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 lundeen
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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requests to use nick's photos are welcome via flickrmail.
Nick DeWolf Photo Archive's favorite photos from other Flickr members (27)
Contacts (571)
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Liz Dunn
Liz Dunn
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itssokristi
Kristi Lewis
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mouthfulla capz
Carlan
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Audunn
Auðunn Níelsson
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alexanderphotos_nj
Allison Alexander
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ian/pm
Ian Moore
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mark ain't onion
No real name given
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RIN&RBI
Igor & Dan Roudenko
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julyett
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Keyport-Kid
Jimmy Mac
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ThreeioKevin
Kevin Strishock
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The Discreet Charm...
No real name given
Groups (50)
- Delightful Dulcimers (and their cousins) 230 photos, 53 members
- V10000 135 photos, 71 members
- 'Views: 10,000 - 15,000 134 photos, 228 members
- Over 10000 Views 342 photos, 800 members
- Views: 10000 2178 photos, 1956 members
- Flipping the bird 201 photos, 99 members
- 'Views: 7500 - 10,000 116 photos, 231 members
- Chess 7276 photos, 1764 members
- chess player, ajedrecistas, joueur d'échecs, giocatore di scac 1230 photos, 304 members
- Los Angeles B+W 2155 photos, 205 members
- Symmetry in Motion 3806 photos, 931 members
- NYPD 2335 photos, 535 members
- Central Park, NYC, NY 6348 photos, 803 members
- Central Park 16852 photos, 2317 members
- Amazing Pigeons 3043 photos, 839 members
- International Pigeons 5649 photos, 2008 members
- top-f [ 25+ faves ] 27054 photos, 10662 members
- Redhead 9858 photos, 3324 members
- Manhattan 62953 photos, 2555 members
- Favorites: 40 3565 photos, 2782 members
- Keystone, Colorado 22 photos, 8 members
- Golden Gate National Recreation Area 1184 photos, 158 members
- Golden Gate Views 2971 photos, 653 members
- Lighthouses of the World 34231 photos, 6976 members
- LIGHTHOUSE LOVERS 47775 photos, 9760 members
- sausalito 492 photos, 69 members
- Marin County, California 6707 photos, 613 members
- Barefoot 922 photos, 337 members
- Kisses. 651 photos, 359 members
- Berkeleyside 240 photos, 26 members
- Berkeley 7378 photos, 674 members
- San Francisco Street Photographers 1130 photos, 86 members
- Retro Records 11605 photos, 1505 members
- Sunset Boulevard/Sunset Strip 258 photos, 47 members
- Sunset Strip 529 photos, 82 members
- Sunset Strip Photos 68 photos, 17 members
- Tugboats 1559 photos, 138 members
- Universal Theme Parks 1506 photos, 96 members
- Universal Studios Hollywood 2551 photos, 205 members
- Soaring/Glider-flying 2667 photos, 478 members
- Tehachapi California 218 photos, 22 members
- "Enjoy Life!" 48483 photos, 2166 members
- Graveyards 26603 photos, 1799 members
- NOAHsurvey: a Survey of New Orleans Architectural History 8544 photos, 160 members
- French Quarter (New Orleans) 1422 photos, 118 members
- Old New Orleans 682 photos, 153 members
- V9000 100 photos, 78 members
- !QC.5 - Le Château Frontenac, Québec 250 photos, 153 members
- Quebec city 8077 photos, 543 members
- Mont Tremblant Resort 268 photos, 59 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











