Richard W. Seifert Photographic Collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: WUA-04-wua00352

Staff Only

Documented in this collection are various academic building on the Washington University campus and two power stations with large chimneys. Located at the School of Medicine Campus is the Euclid Avenue Power Plant with a round chimney. On the Danforth [Hilltop] Campus near Forest Park Parkway is a Power Plant built in 1901, with a square chimney added in 1925.

This collection contains black and white glass negatives, acetate negatives, and photographic prints. It is arranged by physical size and then in alphabetical order. Approximate measurements for images are listed in inches.

Additional photographs by Seifert are located at the Missouri Historical Society, Photographs and Prints Collections.

Dates

Creation: 1910-1945

Creator

Seifert, Richard W. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Users of the collection must read and agree to abide by the rules and procedures set forth in the Materials Use Policies.

Providing access to materials does not constitute permission to publish or otherwise authorize use. All publication not covered by fair use or other exceptions is restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder, which may or may not be Washington University.

If you wish to publish or license Special Collections materials, please contact Special Collections to inquire about copyright status at (314) 935-5495 or spec@wumail.wustl.edu. (Publish means quotation in whole or in part in seminar or term papers, theses or dissertations, journal articles, monographs, books, digital forms, photographs, images, dramatic presentations, transcriptions, or any other form prepared for a limited or general public.)

Extent

0.50 linear feet

1 boxes

Additional Description

Biographical Information

Photographer Richard W. Seifert graduated from Washington University in 1929 with a degree in mechanical engineering. His senior portrait appears in the 1929 Hatchet yearbook. The photographs in this collection are from approximately the years before, during, and after his time as a student.