Werner Lenggenhager Photograph Collection

              Werner Lenggenhager Photograph Collection The Seattle Public Library, Special Collections Seattle, Washington 98104 2014 Finding aid written in English. Collection Summary The Seattle Public Library Seattle, Washington 98104 Werner Lenggenhager Photograph Collection 1950-1984 35 linear feet (73 boxes) Werner Lenggenhager (1899-1988) was a Swiss immigrant, a Boeing employee, and a hobby photographer who made it his life's work to create a photographic record of Seattle's architecture, monuments, and scenery. Over the course of his life, Lenggenhager gave nearly 30,000 prints of his photographs to The Seattle Public Library. Records are in English. R779 092 L5471W Ask at Level 10 Reference Desk - Seattle Room. Arrangement of the Records Arranged in original order Scope and Contents of the Records Werner Lenggenhager (1899-1988) was a Swiss immigrant, a Boeing employee, and a hobby photographer who made it his life's work to create a photographic record of Seattle's architecture, monuments, and scenery. Over the course of his life, Lenggenhager gave nearly 30,000 prints of his photographs to The Seattle Public Library. Index Terms These records are indexed under the following headings in the catalog of The Seattle Public Library. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings. Subjects: Photograph Collections-Washington (State)-Seattle. Buildings-Washington (State)-Seattle. Seattle (Wash.)-Pictorial Works.