H. G. Nelson photograph collection

H. G. Nelson photograph collection, approximately 1909-1915

Overview of the Collection

Photographer: Nelson, H.G. (Harold Gable), 1871-1947
Title: H. G. Nelson photograph collection
Dates: approximately 1909-1915 (inclusive)
19091915
Quantity: 9 photographic prints (1 box) ; sizes vary
Collection Number: PH1320
Summary: Photographs of logging operations in Mason County, Washington
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: 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.
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Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Harold Gable Nelson was born in Vermont in 1871. In 1900 at age 30, he married Isabel Sowers and moved to Elma, Washington in Grays Harbor County where he worked as a photographer. Though he advertized himself as a specialist in home portraiture, Nelson is most known for his photographs of the logging industry. Nelson died on September 6, 1947.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Photographs of the Bordeaux Brothers Logging Company, depicting lumber trains, interiors of the logging cookhouse, and workers at logging sites.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

View the digital version of the collection

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

Processed by Martin Sloot, 2015.

Transferred from Industries and Occupations Subject File, March 2015.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

H.G. Nelson Photograph CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	item
1/1	1	Bordeaux Brothers Logging Co. train stopped in woods, Mason County, Washington (Nelson 2)	between 1909 and 1915
1/1	2	Bordeaux Brothers train loaded with logs, stopped over a wooden bridge, Mason County, Washington (Nelson 1) Written on train: "Black Hills & Northwestern, RY. Co. 9	between 1909 and 1915
1/1	3	Bordeaux Brothers Logging Co. crew sitting on Black Hills Northwestern RY CO. train car, Mason County, Washington (Nelson 45)	between 1909 and 1915
1/2	4	Bordeaux Brothers Logging Co. donkey engine and crew, Mason County, Washington (Nelson 24)	between 1909 and 1915
1/2	5	Loading logs onto railroad in woods, Mason County, Washington (Nelson 47)	between 1909 and 1915
1/3	6	Yarding logs, Bordeaux Brothers Logging Co., Mason County, Washington (Nelson 22)	between 1909 and 1915
1/3	7	Logging camp cookhouse interior, Mason County, Washington	between 1909 and 1915
1/4	8	Bordeaux Brothers Logging Company cookhouse interior, possibly Shelton, Washington (Nelson 10)	between 1909 and 1915
1/4	9	Group portrait of women and children, probably at Bordeaux Brothers Company logging camp, Mason County, Washington (Nelson 55)	between 1909 and 1915
1/4	10	Swing Donkey Camp 8, Polson Logging Co., Hoquiam, Washington (Nelson 238) Written on verso: Donahue - Aberdeen, Wash. - Skokomish river camp - Lake Cushman.	between 1909 and 1915

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Logging--Washington (State)--Photographs
Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Yarding (Logging)--Photographs

Corporate Names

Bordeaux Lumber Company--Photographs

Geographical Names

Mason County (Wash.)--Photographs

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