Photos by Tag: wallie funk
Skagit Pioneer Picnic 2002
Among those attending the August 2002 Skagit Pioneer Picnic were my ex-boss Wallie Funk and shirttail relative Ernie Dahl. Also on hand were Anacortes Mayor Dean Maxwell and Skagit County commissioners Don Munks and Bob Hart. The picnic, held in LaConner, is historically more popular in election years.
Deception Bridge anniversary
An important anniversary in the Pacific Northwest! A post from 1985: “Today, July 31, marks the 75th anniversary of the opening of Deception Pass Bridge (1935). This photo was taken during a mid-span celebration event on the 50th Anniversary of the bridge (1985). Among those pictured is Anacortesan Wallie Funk (center, with water carafe), who […]
Photographers in spotlight at musem
From the beginning, Anacortes has been blessed with a long string of talented photographers, from newspaper people to commercial/industrial professionals. To see a few “all stars” from this group visit the Anacortes Museum at 1305 8th Street in the old Carnegie Library building. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, […]
Shell announces Anacortes decision: July 1953
It was 69 years ago next month that Shell Oil Company announced it would build a $75 million refinery in Anacortes. The decision represented a critical shot in the arm to the local economy, winning enthusiastic response from community leaders and citizens. A second refinery built by Texaco, followed with March’s Point operations beginning in […]
Newspaper anniversary, new book: 2015
It was a community celebration in May 2015 when the Anacortes American hosted a combined event: celebration of their 125th anniversary and publication of “Pictures of the Past,” a book of photos and captions by former pubisher Wallie V. Funk. The event was held at The Depot in downtown Anacortes.
Anacortes celebrates the Fourth: 2005
They’re all great, when it comes to Anacortes parades, but this 2005 Fourth of July parade was special. It opened with a flyover of two “Prowler” jets from Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. Grand Marshal was Wallie Funk, my newspaper mentor and dear friend. The copper columns on the Downtown Arch were shiny and new. […]
Anacortes welcomes news of refinery: 1953
Sixty-seven years ago this week, local newspaper publisher Wallie Funk finally shared in his newspaper what he had learned earlier from sources who swore him to secrecy. On June 2, 1953, local paper carriers scrambled up and down Commercial Avenue hawking a special edition of the American Bulletin newspaper. The front page featured only four […]
Funk and Trebon book party
I was sorting through old photo CDs this morning and discovered this gem, a photo of Wallie Funk signing a book while co-author Theresa Trebon greets a well-wisher in the background. The date was December 2, 2002. Funk and Trebon presided over a book signing event at the Anacortes Museum: First Views, An Early History […]
Photographer friends
It was odd to see them without cameras, because their cumulative years as professional photographers must exceed 100. Wallie Funk (left) is a retired photojournalist whose work includes photographs of people ranging from the local shop keeper to five U.S. presidents. Matt Brown’s work ranges from aerial photography to landscapes, my favorites being those of […]