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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Elevated view NE on 4th Ave. from Yesler Way overpass, October 1972
Seattle; View N.E. on 4th Av. from Yesler Way overpass
Identifier: spl_wl_str_00389
Date: 1972-10
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Fire origin from 1st Ave. and Spring St., June 6, 1889
Transcribed from photograph: "Fire. June 6, 1889. At place of origin. Front Street looking South from Spring Street. Fire began at southwest corner of Front Street and Madison Street. Center: dome of Frye's Opera house. M. R. Maddock's building is the white building."
Identifier: spl_shp_5097
Date: 1889-06-06
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Knight's arm building decoration, April 12, 1964
Seattle; Wash. View West on Olive Way from 7th Av.
Identifier: spl_wl_res_00025
Date: 1964-04-12
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Blue Gum Road Arts & Crafts Gallery, April 12, 1971
Seattle; Arts & crafts gallery in Fremont Hotel; One of several; Sale of April 17 on window was date of announced peace march downtown.
Identifier: {}
Date: 1971-04-12
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Paramount Theatre ornate cornice and facade, January 1958
Seattle; Wash. Paramount Theater west facade decoration.
Identifier: spl_wl_thr_00049
Date: 1958-01
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Smoothing I-5 concrete, September 1964
Seattle; Freeway; Wash. One of various machines for concrete highway con.
Identifier: spl_wl_fnh_00120
Date: 1964-09
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Seattle Chinese Post - English Ed., v.6, no.13, Mar. 28, 1987
Identifier: spl_nwa_1258970_1987_006_013
Date: 1987-03-28
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New Paris Theatre strip club sign, April 1976
Seattle - Sign at New Paris Theatre - 512 - 2nd Av. (sign replaced).
Identifier: spl_wl_sex_00028
Date: 1976-04
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View north from 6th Ave. Ext., December 1959
Seattle; Wash 6th Ave. Looking north from 6th Ave. extension.
Identifier: spl_wl_str_00375
Date: 1959-12
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Bloch's Restaurant, August 1976
Seattle - Blochs Restaurant at Queen Anne & Thomas - Place has maximum exposure to light. Also out of door facilities and more light exposure westside of bldg. (not shown in photograph)
Identifier: spl_wl_res_00093
Date: 1976-08
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