31 results for: Authors and Writing
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Frank Herbert working in his home office, Port Townsend, September 11, 1979
In this image Tacoma-born author Frank Herbert (1920-1986) sits at his desk in a loft above the kitchen of his Port Townsend home. Though Herbert became famous for writing science fiction, he was also a newspaper journalist, photographer, short story writer, book reviewer, ecological consultant, and university lecturer. Herbert was a reporter for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from 1969 to 1972.…
ID Number:2000.107.087.11.03
Date:1979
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Frank Herbert at home, Port Townsend, September 11, 1979
In this image Tacoma-born author Frank Herbert (1920-1986) points to fir trees that may need to be topped to allow more sunlight to reach his homemade roof-top solar collectors. He had recently installed a solar heating system that used halved beer cans as collectors. Herbert was the first science fiction author to popularize ideas about ecology and systems thinking, stressing…
ID Number:2000.107.087.11.04
Date:1979
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J. A. Jance signing books, Seattle, November 15, 1991
In this image author and Seattle resident Judith Ann (J. A.) Jance (1944-) autographs a copy of her book "Hour of the Hunter" for Linda and Larry Howard at the Family Services auction at the Sheraton. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.098.14.01
Date:1991
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Charles Johnson speaking about new book, "Oxherding Tale," Seattle, October 1982
Charles Richard Johnson (b. 1948) was born in 1948 in Evanston, Illinois. He first came to prominence in the 1960s as a political cartoonist and illustrator. Johnson received a B.S. in journalism in 1971, an M.A. in philosophy in 1973, and a Ph.D. in philosophy in 1988. As a novelist, Johnson stated that his goal was to contribute to and…
ID Number:2000.107.099.31.01
Date:1982
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Charles Johnson in his UW English Department office, Seattle, November 13, 1990
Charles Richard Johnson (b. 1948) was born in 1948 in Evanston, Illinois. He first came to prominence in the 1960s as a political cartoonist and illustrator.Johnson received a B.S. in journalism in 1971, an M.A. in philosophy in 1973, and a Ph.D. in philosophy in 1988. As a novelist, Johnson stated that his goal was to contribute to and enrich…
ID Number:2000.107.099.31.02
Date:1990
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Charles Johnson speaking about new book, "Middle Passage," Seattle, November 13, 1990
Charles Richard Johnson (b. 1948) was born in 1948 in Evanston, Illinois. He first came to prominence in the 1960s as a political cartoonist and illustrator. Johnson received a B.S. in journalism in 1971, an M.A. in philosophy in 1973, and a Ph.D. in philosophy in 1988. As a novelist, Johnson stated that his goal was to contribute to and…
ID Number:2000.107.099.31.03
Date:1990
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Paul Dorpat and Tom Robbins at City Council hearing, Seattle, April 4, 1967
Author Tom Robbins (1932-2025) was known for his novels, articles, essays, and support for progressive causes. In this image Tom Robbins, right, sits with historian Paul Dorpat (1938-) at an appeal hearing in front of the Seattle City Council License Committee. As the "only professional art critic in the Northwest," Robbins testified that Dorpat's permit application for a dance held…
ID Number:2000.107.153.38.01
Date:1967
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Tom Robbins, Joe Petta, and David Hood, Seattle, July 10, 1966
Author Tom Robbins (1932-2025) was known for his novels, articles, essays, and support for progressive causes. In this image Tom Robbins, left, sits with attorney David Hood, while artist Joseph "Joe" Petta, Jr. (1936-1998), center, looks on. The men were quoted in the P-I as saying they are sympathetic to the use of LSD, a psychedelic drug known for its…
ID Number:2000.107.153.38.02
Date:1966
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Tom Robbins near his trailer, La Conner, July 13, 1971
Author Tom Robbins (1932-2025) was known for his novels, articles, essays, and support for progressive causes. In this image Robbins stands outside the trailer he uses as a writing studio in La Conner, Washington. At the time, 37 other landowners in La Conner petitioned the town council to have the trailer removed. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer…
ID Number:2000.107.153.38.03
Date:1971
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Tom Robbins, March 15, 1978
Author Tom Robbins (1932-2025) was known for his novels, articles, essays, and support for progressive causes. He and his family lived in LaConner, Washington. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.153.38.04
Date:1978