Charles A. Libby began his career in photography working for his sister, Addie, in the Libby Art Studio in 1898. He opened his own studio in 1901. Libby did both portrait and commercial work from the beginning. When Charles A. Libby, Jr. joined the firm in the early 1920s, the studio began to do extensive aerial photography in and around Spokane and the Inland Empire. After Charles, Sr. died in 1966, Charles, Jr. continued to operate the studio until 1969, when he sold it.
The registers list numerically (which is also chronologically) the work done by the studio. The entries list date and to whom the billing was made, which will often also be the subject of the photograph. When a number of locations were photographed, these may be listed. There is also an alphabetical index arranged by date, but not necessarily in exact alphabetical order.
Collection is not restricted.
Copyright has not been assigned to the Eastern Washington State Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Museum Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Eastern Washington State Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher
Charles A. Libby & Son Registers (Ms 75), Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.
Purchased from the estate of Henri Crommelin.
The Eastern Washington State Historical Society holds a large collection of Libby Studio photographic images. Contact the repository for details or search online at http://www.northwestmuseum.org/museum/.
Nolan, Edward W.
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