University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH1548Milkie, FredFred Milkie
photographsapproximately
1950-197977 photographic prints (1 box)Collection materials are in
English.Photographs
include fishing boats in Salmon Bay, lumber mills and logging, agriculture
farms and livestock ranches, aluminum plants, the McNary Dam, and various
landscape views around Washington state.Fred Milkie was born in Seattle in 1917 after his parents George and
Marianna Milkie immigrated to Seattle from Lebanon in 1912. After graduating
from Queen Anee High School, Fred Milkie earned a business degree from the
University of Washington and then served as a Navy officer in WWII. He became
interested in photography and began taking photos of Mt. Rainier and then
decided to use the GI Bill to complete a degree in photography from the Art
Center College in Los Angeles. He met his wife of 58 years, Louise Assad, in
Los Angeles. After returning to Seattle in 1948, Fred opened his own studio,
Fred Milkie Photography. He died on December 28, 2005 and his obituary is
published in the Seattle Times Obituary section
(http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/seattletimes/obituary.aspx?n=fred-milkie&pid=16134355).
Photographs include fishing boats in Salmon Bay, lumber mills and
logging, agriculture farms and livestock ranches, aluminum plants, the McNary
Dam, and various landscape views around Washington state.
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Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)Milkie, Fred--PhotographsLogging--Washington (State)--PhotographsFishing boats--Washington (State)--PhotographsAgricultural industries--Washington (State)--PhotographsAluminum industry and trade--Washington (State)--PhotographsSalmon Bay (Wash. : Bay)--PhotographsWashington (State)--History--PhotographsMcNary Lock and Dam (Or.)--PhotographsPhotographsPhotographsWashington (State)
Ships and fishing1/11Fishing boats moored in harborbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/12Muzon,
Takli, Argosy, and
other fishing boats moored in harborbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/13Fishing boats moored in harborbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/14Platinum,
Marian Jean, and other fishing boats moored in
harborbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/15Asta,
Antarctic Seattle, and other fishing boats moored
in harborbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/16Yarsh,
Grant Seattle, and other fishing boats moored in
Port of Seattle Salmon Bay Terminal and Chrysler Marinebetween 1950 and
1960? 1/17Escort,
Dora May, and other fishing boats moored in
harborbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/18Fishing boats moored in harborbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/19Fishing boats docked in harborbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/110Nyoda in
harborbetween 1950 and
1960? Written on verso: Typical fishing boat at Westport.
1/211Fishing boats moored in harborbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/212Sea Comber with fishing
netsbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/213Two men fishing with nets from boatbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/214Commercial fishing boats docked in Port of Seattle
Salmon Bay Terminalbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/215Fishing boats docked in Port of Seattle Salmon Bay
Terminalbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/216Liberty,
Platinum, and other fishing boats moored in
harbor, possibly Salmon Baybetween 1950 and
1960? Written on verso: salmon.
1/217-19Man working on boatbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/220-21Men working on cargo shipbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/221aBarge towing bridge, probably a section of the Hood
Canal Bridge1959? Oyster gathering1/322-23Two men gathering oystersbetween 1950 and
1960? Logging and lumber1/324-26Aerial of waterway and lumber mill at Harbor
Islandbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/327Logs being dumped into waterbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/328-29Forestbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/330Downed trees and forestbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/331Man standing on stump and forestbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/332Logs floating in water and industrial buildings on shore
of harborbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/333Lumber millbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/334Logs and men loading logs onto logging truckbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/435Men with hoist on log pilebetween 1950 and
1960? 1/436-38Stacks of cut boards at lumber millbetween 1950 and
1960? Agriculture1/439-40Men and women harvesting hops, Yakima,
Washington1954 1/441Men harvesting hops, Yakima, Washington1954 1/442Agricultural fieldbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/443Grapes hanging from tree1953 1/444Two men in cabbage field, Auburn, Washington1954 1/545Man working machine in wheat fieldbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/546Packaged fruit, Yakima, Washington1954 1/547Aerial view of farmlandbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/548Onion fieldbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/549Possibly Native American or Mexican workers at onion
field, Quincy, Washington1954 1/550-51Women working at apple processing plants, Wenatchee,
Washington1954 1/552Irrigation system1952 Livestock1/553Two men with a calfbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/554Cows grazing, Montesano, Washington1954 1/655-57Cattle drivebetween 1950 and
1960? 1/558Two menbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/659Cowboys driving cattlebetween 1950 and
1960? 1/660Cattle in feed lot, Ellensburg, Washingtonbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/661Butcher with sides of beef in freezer, Ellensburg,
Washingtonbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/662Sheep farmbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/663Sheep grazingbetween 1950 and
1960? Aluminum plant1/764-65Aluminum coilsbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/766-67Men working with large aluminum coilsbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/768-69Men in hard-hats at aluminum plantbetween 1950 and
1960? Landscapes1/870Electric power plant for McNary Dam, Plymouth,
Washingtonbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/871-73McNary Dam, Plymouth, Washingtonbetween 1950 and
1960? 1/874Exterior of Seattle Art Museum, Volunteer
Parkbetween 1950 and
1960? From 1933 to 1991, this building served as the home of the
Seattle Art Museum but is now the home of the Seattle Asian Art Museum.
1/875-76Panorama of Seattle waterfront, possibly from Queen Anne
hillbetween 1950 and
1960?