101 results for: Scaylea, Josef
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Photographer Josef Scaylea, Seattle, 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. This portrait of the photographer is part of this collection. Handwritten on verso: Josef Scaylea.
ID Number:Lib1993.20.250
Date:1974
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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
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Cowboy artist Fred Oldfield, Seattle, 1969
Fred Oldfield (1918-2017) was a painter known for his painting of Western "cowboy" scenes. His parents leased land on the Yakama Indian Reservation at the time of his birth, and he often included Native subjects in his paintings of Central and Eastern Washington. He became active in the Washington State Fair and the Fred Oldfield Western Heritage and Art Center…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.264
Date:1969
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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
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Boat towing logs on Lake Union, Seattle, 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.This photo shows a tug towing logs through the Lake Washington Ship Canal. Handwritten on image:…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.271
Date:1955
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Boats on Puget Sound, July 1942
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, from earlier in his career, focuses on a scenic view of boats on Puget…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.273
Date:1942
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Elliott Bay and Mount Rainier from Magnolia, 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 took this scenic photo of Elliott Bay from Magnolia Boulevard in 1956. Handwritten on image:…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.277
Date:1956
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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
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George Pocock, rowing shell builder, Seattle, 1959
George Pocock and his brother Dick came to America after finishing apprenticeships building boats and racing sculls on the River Thames in England. While possessing no education beyond age fourteen, George embraced all aspects of collegiate rowing and was instrumental in the foundation of the University of Washington's early rowing years. Considered a master boat-builder, he implemented design innovations which…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.282
Date:1959
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Henry Kotkins, Seattle, June 1975
Founded in 1910 as the Seattle Suitcase, Trunk and Bag Manufacturing Co., Skyway Luggage Co. has been an innovated suitcase company, including introducting the first commercially successfull wheeled luggage to the United States. Still operating out of Kent, Washington, as of 2024, Skyway was run by Henry Louis Kotkins (1912-2002), son of the company founder, for decades. Kotkins was an…
ID Number:Lib1993.20.283
Date:1975