1829 results for: Seattle Times
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Sculptor James Washington Jr., Seattle, 1960
James Washington Jr. (1911-2000) was a sculptor and painter who became associated with the Northwest School of artists in Seattle. He grew up in Mississippi and moved to Seattle in 1944 to work for the Navy during World War II. Washington was largely self-taught and he believed this lack of formal training was essential to his artistic success. In the…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.239
Date:1960
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Sherman Dominick, 1970
In the 1960s, Native Americans and their supporters began protesting Washington State laws restricting Native American fishing rights that had been granted in a series of treaties with the United States between 1854 and 1855. The Survival of the American Indian Society (SAIA), the NAACP, and the National Indian Youth Council (NIYC), coordinated a series of protests and peaceful demonstrations…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.240
Date:1970
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Maestro Milton Katims, 1964
Milton Katims (1909-2006) was the director and conductor of the Seattle Symphony from 1954 until 1976. This portrait by photographer Josef Scaylea shows the conductor in 1964.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…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.242
Date:1964
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Spike Africa, Kirkland, 1976
Philip Marion Africa (1906-1984), known as Spike Africa, was seafarer known as the "President of the Pacific Ocean." He told many stories about his numerous Pacific voyages and was well-known for these exploits. This portrait was taken by photographer Josef Scaylea, who titled this photo, "The notorious Spike Africa."Scaylea (1913-2004) worked for 35 years as chief photographer for the Seattle…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.244
Date:1976
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Historian Murray Morgan, Seattle, 1974
Author and historian Murray Morgan was born in Tacoma in 1916. He taught a Northwest history course at Tacoma Community College for twelve years and wrote over twenty books, including his most well-known Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle, published in 1951. He died in 2000.This portrait of the author was taken by Josef Scaylea. Scaylea (1913-2004) worked for…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.245
Date:1974
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William Frank, Sr., 1980
William Frank, Sr. (1879-1983) was a Nisqually elder, early tribal government official, and leader in the struggle for Indigenous fishing rights. His name at birth was Qu Lash Qud, and he was renamed Frank while at boarding school, after a white homesteader for whom his father worked. In 1917, the US Army took most of the Nisqually Reservation to expand…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.249
Date:1980
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Photographer Josef Scaylea, Seattle, 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. This portrait of the photographer is part of this collection. Handwritten on verso: Josef Scaylea.
ID Number:Lib1993.20.250
Date:1974
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Skiers at Snoqualmie Summit, 1954
In the winter of 1934, Seattle made national news by opening one of the first municipal ski areas in the country at Snoqualmie summit, championed by Mayor John F. Dore, a skier who envisioned the project as one that could lift his city's spirits during the midst of the Great Depression. The Ski Park grew, installing a rope tow in…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.262
Date:1954
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Cowboy artist Fred Oldfield, Seattle, 1969
Fred Oldfield (1918-2017) was a painter known for his painting of Western "cowboy" scenes. His parents leased land on the Yakama Indian Reservation at the time of his birth, and he often included Native subjects in his paintings of Central and Eastern Washington. He became active in the Washington State Fair and the Fred Oldfield Western Heritage and Art Center…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.264
Date:1969
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University of Washington crew team rowing on Lake Washington, Kirkland, 1977
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 the UW crew team, and took this picture of a foggy winter practice…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.267
Date:1977