A beautiful view of Seattle, Washington with the Space Needle and Seattle’s Opera House and Playhouse in the foreground. The other high buildings are: the circular Washington Plaza Hotel, the 50 story Seattle-First National Bank Building, and the “Plaza 600″ Office Building. The majestic mountain in the distance is Mt. Rainier — 60 miles away. Color photo by Max R. Jensen.
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Jensen’s Space Needle and Mt. Rainier
April 29th, 2011 by Cliffe | Sorted Past Post |
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This Queen Anne vantage point had to be one of Max R. Jensen’s favorites when capturing the Space Needle with Mt. Rainier. Who can place the year ? Click for the high res.
A beautiful view of Seattle, Washington with the Space Needle and Seattle’s Opera House and Playhouse in the foreground. The other high buildings are: the circular Washington Plaza Hotel, the 50 story Seattle-First National Bank Building, and the “Plaza 600″ Office Building. The majestic mountain in the distance is Mt. Rainier — 60 miles away. Color photo by Max R. Jensen.
A beautiful view of Seattle, Washington with the Space Needle and Seattle’s Opera House and Playhouse in the foreground. The other high buildings are: the circular Washington Plaza Hotel, the 50 story Seattle-First National Bank Building, and the “Plaza 600″ Office Building. The majestic mountain in the distance is Mt. Rainier — 60 miles away. Color photo by Max R. Jensen.
Jensen’s Lake Washington Hydroplanes
April 8th, 2011 by Cliffe | Sorted Past Post |
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It’s finally spring and any day now the weather should start warming up. Any day now. It won’t be long until Seafair and the hydroplanes. Below find a vintage look at them from Max R. Jensen. Click on the thumbn ail for a higher res copy.
Seattle Hydroplane Races on Lake Washington — These races, held annually, attract the finest and fastest competitive hydroplanes and drivers in the country to this wondrous course on Lake Washington and is hte climax to Seattle’s “Seafair Week” when Greater Seattle entertains thousands of tourists. Color photo by Max R. Jensen.
Seattle Hydroplane Races on Lake Washington — These races, held annually, attract the finest and fastest competitive hydroplanes and drivers in the country to this wondrous course on Lake Washington and is hte climax to Seattle’s “Seafair Week” when Greater Seattle entertains thousands of tourists. Color photo by Max R. Jensen.
Jensen’s South Gate & Ford Building
February 8th, 2011 by Cliffe | Sorted Past Post |
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Even just a cursory glance of our Max R. Jensen photo archives will show the depth of Max’s coverage of the 1962 World’ s Fair in Seattle. No angle was ingored, including the South Gate and Ford Building pictured below from a promotional postcard. Click for the high res.
Seattle World’s Fair. South Gate and Ford Building. Porte du Sud — Pavillon de la compagnie Ford. La Puerta del Sur y el Edificio Ford. Color photo by Max R. Jensen.
Seattle World’s Fair. South Gate and Ford Building. Porte du Sud — Pavillon de la compagnie Ford. La Puerta del Sur y el Edificio Ford. Color photo by Max R. Jensen.
Past Post: Home Of The Huskies Pt. 2
October 7th, 2010 by Cliffe | Sorted Past Post |
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We have some family guests in town visiting University of Washington on a campus tour — so Saturday this is where we’ll be. Husky Stadium for the game against Arizona State! Here’s an aerial shot from the Max R. Jensen archives. Who can date it? Click for higher res.
University of Washington Stadium — Home of the Huskies. The Stadium of the University of Washington in Seattle, home of the Huskies, with its matchless cantilever deck, has a seating capacity of 55,000. Its location on the shore of Lake Washington makes it unique insofar as it can be reached by plane or boat as well as by conventional transportation. In the back: part of the beautiful university campus, on the right the Hed Edmundson Pavilion, indoor-sports arena for the university. Color photo by Max R. Jensen.
University of Washington Stadium — Home of the Huskies. The Stadium of the University of Washington in Seattle, home of the Huskies, with its matchless cantilever deck, has a seating capacity of 55,000. Its location on the shore of Lake Washington makes it unique insofar as it can be reached by plane or boat as well as by conventional transportation. In the back: part of the beautiful university campus, on the right the Hed Edmundson Pavilion, indoor-sports arena for the university. Color photo by Max R. Jensen.
Jensen’s Peace Reigns
July 30th, 2010 by Cliffe | Sorted Past Post |
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We’ve all been enjoying Josh Salwitz’s Seattle Center construction photos and now it’s time for a Max R. Jensen look at the final product. Jensen extensively documented the Seattle World’s Fair, being one of the few official photographers of the event. Who knows who was writing the captions, though. Enjoy and have a great weekend.
Seattle World’s Fair. Peace reigns at U.S. Science Pavilion. Paix regne au Pavillon des Science des Etats-Unis. La paz reinaenla en el Pab ellon de la Ciencia los Estados Unidos. Color photo by Max R. Jensen.
