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Center for Pacific Northwest Studies Miscellaneous Photograph Collection, 1900-1936
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Western Washington University. -- Center for Pacific Northwest Studies.
- Title
- Center for Pacific Northwest Studies Miscellaneous Photograph Collection
- Dates
- 1900-1936 (inclusive)19001936
- Quantity
- 1.5 linear feet
- Collection Number
- XOE_CPNWS0185miscpho
- Summary
- This collection is comprised of miscellaneous photographs taken throughout Bellingham and Whatcom County, Washington. The images document a variety of topics such as buildings and structures, the C.S. Kale Canning Company in Everson, the Alspo Fish Trap Camp on Lummi Island, the Lake Riley Mill, and early-Whatcom County residents including Leonard Ellis and Lee L. Wickersham.
- Repository
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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
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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection is comprised of miscellaneous photographs taken throughout Bellingham and Whatcom County, Washington. The images document a variety of topics such as buildings and structures, the C.S. Kale Canning Company in Everson, the Alspo Fish Trap Camp on Lummi Island, the Lake Riley Mill, and early-Whatcom County residents including Leonard Ellis and Lee L. Wickersham.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.
Alternative Forms Available
Select digitized content available on Western Washington University's Digital Collections platform, MABEL
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Acquisition information varies, and in some cases is unknown.
Processing Note
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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| MC_L01 | 2 | cpnwsmiscphoto_0001: Log cabin on Oat Coles Road
Nooksack area.
|
approximately 1890-1910 |
| 1 | cpnwsmiscphoto_0002: 521 14th St, Bellingham
Six men on front porch of house
|
Approximately 1920-1940 | |
| 1 | cpnwsmiscphoto_0003: C.S. Kale Canning Company employees
Group photo of employees in front of C.S. Kale Canning Company in Everson, Washington. Man holding the can in fourth row is Leonard Ellis.
|
Approximately 1920-1940 | |
| 1 | cpnwsmiscphoto_0004: C.S. Kale Canning Company employees
Group photo of employees in front of C.S. Kale Canning Company in Everson, Washington. Clyde Banks, photographer.
|
Approximately 1920-1940 | |
| 1 | cpnwsmiscphoto_0005: C.S. Kale Canning Company employees
group photograph - staged wedding photograph. Clyde Banks, photographer.
|
Approximately 1920-1940 | |
| 1 | cpnwsmiscphoto_0006: Lee L.Wickersham
Caption on the reverse: Lee L. Wickerham, about age 23 or 24, Fish Camp at Lummi Island, WA.
|
Approximately 1920-1940 | |
| 1 | cpnwsmiscphoto_0007: Bunkhouse at Fish Camp for Alsop Trap, Lummi Island
Caption on back: "Bunk house at Fish Camp for Alsop Trap, Lummi Island."
|
Approximately 1920-1940 | |
| 1 | cpnwsmiscphoto_0008: Bellingham City Hall
Later the Whatcom Museum Building. Jacobsen's Studio.
|
Approximately 1930-1939 | |
| Folder | |||
| MC_L02 | 1 | cpnwsmiscphoto_0009: Logging at Lake Riley Mill | Approximately 1900-1920 |
| MC_L02 | 2 | cpnwsmiscphoto_0010: Logging at Lake Riley Mill | Approximately 1900-1920 |
| Folder | |||
| Oversize | cpnwsmiscphoto_0011: Lake Whatcom, 1902
Panoramic view of downtown Whatcom (Bellingham) and Bellingham Bay, taken from Sehome Hill. Hann, photographer
|
1902 | |
| item | |||
| Oversize | cpnwsmiscphoto_0012: 1914-09-07 Teamster Union Local No. 231 I.B. of T.C.S.& H
Teamsters and horses on Railroad Avenue in Bellingham, with businesses including Bellingham Candy Company, Wilson Feed Company, Great Northern Furniture Company, the Argus Weekly and Diehl & Simpson. Circuit Camera image.
|
1914-09-14 | |
| Oversize | cpnwsmiscphoto_0013: Bellingham State Normal School - Summer Session 1915
Sandison, J. Wilbur (James Wilbur), 1873-1962, photographer
|
1915 | |
| Box | Folder | ||
| MC_L02 | 3 | cpnwsmiscphoto_0014: Holly Street at Night
Sprague, photographer.
|
undated (approximately 1905-1921) |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Architecture--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--Photographs
- Canned foods industry--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--Photographs
- Fish trapping--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--Photographs
- Logging--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--Photographs
Personal Names
- Ellis, Leonard--Photographs
- Wickersham, Lee L.--Photographs
Geographical Names
- Bellingham (Wash.)--Photographs
- Everson (Wash.)--Photographs
- Lummi Island (Wash.)--Photographs
- Whatcom County (Wash.)--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs.
Finding aid prepared by Megan Bezzo
2007
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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