Seattle Public Library, Special Collections
Ray Atkeson photograph collection
Atkeson, Ray (Raymond Adelbert) (1907-02-13-1990-05-25)
1000-031
.43 linear feet
1 box
75 photographs
1969
Scenic photographs of Washington State taken by Ray Atkeson.
English
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Ray Atkeson was a Portland-based photographer, noted for his landscape photographs of the Pacific Northwest. His work appeared in national publications and he garnered awards such as Oregon State Photographer Laureate and the Oregon Governor's Art Award. Atkeson produced several photography books covering Washington, Oregon and California
The collection contains scenic photographs of Washington State. The photographs were used in Atkeson's book
Washington, which was published in 1969.
Photographs are arranged alphabetically by subject.
Eight Atkeson photographs are also included in the Seattle Historical Photograph Collection. These photographs can be viewed online through our digital collections: https://cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15015coll4/search/searchterm/Atkeson%2C%20Ray/field/creato/mode/exact/conn/and
Materials in this collection were originally part of the Library's Northwest Photograph Collection. These photographs were removed in 2018 to create a separate collection.
Collection is open and available for use.
Copyright restrictions apply.
[Item description], Ray Atkeson photograph collection. Seattle Public Library, Seattle, WA.
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Washington (State)--Pictorial works
Landscape photography--Washington (State)
Nature photography--Washington (State)
Photographers--Washington (State)--20th century
Photograph collections--Washington (State)
Washington (State)
Photographs
Cities and towns
Hoodsport. Waterfront. Boats around dock at Hoodsport on Hood Canal.
circa 1969
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Long Beach Peninsula. Long Beach peninsula from North Head lighthouse.
circa 1969
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Olympia. Capitol. Legislative building. Built 1929. Wilkeson sandstone. Exterior. View from Budd Inlet.
circa 1969
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Port Angeles. Waterfront, Log rafts in harbor.
circa 1969
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Ridgefield Environs. Houses. Lancaster, Columbia, 1803-1893. Built 1855. Exterior. Three-quarter view from front and left side.
circa 1969
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Tacoma. Bridges. Tacoma Narrows bridge. Mount Rainier in background.
circa 1969
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Dams
Grand Coulee. Built 1942. Height 550 ft. Concrete. Front view. Aerial photograph.
circa 1969
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Grand Coulee. Built 1942. Height 550 ft. Concrete. Front view. Color photo.
circa 1969
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Falls
Palouse. Palouse falls.
circa 1969
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Islands
Lopez. View at evening.
circa 1969
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McConnell. View of shore.
circa 1969
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Orcas. Madrona tree.
circa 1969
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4
San Juan. San Juan Island purse seiners.
circa 1969
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4
San Juans. Aerial view.
circa 1969
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Lakes
Cooper. Cooper Lake. Early morning view.
circa 1969
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Crescent. Lake Crescent.
circa 1969
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Highwood. Highwood Lake. Near the west boundary of North Cascades National Park. Mount Shuksan in background.
circa 1969
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5
Perfection. Perfection Lake. Prusig Peak and The Temple in background.
circa 1969
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5
Mountains
Adams. The Klickitat valley below Mount Adams.
circa 1969
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Baker (and surrounding area). Mount Baker.
circa 1969
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Baker (and surrounding area). View from summit of Mount Constitution on Orcas Island.
circa 1969
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Baker (and surrounding area). Trees near timberline in winter.
circa 1969
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Cascades. Cascades stream.
circa 1969
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Cascades. Fish Lake and Cathedral Rock.
circa 1969
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Cascades. Snowgrass Creek in Goat Rocks Wilderness.
circa 1969
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Olympus. Mount Olympus.
circa 1969
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Rainier Area. Mount Rainier.
circa 1969
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Rainier Area. View from Vashon Island.
circa 1969
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Rainier Area. White Pass
circa 1969
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Si. Mount Si.
circa 1969
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St. Helens. Mount St. Helens from Spirit Lake.
circa 1969
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St. Helens. Mount St. Helens with Mount Adams in the distance.
circa 1969
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Table. Table mountain.
circa 1969
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Wind. Wind mountain.
circa 1969
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National Parks
Olympic National Park
Parks. National. Olympic. Columbian black tail deer grazing on slope near the Hurricane Ridge visitor center.
circa 1969
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Parks. National. Olympic. Herd of Roosevelt elk on snow field.
circa 1969
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Parks. National. Olympic. Road to Hurricane Ridge.
circa 1969
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Parks. National. Olympic. Trail shelter.
circa 1969
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Olympic Rain Forest. Deciduous maple.
circa 1969
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Olympic Rain Forest. Olympic rain forest, Olympic National Park.
circa 1969
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Rainier National Park
Parks. National. Rainier. Alpine fir on winter's morning in Mount Rainier National Park.
circa 1969
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Parks. National. Rainier. Hillside above Paradise Loop Road. Tatoosh range in background. Unicorn peak near center; Castle and Pinnacle Peaks, right.
circa 1969
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Parks. National. Rainier. Paradise Glacier: ice cave.
circa 1969
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Rivers
Columbia. Aerial view.
circa 1969
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Columbia. Looking east into the Columbia Gorge from Cape Horn.
circa 1969
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Columbia. Mid Columbia river valley covered with lupine.
circa 1969
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Columbia. North Head lighthouse. Built 1898.
circa 1969
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Columbia. Riverboat pushing two oil-filled barges to an upstream Columbia port.
circa 1969
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Columbia. Salmon cannery on the Columbia estuary.
circa 1969
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Columbia. The upper Columbia near Northport.
circa 1969
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Grande Ronde. Grande Ronde river canyon.
circa 1969
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Kalama. Kalama River.
circa 1969
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Lewis. Lewis River.
circa 1969
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Methow. Methow River.
circa 1969
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Wenatchee. Water of the Wenatchee River reflecting the yellow and yellow-orange of the vine maple.
circa 1969
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Scenery
Cape Flattery
Cape Flattery. Cape Flattery at low tide. Sea wrack, rockweed and eelgrass covers the rocks around pools.
circa 1969
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Cape Flattery. The shore at Cape Flattery. Tatoosh Island in distance. Lighthouse marks entrance to Juan de Fuca Strait.
circa 1969
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Coast (Ocean)
Coast (Ocean). Breakers off south coast beach. View 1.
circa 1969
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Coast (Ocean). Breakers off south coast beach. View 2.
circa 1969
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Coast (Ocean). Japanese glass fish-net float on a Washington beach.
circa 1969
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Coast (Ocean). North coast beach.
circa 1969
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Coast (Ocean). North coast of Washington.
circa 1969
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Coast (Ocean). South Coast beach.
circa 1969
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Coast (Ocean). Stream flowing from sandstone cliffs to edge of high tide.
circa 1969
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Coast (Ocean). Sunrise at low tide.
circa 1969
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Deception Pass
Deception Pass. Sunset on Deception Pass.
circa 1969
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Deception Pass. View from Deception Pass State Park.
circa 1969
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Eastern Washington
Industries. Grain. Combine harvesting ripe wheat in the Skyrocket hills north of Waitsburg in the southeast.
circa 1969
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Irrigated fields between Ephrata and Quincy.
circa 1969
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Palouse hills from Steptoe Butte.
circa 1969
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Wheat ranch in winter near Dayton.
circa 1969
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Western Washington
Western Washington. Forest of Douglas fir, hemlock and cedar in autumn.
circa 1969
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Western Washington. Western Washington forests.
circa 1969
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