Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Lloyd Robbins Photographs of Pullman
circa 1895-1900
PC 14
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Robbins, Lloyd.
- Title
- Lloyd Robbins Photographs of Pullman
- ID
- PC 14
- Date [inclusive]
- circa 1895-1900
- Extent
- .25 Linear Feet of Shelf Space, 1 box, 11 items
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- Lloyd Robbins was an amateur photographer who photographed Pullman and the campus during the 1890’s. The collection consists of 10 glass negatives of Pullman, Washington, including images of the, then, State College of Washington campus and of a grain storage elevator, and 1 glass negative of Endicott, Washington.
Preferred Citation
Lloyd Robbins Photographs of Pullman, circa 1895-1900 (PC 14)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Lloyd Robbins was an amateur photographer who photographed Pullman and the campus during the 1890’s. He was apparently a friend of George Ritchey (PC 13) and photographed him at work in a grain storage elevator in Pullman; the photos taken from Military Hill appear to have been taken from Ritchey's home on Windus Street.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of 10 glass negatives of Pullman, Washington, including images of the, then, State College of Washington campus and of a grain storage elevator, and 1 glass negative of Endicott, Washington. (Recent prints have been made of most of the images.)
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2016
http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Custodial History
Circumstantial evidence inplies they may have been held by Kester Grimes, a nephew of George Ritchey's wife, Carlotta (what are described as prints made from Grimes-owned Pullman and WSU glass plates in the early 1900s are recorded as being donated on May 11, 1962).
Acquisition Information
The Washington State University Library received the Lloyd Robbins collection of glass negatives circa 1971.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by David Smestad in March, 1978.
Alternative Form Available
Digitized versions of these images can be found in the City of Pullman Image Collection.
Names and Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- State College of Washington -- Photographs.
Geographic Name(s)
- Pullman (Wash.) -- Photographs.
Subject(s)
- Grain elevators -- Washington (State) -- Pullman -- Photographs.
- Colleges and Universities
- Washington (State)
- Agriculture
- Photographs
Detailed Description of Collection
box | folder | |||
Endicott, Washington |
1 | 1 | ||
Campus and Pullman |
1 | 2 | ||
Pullman |
1 | 3 | ||
Campus and Pullman |
1 | 4 | ||
Campus – winter |
1 | 5 | ||
Campus |
1 | 6 | ||
Grain storage – Pullman |
1 | 7 | ||
Grain storage – Pullman |
1 | 8 | ||
Grain storage – Pullman |
1 | 9 | ||
Grain storage – Pullman |
1 | 10 | ||
Grain storage – Pullman |
1 | 11 | ||