George Milton Savage photograph collection, approximately 1886-1926

George Milton Savage is the third man from the right.

George Milton Savage is standing third from the right.

This is the second iteration of this bridge. The first was built in 1869 and the final bridge was built in 1921.

"Barges carried rocks from here to build jetty at Copalis. George Milton Savage owned barges and had contract for building jetty."

Written on verso: Jetty on Grays Harbor. Built by George M. Savage. Rocks from Waldron Island.

Written on verso: Dumping rocks on jetty.

Written on verso: Waldron Island jetty work.

"My crew excavating, we will have the roof on in about two weeks have about 300 yards of concrete poured now. Or in luck having fine weather. Business looks quite good in the picture although many men idle at front. George Savage"

On verso: George Milton Savage owned one

Sign in the photograph reads: I'm a Huber steam road roller. See my scarifier attachment!!! I make new roads of old material. I can pull a big road grader too. I weigh 13 tons loaded. Charley Whitley is my engineer. J.D. Caldwell Co., Butte: My Agents.

Written on verso: Preliminary investigation of the Nisqually Power Plant Project at La Grande

Written on verso: Citizens committee investigating proposed Nisqually Municipal Power Project.

Written on verso: Chamber of Commerce up Canyon drive to investigate Tacoma City Ligt possibilities-Mr. and Mrs. George Milton Savage, Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Clark among those on car.

Written on verso: Putting down crushed rock, covering with oil, running roller over.

Written on verso: Ribbon setting

Written on verso: 19,000 square yards.

Written on verso: Big rock taken from catch Basin-pulled out and hauled away by steam roller. Piling up sand and gravel in background-Anacortes, Washington L.I.D. #104 July, 1914.

Written on verso: Palouse L.I.D. No 3.

Written on verso: Palouse L.I.D. No 3.

Written on verso: 8 ton tandem roller sept 23-1918 Whatcom Co. road NE Diag.

Written on verso: Whatcom Co-12 1/2 Miles-1C.Con. N.E. Diag Road. Sept 23-1918.

Written on verso: Looking west from about [ill.] 560, showing pipe in hard oan trench after about two years. Note: Timbers across trench are remains of old platform used for double handling of earth in excavating deep trench. Original cut [ill.] on back was marked out 14.2.

Written on verso of 39: Looking east from approx. station 560 showing pipe in hard pan trench.

Written on verso of 40: Looking west from approximately station 545.

Written on verso of 41: Looking South from about station 3+10 toward worth portal of tunnell #1-showing pipe constructed on concrete piers, station 3+11 to 5+35.

Written on verso of 42: Looking north from about station 5+35-showing pipe constructed on concrete piers, and of concrete around pipe at station 3+10, log jamb over pipe at station 2+50 dam and housing over intake in background.

Written on verso of 43: East end of steel pipe at the N. Fork of Woods [ill.] showing width of carved in trench where enormous quantities of earth, trees etc. slid into trench. Steel pipe [ill.] under old grade of Wagner and Wilson's logging railroad at this joint.

Written on verso: Showing 17 foot out at about station 479- Note showing and bracing still in place. Original grade shows cut of above 5 feet on this hill.

Written on verso: 6th Ave North of Yakima Ave.

Written on verso: So. First St. Job-on Adams St. looking east. North Yakima.

On verso: Roller of George M. Savage.

Written on verso: Herman with George Milton Savage.

On verso: Paving for George M. Savage Co.

Written on verso: Mr. Savage paved most of Tacoma.

On verso: Mixing sand and gravel. Tacoma

A.L. Clark stands to the left of the cement mixer.

Written on verso: Grading on Soos Creek above Auburn. Between Auburn-Black Diamond. Partners Cornell, Savag, Schofield.

Written on verson of 87: Auburn, Enumclaw road. Washington Paving Co. George Milton Savage one of partners.

Written on verso of 88: Auburn Enumclaw road- Clearing Grubbing Grading Graveling-8 miles-Washington paving Co.

From accompanying material: Later developed by Washington Paving Co. to supply material for paving 12 miles of concrete highway between Bellingham city limits and Deming, Washington.

Written on verso: 30" steel pipe line laid under Sultan R.R. Co. tracks in the Philchuck Creek Valley. This job was a $600.000.00 job and was built under very severe conditions-shortage of labor-inflated prices of materilas and labor. Similar conditions that private work has had to contend with during this war. It took characters such as Mr. Savage had to compete a lot under such conditions and at a loss of $2000.000.00.

Written on verso: This picture is a view of the damage caused by flood water of the Snohomish River to CM & St. Paul R.R. Tracks between Everett and Snohomish. This photo was taken as evidence to protect our company from damage suits wehich we were afraid would be brought against us for damages caused to farms and other property on Eve Island which was covered by water 12 ft. deep for 90 days...

Written on verso: Dykes and RR were washed out causing serious damage to Ebe Island Wash. paving Co. held this contract with the City of Everett to lay 25 miles of pipeline and build the dam in the Sultan River Canyon- a $600,000.00 job.

Written on verso: Dam underwater during construction of Everett Water Supply System. Note water washing back of diversion wall-also note log left on top of diversion wall as the flood receeded. You can see the break in trhe flow of the water at the top of the dam. Built by Washington Paving Co.

Written on verso: Everett watersystem job by Wash. Paving Co. Flood water from Snohomish River covering Ebe Island-which damaged our company to the extent of approximately $20,000.00. Steel pipe line runs approximately thru the center of this photo.

Written on verso: Paving by Washington Paving Co. Geo Milton Savage pres. about 1918-I think this was Demming or Wash or Anacortes Wash.

Written on verso: Part built by A. L. Clark, and part by George Milton Savage