Harold M. Brown Photographs

Harold M. Brown Photographs, circa 1934-1947

Overview of the Collection

Photographer: Brown, Harold M.
Title: Harold M. Brown Photographs
Dates: circa 1934-1947 (inclusive)
19341947
Quantity: 25 photographs (1 folder) ; various sizes
Collection Number: PH1491
Summary: Photographs of a Bonneville Dam construction, logging, and milling
Repository: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions: The entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries Digital Collections website. Permission of the Visual Materials curator is required to view original photographs. Contact Special Collections for more information
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Harold M. Brown photographed the progress of the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River and logging activities in the area. In 1933 the site for the Bonneville dam was chosen, and on July 9, 1938 the dam officially opened. Brown lived from 1887-1956; he operated a commercial photography businesses and was an army photographer during World War II.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Photographs of the Bonneville Dam under construction & logging and milling activities.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

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Restrictions on Use

Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.

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Processing Note

Processed by Tori Hanson, 2017

Transferred from the Washington Localities and Logging Subject files, 2017

Separated Materials

Material Described Separately:

Washington Localities and Logging Subject files, 2017

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Photographs of the Construction of the Bonneville DamReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Folder	item
1	1	Construction workers drilling	May 17, 1934
1	2	Man drilling in foreground with other workers in background	May 17, 1934
1	3	Workers drilling on hill of Bonneville dam site	May 24, 1934
1	4	Workers preparing the mountainside for the Bonneville Dam	July 3, 1934
1	5	Cranes and trucks at Bonneville site	September 19, 1934
1	6	Bonneville dam site construction	October 6, 1934
1	7	Workers posed for group photo at construction site	October 12, 1934
1	8	Bonneville dam construction	October 12, 1934
1	9	Construction of Bonneville Dam with crane in foreground	November 10, 1934
1	10	Construction of the Bonneville dam power house site	November 10, 1934
1	11	East end of locks for the Bonneville Dam	November 10, 1934
1	12	Cars at the Bonneville dam site	November 10, 1934

Photographs of logging and millingReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Folder	item
1	13	Loggers loading Ponderosa pine logs onto railroad flatcars with jammer and cherry picker "big wheels"	between 1934 and 1947?
1	14	Loggers loading logs onto flat truck	between 1934 and 1947?
1	15	Hauling logs with big wheels and team of horses	between 1934 and 1947?
1	16	Loggers standing on top of logs on a skeleton truck with a donkey engine	between 1934 and 1947?
1	17	Loggers near felled trees with horse team	between 1934 and 1947?
1	18	Tree trunk, possibly Ponderosa pine, cut and showing rings	between 1934 and 1947?
1	19	Crew loading logs onto river	between 1934 and 1947?
1	20	Loggers with machinery	between 1934 and 1947?
1	21	Logger hauling logs with horse team	between 1934 and 1947?
1	22	Logging crew drilling on a mountainside	between 1934 and 1947?
1	23	Logging crew loading possibly laying down logs for tracks	between 1934 and 1947?
1	24	Logs on a flatcar on a railroad trestle	between 1934 and 1947?
1	25	Interior of a saw mill	between 1934 and 1947?

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