3379 results for: Seattle Photographic Co.
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Horses in misty field, Woodinville, October 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.Scaylea thought this might be his best pictorial photo, saying, "Nature and horses collaborate to create…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.144
Date:1964
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Vince Giuffre making pizza, Seattle, 1954
Vince Giuffre owned Italian Spaghetti House and Pizzeria in 9824 Bothell Way in the mid 1950s. At the time, pizza was still being introduced on the West Coast and considered a novelty.This portrait of Giufree was part of a feature in the Seattle Times that went through the steps of making pizza, which was documented by photographer Josef Scaylea. Scaylea…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.152
Date:1954
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Fisherman's hands, Seattle, 1953
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, and said of this photo, "No central casting here. Honest, rough working…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.154
Date:1953
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University of Washington crew team hauling shells in snow, Seattle, March 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.Several of Scaylea's most well-known photographs featured rowers on local waters. This photo of a University…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.156
Date:1962
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University of Washington varsity crew team on Lake Washington, Seattle, 1979
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 Scaylea's words, this photo of UW's crew team on Lake Washington is "always one of…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.158
Date:1979
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Doe and fawn, Stoneway Concrete, Renton, Washington, 1972
Stoneway Concrete was established in 1912 in Renton. This photo of a doe and fawn on the edge of their facility was taken by Seattle Times photographer Josef Scaylea in 1972. Scaylea (1913-2004) worked for 35 years as chief photographer for the Times, winning over 1000 awards for his photographs highlighting the scenery and people in the Pacific Northwest. He…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.161
Date:1972
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John Peterson fly fishing at Snoqualmie Falls, near Snoqualmie, 1950
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 fly fisherman John Peterson near Snoqualmie Falls in 1950. Handwritten on…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.167
Date:1950
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Mark Heilbrun skiing at Snoqualmie Pass, 1980
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:Lib1993.20.168
Date:1980
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Seagulls at Montlake Landfill, Seattle, 1955
The Montlake Dump (known variously as the Ravenna Dump, University Dump, Union Bay Dump, and the Montlake Landfill) was used as a garbage dump by the city of Seattle for over 40 years, until it closed in 1966. Photographer Josef Scaylea capture this view of one of the sanitation workers surrounded by seagulls in 1955.Scaylea (1913-2004) worked for 35 years…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.170
Date:1955
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Boys going fishing, Mount Rainier in distance, near Enumclaw, 1955
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 image: Josef Scaylea.Handwritten on verso: 1955. Kids, Mt. Rainier, Enumclaw, Wa.
ID Number:Lib1993.20.171
Date:1955