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 for the use of nick's photos are welcome via flickrmail.
Nick DeWolf Photo Archive's favorite photos from other Flickr members (27)
Contacts (515)
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Groups (50)
- Keystone, Colorado 19 photos, 7 members
- Golden Gate National Recreation Area 1190 photos, 156 members
- Golden Gate Views 2915 photos, 646 members
- Lighthouses of the World 33944 photos, 6919 members
- LIGHTHOUSE LOVERS 47415 photos, 9683 members
- sausalito 492 photos, 69 members
- Marin County, California 6622 photos, 607 members
- Barefoot 910 photos, 331 members
- Kisses. 630 photos, 349 members
- Berkeleyside 202 photos, 22 members
- Berkeley 7314 photos, 672 members
- San Francisco Street Photographers 1059 photos, 82 members
- Retro Records 11469 photos, 1495 members
- Sunset Boulevard/Sunset Strip 258 photos, 47 members
- Sunset Strip 524 photos, 81 members
- Sunset Strip Photos 68 photos, 17 members
- Tugboats 1545 photos, 135 members
- Universal Theme Parks 1496 photos, 97 members
- Universal Studios Hollywood 2540 photos, 205 members
- Soaring/Glider-flying 2647 photos, 470 members
- Tehachapi California 211 photos, 22 members
- "Enjoy Life!" 47566 photos, 2153 members
- Graveyards 26383 photos, 1775 members
- NOAHsurvey: a Survey of New Orleans Architectural History 8462 photos, 159 members
- French Quarter (New Orleans) 1352 photos, 116 members
- Old New Orleans 682 photos, 153 members
- V9000 99 photos, 79 members
- !QC.5 - Le Château Frontenac, Québec 250 photos, 149 members
- Quebec city 8026 photos, 535 members
- Mont Tremblant Resort 268 photos, 60 members
- Soho 1324 photos, 221 members
- Piccadilly Circus 392 photos, 169 members
- Sixties London 66 photos, 22 members
- London B&W 1052 photos, 114 members
- London 332655 photos, 18410 members
- London Tube 18458 photos, 3523 members
- Southbank Centre 1474 photos, 184 members
- La Dolce Vita / The Sweet Life 260 photos, 161 members
- Telephones 374 photos, 240 members
- minimum 5000 views 308 photos, 450 members
- French Riviera - Côte d'Azur 9302 photos, 713 members
- LA COTE D'AZUR 9562 photos, 408 members
- ALICE IN WONDERLAND 3283 photos, 1037 members
- 25 faves and more only 121 photos, 45 members
- X-ray Pics 680 photos, 410 members
- High Heels 3661 photos, 3349 members
- Vintage Fast Food Chains 273 photos, 61 members
- hydraulic engineering / Wasserbau 810 photos, 149 members
- musicians 38556 photos, 2848 members
- TLR 13597 photos, 1146 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











