the photographs of nick dewolf (that's nick in the buddy icon).
born in philadelphia, later a bostonian and later still a "hall of fame", fountain-designing aspenite, nick dewolf was a unique, inspiring, engaging and curious soul. co-founder of boston's teradyne corporation, nick was also a lifelong, extremely passionate and talented photographer, as evidenced by the images presented here at flickr.
as a photographer, nick was ever ready and ever present, leaving behind many thousands of pre-digital images, dating well back into the 1950's. he carried a camera with him at all times, usually a family of cameras. if you knew nick, you got used to this...eventually, he'd be pointing his camera at you.
i (the archivist) am working to post nick's images in their original sets as they are scanned and processed, somewhere in the order of 20-50 images a day. for those wondering about an endgame, as in "how much longer can this possibly go on?", i can only answer, "the mountain is high, the journey is long."
it is my hope and intent to eventually digitize every picture nick dewolf ever shot. it is also my hope and intent to post the images here on the web for the scattered members of the dewolf family, and the public at large, to enjoy.
nothing would have tickled nick more.
so, here we go...the world through the eyes of my father-in-law,
nick dewolf.
enjoy....
steve (dboo)
seattle, wa, usa
p.s.
if i have mislabeled or otherwise failed to properly identify anything or anyone in any of nick's photographs, your attention to detail serves to impress and is much appreciated. thanks in advance for letting me know....
p.p.s.
for the extra curious, i have also archived several voice recordings of nick, including "the poker story", at vox, found by way of the following address:
dboo.vox.com/
additionally, a text version of a 2005 interview with nick is available via:
semi interview
nick's entry at wikipedia is located here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_DeWolf
a terrific, brief biography of nick is available at:
chiphistory legends
and finally,
photographs of nick can be found in this archive by typing "nd" and "dewolf" in the flickr search bar...
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your requests for the use of nick's photos are welcome.
Nick DeWolf Photo Archive's favorite photos from other Flickr members (27)
Contacts (489)
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thejab
Dean Curtis
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Bob Misu
Bob Misuraca
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_ Night Flier _
Maurizio Pucci
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Pelea de Gatas
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Vincent de Groot
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OurCathy
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Greg Meehan
Greg Meehan
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Diarmada
Andrew, Andrea, Billy...
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imemoryfilms
Sheri kelly
Groups (50)
- Mont Tremblant Resort 259 photos, 58 members
- Soho 1306 photos, 217 members
- Piccadilly Circus 376 photos, 164 members
- Sixties London 48 photos, 13 members
- London B&W 1004 photos, 111 members
- London 322975 photos, 17945 members
- London Tube 17928 photos, 3395 members
- Southbank Centre 1411 photos, 178 members
- La Dolce Vita / The Sweet Life 182 photos, 128 members
- Telephones 369 photos, 237 members
- Munich, Germany 24404 photos, 2264 members
- minimum 5000 views 291 photos, 447 members
- French Riviera - Côte d'Azur 9128 photos, 698 members
- LA COTE D'AZUR 9307 photos, 388 members
- ALICE IN WONDERLAND 3104 photos, 997 members
- 25 faves and more only 104 photos, 44 members
- Chopsticks 197 photos, 84 members
- X-ray Pics 652 photos, 406 members
- High Heels 3469 photos, 3252 members
- Vintage Fast Food Chains 218 photos, 59 members
- hydraulic engineering / Wasserbau 788 photos, 149 members
- musicians 36573 photos, 2783 members
- TLR 12492 photos, 1083 members
- Vintage Kodak Products 341 photos, 52 members
- Classic/Vintage Kodak 377 photos, 62 members
- 1970s 204 photos, 38 members
- Fragments From Found Images..also TV, Movie, & Comic Frames 734 photos, 259 members
- Boston, Massachusetts 16467 photos, 1701 members
- Plymouth, MA 177 photos, 31 members
- The Original Plymouth Colony 1137 photos, 113 members
- Apollo 11 40th Anniversary Celebrations Around the World 864 photos, 186 members
- skateboarding 36285 photos, 5216 members
- Skateboarding Circa 1976 - 1986 61 photos, 32 members
- Oldschool Skateboarding 3263 photos, 948 members
- Adobe Architecture 80 photos, 29 members
- Hang Gliding 875 photos, 171 members
- Crested Butte, Colorado 435 photos, 31 members
- Vintage Motorcycles 8392 photos, 746 members
- Vintage Motorbikes (motorcycles) 8063 photos, 664 members
- motorcycle racing 16494 photos, 1004 members
- Wheeler Opera House 38 photos, 9 members
- V8000 83 photos, 84 members
- Asahi Pentax Spotmatic 6541 photos, 719 members
- TV Screens 2021 photos, 309 members
- Banana Bunch 431 photos, 219 members
- "HIPPIE DAZE" 783 photos, 254 members
- New York Photography 56463 photos, 4327 members
- New York, New York 154411 photos, 8259 members
- Country Music Concerts 4114 photos, 438 members
- Bluegrass 3571 photos, 413 members
Testimonials (6)
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adewolf1 says:
"Being Nick's eldest son it is surreal to see myself in these photos. It reminds me that sometimes my memory is either clouded or tainted.
Thank you very much Steve for the Herculean task."18th August, 2009
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craigfinlay says:
"A stunning, day-by-day journey through America a half century ago. This project is simply unparalleled."
11th March, 2009
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nortonoffgrid says:
"When I stumbled across this archive I started by browsing the cocktail parties. Beacon Hill in that era, as even now, was all about the parties. Imagine my delight at finding several photographs of my surprisingly stylish parents at one of parties! I also found myself (at 12 yrs) working on the Hill House project. My brother and father were on the Tuckermans trip. Mom is the maid with the goat cart at the Pete Fanueil School playground.
This body of work is an unexpected treasure and I look forward to more to come. Thank you for your dedication to Nick's art.
James A. Norton"14th August, 2008
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mattie b says:
"I love to look at my contacts hoping to see new pictures from dboo. Amazing work. Thanks for sharing!"
5th March, 2008
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Jonathan Birge says:
"This archival work is as important as it is beautiful. Every time I take a look I find something I can't believe the world almost missed. This kind of project is the very reason for Flickr."
15th February, 2008
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leah.jones says:
"I've been following dboo's project for a few months. He is doing all of us a huge favor by making this slice of life public. Thank you for this gift of history, Steve!"
16th December, 2007











