Selected images can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections website. Permission of the Curator is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information. Request at UW. The photographers in this collection operated in Washington State, the Pacific Northwest, and Alaska, with a few from other areas outside the Pacific Northwest. The majority of the collection contains material from photographers active in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, British Columbia. Most of the photograph mounts bear photographers' imprints which often indicate street address in addition to city.
For Washington State photographers if the photographer's location is given as in "Washington Territory" this would place their dates before Some materials are photographic postcards that bear postage, postmarks, and correspondences. The dates of these photos run roughly to View selections from the collection in digital format.
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Photographs are grouped in folders according to the photographers last name or the photographic studio. Where two or more photographers share a last name, first and middle initials have been added to the folder name.
Individual photographs are then numbered according to this folder-naming nomenclature and followed by sequential Arabic numerals. Title of some images revised to align with harmful language guidelines.
Revison completed by G. Mandarino, June Commercial Photo Service, Pender St. W in Vancouver, B. According to the Tacoma City directories, John P. Aaberg had a studio in Tacoma, WA from through Frank G. Abell was born in Illinois and moved with his parents to California in In , at the age of 18, he joined the firm of William Shew in San Francisco, where he spend 4 years learning the art and business of photography. He worked with his son George L. Abell, at addresses: 29 Washington St.
