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uok_1000_032.xml Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair photograph collection, circa 1995-2004 Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair photograph collection, circa 1995-2004 Jade D'Addario Seattle Public Library, Special Collections May 2019

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-07-28. Description is written in: English, Latin script. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. Seattle Public Library, Special Collections Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair photograph collection Collins, Louis, 1941-2018 1000-032 .21 linear feet 1 box 106 photographs circa 1995-2004 Photographs of booths, dealers and visitors at the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair. English .

Louis Collins was an antiquarian bookseller and owner of Louis Collins Books. Collins began selling books in San Francisco in 1969. He opened his Seattle bookstore in 1984 shortly after relocating to the city. He helped produce the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair and served as president for the Book Club of Washington. Louis Collins passed away in 2018 at the age of 77.

The collection includes 106 photographs taken at the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair in the 1990s and early 2000s. The photographs show the dealers, visitors and booths at the fair. While the photographs were owned by Louis Collins, it is unclear if he was the photographer responsible for taking all of them.

Photographs are arranged chronologically where a date was identifiable. Folders of undated photographs are grouped according to photographs that appear to have been taken at the same time based on the photographic paper used and the size of the photograph.

Collection is open and available for use.

[ITEM DESCRIPTION], Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair photograph collection. Seattle Public Library, Seattle, WA.

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Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America Antiquarian booksellers--Washington (State)--Seattle Book industries and trade--Washington (State)--Seattle Photograph collections--Washington (State)--Seattle Literature Seattle Photographs Louis Collins obituary 2018 1 1 Photographs 1995 1 2 Photographs 1998 1 3 Photographs 2000 1 4 Photographs 2004 1 5 Photographs Undated 1 6 Photographs Undated 1 7 Photographs Undated 1 8 Photographs Undated 1 9 Photographs Undated 1 10