Guide to the Alvin H. Waite Photographs and Other Material 1892-1926

Overview of the Collection

	Repository Name:		Museum of History & Industry Sophie Frye Bass Library 2700 24th Avenue East Seattle, WA 98112 Phone: 206-324-1126 URL: http://www.seattlehistory.org
	Collection Number:		1983.60
	Photographer:		Waite, Alvin H. (Alvin Henry), 1862-1929
	Title:		Alvin H. Waite photographs and other material
	Dates:		1892-1926 (inclusive) 1892-1901 (bulk)
	Quantity:		.6 cubic feet, including 278 photographs and 10 lantern slides 2 boxes
	Languages:		Collection materials are in English.
	Summary:		Photographs of Mount Rainier expeditions, Tacoma, and other Washington and Midwest locales by amateur photographer from Tacoma and Seattle.
	Location of Collection:		2b.4.1 4b.6.7 (negatives)

Biographical Note

Alvin Henry (A.H.) Waite was born in Iowa in 1862. He was the oldest son of Henry C. Waite, a well known and respected piano salesman. The family moved around in the early years of Waite's life, living in Illinois and Ohio before settling in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1869. Waite had four younger half-siblings from his father's second marriage, brothers Roy, Clair and Ralph and a sister, Mabel. Like his father, Alvin also worked in the music business in Cedar Rapids, and is listed in directories in the late 1880s and 1890 as a "dealer in sheet music and musical merchandise" and as a piano tuner. Waite's brothers Roy and Ralph also became involved in the piano trade in Chicago and Milwaukee, respectively.

Waite moved to Tacoma in 1892, where he continued to work in piano tuning and repair for various companies, including the D.S. Johnston Company. Waite moved to Seattle around 1902, working as a piano tuner and salesman at the D.S. Johnston Company's Seattle store and at its successor company, Eiler's Music House. In 1915, Waite established his own piano company, a successor to the piano business of A.W. Meyer. He had one daughter, Helen, from his first marriage, and had married his second wife, Donna Gates, sometime before 1900. Waite's continued in his piano business until his death in 1929.

Despite a lifelong passion for photography, Waite never worked professionally as a photographer. An avid outdoorsman and traveller, Waite began to photograph scenes in the Midwest, mostly in Iowa and Illinois, around 1890; he also took pictures on trips he made to Colorado, Utah and California. Upon his move to Washington in 1892, he began to photograph extensively in Tacoma, documenting the town and waterfront in detail. Waite documented the landscape on his numerous bicycling and hiking trips in Washington and elsewhere. Shortly after arriving in Tacoma, Waite made the first of several ascents of Mount Rainier, photographing its peaks and glaciers, various camps and his hiking companions. Waite created some of the earliest photographs of the summit, along with friend and fellow photographer Henry M. Sarvant, with whom Waite climbed Mount Rainier in 1897.

Content Description

The collection consists of images made in the Midwest, Northwest and on the West Coast, including street and waterfront scenes, and views taken on bicycling and mountain climbing trips. The earlier photographs include images made during Waite's travels between the Midwest and the West Coast, such as images of railroad tracks, landscapes and rock formations in Colorado as well as scenes in Iowa, Utah, California and British Columbia. Images of Tacoma depict street scenes and waterfront views, including several of ships at dock, and of the Northern Pacific Railroad headquarters. Other Washington State images depict wagon roads and coal mines in Carbonado, a lumber camp near Wilkeson, Snoqualmie Pass in the Cascades and scenes in North Yakima.

A large proportion of the collection consists of views in Mount Rainier National Park, documenting Waite's annual ascents of Mount Rainier in July and August from 1893 through 1897. One of the three small photo logbooks included in the collection contains journal entries recorded during these mountaineering trips and detailed logs of his photographs for all but the 1893 trip. Views depict glaciers including Nisqually, Puyallup and South Mowich Glaciers, panoramas of the Tatoosh Range, views of climbers at various camps during the ascent and at the summit.

The collection also includes ten lantern slides, correspondence with the Library of Congress regarding copyright of certain of Waite's images, and several publications containing Waite's photographs.

Photocopies of Waite's detailed logbooks (originals at the University of Washington) are available for viewing. The logbooks include detailed descriptions of each image, the location of the person or object depicted, and information on the date, time of day, and weather conditions for each photograph. In his logbooks, Waite used the name "Mount Tacoma" (derived from the Indian word for the mountain) to refer to Mount Rainier.

