Washington (State)

Letters addressed to Herman Krupp (1900-1989), circa 1929-1934, while he was based in Kobe, Japan as a buyer for Alaska Fur Company.

Scenic photographs of Washington State taken by Ray Atkeson.

The collection includes correspondence, speech transcripts, clippings, brochures and pamphlets, notes, endorsements, editorial reprints, and other documents related to a campaign to construct a tunnel through the Cascade Mountains.

This collection contains a typescript draft, corrected in ink, of Elisha P. Ferry’s inaugural address as Washington’s first state governor, an undated photograph of Ferry, and a program for his public memorial service. It also includes photocopies of two different handwritten drafts of the same speech, as well as other compiled research material related to the inauguration.

Photographs of historic homes, churches, forts and other buildings across Washington State taken as part of a Works Progress Administration-funded project in the 1930s.

This collection is the result of nearly two decades of research on Washington State history by HistoryLink. The bulk of these documents were compiled during the production of HistoryLink publications, a list of which can be found in the related materials section of this finding aid. Documents within the collection include newspaper clippings, reports, interview transcripts, and promotional materials.

The collection includes photographs of the Pacific Northwest lumber industry.

Over 30,000 photographs taken by Werner Lenggenhager depicting Seattle and Washington State.

Photographs of servicemen taken at Liberty Studio in downtown Seattle in the 1940s.