wasmhi1967_4235.xml Guide to the Horace Chapin Henry Photo Albums 1906-1915 Henry (Horace C.) Photo Albums Finding aid prepared by Sheri Boggs Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Museum of History & Industry © 2006
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1967.4235 Henry, Horace C. Horace Chapin Henry Photo Albums 1906-1915 1 box (oversize) containing 3 scrapbooks; 3 oversize photos Two albums document different stages in the construction of the Chicago-Milwaukee-St. Paul railroad. The third album includes vacation photos, news clippings, brochures and several programs of special interest to the family. 2a.4.5 1a.3.10 (oversize photos) VII.b.2 (oversize photo) Collection materials are in English.

The collection consists of three leather-bound scrapbooks, two of which contain black-and-white "snap shots" taken during construction of the Chicago-Milwaukee-St. Paul railroad from 1906-1909. These scrapbooks also include a letter from real estate broker M.D. Haynes to H.C. Henry that came with the photos, stating that the photos were all taken by "Walter" during construction of the railroad. Henry later placed the photos in albums in geographic order (moving west to east) and captioned them. Horace Chapin Henry's professional and family lives are more strongly emphasized in the third scrapbook, which contains photographs of a "motor trip" taken by Langdon Chapin Henry, his wife Genevieve and their friends Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Chinn to Southern California. The third scrapbook also contains a program from the dedication of the Florence Henry Memorial Chapel (named in honor of Horace's daughter who died young of appendicitis), and a brochure extolling the virtues of the Metropolitan National Bank (where Henry served as Chairman). Henry's commitment to civic life and his stature as a public figure are exemplified by a series of newspaper clippings depicting his narrow escape from an automobile accident, an advertisement for a savings program aimed towards young newsboys, several accounts of donations made to the University of Washington in the form of funding for an art gallery, and reports of his being awarded the French Legion Medal of Honor.

The collection also includes three oversize photographs: portraits of Henry's sons Langdon and Paul, and a panorama of the Henry residence in Seattle.

 Historical Background

In 1906 the Chicago-Milwaukee St. Paul Railroad began preparations to extend its line west to Seattle. According to a biography, Horace Chapin Henry, written by his son-in-law, Noble Hoggson, H.C. Henry (one of Seattle's notable early pioneers) accepted the leadership of this enormous project, which would last more than three years and cover 1150 miles. At the time there were other railroads that had built lines across the Cascades but none had yet attempted Snoqualmie Pass. Noble Hoggson writes that, "Engineers, although helped tremendously by [Isaac] Steven's early published account of his original survey, spent an entire year in resurveying and designing the line."

The construction, which ran from Renton, Washington to Avery, Idaho, was divided into several sections that would be worked and completed independently. The photographs in the first two albums document construction work in these different sections -- particularly work involving some of the more challenging aspects of railroad building (bridges, tunnels, grading, etc.)

Hoggson describes the process of constructing the railroad, writing that the entire project required the work of 10,000 men and that the first step of railroad building was to set up camps complete with sanitary facilities, mess halls, commissaries, offices, stables, water supplies, sleeping quarters and in a few cases, hospitals. Portable sawmills also needed to be set up to cut lumber for both the camps and the railroads themselves.

Once camps were built, the building of the railroads could begin. Loggers cleared the right of way for grading; the felled trees were later hauled out and used for lumber. "Powder monkeys" followed the loggers, blasting out stumps and making way for the "scrapers" who came next to level the roadbed to the proper grade. Several photos depict the difficulty of working in mountainous terrain. In some cases workers were ferried through the air to the worksite using just rope, some lumber and the help of a tram.

After the roadbeds were carved out, track-laying gangs followed with ties, rock ballast and rails. Once the track was spiked into place, materials and supplies could be brought in by train.

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H.C. Henry Photo Albums, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle

Donated by Noble Hoggson in 1967.

A Biography of Horace Chapin Henry can be found in the Sophie Frye Bass Library of the Museum of History & Industry, Seattle.

A Biography of Horace Chapin Henry (1844-1928), by Noble Hoggson. 1967. The Craftsman Press. Seattle.

