washington (Waite
83)
1892 November
20
35
1/2
Electric streetcar in deep
snow, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 86)
1893 January
30
36
1/2
Coal bunkers, elevator, and
ships from the bluff, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 87)
1893 January
30
37
1/2
On a bluff overlooking the bay,
barque in distance, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 88)
1893 January
31
38
1/2
Mount Rainier from Tacoma,
Washington (Waite 90)
1893 February
16
39
1/2
Barque Archdale of Liverpool at dock, Tacoma, Washington (Waite
91)
1893 February
27
40
1/2
Odd Fellows parade on C
Street, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 93)
1893 April
26
41
1/2
Steamer Multnomah of Olympia (Waite 94)
1893 May
14
42
1/2
Old church tower and Street
Peter's Episcopal Church, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 95)
1893 May
23
43
1/2
Old logging track and Spanaway
Lake
1893 June
3
44
1/2
Horse-drawn carriages and
pedestrians on Pacific Avenue near the rail yards, viewed from the Northern
Pacific Railway Headquarters Building, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 98)
1893 June
20
45
1/3
Surf and rocks along the shore
northeast of Cliff House, San Francisco, California (Waite 100)
1893 June
29
46
1/3
Statue of Venus de Milo, Sutro
Heights, San Francisco, California (Waite 101)
1893 July 1
47
1/3
Mission Dolores, San Fransisco,
California (Waite 102)
1893 July 3
48
1/3
Mission Dolores, showing tile
roof, San Francisco, California (Waite 103)
1893 July 3
49
1/3
Seal Rocks, San Francisco,
California (Waite 104)
1893 July 4
50
1/3
Surf, Seal Rocks, and Cliff
House, San Francisco, California (Waite 105)
1893 July 4
51
1/3
Crocker Building at junction of
Market, Montgomery and Post Streets, San Fransisco, California (Waite
106)
1893 July 8
52
1/3
Two Chinese women on Kearney
Street, San Fransisco, California (Waite 107)
1893 July 8
53
1/3
Lemon Beach, Tacoma, Washington
(Waite 108)
1893 July 16
54
1/3
Eleventh Street, west from
Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 109)
1893 July 19
55
1/3
City hall and the Northern
Pacific Railway headquarters building, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 112)
1893 July 22
56
1/3
Carbon River and coal mines,
Carbonado, Washington (Waite 113)
1893 July 26
57
1/3
Wagon road from Carbonado to
Wilkeson, Washington (Waite 114)
1893 July 26
58
1/3
A skid road at a lumber camp
near Wilkeson, Washington (Waite 115)
1893 July 26
59
1/3
Stationary engine with a cable
for hauling and loading logs at a lumber camp near Wilkeson, Washington (Waite
116)
1893 July 26
60
1/3
Large ant hill near Spanaway
Lake, Washington (Waite 117)
1893 July 30
61
1/3
Chained bear at Tacoma Hotel
(Waite 118)
1893 July 31
62
1/3
Moss-covered trees near wagon
road, McMillin, Washington (Waite 119)
1893 August 4
63
1/3
Men and packhorses with Mount
Rainier in background, Longmire Springs, Washington (Waite 120)
1893 August 10
64
1/3
Men climbing in snow on Mount
Rainier (Waite 121)
1893 August 11
65
1/3
Men lying in blankets on rocks
at Camp Muir, Mount Rainier (Waite 122)
1893 August 11
66
1/3
Sluiskin Falls, Mount Rainier
(Waite 123)
1893 August 14
67
1/3
Three climbers atop the mouth
of the Nisqually Glacier and an ice cave (Waite 124)
1893 August 14
68
1/4
Climbers in front of an ice
cave at the mouth of the Nisqually Glacier(Waite 125)
1893 August 14
69
1/4
Mouth of the Nisqually Glacier
showing an ice cave (Waite 126)
1893 August 14
70, 71
1/4
South peak of Mount Rainier
from Longmire Springs(Waite 127, 128)
1893 August 15
72
1/4
C Street north from the corner
of 7th Street, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 130)
1893 August 23
73
1/4
Ninth Street east from between
Saint Helens Avenue and D Street, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 131)
1893 August 23
74
1/4
Hermit Mountain Range and
