Elmer Smith logging and shingle mill photographs

Elmer Smith logging and shingle mill photographs, 1888-1940

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Smith, Elmer
Title: Elmer Smith logging and shingle mill photographs
Dates: 1888-1940 (inclusive)
18881940
Quantity: .25 linear ft.
Collection Number: XOE_CPNWS0330smithphotos (collection)
Summary: This collection documents logging activities and shingle mill operations around Washington State. The photographs date from around 1888 to 1940 and depict individuals, equipment and operations at the Grady Lake and Marona shingle mills, and Jameson and Tate logging camps. There are also a few images of local buildings and construction projects, including the Whatcom County Courthouse, the First National Bank in New Whatcom, the Bellingham Armory, and a dry dock in Bremerton.
Repository: Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu
Access Restrictions: The collection is open to the public.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection documents logging activities and shingle mill operations around Washington State. The photographs date from around 1888 to 1940 and depict individuals, equipment and operations at the Grady Lake and Marona shingle mills, and Jameson and Tate logging camps. There are also a few images of local buildings and construction projects, including the Whatcom County Courthouse, the First National Bank in New Whatcom, the Bellingham Armory, and a dry dock in Bremerton.

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Preferred Citation

Elmer Smith logging and shingle mill photographs, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.

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Acquisition Information

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Related Materials

Related material at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies includes the J.J. Donovan photographs, the Wilbur J. Sandison photographs, and the Whatcom Falls Mill Company records.

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Subject Terms

Architecture--Washington (State)--Photographs
Logging--Washington (State)--Photographs
Lumber camps--Washington (State)--Photographs
Mills and mill-work--Washington (State)--Photographs
Shingle industry--Washington (State)--Photographs

Personal Names

Smith, Elmer

Geographical Names

Washington (State)--Photographs

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