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Image of Dairy farmer Rob Pickering drinking milk, Issaquah, 1958
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Dairy farmer Rob Pickering drinking milk, Issaquah, 1958

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 of dairy farmer Rob Pickering drinking milk was taken in Isaaquah in 1958. Handwritten…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.88
Date:1958
Image of Halibut Fisherman Andre Churlin, Seattle, 1954
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Halibut Fisherman Andre Churlin, 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.Scaylea took this photo of halibut fisherman Andre Churlin at Salmon Bay Terminal in 1954. Handwritten…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.92
Date:1954
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 Halibut fisherman, Seattle, 1956
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Halibut fisherman, Seattle, 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.Scaylea often photographed fisherman, including this Scandanavian fisherman in Ballard. Handwritten on image: Josef Scaylea.Handwritten on…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.96
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 Children going fishing, Preston, 1958
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Children going fishing, Preston, 1958

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, three young children are doing fishing with their dog. Handwritten on image: Josef…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.113
Date:1958
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
Image of University of Washington ski team member about to crash, Alpental, 1976
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University of Washington ski team member about to crash, Alpental, 1976

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:Lib1993.20.119
Date:1976
Image of Children swinging near sprinkler at View Ridge Playfield, Seattle, 1964
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Children swinging near sprinkler at View Ridge Playfield, Seattle, 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 collection of his photographs and photography equipment to MOHAI in 1993.This image shows three children swinging through a sprinkler during a heat wave. Handwritten on image:…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.120
Date:1964
Image of Sailboat race off Vashon Island, May 1972
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Sailboat race off Vashon Island, May 1972

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 boats in Puget Sound, including this one of a sailboat race…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.122
Date:1972
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