Rogers Pass, British Columbia (Waite 132)
1893 August 30
Mount Hermit was renamed Mount Tupper
75
1/4
Illecillewaet River and Cheops
Peak, British Columbia (Waite 133)
1893 August 30
76
1/4
Mount McDonald with the
Canadian Pacific Railroad in the foreground, British Columbia (Waite
134)
1893 August 30
77
1/4
Illecillewaet, or Great Glacier
of the Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia (Waite 135)
1893 August 30
78
1/4
Mouth of Illecillewaet Glacier,
British Columbia (Waite 136)
1893 August 30
79
1/4
Canadian Pacific Railway
engine (Waite 137)
1893 August 31
80, 81
1/4
Remains of Fort Garry,
Winnepeg, Manitoba (Waite 138, 139)
1893 September 3
82
1/5
Statue of the Republic, Chicago
World's Fair (Waite 140)
1893September 21
83
1/5
Statue of man and horse (Statue
of Industry) near Great Basin, Chicago World's Fair (Waite 173)
1893 September 23
84
1/5
Ferris Wheel, Chicago World's
Fair (Waite 190)
1893 September 27
85
1/5
Ulysses S. Grant statue in
Lincoln Park, Chicago World's Fair (Waite 191)
1893 October 4
86
1/5
The Globe in Washington Park,
Chicago World's Fair (Waite 192)
1893 October 5
87
1/5
Gates ajar in Washington Park,
Chicago World's Fair (Waite 193)
1893 October 7
88, 89
1/5
Roy E. Waite with rifle on cow
"Diamond," Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Waite 194, 195)
1893 November
Inscription on photograph gives date as April 1894; notebook
date in November 1893.
90, 91
1/5
Frozen Minnehaha Falls, Saint
Paul, Minnesota (Waite 198, 199)
1894 February 28
92
1/6
Badlands, Medora, North Dakota
(Waite 200)
1894 March 2
93
1/6
Northern Pacific Railroad
tracks, east of Missoula, Montana (Waite 201)
1894 March 3
94
1/6
Northern Pacific Railroad
tracks in snow near Stampede Pass, Washington (Waite 202)
1894 March 4
95
1/6
Double track on Northern
Pacific Railroad, near Stampede Pass, Washington (Waite 203)
1894 March 4
96
1/6
U.S.S. Mohican, Port Townsend, Washington (Waite
204)
1894 April 4
97
1/6
U.S.S. Yorktown, Port Townsend, Washington (Waite 205)
1894 April 4
98
1/6
Whatcom Creek Falls, New
Whatcom, Washington (Waite 206)
1894 April 22
99
1/6
Stump of alder tree grown over
cedar log, New Whatcom, Washington (Waite 207)
1894 April 22
100
1/6
Yoke of oxen and cart on plank
road near New Whatcom, Washington (Waite 208)
1894 April 25
101, 102
1/6
Remains of Fort Bellingham
(Waite 209, 210)
1894 April 29
103
1/6
Revenue cutter U.S. Grant,
Port Townsend, Washington (Waite 212)
1894 July 1
104, 105
1/6
Dome and peaks southwest of
dome, Glacier Creek, Washington (Waite 217, 218)
1894 August 11
106a
1/6
Bark Glencoe of Dundee (Waite 222)
1894 September 6
106b
1/6
U.S.S. Monterey, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 224)
1894 September 16
107
1/7
Upper Falls in the Deschutes
River, Tumwater, Washington (Waite 225)
1894 September 23
108
1/7
Mouth of Natches River at
junction with Yakima River, Washington (Waite 229)
1895 February 3
109
1/7
Steamer State of Washington, Tacoma, Washington (Waite
231)
1895 June 9
110
1/7
Wharf and waterfront, Port
Angeles, Washington (Waite 232)
1895 June 26
111
1/7
South peak of Mount Rainier
from Longmire Springs (Waite 235)
1895 July 31
Missing
112
1/7
South peak of Mount Rainier
from the Nisqually River (Waite 236)
1895 July 31
113
1/7
South peak and upper part of
the Nisqually Glacier from Camp of the Clouds (Waite 237)
1895 August 1
114-116
1/7
Panorama of Tatoosh Mountain
Range from Camp of the Clouds, Mount Rainier (Waite 238, 239, 240)
1895 August 1
117, 118
1/7
Panorama from Camp Muir showing
Gibralter Rock and Cowlitz Cleaver (Waite 241, 242)
1895 August 1
119a
1/7
Climbers at the summit of Mount
Rainier, showing the east rim of the crater (Waite 245)
1895 August 2
Shows Olof Bull with violin. Professor Bull was a violinist
and music director of the Tacoma Theatre, as well as being an avid mountaineer.