Arrangement

Arranged in series:

Photographs
Lantern slides
Notebooks
Copyrights
Publications

The photographs are arranged according to the order in Alvin H. Waite's logbooks. Waite created two logbooks in which he listed and numbered his photographs in chronological order. The earlier logbook lists photographs numbered 1-654, dated August 6, 1890 through December 28, 1902. The later logbook includes a selection of these photographs, which were renumbered by Waite, and continues through November 4, 1920, with photographs numbered in chronological order, from 1-492. Many of Waite's photographs have both numbers written on the back. All Waite numbers in the following inventory are from the second version of the logbook unless otherwise indicated.

Administrative Information

Custodial History

The collection was acquired by the donor from an antique dealer in Sonoma, California in approximately 1971.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Jim Sickles in 1983.

Processing Note

One deteriorated transparency was discarded.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access

The collection is open to the public by appointment.

Restrictions on Use

The Museum of History & Industry is the owner of the materials in the Sophie Frye Bass Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from MOHAI before any reproduction use. The museum does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.

Preferred Citation

Alvin H. Waite Photographs and Other Material, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle

Related Information

Additional Reference Guides

Photocopies of Waite's inventories (copied from originals at the University of Washington) are available in the repository

Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Waite, Alvin H.--Photographs

Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--Photographs

Tacoma (Wash.)--Photographs

Bicycles--Washington (State)

Glaciers--Washington (State)

Mountaineers--Washington (State)--Rainier, Mount

Rainier, Mount (Wash.)

Landscape photographs

Lantern slides

Photographic prints

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Photographs

Container(s)

Description

Dates

Numbered photographs

1892-1923

Numbers refer to inventory in Waite's second logbook, unless otherwise noted.

box/folder
1/1

1a: First Avenue East from corner of Second Avenue, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Waite 114)

1892 May 25

1b: Antlers Hotel with Pikes Peak in the distance, Colorado Springs, Colorado (Waite 50)

1892 June 21

2: Ute Pass, near Rainbow Falls, Manitou, Colorado (Waite 51)

1892 June 22

3: Conductor with Express Engine #4 of the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway, Manitou, Colorado (Waite 52)

1892 June 23

4-6: Garden of the Gods, Balancing Rock, and Porcupine Rock, Colorado (Waite 53 to 55)

1892 June 28

7: Tunnel #4 of the Colorado Midland Railroad (Waite 56)

1892 June 29

8-10: Rock formations at the Garden of the Gods, Colorado: the Flying Dutchman Rock, Gateway and Sentinel Rock, and Salmon Rock (Waite 57 to 59)

1892 July 1

11: Gravesite of Helen Hunt Jackson on Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado Springs, Colorado (Waite 60)

1892 July 2

12: Pikes Peak viewed from Green Mountain Falls (Waite 61)

1892 July 3

13: Hanging Bridge at the Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River, Cañon City, Colorado (Waite 62)

1892 July 4

14-16: Railroad tracks along Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River, Cañon City, Colorado (Waite 63-65)

1892 July 4

17: The Narrows at Williams Canyon, Manitou, Colorado (Waite 66)

1892 July 6

18-19: Rock formations at the Garden of the Gods: the Siamese Twins, and the Seal and Bear, Manitou, Colorado (Waite 67-68)

1892 July 6

20: Uphill section of the Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway at Windy Point, Manitou, Colorado (Waite 69)

1892 July 12

21: Building on the summit of Pikes Peak (Waite 70)

1892 July 12

"Highest telegraph office in the world, altitude 14,147 ft."

