101 results for: Scaylea, Josef
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Fisherman Peter Eide, Seattle, 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 Ballard fisherman Peter Eide in 1950. Handwritten on image: Josef Scaylea.Handwritten…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.213
Date:1950
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Welder at Todd Shipyards, Seattle, 1956
The Seattle Division of Todd Shipyard Corporation originated in 1916, when the William H. Todd Corporation purchased the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company (formerly Moran Brothers Shipyard). Originally located on the Seattle waterfront, the shipyard built cargo vessels for the U.S. Shipping Board during World War I. Todd moved the operation to a new plant on Harbor Island in…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.215
Date:1956
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Fisherman Nick Cayafas, Seattle, 1978
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 Greek fisherman Nick Cayafas at Salmon Bay Terminal in 1978. Handwritten…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.218
Date:1978
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Felix Solomon, Lummi Reservation, 1979
Felix Solomon (1889-1981) was a Lummi elder, fisherman, farmer, and hunter. This portrait was taken by photographer Josef Scaylea in 1979.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…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.219
Date:1979
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Publisher Al Salisbury, Seattle, 1968
Albert P. "Al" Sailsbury (1904-1994) overaw Seattle's Superior Publishing Co., who published many Pacific Northwest books in the 1950s through 1970s. This portrait of Salisbury was taken by photographer Josef Scaylea.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…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.223
Date:1968
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Unnamed seaman on Seattle waterfront, 1970
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 sailors and fisherman, including this unnamed man on the Seattle waterfront. Handwritten on…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.224
Date:1970
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John Doyle Bishop, Seattle, August 1970
John Doyle Bishop (1913-1980) operated a high-end women’s clothing store in Seattle from 1950 until his death in 1980. He sourced designer garments from the United States and Europe and provided personalized fashion advice for his devoted clients. He was also known for his personal style and cultivated a reputation as a local personality. Bishop took great pride in his…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.227
Date:1970
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Seattle Times editor Don Brazier, Seattle, 1976
Don Brazier was an editor for the Seattle Times, who spent almost 42 years at the newspaper. Times photographer Josef Scaylea took this portrait of the editor in 1976.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:Lib1993.20.228
Date:1976
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Artist Mark Tobey, Seattle, 1953
Painter Mark Tobey moved to Seattle in 1923 when he was hired to start the art department at the Cornish School, now Cornish College of the Arts. He gained national recognition as one of the "Northwest Mystics" along with Guy Anderson, Kenneth Callahan and Morris Graves, due to a September 28, 1953 Life magazine article on the Northwest School entitled…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.229
Date:1953
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August Werner, Seattle, March 1973
August Hansen Werner (1893-1980) settled in Seattle in 1931 after an American career as a singer, particularly in the Norwegian American community. Werner had a thirty-year career as a University of Washington School of Music professor and became known as advocate for music and the arts within Scandinavian communities. Additionally, Werner was a visual artist who created the Leif Erikson…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.231
Date:1973