Seattle World’s Fair. Peace reigns at U.S. Science Pavilion. Paix regne au Pavillon des Science des Etats-Unis. La paz reinaenla en el Pab ellon de la Ciencia los Estados Unidos. Color photo by Max R. Jensen.
Y.W.C.A. Tea Room 1917
April 12th, 2010 by Cliffe | Sorted Past Post |
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Just a 1917 card from Myrtle to her mother in Spokane. She expected to be home before the postcard arrived. But was sh e? Duh duh dunnnnnn. Click on the thumbnails for the high res versions.
| Tea Room — Y.W.C.A. Seattle, U.S.A. |
| Postcard sent to Mrs. S. B. Clifford of Spokane, Washington on March 25, 1917. |
Time’s A Changin In Bellevue Pt. 3
April 2nd, 2010 by Cliffe | Sorted Past Post |
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Here we have some late period Max R. Jensen photography work. The outrageously loud colors should tip you off as to the decade. Yep, the 1980′s — Jensen’s last decade of postcard work after having documented Seattle the environs since the 1940′s. Click for high res and you may want to put on some sunglasses.
Time’s A Changin In Bellevue Pt. 2
March 31st, 2010 by Cliffe | Sorted Past Post |
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We are continuing with Max R. Jensen / Bellevue week here at VS.org with our trip across Lake Washington. Devopment has picked up in this photo as Bellevue Square shopp ing center expands. Who can pintpoint the year? Click for the high res.
Time’s A Changin In Bellevue Pt. 1
March 29th, 2010 by Cliffe | Sorted Past Post |
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We are kicking off Max R. Jensen / Bellevue week here at VS.org with a trip across Lake Washington to the “enterprising young city” to our east. Pretty interesting photo here, showing downtown Bellevue in the very early days as trees still dominated large parcels of land. Stayed tuned for next time when Bellevue grows up and out. Click fo the high res version.
Watching The Bears @ Woodland Park
March 22nd, 2010 by Cliffe | Sorted Past Post |
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Spring is here and we had a mostly beautiful weekend — more of that please. As the weather warms our household is gearing up for a trip to Woodland Park Zoo and Hawaii, not necessarily in that order. In the meantime, check out this old postcard that ended up here in the 1920′ s and now re sides in my scanner bed. Click for the high res copy.
| Watching The Bears In Woodland Park, Seattle. 102139. |
| Postcard sent to Portland, Maine in July 192X. |
Jensen’s U. District Air View
March 12th, 2010 by Cliffe | Sorted Past Post |
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Today we have a simple University District “air view” from the legendary Max R. Jensen. If you don’t know Jensen’s work from the 40′s through the 80′s documenting every facet of Seattle, now is a good time to study up in the archives. Click for the high res.
The Ostriches @ Woodland Park 1915
February 12th, 2010 by Cliffe | Sorted Past Post |
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This old Woodland Park postcard brings back memories. Not from 1915, but from my high school job working on an ostrich farm. A diversion was created while I snuck into the pen and snagged the eggs headed for the incubator. You had to be quick, lest you should get caught in a corner and kicked to death. The farmer’s wife was nearly killed by one. Enough about me, check out the 1915 card and click for the high res.
| The Ostriches At Woodland Park, Seattle. Photo by Nowell & Rognon. |
| Postcard sent October 1915 to Newark, Ohio. |
Past Post: Seattle Library 1910 & 1914
January 29th, 2010 by Cliffe | Sorted Past Post |
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We’ve previously lamented the loss of the 1906 Seattle Public Library, so let’s concentrate on happier times. These cards from 1910 and 1914 show the Beaux-Arts beauty designed by Peter J. Weber. Click for the high res and only check out the demo shots if you’ve got a box of tissues and a 40 ounce nearby.
| Seattle Public Library. |
| Postcard sent May 12, 1910. |
| 8. Public Library, Seattle. |
| Postcard sent January 7, 1914. |
The Old ‘Vue
January 20th, 2010 by Cliffe | Sorted Past Post |
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Walking around downtown Bellevue during the workweek I constantly see flashy condo advertisements touting “the new ‘Vue” but I’m more inte rest ed in “the old ‘Vue.” Check out the ’70′ s era card from Max R. Jensen. Now, I know it’s fashionable to beat up on Bellevue but I have to admit to liking a few recent additions to their skyline, especially Bellevue Towers and of course Paccar. Yes, yes, the old curmudgeon has some positivity in him after all. Click for the high res.
Woodland Park Menagerie
January 13th, 2010 by Cliffe | Sorted Past Post |
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One of Woodland Park Zoo’s modern day “menageries,” Nocturnal House, is closing soon. If you want to see sloths, bats, and armadillos like I do then you’d better hit the zoo rather quickly. The Times story was a reminder that I hadn’t been to the zoo in a while and would like to. I was thinking Spring when the weather gets a little warmer but I really, really need to see those sloths. Check out the turn of the century postcard from Woodland Park. Click for the high res and I’ll see you at the sloths.
| Menagerie, Woodland Park, Seattle, U.S.A. |