22: Major Domo Rock in Glen Eyrie, Manitou, Colorado (Waite 71)

1892 July 13

23: Express Engine #4 of the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway and railcar at train station, Manitou, Colorado (Waite 72)

1892 July 14

24: Interior of the Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Utah (Waite 73)

1892 July 18

25: Wall and trees along south side of Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah (Waite 74)

1892 July 19

26: Main Street looking north, Salt Lake City, Utah (Waite 75)

1892 July 19

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27: Mount Shasta from [Cole?], California (Waite 76)

1892 July 21

28: U.S.S. Baltimore, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 77)

1892 July 23

29: Steamers Queen and State of Washington, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 78)

1892 August 18

30: Steamer Premier, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 79)

1892 September 2

31: Man with a bear and a dog at the Tacoma Hotel (Waite 80)

1892 September 27

32: Ship Star of Italy of Belfast, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 81)

1892 October 2

33: Steamer City of Seattle, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 82)

1892 October 23

34: Ship Dimsdale of Liverpool in Tacoma, Washington (Waite 83)

1892 November 20

35: Electric streetcar in deep snow, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 86)

1893 January 30

36: Coal bunkers, elevator, and ships from the bluff, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 87)

1893 January 30

37: On a bluff overlooking the bay, barque in distance, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 88)

1893 January 31

38: Mount Rainier from Tacoma, Washington (Waite 90)

1893 February 16

39: Barque Archdale of Liverpool at dock, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 91)

1893 February 27

40: Odd Fellows parade on C Street, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 93)

1893 April 26

41: Steamer Multnomah of Olympia (Waite 94)

1893 May 14

42: Old church tower and Street Peter's Episcopal Church, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 95)

1893 May 23

43: Old logging track and Spanaway Lake

1893 June 3

44: Horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians on Pacific Avenue near the rail yards, viewed from the Northern Pacific Railway Headquarters Building, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 98)

1893 June 20

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45: Surf and rocks along the shore northeast of Cliff House, San Francisco, California (Waite 100)

1893 June 29

46: Statue of Venus de Milo, Sutro Heights, San Francisco, California (Waite 101)

1893 July 1

47: Mission Dolores, San Fransisco, California (Waite 102)

1893 July 3

48: Mission Dolores, showing tile roof, San Francisco, California (Waite 103)

1893 July 3

49: Seal Rocks, San Francisco, California (Waite 104)

1893 July 4

50: Surf, Seal Rocks, and Cliff House, San Francisco, California (Waite 105)

1893 July 4

51: Crocker Building at junction of Market, Montgomery and Post Streets, San Fransisco, California (Waite 106)

1893 July 8

52: Two Chinese women on Kearney Street, San Fransisco, California (Waite 107)

1893 July 8

53: Lemon Beach, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 108)

1893 July 16

54: Eleventh Street, west from Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 109)

1893 July 19

55: City hall and the Northern Pacific Railway headquarters building, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 112)

1893 July 22

56: Carbon River and coal mines, Carbonado, Washington (Waite 113)

1893 July 26

57: Wagon road from Carbonado to Wilkeson, Washington (Waite 114)

1893 July 26

58: A skid road at a lumber camp near Wilkeson, Washington (Waite 115)

1893 July 26

59: Stationary engine with a cable for hauling and loading logs at a lumber camp near Wilkeson, Washington (Waite 116)

1893 July 26

60: Large ant hill near Spanaway Lake, Washington (Waite 117)

1893 July 30

61: Chained bear at Tacoma Hotel (Waite 118)

1893 July 31

62: Moss-covered trees near wagon road, McMillin, Washington (Waite 119)

1893 August 4

63: Men and packhorses with Mount Rainier in background, Longmire Springs, Washington (Waite 120)

1893 August 10

64: Men climbing in snow on Mount Rainier (Waite 121)

1893 August 11

65: Men lying in blankets on rocks at Camp Muir, Mount Rainier (Waite 122)

1893 August 11

66: Sluiskin Falls, Mount Rainier (Waite 123)

1893 August 14

67: Three climbers atop the mouth of the Nisqually Glacier and an ice cave (Waite 124)

1893 August 14

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68: Climbers in front of an ice cave at the mouth of the Nisqually Glacier(Waite 125)

1893 August 14

69: Mouth of the Nisqually Glacier showing an ice cave (Waite 126)

1893 August 14

70, 71: South peak of Mount Rainier from Longmire Springs(Waite 127, 128)

1893 August 15

72: C Street north from the corner of 7th Street, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 130)

1893 August 23

73: Ninth Street east from between Saint Helens Avenue and D Street, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 131)

1893 August 23

74: Hermit Mountain Range and Rogers Pass, British Columbia (Waite 132)

1893 August 30

75: Illecillewaet River and Cheops Peak, British Columbia (Waite 133)

1893 August 30

76: Mount McDonald with the Canadian Pacific Railroad in the foreground, British Columbia (Waite 134)

