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Image of Oxen hauling logs along waterfront, Seattle, circa 1885
1983.10.6232
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Oxen hauling logs along waterfront, Seattle, circa 1885

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As Seattle grew, the hills above the city were gradually logged over. Oxen and railroads hauled the logs to the sawmills at the waterfront.

This photo, taken in the 1880s, shows a long team of oxen hauling a train of huge logs along a trestle at the Seattle waterfront. It is believed to show the first load of logs carried by the Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad. Webster & Stevens copied the image to make old Seattle photos available to their clients.

Original photo copied by Webster & Stevens.
Handwritten on sleeve: Old Seattle View - Oxen Hauling Log Team.
ID Number: 1983.10.6232
Date: Circa 1885
Creator(s): Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : glass, b&w ; 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.6232
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
Subjects: Washington Territory, European American Settlement, Railroads, Lumber and Logging

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