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Image of University of Washington crew team hauling shells in snow, Seattle, March 1962
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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
Image of Mark Heilbrun skiing at Snoqualmie Pass, 1980
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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
Image of Mount Rainier and Lake Washington from Madrona neighborhood, Seattle, 1960
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Mount Rainier and Lake Washington from Madrona neighborhood, Seattle, 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 said about ths iconic photo, "Of the hundreds of pictures of Mt. Rainier that have…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.173
Date:1960
Image of Mattie Wheeler Howeattle, Taholah, 1965
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Mattie Wheeler Howeattle, Taholah, 1965

Mattie Wheeler Howeattle (1861-1967) was an enrolled member of the Quinault Indian Nation. She married Washington Howeattle, a Quileute tribal member and representative of the Quinault Council. The couple lived in Taholah and were well-known for their knowledge of Quilieute and Quinault traditions, and Mattie was an accomplished basket and doll maker.Mattie Howeattle lived to be 106, and photographer Josef…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.198
Date:1965
Image of Skiers at Snoqualmie Summit, 1954
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Skiers at Snoqualmie Summit, 1954

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:Lib1993.20.262
Date:1954
Image of University of Washington crew team rowing on Lake Washington, Kirkland, 1977
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University of Washington crew team rowing on Lake Washington, Kirkland, 1977

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 the UW crew team, and took this picture of a foggy winter practice…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.267
Date:1977
Image of Waves crashing against Evergreen Point Bridge during a storm, Medina, 1970
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Waves crashing against Evergreen Point Bridge during a storm, Medina, 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 scenes of Lake Washington, including this view of a winter storm on the…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.280
Date:1970
Image of Seattle's Automobile Show advertisement, April 1916
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Seattle's Automobile Show advertisement, April 1916

In 1916 the third annual Seattle Automobile Show was held downtown, hosted by the Seattle Auditorium Company, and featured thirty-three passenger models of twenty different makes, and eight motor trucks produced by six different manufacturers. Some of the standouts included a white six-cylinder Paige, a maroon eight-cylinder Oakland, and a Marmon with an aluminum engine. Also on display were the…
ID Number:MS.COLL.872
Date:1916
Image of Change of shift at dam construction site, circa 1937
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Change of shift at dam construction site, circa 1937

Work started on the Grand Coulee Dam in the fall of 1933 and was finished ten years later. Workers used a system of cranes, trestles, and conveyor belts to move the concrete and other construction materials into place. The men labored in shifts around the clock in winter and summer to build the dam on the Columbia River.This photo, taken…
ID Number:PI22031
Date:Circa 1937
Image of Swinomish drummer and singer at the Treaty Day observance, January 22, 1939
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Swinomish drummer and singer at the Treaty Day observance, January 22, 1939

The Swinomish are a Coast Salish group whose historic lands were in the Skagit and Samish River valleys as well as Whidbey, Camano, Fidalgo Islands, and the San Juan Islands. They lived in large permanent villages during the winter, then spread out in spring and summer to gather resources – salmon from the rivers, shellfish from the coastline, cedar wood…
ID Number:PI23822
Date:1939
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