1893 August 30

77: Illecillewaet, or Great Glacier of the Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia (Waite 135)

1893 August 30

78: Mouth of Illecillewaet Glacier, British Columbia (Waite 136)

1893 August 30

79: Canadian Pacific Railway engine (Waite 137)

1893 August 31

80, 81: Remains of Fort Garry, Winnepeg, Manitoba (Waite 138, 139)

1893 September 3

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82: Statue of the Republic, Chicago World's Fair (Waite 140)

1893September 21

83: Statue of man and horse (Statue of Industry) near Great Basin, Chicago World's Fair (Waite 173)

1893 September 23

84: Ferris Wheel, Chicago World's Fair (Waite 190)

1893 September 27

85: Ulysses S. Grant statue in Lincoln Park, Chicago World's Fair (Waite 191)

1893 October 4

86: The Globe in Washington Park, Chicago World's Fair (Waite 192)

1893 October 5

87: Gates ajar in Washington Park, Chicago World's Fair (Waite 193)

1893 October 7

88, 89: Roy E. Waite with rifle on cow "Diamond," Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Waite 194, 195)

1893 November

90, 91: Frozen Minnehaha Falls, Saint Paul, Minnesota (Waite 198, 199)

1894 February 28

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92: Badlands, Medora, North Dakota (Waite 200)

1894 March 2

93: Northern Pacific Railroad tracks, east of Missoula, Montana (Waite 201)

1894 March 3

94: Northern Pacific Railroad tracks in snow near Stampede Pass, Washington (Waite 202)

1894 March 4

95: Double track on Northern Pacific Railroad, near Stampede Pass, Washington (Waite 203)

1894 March 4

96: U.S.S. Mohican, Port Townsend, Washington (Waite 204)

1894 April 4

97: U.S.S. Yorktown, Port Townsend, Washington (Waite 205)

1894 April 4

98: Whatcom Creek Falls, New Whatcom, Washington (Waite 206)

1894 April 22

99: Stump of alder tree grown over cedar log, New Whatcom, Washington (Waite 207)

1894 April 22

100: Yoke of oxen and cart on plank road near New Whatcom, Washington (Waite 208)

1894 April 25

101, 102: Remains of Fort Bellingham (Waite 209, 210)

1894 April 29

103: Revenue cutter U.S. Grant, Port Townsend, Washington (Waite 212)

1894 July 1

104, 105: Dome and peaks southwest of dome, Glacier Creek, Washington (Waite 217, 218)

1894 August 11

106a: Bark Glencoe of Dundee (Waite 222)

1894 September 6

106b: U.S.S. Monterey, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 224)

1894 September 16

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107: Upper Falls in the Deschutes River, Tumwater, Washington (Waite 225)

1894 September 23

108: Mouth of Natches River at junction with Yakima River, Washington (Waite 229)

1895 February 3

109: Steamer State of Washington, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 231)

1895 June 9

110: Wharf and waterfront, Port Angeles, Washington (Waite 232)

1895 June 26

111: South peak of Mount Rainier from Longmire Springs (Waite 235)

1895 July 31

112: South peak of Mount Rainier from the Nisqually River (Waite 236)

1895 July 31

113: South peak and upper part of the Nisqually Glacier from Camp of the Clouds (Waite 237)

1895 August 1

114-116: Panorama of Tatoosh Mountain Range from Camp of the Clouds, Mount Rainier (Waite 238, 239, 240)

1895 August 1

117, 118: Panorama from Camp Muir showing Gibralter Rock and Cowlitz Cleaver (Waite 241, 242)

1895 August 1

119a: Climbers at the summit of Mount Rainier, showing the east rim of the crater (Waite 245)

1895 August 2

Shows Olof Bull with violin. Professor Bull was a violinist and music director of the Tacoma Theatre, as well as being an avid mountaineer.