 Henry family--Photographs Cascade Range -- Photographs Snoqualmie Pass (Wash.) -- Photographs Washington (State), Eastern -- Photographs Idaho Panhandle (Idaho) -- Photographs Photograph Albums Scrapbooks Railroad Construction & Maintenance-- United States -- Photographs Railroads Washington (State) Idaho Scrapbooks California Photo Album 1 Construction of Railroad from Cascades to Columbia River 1 1a-b Channel change No. 1 near Cedar River, Washington 1 1c Dryden Siding 2 2a Anderson's Tunnel as approached from the East, Cedar River, Washington 2 2b Bridge over Cedar River, Washington 3 3a Johnson's Tunnel and channel change near Cedar River, Washington 3 3b Falls at Cedar River, near channel change 4 4b Channel change of the Cedar River as seen looking West 4 4b Cut west of intake on the Cedar River looking East 5 5a Side cut west of intake, Cedar River, looking West 5 5b Above intake, Cedar River Division, Washington 6 6a Second bridge over Cedar River 6 6b East of second bridge crossing the Cedar River 7 7a Settling pit in Cedar River watershed 7-8 7b-8a Grade along Cedar River 8 8b Mt. Si as seen from North Bend 9 9a South fork of the Snoqualmie River 9 9b Forest scenery near Snoqualmie Pass 10 10a Sluicing bulkhead at Pearson's Gulch near the Snoqualmie River 10 10b Sluicing on the South fork of the Snoqualmie River 11 11a Spray of water from sluicing on the Snoqualmie River 11 11b Sluicing trough on the South fork of the Snoqualmie River 12 12a Sluice construction and trough on the South fork of the Snoqualmie River 12 12b Sluicing and eroded hillside 13 13a Excavation for railroad bed in vicinity of the South fork of the Snoqualmie River 13 13b Bridge construction for Change Creek near North Bend 14 14a Rock excavation in vicinity of the South fork of the Snoqualmie River. McLean's work 14 14b Trestle bridge over Change Creek 15 15a McClellan's Butte in the vicinity of the South fork of the Snoqualmie River 1906 Autumn 15 15b Mule-drawn cart carrying rocks on McClellan's Butte 1906 Autumn 16 16a Large Bridge over Mine Creek alongside the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River 17 17a Hull Creek Bridge, looking west 17 17b Large Bridge at Mine Creek, looking West 18 18a Rock cut east of McClellan's Butte near the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River 18 18b Work crew grading near Wood Creek along the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River 19 19a Bridge and rock cut at Wood Creek 19 19b McClellan's Butte with penciled-in "X" showing grade 20 20a McClellan's Butte from Fifteen Mile Bridge 20 20b Grading workers standing on rocky slope, McClellan's Butte 21 21a Grade work progressing along McClellan's Butte looking west 21 21b Grade work progressing along McClellan's Butte looking east 22 22a Portable sawmill on Alice Creek along the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River 22 22b Rock excavation looking West near Harris Creek alongside the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River 23 23a Bridge construction at Harris Creek near the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River 23 23b Grade near Harris Creek, looking west, South Fork of the Snoqualmie River 24 24a McClellan's Butte, looking west, South Fork of the Snoqualmie River 24 24b Grade near McClellan's Butte, South Fork of the Snoqualmie River 25 25a Tram used to lift timber to grade at Carter Creek, South Fork of the Snoqualmie River. 25 25b Men using tram and a length of lumber to get to worksite at Hansen Creek, South Fork of the Snoqualmie River 26 26a Tram used to carry crews and lumber to worksite at Hansen Creek, South Fork of the Snoqualmie River 26 26b Rock excavation east of Hansen Creek, South Fork of the Snoqualmie River 27 27a Tracks, cart and workers in cut at station 48/32, South Fork of the Snoqualmie River 27 27b Humpback Creek bridge under construction with derrick 28 28a Looking west from High Line, Snoqualmie Pass 28 28b Grade and rock cut looking east, Snoqualmie Pass 29 29a Workers and flatcar during rock excavation, South Fork of Snoqualmie River 29 29b Workers at summit of Snoqualmie Pass 30 30a Summit at Snoqualmie Pass 30 30b Boulder excavation on the east side of Snoqualmie Pass 31 31a Track, power line and rock excavation on east side of Snoqualmie Pass 31 31b Work crews doing rock excavation, east side of Snoqualmie Pass 32 32a Double track at Station #12 near Lake Keechelus Siding on east side of Snoqualmie Pass 32 32b Worker on cut-side with flatcar at Station #161/45 33 33a Rock cut on east side of Snoqualmie Pass with Lake Keechelus in the distance 33 33b Grade along Lake Keechelus looking west on the east side of Snoqualmie Pass 34 