Crowds gathered in Pioneer Square celebration, Seattle, circa 1910

• Main Author: Langstaff, Clarence R. and Otto
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Celebrations > Washington (State) > Seattle Commercial streets > Washington (State) > Seattle; Langstaff; Clarence; 1880-1941 Langstaff; Otto; 1883-1969; Fuller; Pacific; Yukon; Alaska
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/8711

This photograph shows Pioneer Square festively decorated and with crowds gathered about 1910. It is possible that this was a celebration in junction with the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, held in Seattle in 1909 on a site that later became the University of Washington. The brothers Clarence R. and Otto Langstaff were prolific amateur photographers in Seattle. Clarence (1880-1941) worked as a carpenter and also spent time at Mt. Rainier as a guide. Otto (1883-1969) worked for W.P. Fuller Company as a glazier and was a member of United Glass Union #188. Because most of their photos are not signed, it is often difficult to discern which brother was behind the camera. 1 glass negative: b&w; 6.5 x 8.5 in.