119
1/7
Head of Nisqually Glacier and
summit, showing Gibraltar Rock (Waite 247)
1895 August 4
120, 121
1/8
Mount Rainier panorama showing
South Peak, Crater Peak, Gibraltar Rock, Cowlitz Cleaver, the Bee Hive, and
head of the Nisqually River (Waite 254, 255)
1895 August 19
122
1/8
Four men camping on Mount
Rainier (Waite 256)
1895 August 19
Anderson, Reed, Sheffield and A.H. Waite
123, 124
1/8
Panorama looking up Cowlitz
Glacier, showing South Peak, Crater Peak, and Gibraltar Rock (Waite 258, 259)
1895 August 23
125
1/8
Bicycle on path near large
trees near Longmire Springs, Washington (Waite 263)
1895 August 28
126
1/8
Five men near tent on Mount
Rainier (Waite 264)
1895 August 19
Anderson, Reed, Sheffield, Graham, Carpenter and A.H.
Waite
127
1/8
Five men walking in snow near
Cowlitz Glacier (Waite 265)
1895 August 23
Anderson, Reed, Sheffield, Graham, Carpenter and A.H.
Waite
128
1/8
Snowfield with Cowlitz Glacier
and Gibraltar Rock in distance (Waite 266)
1895 August 24
129
1/8
Six men sitting on log, near
Ashford Washington (Waite 267)
1895 August 28
Anderson, Reed, Sheffield, Graham, Carpenter and A.H.
Waite
130
1/8
Wagon road between North Yakima
and Moxee (Waite 268)
1895 October 15
131
1/8
Shadows and fence on wagon road
between North Yakima and Ellensburg (Waite 269)
1895 October 19
132
1/8
Rambler bicycle near tree,
between North Yakima and Ellensburg (Waite 270)
1895 October 19
133
1/8
Wagon road and Sage brush, near
Ellensburg, Washington(Waite 271)
1895 October 19
134
1/8
Wagon bridge over Yakima River
near Ellensburg, Washington (Waite 272)
1895 October 27
135
1/8
Wagon road near Ellensburg,
Washington (Waite 273)
1895 October 27
136
1/8
Bicycle on dirt road near Cle
Elum, Washington (Waite 274)
1895 October 30
137
1/9
Dirt road in Cle Elum,
Washington (Waite 275)
1895 October 31
138
1/9
Steamer Flyer, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 277)
1896 January 10
139
1/9
Irrigating flume along Natches
River near North Yakima, Washington (Waite 278)
1896 April 7
140
1/9
Section of irrigating flume
showing support structure, along Natches River near North Yakima (Waite
279)
1896 April 7
141
1/9
90 feet high section of flume
with bicycle on road below, Natches River near North Yakima (Waite
280)
1896 April 7
142
1/9
Siphon of flume on Natches
River, North Yakima, Washington (Waite 281)
1896 April 7
143
1/9
Bridge in Yakima River Canyon
(Waite 282)
1896 April 19
144, 145
1/9
Yakima River Canyon (Waite 283,
284)
1896 April 19
146
1/9
Bridge 97 inYakima River Canyon
(Waite 285)
1896 April 19
147
1/9
Section of Corduroy Road, a
wagon road from Sumner to Buckley, Washington (Waite 286)
1896 April 21
148
1/9
Wagon road on Elhi Hill,
between Sumner and Buckley, Washington (Waite 287)
1896 April 21
149a
1/9
Mount Rainier from Clover Creek
(Waite 288)
1896 June 14
149b-c
1/9
Mount Rainier from Clover
Creek
1896
These prints are unnumbered but similar in view to Waite
288
150, 151
1/9
Panorama of four men at Camp
Misery at base of Gibraltar Rock (Waite 295, 296)
1896 July 27
152
1/9
North Peak of Mount Rainier
from Columbia Crest (Waite 297)
1896 July 28
153
1/9
Overlooking crater of Mount
Rainier from base of Columbia Crest, Mount Adams in distance (Waite 298)
1896 July 28
154
1/10
Snow covered meadow in Paradise
Park, Mount Rainier (Waite 301)
1896 July 30
155
1/10
Deserted cabin in woods on
Snoqualmie Pass (Waite 310)
1896 October 15
156
1/10
Dirt road through trees on
