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View of Alpine, Washington from railroad station, circa 1910
The town of Alpine was located just east of Skykomish in northeastern King County, Washington. It was originally called Nippon for the Japanese laborers who worked at one of the town's sawmills. In 1911, Alpine had a population of 75 people, almost all of whom were involved in logging and lumber. Although the town no longer exists, it lives on…
ID Number:1993.4.41
Date:Circa 1910
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Forestry Building at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1909
The Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition (AYPE) was a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909, publicizing the development of the Pacific Northwest. The fairgrounds became the campus of the University of Washington.Otto D. Goetze (b. 1871) was an American photographer who owned the Alaska Photo Studio in Seattle from 1909 to 1912. He also photographed the Alaska Gold Rush from 1891 to…
ID Number:1995.38.37.8
Date:1909
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Redwood tree at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1909
The Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition (AYPE) was a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909, publicizing the development of the Pacific Northwest. The fairgrounds became the campus of the University of Washington.Otto D. Goetze (b. 1871) was an American photographer who owned the Alaska Photo Studio in Seattle from 1909 to 1912. He also photographed the Alaska Gold Rush from 1891 to…
ID Number:1995.38.37.309
Date:1909
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Moran Brothers employees working at lumber yard, Seattle, circa 1900
After working on ships for a number of years Robert Moran (1857-1943) opened a marine repair shop at Yesler's Wharf in 1882. Shortly thereafter he established Moran Brothers Marine and Sawmill Machinery Company (later Moran Brothers Company) with his brothers, Frank Moran (1860-1934) and Sherman Moran (1865-1929). The firm built steamers and barges for miners on the Yukon River, as…
ID Number:1995.49.266
Date:Circa 1900
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Lumbermen Celebrating the New Lumber and Shingle Tariff at the Arctic Club, Seattle, Wash., October 30, 1909
In April of 1909, during a special session, the United States Congress passed the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act, raising tariffs on imports to the United States. One of these tariffs was 20 cents a thousand on shingles imported to the United States, which shingle makers and lumbermen in the Seattle region thought "kept them from bankruptcy."On October 30, 1909, businessmen from…
ID Number:1998.2.3
Date:1909
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Logger Chad Johnson at logging industry rally, Federal Courthouse, Seattle, May 6, 1991
In 1990, the Northern Spotted Owl was placed on the federal endangered species list, and a plan was needed to protect the species. The owl’s primary habitat was the prime timber of the Pacific Northwest’s shrinking old growth forests. When the U.S. Forest Service proposed selling 66,000 acres of this old growth forest, environmental groups sought an injunction against the…
ID Number:2000.107.048.01.05
Date:1991
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Marjorie Lothrop reading on houseboat docked on Lake Union, Seattle, July 16, 1952
The unique floating homes of Seattle got their start almost simultaneously with the development of the city itself. Seattle's first industries were logging and fishing, both seasonal enterprises, and it became common for loggers and sailors to build themselves floating shacks from scrap boards during their off seasons. As the trend spread, houseboats were built as permanent homes for families…
ID Number:2000.107.176.17.01
Date:1952
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Employee working in Barbee Mill Co. log pond, Renton, March 9, 1993
The Barbee Mill Co. started around 1930 as a small lumber mill and then a combined lumber mill/shipyard operation. Barbee Marine Yards, Inc., operated in in the May Creek section of Renton from 1943-1945, thereafter it closed and the lumber mill expanded. First located at the south end of Lake Washington, Barbee Mill Co. moved in the 1940s to its…
ID Number:2000.107.19930309.2.03
Date:1993
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Employee working in Barbee Mill Co. log pond, Renton, March 9, 1993
The Barbee Mill Co. started around 1930 as a small lumber mill and then a combined lumber mill/shipyard operation. Barbee Marine Yards, Inc., operated in the May Creek section of Renton from 1943-1945, thereafter it closed and the lumber mill expanded. First located at the south end of Lake Washington, Barbee Mill Co. moved in the 1940s to its new…
ID Number:2000.107.19930309.2.22
Date:1993
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Employee working in Barbee Mill Co. log pond, Renton, March 9, 1993
The Barbee Mill Co. started around 1930 as a small lumber mill and then a combined lumber mill/shipyard operation. Barbee Marine Yards, Inc., operated in the May Creek section of Renton from 1943-1945, thereafter it closed and the lumber mill expanded. First located at the south end of Lake Washington, Barbee Mill Co. moved in the 1940s to its new…
ID Number:2000.107.19930309.2.25
Date:1993