Werner Lenggenhager Photo Collection
Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. Seattle streetscapes and architecture are captured in the images shot by Werner Lenggenhager, a hobby photographer who gave nearly 30,000 prints to the library, many of which are digitized here.
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The Town Crier, v.8, no.30, Jul. 26, 1913
Page 3-5 articles discuss the fallout after riots at the Potlatch festival.
Identifier: spl_tc_915126_1913_08_30
Date: 1913-07-26
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Seattle Mail and Herald, v. 5, no. 34, Jul. 5, 1902
Page 1 includes photo of King County prosecuting attorney Walter S. Fulton. Fulton is discussed further on page 11. Page 3 includes photo of the home of Evan S. McCord at 17th Ave. and E. Howell St.
Identifier: spl_mh_198239_1902_05_34
Date: 1902-07-05
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Showboat Theatre, 1953
Seattle; Wash. Showboat Theatre of the University of Wash. from Portage Bay.
Identifier: spl_wl_thr_00111
Date: 1953
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White Pass and Yukon Railway in Skagway Canyon, ca. 1899
During the Klondike Gold Rush, the White Pass was one of the routes used by prospectors to travel from Skagway to the Yukon gold fields. In April 1898 the White Pass and Yukon Railroad Company was formed in an effort to establish an easier way through the pass. Construction on the railroad began the following month. Thousands of workers worked around the clock in treacherous conditions to complete the project. The railroad track was completed at White Pass on February 20, 1899 and reached Lake Bennett on July 6, 1899. The final spike on the railroad was placed on July 29, 1900 in Carcross, B.C.
Identifier: spl_ap_00126
Date: 1899
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S.S. Queen returning Washington Volunteers to Seattle, ca. 1900
On November 6, 1899, the S.S. Queen carried back the First Washington Volunteer Infantry to Seattle. The men were returning from service in the Spanish American War. The arrival of the volunteers was described in detail in a November 7, 1899 Seattle Times article: "Grand beyond description was the naval parade with which the returning volunteers were welcomed to Seattle and to their native state this morning. The assembling and marshaling of the fleets, its progress down the sound, its deploying in columns as the Queen as sighted, the approach of the Queen with the volunteers on board, the gay decorations that made the rigging on the vessels a mass of patriotic colors, the enthusiastic crowds of Washington people who had come to Seattle from every part of the state to welcome the returning heroes, the progress of the fleet up the channel after the Queen had fallen into her place of honor, the salvos of artillery, the deafening din of soul-inspiring music, the shouts from thousands of people who felt that no shout was loud enough, no hand shake hearty enough to convey, and finally the return to the docks, all made up a scene such as Seattle has never before witnessed. It was a historic morning, and from the moment the first gray streaks of light broke in the East and the pulse of patriotism seemed to throb and vibrate through the air, and the contagion of enthusiasm ran from home to home from street to street, from land to sea. Long before 7 o'clock crowds of people could be seen hurrying along the street toward Schwabacher's dock where lay the fleet that was to steam down the Sound to meet the Queen and welcome the returning volunteers. To the great relief of the eager watchers who peered out from their windows to watch the first omens of the weather, there was not a trace of fog on the water, and even the [illegible] clouds that for a time hung threateningly in the dull gray light of the morning finally broke enough to admit streaks of sunshine and the weather god seemed to look down with special favor upon the preparations for a state's greeting and tribute tot he patriotic valor of her returning sons. The long reaches of Elliott Bay lay calm as a sheet of molten glass, and the soft subdued light of the morning lent a peculiar charm to the marine view. At the dock lay the Holyoke, Tyee, Tacoma, Wanderer, and Maggie, all gaily decorated to honor the occasion." The same article reports 5,000 people showed up at the docks, jostling with each other to welcome back family members and friends. Another article reported a crowd of nearly 200,000 gathered in the city to celebrate their return. This was more than twice the 1900 population of the city which numbered close to 80,000. The Pacific Coast Steamship Line Company's Pier B appears at the far right at the base of S. Main St.
Identifier: spl_ap_00055
Date: 1899-11-06
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Jakk Corsaw's cat digs into food can with stove in background, Jakk's Gallery, 80 Lower Pike St., Pike Place Market, April 1967
Jakk Corsaw's cat digs into food can, Jakk at stove in background
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Date: 1967-04
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I-5 construction near Montlake Bridge, November 1962
Seattle; Wash. approach to 2nd Lake Wash. Bridge; To left is former entrance to Museum of H&I View from overpass
Identifier: spl_wl_fnh_00086
Date: 1962-11
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King Street Station, ca. 1906
During the early 1900s, there was increasing interest in connecting railroads with Seattle. The high demand and competition between railways resulted in two railway stations being built directly next to each other at 4th Avenue and Jackson Street. King Street Station (which is depicted in this postcard) was constructed in 1906 and can be distinguished by its tower. Union Station, originally known as the Oregon and Washington Station, was constructed in 1911. (Alternative names for Union Station include the Union Depot and the Northern Pacific Great Northern Depot.) The postcard captioning can be confusing because both stations were sometimes referred to as "union stations" due to the fact that multiple railroad lines were shared within the same terminal. For a good example of the differences between Union Station and King Street Station see spl_pc_01011 where Union Station appears in the foreground and King Street Station appears in the background.
Identifier: spl_pc_01002
Date: 1906
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Municipal News, v. 53, no. 6, Mar. 25, 1963
Page 41 article discusses plan for redeveloping downtown Seattle.
Identifier: spl_mn_818362_53_06
Date: 1963-03-25
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Showboat Theatre, September 11, 1955
Seattle; Wash. Showboat Theatre. University of Washington.
Identifier: spl_wl_thr_00114
Date: 1955-09-11