Snoqualmie Pass (Waite 311)
1896 October 15
157
1/10
Cabin in clearing of felled
trees with mountains in distance on Snoqualmie Pass (Waite 312)
1896 October 15
158
1/10
Log cabin in clearing of felled
trees (Waite 313)
1896 October 15
Log cabin called "Star Cabin"
159, 160
1/10
Road near summit of Snoqualmie
pass (Waite 314, 315)
1896 October 16
Showing Waite's bicycle on road
161
1/10
Meadow and mountain range near
summit of Snoqualmie Pass (Waite 316)
1896 October 16
162
1/10
West end of Lake Kitchelos (now
Keechelus) (Waite 317)
1896 October 16
Showing Waite's bicycle on road
163-165
1/10
Road along north side of Lake
Kitchelos (now Keechelus) (Waite 318 to 320)
1896 October 16
166a
1/10
East end of Lake Kitchelos (now
Keechelus) and headwaters of Yakima River (Waite 321)
1896 October 16
166b
1/10
Portrait of A.H. Waite (Waite
322)
1897 March 12
A.C.
Carpenter
Though this photograph was not taken by A.H. Waite, he
assigned it a number and described it in his logbooks.
See also: number 259 for 1895 portrait of Waite by
Carpenter.
166c
1/10
U.S.S. Oregon, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 324)
1897 July 3
Negative and modern
print
166d
1/10
Wagon road to Elwha River, Port
Angeles, Washington (Waite 326)
1897 July 11
166e
1/10
Mount Rainier panorama (Waite
331)
1897 July 19
167
1/10
Carbon Glacier and canyons from
Moraine Park on Mount Rainier (Waite 334)
1897 July 19
168
1/10
Mount Rainier from Eagle Cliff
(Waite 335)
1897 July 19
169, 170
1/11
Panorama of Mount Rainier from
Eagle Cliff (Waite 336, 337)
1897 July 19
171
1/11
Hiker on the trail from Spray
Park to North Mowich Glacier (Waite 340)
1897 July 20
172
1/11
Looking up South Mowich Glacier
(Waite 342)
1897 July 20
173a
1/11
Looking up Puyallup Glacier,
southwest slope of Mount Rainier (Waite 345)
1897 July 21
173b
1/11
Liberty Gap, North Peak, and
Crater Peak, looking over South Mowich Glacier (Waite 346)
1897 July 21
174
1/11
Ice fall on Puyallup Glacier,
west slope of Mount Rainier (Waite 347)
1897 July 21
175
1/11
Forks of North Tahoma Glacier
with South Tahoma Glacier in distance (Waite 348)
1897 July 21
176
1/11
Two hikers on ice pinnacles on
North Tahoma Glacier (Waite 350)
1897 July 22
177
1/11
North and South Tahoma
Glaciers, Mount Rainier (Waite 351)
1897 July 22
178
1/11
South Tahoma Glacier, Mount
Rainier (Waite 352)
1897 July 22
179
1/11
Looking south from Indian
Henry's Hunting Ground, Mount Rainier (Waite 353)
1897 July 22
180
1/11
South peak of Mount Rainier and
head of Kautz Glacier (Waite 354)
1897 July 22
181
1/11
Looking southeast across Kautz
Canyon, Mount Rainier (Waite 355)
1897 July 22
182
1/11
Mount Rainier from Pinnacle
Peak (Waite 356)
1897 July 25
183
1/11
Trail near base of Gibraltar
Rock, Mount Rainier (Waite 357)
1897 July 27
184
1/11
Little Tahoma Peak over Cowlitz
Glacier, Mount Rainier (Waite 358)
1897 July 27
185
1/11
Crevasses in Nisqually Glacier
below Camp Muir (Waite 359)
1897 July 27
186
1/11
Mineral spring at Longmire
Springs (Waite 360)
1897 July 28
187
1/12
Loading horses and mules onto
steamer Willamette in Tacoma, bound for Alaska
(Waite 361)
1897 August 7
188
1/12
Puget Sound Indians in canoe,
Steilacoom, Washington (Waite 362)
1897 August 7
188b
1/12
Elevator "A" and ships landing
wheat on Tacoma waterfront, Washington (Waite 553)
1897 August 8
Number as listed in original inventory. This image was not
assigned a new number by Waite in the second logbook.
