Author and historian Murray Morgan was born in Tacoma in 1916. He taught a Northwest history course at Tacoma Community College for twelve years and wrote over twenty books, including his most well-known Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle, published in 1951. He died in 2000.

This portrait of the author was taken by 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 donated a collection of his photographs and photography equipment to MOHAI in 1993.

Handwritten on image: Josef Scaylea.
Handwritten on verso: 1974. Murry Morgan - Author, Historian, Educator.

Caption information source: "Morgan, Murray (1916-2000)," by Greg Lange, HistoryLink.org Essay 5021