The Seattle Public Library Werner Lenggenhager Photograph Collection, 1950-1984 Collection Details
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The Seattle Public Library 1000 4th Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98104 Werner Lenggenhager Photograph Collection, 1950-1984 CREATOR Werner Lenggenhager EXTENT 35 linear feet, 73 boxes COLLECTION NUMBER: 1000-048 COLLECTION SUMMARY Over 30,000 photographs taken by Werner Lenggenhager depicting Seattle and Washington State. LANGUAGES English PROCESSING ARCHIVIST Jade D’Addario, May 2019 Collection Details Biographical Note Werner Lenggenhager (1899-1988) was a Swiss immigrant, a Boeing employee, and a hobby photographer who made it his life's work to create a photographic record of Seattle's architecture, monuments, and scenery. Over the course of his life, Lenggenhager gave nearly 30,000 prints of his photographs to The Seattle Public Library. His photographs appeared in two books authored by Lucile Saunders McDonald: The Look of Old Time Washington (1971) and Where the Washingtonians Lived: Interesting Homes and the People Who Built and Lived in Them (1972). Collection Description The collection documents scenes throughout Seattle including significant events such as the 1962 World’s Fair and Seafair celebrations, prominent buildings throughout the city, street views, and architectural details. Lenggenhager also traveled extensively throughout Washington State and documented his travels with photographs of historical monuments and memorials. Over 4800 of the photographs in this collection are available online through our digital collections. Arrangement Description Correspondence, indexes and other paperwork are arranged alphabetically by material type at the start of the collection. Photographs are arranged alphabetically in their original order according to the subjects assigned by the photographer. Separated Materials Some of Lenggenhager’s photographs can also be found in our Seattle Historical Photograph Collection and Northwest Photograph Collection. Subject Headings Buildings - Washington (State)-Seattle. Photograph Collections - Washington (State)-Seattle. Seattle (Wash.) - Pictorial Works. Using the Collection Access Statement Collection is open and available for use. Rights Statement Copyright has been assigned to The Seattle Public Library by the Lenggenhager family. Preferred Citation [ITEM DESCRIPTION], Werner Lenggenhager Photograph Collection, 1950-1984 Seattle Public Library, Seattle, WA Collection Inventory Box Folder Description Papers and Correspondence 1a 1 Biography of Werner Lenggenhager, 2013 1a 2 Copyright information 1a 3 Art in Switzerland, Correspondence and Indexes, 1950s 1a 4 Correspondence between Lenggenhager and Library, 1950s 1a 5 Correspondence between Lenggenhager and Library, 1960s 1a 6 Correspondence between Lenggenhager and Library, 1970s 1a 7 Correspondence between Lenggenhager and Library, 1980-1987 1a 8 Historical Markers and Monuments – U.S. Presidents, 1964, 1a 9 Index to Photographs Photographs 1a 10 Miscellaneous 1 1 Miscellaneous 1 2 Airports 1 3 Alleys 1 4 Apartment Houses 1 5 Apartment Houses 1 6 Arboretum 1 7 Arboretum 1 8 Architecture - Decoration and Ornament 1 9 Architecture - Decoration and Ornament Box Folder Description 1 10 Architecture - Decoration and Ornament 2 1 Aquariums 2 2 Aquariums 2 3 Billboards 2 4 Billboards 2 5 Art in Public Places 2 6 Ballard 2 7 Barclay Girls 2 8 Belgium 2 9 Bicentennial 2 10 Boats 2 11 Boats - Coast guard 2 12 Boats - Excursion 3 1 Boats - Ferries 3 2 Boats - Ferries 3 3 Boats - Ferries 3 4 Boats - Fireboats 3 5 Boats - Fireboats 3 6 Boats - Fishing 3 7 Boats - Freighters 3 8 Boats - Freighters 3 9 Boats - Parades 3 10 Boats - Passenger 3 11 Boats - Passenger 4 1 Boats - Sailing 4 2 Boats - Sailing 4 3 Boats - Steamboats 4 4 Boats - Sternwheels 4 5 Boats - Tugboats 4 6 Boats - Warships 4 7 Boats - Wawona 4 8 Bridges - Seattle 4 9 Bridges - Seattle 5 1 Buildings - Architects Offices 5 2 Buildings - Banks 5 3 Buildings - Banks 5 4 Buildings - Banks - Bank of California 5 5 Buildings - Banks - People's National Bank 5 6 Buildings - Banks - Rainier Bank 5 7 Buildings - Banks - Rainier Bank 5 8 Buildings - Banks - Seattle First National Bank 5 9 Buildings - Banks - Seattle First National Bank 6 1 Buildings - Business - General 6 2 Buildings - Business - A-D 6 3 Buildings - Business - A-D 6 4 Buildings - Business - A-D Box Folder Description 6 5 Buildings - Business - E-H 6 6 Buildings - Business - E-H 7 1 Buildings - Business - Frederick and Nelson 7 2 Buildings - Business - I-L 7 3 Buildings - Business - I-L 7 4 Buildings - Business - M 7 5 Buildings - Business - M 7 6 Buildings - Business - N 7 7 Buildings - Business - N 7 8 Buildings - Business - Norton Building 7 9 Buildings - Business - Northern Life Building 7 10 Buildings - Business - O 7 11 Buildings - Business - O 8 1 Buildings - Business - P 8 2 Buildings - Business - Pacific Northwest Bell 8 3 Buildings - Business - Smith Tower 8 4 Buildings - Business - Q-S 8 5 Buildings - Business - T-Z 8 6 Buildings - Business - T-Z 8 7 Buildings - Business - T-Z 9 1 Buildings - Civic, State and Federal - Municipal 9 2 Buildings - Civic, State and Federal - Safety 9 3 Buildings - Civic, State and Federal - Post Office 9 4 Buildings - Civic, State and Federal - King County Library 9 5 Buildings - Civic, State and Federal - Federal 9 6 Buildings - Civic, State and Federal - Light 9 7 Buildings - Civic, State and Federal - Fire 9 8 Buildings - Civic, State and Federal - Auditorium 9 9 Buildings - Civic, State and Federal - Civic, State, Federal 10 1 Buildings - Garages 10 2 Buildings - Industrial 10 3 Buildings - Mortuaries 10 4 Buildings - Newspapers 10 5 Buildings - Old Age Homes 10 6 Buildings - Radio and TV Stations 10 7 Buildings - Restaurants - A-L 10 8 Buildings - Restaurants - A-L 10 9 Buildings - Restaurants - M-Z 10 10 Buildings - Restaurants - M-Z 10 11 Buildings - Shopping Centers 10 12 Buildings - Theatres - Moving and Legitimate 10 13 Buildings - Theatres 11 1 Canada - British Columbia - Nanaimo 11 2 Canada - British Columbia - Peace Arch Park 11 3 Canada - British Columbia - Vancouver 11 4 Canada - British Columbia - Vancouver Box Folder Description 11 5 Canada - British Columbia - Vancouver 11 6 Canada - British Columbia - Vancouver 11 7 Canada - British Columbia - Vancouver 11 8 Canada - British Columbia - Vancouver 11 9 Canada - British Columbia - Vancouver 11 10 Canada - British Columbia - Vancouver - Fountains 11 11 Canada - British Columbia - Vancouver - Stanley Park 11 12 Canada - British Columbia - Victoria 12 1 Cemeteries 12 2 Centennial 12 3 Chandeliers 12 4 Charitable Societies 12 5 Chimneys 12 6 Christmas 13 1 Churches - A-C 13 2 Churches - D-I 13 3 Churches - J-R 13 4 Churches - S 13 5 Churches - St James Cathedral 14 1 Churches - T 14 2 Churches - Trinity 14 3 Churches - U-Z 14 4 Cigar Store Indians 14 5 Circus 14 6 Clocks 14 7 Clubs 14 8 Clubs 15 1 Colleges and Universities 15 2 Colleges and Universities - Seattle Pacific 15 3 Colleges and Universities - Seattle University 15 4 Colleges and Universities - University of Washington 15 5 Colleges and Universities - University of Washington 15 6 Colleges and Universities - University of Washington 15 7 Conventions 15 8 Costume 15 9 Daybreak Star 15 10 Denmark 16 1 Expositions - Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition 16 2 Expositions - Century 21 16 3 Expositions - Century 21 - African Pavilion 16 4 Expositions - Century 21 - Alaska Pavilion 16 5 Expositions - Century 21 - Arizona Pavilion 16 6 Expositions - Century 21 - Art 16 7 Expositions - Century 21 - Art - Exhibits 16 8 Expositions - Century 21 - Band - Exhibits 16 9 Expositions - Century 21 - Bell Telephone - Exhibits Box Folder Description 16 10 Expositions - Century 21 - Berlin - Exhibits 16 11 Expositions - Century 21 - Brazilian - Exhibits 16 12 Expositions - Century 21 - Br - Exhibits 16 13 Expositions - Century 21 - Canadian - Exhibits 16 14 Expositions - Century 21 - Canadian - Exhibits 16 15 Expositions - Century 21 - Commerce - Exhibits 16 16 Expositions - Century 21 - Chinese - Exhibits 16 17 Expositions - Century 21 - Christian - Exhibits 16 18 Expositions - Century 21 - Christian - Exhibits 16 19 Expositions - Century 21 - Coliseum - Exhibits 16 20 Expositions - Century 21 - Concessions 16 21 Expositions - Century 21 - Construction 16 22 Expositions - Century 21 - Crowds 17A 1 Expositions - Century 21 - Danish Pavilion 17A 2 Expositions - Century 21 - Demolition 17A 3 Expositions - Century 21 - Dollar - Exhibits 17A 4 Expositions - Century 21 - European Community 17A 5 Expositions - Century 21 - Northwest Design 17A 6 Expositions - Century 21 - Fashion 17A 7 Expositions - Century 21 - Food 17A 8 Expositions - Century 21 - Ford Motor Company 17A 9 Expositions - Century 21 - Foreign Commerce 17A 10 Expositions - Century 21 - Forestry 17A 11 Expositions - Century 21 - French 17A 12 Expositions - Century 21 - Gas 17A 13 Expositions - Century 21 - Gates 17A 14 Expositions - Century 21 - Gayway 17B 15 Expositions - Century 21 - General Electric 17B 16 Expositions - Century 21 - Hall of Industry 17B 17 Expositions - Century 21 - Hawaiian Pavilion 17B 18 Expositions - Century 21 - House of Living Light 17B 19 Expositions - Century 21 - House of Immediate Future 17B 20 Expositions - Century 21 - IBM 17B 21 Expositions - Century 21 - India 17B 22 Expositions - Century 21 - Information 17B 23 Expositions - Century 21 - International Bureau 17B 24 Expositions - Century 21 - International Mall 17B 25 Expositions - Century 21 - Interiors 17B 26 Expositions - Century 21 - Japanese Pavilion 18A 1 Expositions - Century 21 - Japanese Village 18A 2 Expositions - Century 21 -