189
1/12
Looking up Skagit River, Mount
Vernon, Washington (Waite 363)
1898 May 7
190
1/12
Wagon road near La Conner,
Washington (Waite 364)
1898 May 8
191
1/12
Fidalgo Bay from Cap Sante,
Anacortes, Washington (Waite 365)
1898 May 15
192, 193
1/12
Deception Pass, Washington
(Waite 366, 367)
1898 May 18
194
1/12
Upper Tumwater Falls on the
Deschutes River, Olympia, Washington (Waite 369)
1898 May 25
195
1/12
Looking over Lake Whatcom near
Silver Beach (Waite 370)
1898 May 29
196
1/12
Bark Hesper of San Francisco, with Port Townsend in distance
(Waite 371)
1898 July 6
197
1/12
Steamer Flyer, Seattle, Washington (Waite 372)
1898 July 6
198
1/12
Statue of Mercury in Wright
Park, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 373)
1898 July 8
199
1/12
Pathway near end of electric
car line, Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 374)
1898 July 9
200
1/12
Pathway in Point Defiance Park,
Tacoma, Washington (Waite 375)
1898 July 9
201
1/12
Steamer Alice Gertrude, Port Angeles, Washington (Waite
376)
1898 July 13
202
1/12
Steamer Garland, Port Angeles, Washington (Waite
377)
1898 July 14
203
1/12
Olympic Mountains from east
side of Port Angeles, Washington (Waite 378)
1898 July 14
204
1/12
Strait of Juan de Fuca between
Port Angeles and Port Townsend (Waite 379)
1898 July 15
205
1/12
Snoqualmie Falls (Waite
380)
1898 July 17
206
1/12
Residence of Dr. M.M. Dodge,
908 South 9th Street, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 382)
1898 July 21
207
1/12
Steamer Multnomah viewed from
rustic bridge in Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, Washington (Waite
383)
1898 July 26
208
1/13
H.C. Waite (Waite's father) in
rowboat, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 384)
1898 August 9
209
1/13
A.H. Waite in rowboat, Tacoma,
Washington (Waite 385)
1898 August 9
210, 211
1/13
Parlor and sitting room of Dr.
M.M. Dodge residence, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 386, 387)
1898 August 12
212
1/13
Bicycle on side of wagon road
between Olympia and Centralia, Washington (Waite 388)
1898 September 25
213
1/13
Road and bicycle path between
Olympia and Centralia, Washington (Waite 389)
1898 September 25
214
1/13
Wagon road, Bucoda, Washington
(Waite 390)
1898 September 25
215
1/13
Skookumchuck River near
Centralia, Washington (Waite 391)
1898 September 25
216
1/13
Path through forest, north of
Centralia, Washington (Waite 392)
1898 September 25
217, 218
1/13
Black River, Gate City,
Washington (Waite 393, 394)
1898 September 27
219
1/13
Steamer Victor, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 395)
1898 October 5
220
1/13
Japanese training ship
Hi Yei, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 396)
1899 May 14
221a
1/13
Mount Rainier looking
southeast up Puyallup River (Waite 400)
1899 July 10
221b
1/13
U.S.S. Iowa in dry dock, Port Orchard, Washington (Waite 402)
1899 July 26
Negative and modern print
222
1/13
Clouds over water between Port
Orchard and Tacoma, Washington (Waite 403)
1899 July 25
223
1/13
Wild parsnip plant, Hoquiam,
Washington (Waite 407)
1901 June 30
224
1/13
Spanish-American War cannon in
Wright Park, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 408)
1901 July 4
225
1/13
Mount Rainier from railroad
bridge over Puyallup River, near Sumner (Waite 409)
1901 July 5
226
1/14
Home of Mrs. O.E. Gates behind
fence along dirt road, Ellensburg, Washington (Waite 410)
