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Silverton suspension bridge.
This suspension bridge connected the Silverton Addition and the Whitton Addition of Silverton, across the South Fork of the Stilliguamish River. Young man named Billy standing on it, dated Aug 6, 1936., 48.079115°,-121.570739° -
Fire Department on parade ca 1918.
VG Wood and Floyd Ritter are pulling a hose cart, followed by the early REO fire truck. Citizens in town contributed a dollar each to purchase a REO auto that was converted into a fire truck. (VG Wood became a teacher and school principal in Granite Falls. teaching math to decades of students.) The REO is pulling the ladder wagon that was the first piece of fire equipment owned by the City., From left to right: V.G.Wood, Floyd Ritter., 48.083049°,-121.9693 -
Johnson Deane Mill in Robe.
Johnson Deane mill was at the west end of the town of Robe, right on the banks of the Stillaguamish River, and just upstream from the steep-sided Robe Canyon. You can barely see the town buildings on the left., 48 -
Logs at Shingle Mill.
Bert Ernst on top of logs near the shingle mills on Edmonds waterfront, 1900. Bert Ernst., Contributing Institution: Edmonds Historical Society. -
Railroad trestles, almost pristine in their newness, cross the salt marshes of Grays Harbor at Hoquiam about 1891. In the center distance is the magnificent new Hoquiam Hotel , built in anticipation that the arrival of the railroad would bring tourists as well as industry. The hotel failed during the depression of the early 1890s, but the unappealing reality of the nearby beach probably contributed to its financial problems. Photographer unknown. Neg. no. UW4389 -
Literally carved out of the forest, the Bush House hotel is shown shortly after its construction about 1891. It has been enlarged over the years, and is still a prominent landmark in the town of Index, offering food and lodging. Photographer unknown. Neg. no. UW14521 -
Citizens of Ilwaco, and military men from nearby Fort Columbia, gather around the body of a large sea lion, "killed May 5, 1896," near the mouth of the Columbia River. Photographer unknown. Negative no. UW 16759 -
Billy's mom has a pic of logger ancestors in Wattcom Co.
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An undated photo of a hand pushing a lever in a voting booth. -