119: Head of Nisqually Glacier and summit, showing Gibraltar Rock (Waite 247)

1895 August 4

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120, 121: Mount Rainier panorama showing South Peak, Crater Peak, Gibraltar Rock, Cowlitz Cleaver, the Bee Hive, and head of the Nisqually River (Waite 254, 255)

1895 August 19

122: Four men camping on Mount Rainier (Waite 256)

1895 August 19

123, 124: Panorama looking up Cowlitz Glacier, showing South Peak, Crater Peak, and Gibraltar Rock (Waite 258, 259)

1895 August 23

125: Bicycle on path near large trees near Longmire Springs, Washington (Waite 263)

1895 August 28

126: Five men near tent on Mount Rainier (Waite 264)

1895 August 19

127: Five men walking in snow near Cowlitz Glacier (Waite 265)

1895 August 23

128: Snowfield with Cowlitz Glacier and Gibraltar Rock in distance (Waite 266)

1895 August 24

129: Six men sitting on log, near Ashford Washington (Waite 267)

1895 August 28

130: Wagon road between North Yakima and Moxee (Waite 268)

1895 October 15

131: Shadows and fence on wagon road between North Yakima and Ellensburg (Waite 269)

1895 October 19

132: Rambler bicycle near tree, between North Yakima and Ellensburg (Waite 270)

1895 October 19

133: Wagon road and Sage brush, near Ellensburg, Washington(Waite 271)

1895 October 19

134: Wagon bridge over Yakima River near Ellensburg, Washington (Waite 272)

1895 October 27

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135: Wagon road near Ellensburg, Washington (Waite 273)

1895 October 27

1/8

136: Bicycle on dirt road near Cle Elum, Washington (Waite 274)

1895 October 30

1/9

137: Dirt road in Cle Elum, Washington (Waite 275)

1895 October 31

138: Steamer Flyer, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 277)

1896 January 10

139: Irrigating flume along Natches River near North Yakima, Washington (Waite 278)

1896 April 7

140: Section of irrigating flume showing support structure, along Natches River near North Yakima (Waite 279)

1896 April 7

141: 90 feet high section of flume with bicycle on road below, Natches River near North Yakima (Waite 280)

1896 April 7

142: Siphon of flume on Natches River, North Yakima, Washington (Waite 281)

1896 April 7

143: Bridge in Yakima River Canyon (Waite 282)

1896 April 19

144, 145: Yakima River Canyon (Waite 283, 284)

1896 April 19

146: Bridge 97 inYakima River Canyon (Waite 285)

1896 April 19

147: Section of Corduroy Road, a wagon road from Sumner to Buckley, Washington (Waite 286)

1896 April 21

148: Wagon road on Elhi Hill, between Sumner and Buckley, Washington (Waite 287)

1896 April 21

149a: Mount Rainier from Clover Creek (Waite 288)

1896 June 14

149b-c: Mount Rainier from Clover Creek

1896

150, 151: Panorama of four men at Camp Misery at base of Gibraltar Rock (Waite 295, 296)

1896 July 27

152: North Peak of Mount Rainier from Columbia Crest (Waite 297)

1896 July 28

153: Overlooking crater of Mount Rainier from base of Columbia Crest, Mount Adams in distance (Waite 298)

1896 July 28

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154: Snow covered meadow in Paradise Park, Mount Rainier (Waite 301)

1896 July 30

155: Deserted cabin in woods on Snoqualmie Pass (Waite 310)

1896 October 15

156: Dirt road through trees on Snoqualmie Pass (Waite 311)

1896 October 15

157: Cabin in clearing of felled trees with mountains in distance on Snoqualmie Pass (Waite 312)

1896 October 15

158: Log cabin in clearing of felled trees (Waite 313)

1896 October 15

159, 160: Road near summit of Snoqualmie pass (Waite 314, 315)

1896 October 16

161: Meadow and mountain range near summit of Snoqualmie Pass (Waite 316)

1896 October 16

162: West end of Lake Kitchelos (now Keechelus) (Waite 317)

1896 October 16

163-165: Road along north side of Lake Kitchelos (now Keechelus) (Waite 318 to 320)

1896 October 16

166a: East end of Lake Kitchelos (now Keechelus) and headwaters of Yakima River (Waite 321)

1896 October 16

166b: Portrait of A.H. Waite (Waite 322)

1897 March 12

A.C. Carpenter ( photographer)

Though this photograph was not taken by A.H. Waite, he assigned it a number and described it in his logbooks.

