Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: 1000-032

Scope and Contents

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.

Dates

Creation: circa 1995-2004

Creator

Collins, Louis, 1941-2018 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open and available for use.

Conditions Governing Use

Biographical / Historical

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.

Full Extent

.21 Linear Feet (1 box) : 106 photographs

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

License: This record is made available under an Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Creative Commons license.

Additional Description

Abstract

Photographs of booths, dealers and visitors at the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair.

Arrangement

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.

Processing Information

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