34a Lake Keechelus on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad with grade on opposite shore 34 34b Roaring River Falls near Lake Keechelus 35 35a Government dam on Lake Keechelus 35 35b East approach of Martin Tunnel in the Yakima Valley 36 36a West approach of Martin Tunnel in the Yakima Valley 36 36b Bridge crossing the Yakima River and Northern Pacific Tracks near Easton in the Yakima Valley 37 37a East approach of tunnel west of Easton 37 37b West approach of tunnel west of Easton 38 38a Railroad bed and cut along Yakima River with cliff on the right near Cle Elum 38 38b Tunnel #27 looking west near Cle Elum in the Yakima River Division 39 39a Interior view of Tunnel #27 near Cle Elum, Yakima River Division 39 39b East end of Tunnel #27 near Cle Elum, Yakima River Division 40 40a Railroad bed along the Yakima River near Cle Elum 40 40b Before dynamiting, grade near Cle Elum 41 41a Dynamiting on the Yakima River near Cle Elum 41 41b After dynamiting, Yakima River Division near Cle Elum 42 42a Tracks and shovel near Cle Elum 42 42b Tracks, horse and worker near Cle Elum 43 43a Steam engine and coal cars, (possibly) H.C. Henry standing next to front engine 43 43b Crag Hill cut near Ellensburg, Yakima River Division 44 44a Steam shovel west of Thorp, Yakima River Division 44 44b Rock work east of Ellensburg, Yakima River Division 45 45a Trestles and bridge standing 130 feet high east of Ellensburg, Yakima River Division 45 45b Steam shovel east of Ellensburg, Yakima River Division 46 46a Portal of tunnel under construction, west end of summit, east of Ellensburg, Yakima River Division 46 46b West approach to Tunnel, summit east of Ellensburg, Yakima River Division 47 47a Looking west from top of portal, summit, east of Ellensburg, Yakima River Division 47 47b East approach from top of portal, summit, east of Ellensburg, Yakima River Division 48 48a East approach to tunnel, east of Ellensburg, Yakima River Division 48 48b East approach, first level, summit, east of Ellensburg, Yakima River Division 49 49a Rails approaching tunnel, summit, east of Ellensburg, Yakima River Division 49 49b 30 ton Bucyrus shovel working at east end of tunnel, summit, east of Ellensburg 50 50a Rock cut and 65 foot slopes near Johnson Creek 50 50b Approach to rock cut at Johnson Creek, Yakima River Division 51 51a Workers and cart atop steep grade at Johnson Creek, Yakima River Division 51 51b Rock excavation at Johnson Creek, Yakima River Division 52 52a Worker and railroad bed during rock excavation at Johnson Creek 52 52b Tracks at rock excavation near Johnson Creek 53 53a Rock cut looking west near Johnson Creek 53 53b Spiral to 4 degree curve on grade near Johnson Creek 54 54a Cut east of spiral near Johnson Creek 54 54b More rock excavation near Johnson Creek 55 55a Tracks, workers and carts doing rock excavation near Johnson Creek 55 55b Workers on foot and on horseback doing rock excavation near Johnson Creek 56 56a Lumber for preliminary bridge construction at Johnson Creek 56 56b Workers testing bottom of Columbia River with steel rail at site of future bridge 57 57a View of coffer dams at site of future bridge on the Columbia River 57 57b View of piers at Columbia River crossing 58 58a Steamer "St. Paul" crossing the Columbia River 58 58b East approach to the Columbia River crossing Photo album 2 Railroad Construction - Eastern Washington Division moving into North Idaho 1 1a Boulder excavation during grading work east of the Columbia River 1 1b Second excavation east of the Columbia River 2 2a Steam shovel and locomotive excavating sand east of the Columbia River 2 2b Steam shovel, front view of locomotive and tracks during sand excavation east of the Columbia River 3 3a Dump with Train E near the Columbia River 3 3b Workers using electric air drills east of the Columbia River 4 4a Rip rap at Crab Creek crossing east of the Columbia River 4 4b Bridge building at Crab Creek crossing 5 5a Two tracks and rock excavation east of the Crab Creek crossing 5 5b Completed track running through excavated site east of Crab Creek crossing 6 6a Tracks and rock work along Crab Creek 6 6b Ledge rock along Crab Creek 7 7a Lower Crab Creek from a distance with grade visible at left of picture 7 7b Steep ledge and excavation work along Crab Creek 8 8a Rocks and preliminary work along Saddleback Mountains 8 8b Fills along Saddleback Mountains 9 9a Bridge along Saddleback Mountains 9 9b Team of horses pulling timber for bridge 10 10a Shoofly Tunnel entrance and excavation at Crab Creek 10 10b Trap and Shoofly at Crab Creek 11 11a Shoofly Tunnel excavation at Crab Creek 11 11b Trapping dirt into cars at Crab Creek 12 12a Dynamiting at Crab Creek 12 