1901 August 17
227
1/14
Curly-coated dog "Sim,"
Ellensburg, Washington (Waite 411)
1901 August 17
228
1/14
Ships at wharf in Tacoma,
Washington (Waite 412)
1901 August 17
229
1/14
Lake Washington bicycle path,
Seattle, Washington (Waite 428)
1902 September 21
230, 231
1/14
Lake Chelan, Washington (Waite
431, 432)
1903 July 13 and 14
232
1/14
Chelan River above Chelan
Falls, Washington (Waite 433)
1903 July 16
233
1/14
Columbia River above Orondo,
Washington (Waite 434)
1903 July 17
234, 235
1/14
Parlor of A.H.Waite home, 518
34th Avenue, Seattle, Washington (Waite 441,442)
1905 January 2
236
1/14
Hall and stairway of A.H. Waite
home, Seattle, Washington (Waite 444)
1905 January 8
237
1/14
Exterior of A.H. Waite
residence with Mrs. Waite and Mrs. Gates on front porch, Seattle, Washington
(Waite 445)
1906 July 25
238
1/14
Rockery around madrona tree
(Waite 446)
1906 July 27
239
1/14
Exterior of A.H. Waite
residence with Waite on porch, Seattle, Washington (Waite 447)
1906 August 2
240
1/15
Exterior of A.H. Waite
residence in snow, Seattle, Washington (Waite 454)
1907 January 13
241
1/15
Two men with crated piano on
horse-drawn sled near railroad tracks, Preston, Washington (Waite
455)
1907 July 16
Inventory note: "Delivering piano on sled to Alex
Forsberg"
242
1/15
Two men with crated piano on
horse-drawn wagon, Falls City, Washington (Waite 456)
1907 July 17
Inventory note: "Delivering piano to C.F. Jimison - mule and
colt team"
243
1/15
Snoqualmie Falls, Washington
(Waite 457)
1907 July 19
244
1/15
Two women on burros at
Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado (Waite 460)
1892 July 11
245
1/15
Exterior of A.H. Waite
residence with Lake Washington in distance, Seattle, Washington (Waite
462)
1909 June 20
246a
1/15
Looking south on 34th Avenue,
showing A.H. Waite residence, Seattle, Washington (Waite 463)
1910 June 12
246b-d
1/15
Looking across Lake Washington
from A.H. Waite home (Waite 464-466)
1910 July 7-8
247, 248
1/15
A.H. Waite home with E.M.F.
automobile in front of garage (Waite 467, 468)
1912 June 18
249
1/15
A.H. Waite home with E.M.F.
automobile in front of garage, Mrs. Waite and Mrs. Gates on porch (Waite
469)
1912 June 23
250, 251
1/15
Snoqualmie Falls, Washington
from north side of river (Waite 470, 471)
1920 May 12
252
1/16
A.H. Waite in Studebaker
automobile at Enumclaw picnic grove, Washington (Waite 472)
1920 June 4
253
1/16
Studebaker automobile on paved
road (Waite 473)
1920 June 4
254
1/16
Studebaker automobile in front
of A.H. Waite house, Seattle , Washington (Waite 474)
1920 June 6
255-258
1/16
Mount Rainier from Ohop Valley
(Waite 487-489, 491)
1923 November 4
Unnumbered photographs and
photographs by others
Though it is possible that some of the unattributed photographs
were taken by Waite, these are probably photographs that Waite collected.
259
1/17
Portrait of A.H.
Waite
1895 March 9
A.C.
Carpenter
See also number 166b for an 1897 portrait of Waite by
Carpenter.
260
1/17
Horse drawn cart with H.C.
Waite's piano store advertising, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
undated
William Baylis
, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
261
1/17
Railroad crossing on Kicking
Horse River, British Columbia
undated
Thom
, Winnipeg
262
1/17
Mount Fox, Mount Dawson and the
Donkin Glacier, British Columbia
undated
Boone & May, Ltd.
, Calgary, Alberta
263
1/17
Horses and cattle on trail,
Texas
1897 April
Bert D.
