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| Title | Young boy, possibly Kenneth Knight Landes, with Viola Peach Landes, Seattle, ca. 1907 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1907 |
| Notes | Bertha and Henry Landes had a daughter named Katherine, who passed away due to tonsillitis complications at a young age. They later adopted Viola Peach.
Kenneth Knight Landes was the son of Bertha and Henry Landes
PH Coll 140.10 |
| Contextual Notes | Born in Kansas, Charles Landes lived in San Francisco and eventually followed his older brother Henry Landes to the Pacific Northwest. (Henry Landes served as acting president of the University of Washington from 1914-1915.) Charles attended the University of Washington and graduated in 1902 with a major in Biology. He was voted the wittiest in the Junior class of 1901. After graduation, he became a science teacher in a number of high schools in Tacoma until he retired in 1945. Beginning in 1921, he worked summers as a park ranger for 20 years in the Mount Rainier National Park. He was one of the original members of the Tacoma Auxiliary of the Mountaineers Club and led mountaineering trips. Charles died January 20, 1963. He was survived by his two sons, Richard R. and Hugh C. Landes. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Landes, Kenneth K. (Kenneth Knight), 1899- ; Landes, Viola Peach; Landes family; Brothers and sisters--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Location Depicted | United States--Washington (State)--King County--Seattle
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| Digital Collection | Portraits Collection
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| Order Number | POR697
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| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info
Please cite the Order Number when ordering. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Charles Landes Photograph Collection. PH Coll 140 |
| Repository Collection Guide | To view the finding aid for this collection see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcoll/findaids/docs/photosgraphics/LandesPHColl140.xml |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Physical Description | silver gelatin; b&w; 3 x 4 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9800XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 6 and resized to 768x560 ppi. 2009. |