12b Post-dynamiting at Crab Creek 13 13a Dynamite shot from a distance with Shoofly Tunnel at Crab Creek 13 13b Shacks and clothesline with 300,000 yards of excavation in the background 14 14a Excavation and power lines at Crab Creek 14 14b Dynamite blast at Crab Creek 15 15a Debris settling from dynamite blast near Crab Creek 15 15b Excavation and fill near Crab Creek 16 16a Pile driver at Crab Creek 16 16b Bridge construction west of Taunton near Crab Creek 17 17a-b Tracklaying at Crab Creek 1908 May 2 18 18a Spikers working on newly laid track 1908 May 2 18 18b Looking west along Saddleback Mountains near Crab Creek 19 19a Boulder excavation at Crab Creek 19 19b Teams of horses and men at Crab Creek 20 20a Dynamite blast in cut near Crab Creek 20 20b Dust settling after dynamite blast in cut near Crab Creek 21 21a Wheeled Scraper Cut at Crab Creek 21 21b Hauling supplies by horse and cart near Crab Creek 22 22a Riding wild horses in Othello 22 22b Riding wild horses, town of Othello in background 23 23a Terrain near Crab Creek 23 23b Hauling lumber with horse and wagon 24 24a Material yard in Lind 24 24b Lind Bridge after completion 25 25a Panoramic view of Lind Bridge 26 26b Railroad ties stacked in Lind material yard 26 26b Ballasting crew east of Lind 27 27a Cow Creek Bridge under construction, east of Lind 27 27b Panoramic view of Cow Creek Bridge under construction 28 28a Completed Cow Creek Bridge 29 29a 80,000 yard gravel cut for roadbed 29 29b Gravel cut east of Cow Creek 30 30a Spokane, Portland and Seattle Crossing 30 30b 65 ton Bucyrus shovel 31 31a Horses and buggy near Sheep Ranch 31 31b Pile bridge at west Rock Lake 32 32a Castle Rock from grade west of Rock Lake 32 32b Trestle and bridge with Rock Lake in the distance 33 33a Bridge along Rock Lake as seen from a distance 33 33b Rock Lake as seen from grade 34 34a Worker and rock cut looking west near Rock Lake 34 34b Rock cut near Rock Lake 35 35a Steam shovel at work near east Rock Lake 35 35b Tracks, shovel and rock excavation North Idaho 36 36a Men posing on grassy hillside with horses grazing 36 36b Team work west of Watts Lake Idaho 37 37a O. R. & N. Crossing, east end of Watts Tunnel, Idaho 37 37b East approach to Watts Tunnel from the O.R. & N. 38 38a East approach to Watts Tunnel, west of Plummer, Idaho 38 38b Sliding fill east of Watts Tunnel 39 39a Material yard and containers at Plummer 39 39b President Earling leaving car at Plummer Material Yard 40 40a President Earling and party near Lake Chatcolet 40 40b Steam shovel west of St. Maries Idaho 41 41a Steel viaduct under construction at Pedee Creek, Idaho 41 41b Derrick and locomotive during construction of the Pedee Creek Steel Viaduct 41 41a Pedee Creek Viaduct completed 41 41b Pedee Creek Viaduct looking East 42 42a Steel Viaduct at Lake Chatcolet 42 42b Lake Chatcolet from grade 43 43a Driving spliced piles at Lake Chatcolet 43 43b Crossing Benwall Bridge at Lake Chatcolet 44 44a Benwall Bridge, Lake Chatcolet Crossing 45 45a Mr. Earling and party at St. Maries Idaho 45 45b Tracklaying at St. Maries Idaho 46 46a C.M & St. P Grade from St. Joe River, Idaho 47 47a-b Rock excavation east of St. Maries from St. Joe River, Idaho 48 48a Rock excavation east of St. Joe, Idaho 48 48b Shadows on the St. Joe River 49 49a Tracklaying along the St. Joe River, Idaho 49 49b C. M. & St.P. sawmill at St. Joe 50 50a C. M. & St. P crossing onSt. Joe River above St. Joe, Idaho 50 50b Grade from St. Joe River, Idaho 51 51a Commissarry at Ferrell, Idaho 51 51b-c African-American workers holding rocks near St. Joe River 51 51d Rock cut west of Big Creek on the Upper St. Joe River 52 52a Men and dog on porch of commissary at Big Creek on the Upper St. Joe River 52 52b West portal to tunnel at East Big Creek on the Upper St. Joe River 53 53a Grade on the Upper St. Joe River 53-54 53b-54a Goat rock cut on the Upper St. Joe River 54 54b Grade looking West on the Upper St. Joe River 55 55a Rock cut West Marble Creek Upper St. Joe River 55 55a Looking east from Wagon Road, Upper St. Joe River 56 56a Rock cut on the Upper St. Joe River 56 56b Looking west with the St. Joe River on the left 57 57a Wagon Road and Grade looking west towards Slate Creek 57 57b Ethelton Station, Upper St. Joe River, Idaho 58 58a East Ethelton Station showing Wagon Road and grade 58-59 58b-59a Fish hole cut, Upper St. Joe River, Idaho 59 59b Men rafting down the St. Joe River on wooden raft 60 60a At the spring, Upper St. Joe River 60 60b Slate Creek on the Upper St. Joe River 61 61a Forest fire on mountainside on Upper St. Joe River 61 61b McCormack's cabin and grade on Upper St. Joe River Photo album 3 Henry family trip to California 1-12 1a-12c

