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Image of Boys hoeing garden, Tulalip Indian School, circa 1912
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Boys hoeing garden, Tulalip Indian School, circa 1912

The Tulalip Tribes are a confederation of several Coast Salish peoples including the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skykomish, Skagit, Suiattle, Samish, Stillaguamish, and other allied tribes and bands. In the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott, these groups ceded most of their land to the United States and reserved the Tulalip Indian Reservation for their permanent homeland. They also reserved rights for hunting,…
ID Number:Lib1988.11.7
Date:Circa 1912
Image of Woman with hop basket, circa 1900
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Woman with hop basket, circa 1900

From the late 1860s to the early 1890s, hop farming was an important activity in the valleys of the Puget Sound region, including Puyallup, White River, and Snoqualmie. Indigenous workers came from through the Pacific Northwest, Canada, and Alaska (but especially from regional tribes like the Puyallup, Snoqualmie, Muckleshoot, Duwamish, Sammamish, Lummi, and Nisqually) as a seasonal labor force to…
ID Number:Lib1988.33.139
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Cows resting near Bear Creek, Redmond, 1974
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Cows resting near Bear Creek, Redmond, 1974

Photographer Josef Scaylea (1913-2004) worked for 35 years as chief photographer for the Seattle Times, winning over 1000 awards for his photographs highlighting the scenery and people in the Pacific Northwest. He donated a collection of his photographs and photography equipment to MOHAI in 1993.In this image, cows are resting near a creek in Redmond. Handwritten on image: Josef Scaylea.Handwritten…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.64
Date:1974
Image of Farm scene near Lind, Washington, 1962
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Farm scene near Lind, Washington, 1962

Photographer Josef Scaylea (1913-2004) worked for 35 years as chief photographer for the Seattle Times, winning over 1000 awards for his photographs highlighting the scenery and people in the Pacific Northwest. He donated a collection of his photographs and photography equipment to MOHAI in 1993.Scaylea often took photos of farm scenes, including this one of a farmer drinking from a…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.75
Date:1962
Image of Dairy farmer Elvin Barlow, Issaquah, 1953
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Dairy farmer Elvin Barlow, Issaquah, 1953

Elvin (Al) Barlow was born in Issaquah in 1913. He farmed the Barlow homestead in the Issaquah Valley for 45 years, later operating a radiator shop in Issaquah. Mr. Barlow died on January 29, 2001.This photo of Barlow was taken by photographer Josef Scaylea (1913-2004), who worked for 35 years as chief photographer for the Seattle Times, winning over 1000…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.76
Date:1953
Image of Mat and Martha Verhonick, Enumclaw, 1970
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Mat and Martha Verhonick, Enumclaw, 1970

Mathew H. "Mat" and Martha Veronick lived on a 80-acre farm in Enunclaw that Mat Veronick inherited from his father, who was a Slovenian immigrant. The Verhonicks lived without electricity, television, or a phone on the farm and were the subject of several features in the Seattle Times for their "simple" life. This portrait of the couple was taken by…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.79
Date:1970
Image of Mat and Martha Verhonick pitching hay, Enumclaw, August 1968
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Mat and Martha Verhonick pitching hay, Enumclaw, August 1968

Mathew H. "Mat" and Martha Veronick lived on a 80-acre farm in Enunclaw that Mat Veronick inherited from his father, who was a Slovenian immigrant. The Verhonicks lived without electricity, television, or a phone on the farm and were the subject of several features in the Seattle Times for their "simple" life. This photo was taken by photographer Josef Scaylea…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.80
Date:1968
Image of Haying on the Pickering farm, Issaquah, 1956
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Haying on the Pickering farm, Issaquah, 1956

Photographer Josef Scaylea (1913-2004) worked for 35 years as chief photographer for the Seattle Times, winning over 1000 awards for his photographs highlighting the scenery and people in the Pacific Northwest. He donated a collection of his photographs and photography equipment to MOHAI in 1993.This image shows two farmers lifting hay bales onto a truck. Handwritten on image: Josef Scaylea.Handwritten…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.93
Date:1956
Image of Sod Busting, Mazama, Washington, 1973
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Sod Busting, Mazama, Washington, 1973

Photographer Josef Scaylea (1913-2004) worked for 35 years as chief photographer for the Seattle Times, winning over 1000 awards for his photographs highlighting the scenery and people in the Pacific Northwest. He donated a collection of his photographs and photography equipment to MOHAI in 1993.Scaylea often photographed farm scenes, including this image of a farmer plowing his field in Mazama,…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.108
Date:1973
Image of Cat riding on truckload of pumpkins, Maple Valley, 1976
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Cat riding on truckload of pumpkins, Maple Valley, 1976

Photographer Josef Scaylea (1913-2004) worked for 35 years as chief photographer for the Seattle Times, winning over 1000 awards for his photographs highlighting the scenery and people in the Pacific Northwest. He donated a collection of his photographs and photography equipment to MOHAI in 1993.This photo focuses on a cat perched on a pile of pumpkins on a farm in…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.115
Date:1976
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