166c: U.S.S. Oregon, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 324)

1897 July 3

Negative and modern print

166d: Wagon road to Elwha River, Port Angeles, Washington (Waite 326)

1897 July 11

166e: Mount Rainier panorama (Waite 331)

1897 July 19

167: Carbon Glacier and canyons from Moraine Park on Mount Rainier (Waite 334)

1897 July 19

168: Mount Rainier from Eagle Cliff (Waite 335)

1897 July 19

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169, 170: Panorama of Mount Rainier from Eagle Cliff (Waite 336, 337)

1897 July 19

171: Hiker on the trail from Spray Park to North Mowich Glacier (Waite 340)

1897 July 20

172: Looking up South Mowich Glacier (Waite 342)

1897 July 20

173a: Looking up Puyallup Glacier, southwest slope of Mount Rainier (Waite 345)

1897 July 21

173b: Liberty Gap, North Peak, and Crater Peak, looking over South Mowich Glacier (Waite 346)

1897 July 21

174: Ice fall on Puyallup Glacier, west slope of Mount Rainier (Waite 347)

1897 July 21

175: Forks of North Tahoma Glacier with South Tahoma Glacier in distance (Waite 348)

1897 July 21

176: Two hikers on ice pinnacles on North Tahoma Glacier (Waite 350)

1897 July 22

177: North and South Tahoma Glaciers, Mount Rainier (Waite 351)

1897 July 22

178: South Tahoma Glacier, Mount Rainier (Waite 352)

1897 July 22

179: Looking south from Indian Henry's Hunting Ground, Mount Rainier (Waite 353)

1897 July 22

180: South peak of Mount Rainier and head of Kautz Glacier (Waite 354)

1897 July 22

181: Looking southeast across Kautz Canyon, Mount Rainier (Waite 355)

1897 July 22

182: Mount Rainier from Pinnacle Peak (Waite 356)

1897 July 25

183: Trail near base of Gibraltar Rock, Mount Rainier (Waite 357)

1897 July 27

184: Little Tahoma Peak over Cowlitz Glacier, Mount Rainier (Waite 358)

1897 July 27

185: Crevasses in Nisqually Glacier below Camp Muir (Waite 359)

1897 July 27

186: Mineral spring at Longmire Springs (Waite 360)

1897 July 28

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187: Loading horses and mules onto steamer Willamette in Tacoma, bound for Alaska (Waite 361)

1897 August 7

188: Puget Sound Indians in canoe, Steilacoom, Washington (Waite 362)

1897 August 7

188b: Elevator "A" and ships landing wheat on Tacoma waterfront, Washington (Waite 553)

1897 August 8

189: Looking up Skagit River, Mount Vernon, Washington (Waite 363)

1898 May 7

190: Wagon road near La Conner, Washington (Waite 364)

1898 May 8

191: Fidalgo Bay from Cap Sante, Anacortes, Washington (Waite 365)

1898 May 15

192, 193: Deception Pass, Washington (Waite 366, 367)

1898 May 18

194: Upper Tumwater Falls on the Deschutes River, Olympia, Washington (Waite 369)

1898 May 25

195: Looking over Lake Whatcom near Silver Beach (Waite 370)

1898 May 29

196: Bark Hesper of San Francisco, with Port Townsend in distance (Waite 371)

1898 July 6

197: Steamer Flyer, Seattle, Washington (Waite 372)

1898 July 6

198: Statue of Mercury in Wright Park, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 373)

1898 July 8

199: Pathway near end of electric car line, Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 374)

1898 July 9

200: Pathway in Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 375)

1898 July 9

201: Steamer Alice Gertrude, Port Angeles, Washington (Waite 376)

1898 July 13

202: Steamer Garland, Port Angeles, Washington (Waite 377)

1898 July 14

203: Olympic Mountains from east side of Port Angeles, Washington (Waite 378)

1898 July 14

204: Strait of Juan de Fuca between Port Angeles and Port Townsend (Waite 379)

1898 July 15

205: Snoqualmie Falls (Waite 380)

1898 July 17

206: Residence of Dr. M.M. Dodge, 908 South 9th Street, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 382)

1898 July 21

207: Steamer Multnomah viewed from rustic bridge in Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 383)

1898 July 26

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208: H.C. Waite (Waite's father) in rowboat, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 384)

1898 August 9

209: A.H. Waite in rowboat, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 385)

1898 August 9

210, 211: Parlor and sitting room of Dr. M.M. Dodge residence, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 386, 387)

