Lake Washington Floating Bridge, about 1 1/2 miles long, is part of scenic U.S. Highway I-90, leading to Snoqualmie Pass and points East. Color photo by Max R. Jensen.
Archive for January, 2011
Jensen’s Teal Pants & Floating Bridge
January 28th, 2011 by Cliffe | Sorted Photo Exposure |
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Let’s take this friday to share this idyllic view with the woman in the bright teal pants. Let’s also take this Friday to wonder… did the woman in the bright teal pants ever th ink her bright teal pants would be featured on a blog in the year 2011? Did Max R. Jensen finally, in an otherwise stellar career, make a lapse in judgement in having the woman in the teal pants in the frame ? Let’s just accept it this Friday. Click for high res.
Lake Washington Floating Bridge, about 1 1/2 miles long, is part of scenic U.S. Highway I-90, leading to Snoqualmie Pass and points East. Color photo by Max R. Jensen.
Lake Washington Floating Bridge, about 1 1/2 miles long, is part of scenic U.S. Highway I-90, leading to Snoqualmie Pass and points East. Color photo by Max R. Jensen.
Reframe: Where Two Girls Once Stood
January 25th, 2011 by Cliffe | Sorted Reframe | 5 Comments »
Today’s Reframe from the Seattle Municipal Archives shows two girls in August of 1960 taking center stage in the frame. The modern view is a little less cute. I think I prefer the girls striking poses to the DEAD END sign, don’t you? Click here for the modern day view. Actually, don’t.
Seattle Municipal Archives photograph of Sand Point Way Storm Sewers Right-of-Way. E. 75th St. between 57th Ave. NE. and 55th Ave. NE. Photo taken Aug 15, 1960. Photograph courtesy Seattle Municipal Archives.
Modern day street view courtesy Google Maps. [click here]
Seattle Municipal Archives photograph of Sand Point Way Storm Sewers Right-of-Way. E. 75th St. between 57th Ave. NE. and 55th Ave. NE. Photo taken Aug 15, 1960. Photograph courtesy Seattle Municipal Archives.
Modern day street view courtesy Google Maps. [click here]
Rendering Seattle Art Museum 1931
January 20th, 2011 by Cliffe | Sorted Historic Buildings | 6 Comments »
I can’t get enough of the Art-Deco era conceptual drawings — this one being my favorite from Seattle. The Seattle Art Museum, which opened in 1933, can’t be far behind though. Check out this concept from architects Bebb & Gould. This is the good stuff — click on the image for higher res.
Conceptual drawing of the Seattle Art Museum (Seattle, Washington), August-September 1931 design for entrance facade. Graphite and colored pencil on tracing paper by Bebb & Gould.
Conceptual drawing of the Seattle Art Museum (Seattle, Washington), August-September 1931 design for entrance facade. Graphite and colored pencil on tracing paper by Bebb & Gould.
Jensen’s Fishing Boat
January 18th, 2011 by Cliffe | Sorted Photo Exposure | 11 Comments »
Nothing softens our harsh, mostly concrete waterfront like an old fishing bo at unloading a catch. We’re back, folks, and Max R. Jensen’s work is here to wecome us. Hope you all had a great MLK Jr. Day. This Ektachrome is most likely from the 1950′s and let me just officially beat Matt the Journeyman to it… water tower! Click for higher res.
A fishing bo at unloading fish at a Seattle dock. Commercial fishing is one of Seattle’s important industries. Ektachrome by Max R. Jensen.
A fishing bo at unloading fish at a Seattle dock. Commercial fishing is one of Seattle’s important industries. Ektachrome by Max R. Jensen.
Wigs, Bell Bottoms & Coca-Cola 1974
January 12th, 2011 by Cliffe | Sorted Photo Exposure | 21 Comments »
Prolific Seattle documentarian Marion Dean Ross is back with this 1974 photograph of Pike Place Market. There’s some nice signage to take in here — including Coca-Cola, wigs and bell bottoms. What a combination. We talked about the brick vs blacktop roads in this post from the same photo session. Click for high res.
Pike Place Market. May 5, 1974. Photo by Marion Dean Ross. Image courtesy University of Oregon Libraries, Architecture of Oregon & the Pacific Northwest.
Pike Place Market. May 5, 1974. Photo by Marion Dean Ross. Image courtesy University of Oregon Libraries, Architecture of Oregon & the Pacific Northwest.
Seattle Waterfront 190x
January 10th, 2011 by Cliffe | Sorted Photo Exposure | 17 Comments »
Shots of the Seattle waterfront from Puget Sound are a time honored tradition around here. This one comes to us from the Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection between 1900 and 1910. Click for higher res.
Waterfront, Seattle Washington, Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection, between 1900 and 1910. Image courtesy Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Waterfront, Seattle Washington, Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection, between 1900 and 1910. Image courtesy Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Jensen’s Government Locks
January 4th, 2011 by Cliffe | Sorted Photo Exposure | 5 Comments »
And we’re back! What better way to welcome 2011 is there than a Max R. Jensen photograph. This shot of the Government Locks in Ballard was probably taken in the 1950′s. Not even a blog h@x0r can keep us from posting vintage Seattle imagery. Please ignore the error messages on the bottom of pages as I’m still looking into that (blasted h@x0r!). Click for the high res.
U. S. Government Locks, second largest locks in the world. The locks make it possible for large ships to come into the heart of the city to Lake Union and Lake Washington as well as bringing the small craft into a snug harbor. Ektachrome by Max R. Jensen.
U. S. Government Locks, second largest locks in the world. The locks make it possible for large ships to come into the heart of the city to Lake Union and Lake Washington as well as bringing the small craft into a snug harbor. Ektachrome by Max R. Jensen.
