[Preservenw] Another Article on Spokane MAC Fire--700 Photos Lost

[Gary Menges]

FYI Forwarded by a member of the list.

http://www.kitsapsun.com/bsun/local/article/0,2403,BSUN_19088_3879892,00
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Fire Ruins Historical Photographs
By Associated Press

June 24, 2005
SPOKANE

A small fire at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture destroyed about 
700 historical photographs. The images, taken by Spokane photographer 
Charles A. Libby or his son in the early part of the 20th century, were in 
a cold-storage area in the museum basement when the fire started 
Wednesday.

"Most of the photographs, it turns out, were not ever copied, 
so they're lost," said Bruce Eldredge, the museum's chief executive 
officer. The burned images represent only a small part of the collection, 
which the MAC obtained in 1987. It includes between 100,000 and 150,000 
negatives. Libby operated a photography studio here for 60 years starting 
in 1901. "It's hard to find something related to the history of Spokane 
that Libby and his son didn't photograph," said Larry Schoonover, director 
of exhibits.

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