Photographs

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.

The collection is a binder of photographs, news clippings, correspondence and promotional materials about Lip Sinc International, Incorporated, a lip-synching competition hosted in Seattle and Houston in the 1980s. Participants dressed up as famous celebrities, sometimes in drag, and impersonated their songs. Lip Sinc International, Incorporated was a plaintiff against Dick Clark Productions and used the material in the binder as evidence in the case.

Photographs showing construction projects at Lusty Lady, interior and exterior views of the building and candid shots of employees.

The collection documents the activities at McChord Air Force base in the 1940s including portraits of commanding officers and photographs depicting events such as medal ceremonies, training exercises and leisure activities.

Collection includes ephemera, photographs, sound recordings, published articles, and obituaries related to the life and career of Jonathan Moore, who was an influential figure in the Northwest hip hop scene from 1989 to 2017.

Photographs of performers who visited the New Orleans Club, a nightclub and restaurant located near Renton, Washington during the 1940s and 1950s.

This collection includes photographs of an unknown Russian family which vary from small passport photos to larger 5x7 portraits and family scenes. A few photos from the 1950s show Seattle’s St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, located at 1714 13th Avenue.

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

A set of 28 captioned publicity photographs of Seattle World’s Fair (also known as Century 21 Exposition) pavilions, exhibits, and grounds taken by Schiller/Cravens of Camera Press Ltd. and accompanied by a one-page written description of the fair.