Baker
264
1/17
Two loggers on springboards
alongside undercut in large tree
1890s
265
1/17
Loggers at base of large cedar
tree
circa 1895
266
1/17
Three masted sailing ship
Corunna
undated
267
1/17
Snow covered peak
undated
268
1/17
Steamer at sea
undated
269
1/18
Field with grazing sheep,
eastern Washington
undated
270
1/18
Ellensburg,
Washington
circa 1890s
271
1/18
Pearl Street, Ellensburg,
Washington
circa 1890s
272
1/18
Seventh Street, Ellensburg,
Washington
circa 1890s
273
1/18
Public School Building with
Normal School in distance, Ellensburg, Washington
circa 1890s
274
1/18
Gates House, DeWitt,
Iowa
undated
275
1/18
Dam across river, probably at
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
circa 1890s
276
1/18
Echo Point at Blewett Pass,
Wenatchee, Washington
undated
E.J.
Evans
Photographic postcard
277
1/18
Dirt road in snow
1909
Photographic postcard
Handwritten on postcard: "The Road to Mapledale." Postcard is
postmarked Osage, Iowa.
278
1/19
Steamer, possibly the U.S.S.
Monterey
undated
Glass positive
Lantern slides
10 slides
279
2
Chained bear on fence at Tacoma
Hotel, Tacoma, Washington
undated
280
2
U.S.S. Boston
undated
281
2
U.S.S.
Baltimore
undated
282
2
Flagship Charleston
undated
283
2
U.S.S. Yorktown
undated
284
2
U.S.S. Monterey
undated
285
2
Head of a mountain
sheep
undated
W.H. Jackson & Co.
, Denver, Colorado
286
2
Two children (Helen Waite and
Dorothy Lillibridge) seated near tree, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1892
April 11
287
2
Stuffed American buffalo on
stand
undated
288
2
Breakers with sun on
horizon
undated
Notebooks
289
2/1
Mount Rainier journal and photo
log book
1894-1901
4.5" x 7"
This notebook was kept during the period Waite lived in Tacoma;
the first page has an inscription reading "A.H. Waite, 935 C. St., Tacoma,
Washington." It consists of entries related to several of Waite's summer trips
to climb "Mount Tacoma" (Mount Rainier). The front section contains log entries
for photographs dated during the months of July and August between 1894 and
1901, which record the date, time, subject and other information about each
photograph. The back of the notebook, inverted, contains Waite's daily
narrative journal entries for the 1894, 1895, 1896 and 1897 trips. The photo
log includes numbers probably added by Waite at a later date, which correspond
to the numbering in the first version in his later complete logbook of his
work.
290
2/1
Photograph log book
1897
July 20-1907 November 9
4" x 7"
Log of photographs taken by Waite; includes date, time, subject,
type of light and camera information. Entries are cross referenced with numbers
corresponding to Waite's second complete logbook of his work from
1890-1923.
291
2/1
Trip log book
1926
September 4-13
3.5" x 5"
This notebook contains three pages of entries which appear to
list times and distances travelled on trips, and two pages listing the altitude
of various locations, mostly on Mount Rainier.
Inscription on first page reads: Residence 518-34th Ave., East
0607 (Waite's Seattle address) and also bears a stamp for Waite's piano
business on Third Ave. in Seattle.
292
2/2
Copyrights
1893-1900
28 items
Correspondence with the Library of Congress Copyright Office, and
acknowledgement postcards and copyright certificates from the Office, regarding
the copyright of various of Waite's photographs.
Publications
Publications in which Waite's photographs appear; also one
illustrated article about Mount Rainier.
293
2/3
The Photographic Times, Volume
XXXIII, Number 5
1900
May
Waite's panorama of the Cascade Mountains on pages 226-227.
294
2/4
"Our New National Wonderland" by
Carl Snyder
1894
February
Bound article about Mount Rainier illustrated with photographs.
None is credited to Waite, though several are unattributed.
295
2/4
The Overland, edited by James
Howard Bridge
1898
Waite photograph of dirt path through trees on page 55.
296
2/4
The Photo-Beacon
1901
May
Waite photograph of forest path on page 135.
297
2/4
Newspaper clippings showing Waite
photographs
1904, undated
4 clippings