1898 August 12

212: Bicycle on side of wagon road between Olympia and Centralia, Washington (Waite 388)

1898 September 25

213: Road and bicycle path between Olympia and Centralia, Washington (Waite 389)

1898 September 25

214: Wagon road, Bucoda, Washington (Waite 390)

1898 September 25

215: Skookumchuck River near Centralia, Washington (Waite 391)

1898 September 25

216: Path through forest, north of Centralia, Washington (Waite 392)

1898 September 25

217, 218: Black River, Gate City, Washington (Waite 393, 394)

1898 September 27

219: Steamer Victor, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 395)

1898 October 5

220: Japanese training ship Hi Yei, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 396)

1899 May 14

221a: Mount Rainier looking southeast up Puyallup River (Waite 400)

1899 July 10

221b: U.S.S. Iowa in dry dock, Port Orchard, Washington (Waite 402)

1899 July 26

Negative and modern print

222: Clouds over water between Port Orchard and Tacoma, Washington (Waite 403)

1899 July 25

223: Wild parsnip plant, Hoquiam, Washington (Waite 407)

1901 June 30

224: Spanish-American War cannon in Wright Park, Tacoma, Washington (Waite 408)

1901 July 4

225: Mount Rainier from railroad bridge over Puyallup River, near Sumner (Waite 409)

1901 July 5

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226: Home of Mrs. O.E. Gates behind fence along dirt road, Ellensburg, Washington (Waite 410)

1901 August 17

227: Curly-coated dog "Sim," Ellensburg, Washington (Waite 411)

1901 August 17

228: Ships at wharf in Tacoma, Washington (Waite 412)

1901 August 17

229: Lake Washington bicycle path, Seattle, Washington (Waite 428)

1902 September 21

230, 231: Lake Chelan, Washington (Waite 431, 432)

1903 July 13 and 14

232: Chelan River above Chelan Falls, Washington (Waite 433)

1903 July 16

233: Columbia River above Orondo, Washington (Waite 434)

1903 July 17

234, 235: Parlor of A.H.Waite home, 518 34th Avenue, Seattle, Washington (Waite 441,442)

1905 January 2

236: Hall and stairway of A.H. Waite home, Seattle, Washington (Waite 444)

1905 January 8

237: Exterior of A.H. Waite residence with Mrs. Waite and Mrs. Gates on front porch, Seattle, Washington (Waite 445)

1906 July 25

238: Rockery around madrona tree (Waite 446)

1906 July 27

239: Exterior of A.H. Waite residence with Waite on porch, Seattle, Washington (Waite 447)

1906 August 2

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240: Exterior of A.H. Waite residence in snow, Seattle, Washington (Waite 454)

1907 January 13

241: Two men with crated piano on horse-drawn sled near railroad tracks, Preston, Washington (Waite 455)

1907 July 16

242: Two men with crated piano on horse-drawn wagon, Falls City, Washington (Waite 456)

1907 July 17

243: Snoqualmie Falls, Washington (Waite 457)

1907 July 19

244: Two women on burros at Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado (Waite 460)

1892 July 11

245: Exterior of A.H. Waite residence with Lake Washington in distance, Seattle, Washington (Waite 462)

1909 June 20

246a: Looking south on 34th Avenue, showing A.H. Waite residence, Seattle, Washington (Waite 463)

1910 June 12

246b-d: Looking across Lake Washington from A.H. Waite home (Waite 464-466)

1910 July 7-8

247, 248: A.H. Waite home with E.M.F. automobile in front of garage (Waite 467, 468)

1912 June 18

249: A.H. Waite home with E.M.F. automobile in front of garage, Mrs. Waite and Mrs. Gates on porch (Waite 469)

1912 June 23

250, 251: Snoqualmie Falls, Washington from north side of river (Waite 470, 471)

1920 May 12

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252: A.H. Waite in Studebaker automobile at Enumclaw picnic grove, Washington (Waite 472)

1920 June 4

253: Studebaker automobile on paved road (Waite 473)

1920 June 4

254: Studebaker automobile in front of A.H. Waite house, Seattle , Washington (Waite 474)

1920 June 6

255-258: Mount Rainier from Ohop Valley (Waite 487-489, 491)

1923 November 4

Unnumbered photographs and photographs by others

Though it is possible that some of the unattributed photographs were taken by Waite, these are probably photographs that Waite collected.

