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Image of Snoqualmie Falls, near Snoqualmie, 1960
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Snoqualmie Falls, near Snoqualmie, 1960

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 Snoqualmie Falls, including this picture from 1960. Handwritten on image: Josef Scaylea.Handwritten on…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.58
Date:1960
Image of Log pond at Weyerhaeuser mill, Snoqualmie, 1950
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Log pond at Weyerhaeuser mill, Snoqualmie, 1950

Lumber was one of the Puget Sound's main exports in the 1890s. In 1899, 200,000 board feet of milled lumber left Seattle every day by rail or ship for the eastern United States and various Pacific ports. Snoqualmie Falls Lumber Company began operations in 1917. The company, starting with some houses and a mill store, built a small community atop…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.62
Date:1950
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 Man jumping floating logs, Kenmore, 1952
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Man jumping floating logs, Kenmore, 1952

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 took many photos of the lumber industry, including this photograph of a "boom man" jumping…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.73
Date:1952
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 Boys on Laurelhurst Playfield, Seattle, 1954
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Boys on Laurelhurst Playfield, Seattle, 1954

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. Handwritten on verso: 1954. Chestnut Picker's Ballet, Laurelhurst Playfield, Josef Scaylea.
ID Number:Lib1993.20.81
Date:1954
Image of Crew of first Japanese ship to dock in Seattle after World War II, 1948
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Crew of first Japanese ship to dock in Seattle after World War II, 1948

In the late 1800s, Seattle began regularly shipping routes with East Asia, including China, Japan, and the Philippines. This regular trade would continue through the early 1900s, dipping in World War I, but then halting almost entirely during World War II, as the port shifted to support the U.S. war effort. According to photographer Josef Scaylea, this 1948 photo shows…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.86
Date:1948
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