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Lumber Industry of the Pacific Northwest: Reforestation - Timber - Logging - Manufacture, 1918-1926
Overview of the Collection
- Photographer
- Cress, John D., 1864-1940
- Title
- Lumber Industry of the Pacific Northwest: Reforestation - Timber - Logging - Manufacture
- Dates
- 1918-1926 (inclusive)19181926
- Quantity
- 21 photographic prints
- Collection Number
- PH0213
- Summary
- Photographs of the logging industry in Washington State from forest to finished boards for shipment.
- Repository
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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
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Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
John D. Cress, "the Forest Fotographer," was a Seattle photographer located at 1330 7th, who specialized in photographing the lumber industry.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The album begins with an examination of old growth timber in the northwest and then depicts the various activities of felling trees, transporting them, and milling them, ending with a load of timber ready for shipment.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
View the collection in digital format
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Processing Note
The album has fallen apart, but the album cover and the original order of the photographs have been retained.
Processed by Nicolette Bromberg, 2001.
Related Materials
- John D. Cress Photographs, PH Coll. 431.
- Cress, John D. Personal Memoirs of John D. Cress . Seattle, 1930. Microform and Newspaper Reading Room, Microfilm A636.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Log transportation--Washington (State)--Photographs
- Logging--Equipment and supplies--Photographs
- Logging--Washington (State)--Photographs
- Lumber trade--Washington (State)--Photographs
- Sawmills--Washington (State)--Photographs
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Cress, John D., 1864-1940