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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Burlesque theater entrance with advertising at 1st Ave. and Madison St., June 1958
Seattle; Wash. 1st Ave. near Marion [Madison].
Identifier: spl_wl_thr_00113
Date: 1958-06
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Goodwill sign, Pike Place Market, May 1967
Market Goodwill sign
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Date: 1967-05
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"Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition," The Coast, April 1908
A brief article with portraits of the commissioners of the state of Washington for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition asking the public for its support and enthusiasm in anticipation of the exposition. The author makes the case that the commissioners are hard at work to ensure that the fair opens on its anticipated date and that the exposition "will be the greatest and grandest success that has ever attended the efforts of the Western spirit and enterprise" (p. 299). Coast 15.4 (April 1908): 298-99, illustrated.
Identifier: spl_ayp_179583_apr1908
Date: 1908-04
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Moscow Restaurant, February 1952
Seattle; Wash. Russian Restaurant; Lakeview Blvd.
Identifier: spl_wl_res_00155
Date: 1952-02
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Triton Terrace apartments, February 20, 1965
Seattle; Wash. View S.E. of Triton Terrace; W. Mercer Place.
Identifier: spl_wl_apt_00090
Date: 1965-02-20
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View west from Seattle Municipal Building, January 5, 1973
Seattle; View west from Municipal Bldg. roof garden; Smoke in center is from a state of Alaska Ferry at Pier 48; Public Safety Bldg. at right.
Identifier: spl_wl_str_00383
Date: 1973-01-05
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Crepe de Paris, October 1974
Seattle; Sidewalk restaurant on 7th Av. between Stewart St. & Olive Way - View north.
Identifier: spl_wl_res_00085
Date: 1974-10
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Moscow Restaurant, December 9, 1953
Seattle; Wash. Moscow Restaurant; Lakeview Blvd. Long a landmark in Seattle this Russian restaurant makes a picturesque scene. Photograph 1953.
Identifier: spl_wl_res_00128
Date: 1953-12-09
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Township Plats of King County, Washington Territory - Page 44, Township 23N, Range 8E
This atlas shows early land ownership for King County, Washington, providing names and property boundaries of original purchasers, grantees, claimants, etc.
Identifier: spl_map_218451_P44_T23N_R8E
Date: 1889
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Bill of Fare lunch cart in Occidental Square, August 1973
Seattle; Occidental Park; Lunch cart with Grand Central on the Park Bldg. as background
Identifier: spl_wl_sqr_00047
Date: 1973-08
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