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Image of Hand-hewn cedar log from homestead cabin built by Albert Burrows, 1883
1985.12.3
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Hand-hewn cedar log from homestead cabin built by Albert Burrows, 1883

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Albert S. Burrows was a homesteader who built his cabin on the shores of Lake Washington in 1882, at Killarney, on the south side of Bellevue.
ID Number: 1985.12.3
Date: 1883
Physical Description: 1 Log, Timber; cedar; 40.75 in.H x 9.5 in.W x 9.75 in.D
Credit: MOHAI, 1985.12.3
Subjects: Washington Territory, European American Settlement, Homes and Housing, Lake Washington
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