In this image, a man stands between two very large logs, each appearing to be more than 5 feet in diameter. The location is identified as Lake Union in Seattle, which was home to lumber mills beginning in 1882 with David Denny's Western Mill on the lake's southern shore. There are additional pieces of cut lumber on the beach in the background, but no identifying buildings or landmarks.
Caption information source: "South Lake Union: The Evolution of a Dream," by Walt Crowley with Research by Paul Dorpat, Louis Fiset and Alyssa Burrows, HistoryLink.org Essay 4250
ID Number: Lib1991.5.66
Date: Circa 1895
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : b&w ; 4 x 6 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
Credit: MOHAI, William S. Newton Photographs, Lib1991.5.66
