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Josef Scaylea Collection

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.

Image of Members of the Amalgamated Glass Workers Local Union 63 posing with banner, Seattle, circa 1900
Image of Lake Union and downtown Seattle, 1992
Image of Puget Sound at sunset, Seattle, 1967
Image of Skier on Denny Mountain, Alpental, 1976
Image of Blue Angels flying over Lake Washington during Seafair, Mount Rainier in background, Seattle, 1987
Image of View of downtown and Mount Rainier through Doris Chase's sculpture
Image of Forest fire in the Cascade Mountains, 1984
Image of Rainbow in mist at Snoqualmie Falls, near Snoqualmie, 1985
Image of Sunrise over Lake Washington, Seattle, 1971
Image of Snoqualmie Falls, near Snoqualmie, 1960
Image of Log pond at Weyerhaeuser mill, Snoqualmie, 1950
Image of Cows resting near Bear Creek, Redmond, 1974
Image of Man jumping floating logs, Kenmore, 1952
Image of Farm scene near Lind, Washington, 1962
Image of Dairy farmer Elvin Barlow, Issaquah, 1953
Image of Mat and Martha Verhonick, Enumclaw, 1970
Image of Mat and Martha Verhonick pitching hay, Enumclaw, August 1968
Image of Boys on Laurelhurst Playfield, Seattle, 1954
Image of Crew of first Japanese ship to dock in Seattle after World War II, 1948
Image of Dairy farmer Rob Pickering drinking milk, Issaquah, 1958
Image of Halibut Fisherman Andre Churlin, Seattle, 1954
Image of Haying on the Pickering farm, Issaquah, 1956
Image of Halibut fisherman, Seattle, 1956
Image of Sod Busting, Mazama, Washington, 1973
Image of Children going fishing, Preston, 1958
Image of Cat riding on truckload of pumpkins, Maple Valley, 1976
Image of University of Washington ski team member about to crash, Alpental, 1976
Image of Children swinging near sprinkler at View Ridge Playfield, Seattle, 1964
Image of Sailboat race off Vashon Island, May 1972
Image of Eagle looking for salmon near Friday Harbor, Washington, 1975
Image of Old barn, Redmond, 1969
Image of Animal tracks in frost, Snoqualmie Pass, 1949
Image of Snow on Bear Creek, Redmond, 1947
Image of Man walking on snowy farm, Enumclaw, 1972
Image of Horses in misty field, Woodinville, October 1964
Image of Vince Giuffre making pizza, Seattle, 1954
Image of Fisherman's hands, Seattle, 1953
Image of University of Washington crew team hauling shells in snow, Seattle, March 1962
Image of University of Washington varsity crew team on Lake Washington, Seattle, 1979
Image of Doe and fawn, Stoneway Concrete, Renton, Washington, 1972
Image of John Peterson fly fishing at Snoqualmie Falls, near Snoqualmie, 1950
Image of Mark Heilbrun skiing at Snoqualmie Pass, 1980
Image of Seagulls at Montlake Landfill, Seattle, 1955
Image of Boys going fishing, Mount Rainier in distance, near Enumclaw, 1955
Image of Mount Rainier and Lake Washington from Madrona neighborhood, Seattle, 1960
Image of Blue Angels flying over Lake Washington during Seafair, Mount Rainier in background, Seattle, August 1978
Image of Old barn, Mount Rainier in distance, Black Diamond, 1970
Image of Boeing hydrofoil in Elliott Bay, Seattle, November 1978
Image of Log raft on Lake Washington, Renton, 1965
Image of Ferry Kalakala in Puget Sound, Seattle, 1948
Image of First 707 passenger flight from Sea-Tac Airport, Bow Lake, 1958
Image of Pacific Car and Foundry plant, Renton, 1954
Image of Log rafts being towed through Montlake Cut, Seattle, 1955
Image of Mattie Wheeler Howeattle, Taholah, 1965
Image of KVI disc jockey Bob Hardwick, Seattle, 1969
Image of Chojiro Kawabata, 1955
Image of Rudi Becker, Seattle, 1964
Image of Scandinavian gillnetter Oscar Hambre, LaConner, Washington, 1965
Image of Sculptor Carl Freemanson, Preston, 1960
Image of Fisherman Peter Eide, Seattle, 1950
Image of Welder at Todd Shipyards, Seattle, 1956
Image of Fisherman Nick Cayafas, Seattle, 1978
Image of Felix Solomon, Lummi Reservation, 1979
Image of Publisher Al Salisbury, Seattle, 1968
Image of Unnamed seaman on Seattle waterfront, 1970
Image of John Doyle Bishop, Seattle, August 1970
Image of Seattle Times editor Don Brazier, Seattle, 1976
Image of Artist Mark Tobey, Seattle, 1953
Image of August Werner, Seattle, March 1973
Image of Journalist Emmett Watson, Seattle, 1970
Image of Jack Barron standing in front of barn, 1978
Image of Rabbi Raphael Levine, 1977
Image of Ivar Haglund, Seattle, 1962
Image of Sculptor James Washington Jr., Seattle, 1960
Image of Sherman Dominick, 1970
Image of Maestro Milton Katims, 1964
Image of Spike Africa, Kirkland, 1976
Image of Historian Murray Morgan, Seattle, 1974
Image of William Frank, Sr., 1980
Image of Photographer Josef Scaylea, Seattle, 1974
Image of Skiers at Snoqualmie Summit, 1954
Image of Cowboy artist Fred Oldfield, Seattle, 1969
Image of University of Washington crew team rowing on Lake Washington, Kirkland, 1977
Image of Boat towing logs on Lake Union, Seattle, 1955
Image of Boats on Puget Sound, July 1942
Image of Elliott Bay and Mount Rainier from Magnolia, Seattle, 1956
Image of Waves crashing against Evergreen Point Bridge during a storm, Medina, 1970
Image of George Pocock, rowing shell builder, Seattle, 1959
Image of Henry Kotkins, Seattle, June 1975
Image of University of Washington crew team rowing near yacht Fantome, Seattle, 1954
Image of Japanese training ship Nippon Maru, Seattle, likely July 1957
Image of Ferries in Elliott Bay, Seattle, March 1974
Image of Fireboat Alki in Elliott Bay, Seattle, 1949
Image of Olympic Mountains and Puget Sound, Seattle, August 1972
Image of Girl skiing on bunny hill at Snoqualmie Summit, 1964
Image of Bethlehem Steel Company factory, Seattle, 1957
Image of Biff Boreson trick skiing at Sand Point Golf Club, Seattle, January 1972
Image of Mount Rainier from Leschi Park, Seattle, 1979
Image of Truck hauling hay bales, Issaquah, 1954
Image of Aerial of Snoqualmie Falls, near Snoqualmie, circa 1965
Image of Shoemakers at the Naval Training Station, Seattle, circa 1918

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