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259: Portrait of A.H. Waite

1895 March 9

A.C. Carpenter ( photographer)

260: Horse drawn cart with H.C. Waite's piano store advertising, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

undated

William Baylis, Cedar Rapids, Iowa ( photographer)

261: Railroad crossing on Kicking Horse River, British Columbia

undated

Thom, Winnipeg ( photographer)

262: Mount Fox, Mount Dawson and the Donkin Glacier, British Columbia

undated

Boone & May, Ltd., Calgary, Alberta ( photographer)

263: Horses and cattle on trail, Texas

1897 April

Bert D. Baker ( photographer)

264: Two loggers on springboards alongside undercut in large tree

1890s

265: Loggers at base of large cedar tree

circa 1895

266: Three masted sailing ship Corunna

undated

267: Snow covered peak

undated

268: Steamer at sea

undated

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269: Field with grazing sheep, eastern Washington

undated

270: Ellensburg, Washington

circa 1890s

271: Pearl Street, Ellensburg, Washington

circa 1890s

272: Seventh Street, Ellensburg, Washington

circa 1890s

273: Public School Building with Normal School in distance, Ellensburg, Washington

circa 1890s

274: Gates House, DeWitt, Iowa

undated

275: Dam across river, probably at Cedar Rapids, Iowa

circa 1890s

276: Echo Point at Blewett Pass, Wenatchee, Washington

undated

E.J. Evans ( photographer)

277: Dirt road in snow

1909

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278: Steamer, possibly the U.S.S. Monterey

undated

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10 slides

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279: Chained bear on fence at Tacoma Hotel, Tacoma, Washington

undated

280: U.S.S. Boston

undated

281: U.S.S. Baltimore

undated

282: Flagship Charleston

undated

283: U.S.S. Yorktown

undated

284: U.S.S. Monterey

undated

285: Head of a mountain sheep

undated

W.H. Jackson & Co., Denver, Colorado ( photographer)

286: Two children (Helen Waite and Dorothy Lillibridge) seated near tree, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

1892 April 11

287: Stuffed American buffalo on stand

undated

288: Breakers with sun on horizon

undated

Notebooks

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289: Mount Rainier journal and photo log book

1894-1901

4.5" x 7"

This notebook was kept during the period Waite lived in Tacoma; the first page has an inscription reading "A.H. Waite, 935 C. St., Tacoma, Washington." It consists of entries related to several of Waite's summer trips to climb "Mount Tacoma" (Mount Rainier). The front section contains log entries for photographs dated during the months of July and August between 1894 and 1901, which record the date, time, subject and other information about each photograph. The back of the notebook, inverted, contains Waite's daily narrative journal entries for the 1894, 1895, 1896 and 1897 trips. The photo log includes numbers probably added by Waite at a later date, which correspond to the numbering in the first version in his later complete logbook of his work.

290: Photograph log book

1897 July 20-1907 November 9

4" x 7"

Log of photographs taken by Waite; includes date, time, subject, type of light and camera information. Entries are cross referenced with numbers corresponding to Waite's second complete logbook of his work from 1890-1923.

291: Trip log book

1926 September 4-13

3.5" x 5"

This notebook contains three pages of entries which appear to list times and distances travelled on trips, and two pages listing the altitude of various locations, mostly on Mount Rainier.

box
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292: Copyrights, 1893-1900

28 items

Correspondence with the Library of Congress Copyright Office, and acknowledgement postcards and copyright certificates from the Office, regarding the copyright of various of Waite's photographs.

Publications

Publications in which Waite's photographs appear; also one illustrated article about Mount Rainier.

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box/folder
2/3

293: The Photographic Times, Volume XXXIII, Number 5

1900 May

Waite's panorama of the Cascade Mountains on pages 226-227.

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294: "Our New National Wonderland" by Carl Snyder

1894 February

Bound article about Mount Rainier illustrated with photographs. None is credited to Waite, though several are unattributed.

295: The Overland, edited by James Howard Bridge

1898

Waite photograph of dirt path through trees on page 55.

296: The Photo-Beacon

1901 May

Waite photograph of forest path on page 135.

297: Newspaper clippings showing Waite photographs

1904, undated

4 clippings

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292: Copyrights, 1893-1900

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