Images taken on trip to Southern California by Langdon and Genevieve Henry and Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Chinn, including beach shots, a series documenting the car breaking down, several old missions, and a visit to the Los Angeles Home of Mr. Willard Stimson

12 12d Portrait of Langdon Chapin Henry, Jr. as a child 13-14 13a-14d

More snapshots of California trip, including behind the scenes at a movie lot and a photo of Mrs. F.H. White

 14 14a Home of H.C. Henry, 1117 Howard North, Seattle, Washington, built in 1904 15 15a Advance Press Service Bulletin listing H.C. Henry's accomplishments, professional affiliations, titles held and contributions to the community 15 15b "Satisfaction" brochure for Metropolitan National Bank featuring bank president Horace C. Henry on the front 16-20 16a-23d

Trip to Redwoods and Yosemite taken by the Henry family (Lawrence, Genevieve and daughter, Janet) and Mr. And Mrs. Fred H. White, featuring redwood trunks large enough to drive through, horse and buggy rides, pack mule trips and waterfalls

24 24a Program from the Order of Service for the Dedication of the Florence Henry Memorial Chapel, Seattle 25 25a Newspaper advertisement for H.C. Henry's "savings challenge" geared towards paperboys 26 26a Biographical reference data on H.C. Henry compiled for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer 26 26b Newspaper caricature of H.C. Henry appearing on cover of The Argus 27-36 27-36

Newspaper clippings related to H.C. Henry including an automobile accident he survived, a boat he purchased, the opening of the Henry Gallery, and notices regarding his reunions with fellow Civil War soldiers

37 37a Class photo of elementary-age students on steps of school 37 37b

Genealogy notes on the Henry family compiled by Noble Hoggson (H.C. Henry's son-in-law) and written on his personal stationery

Loose photographs 1967.4235.3 OS box Portrait of Langdon Chapin Henry circa 1960s Dolph Zubick Color photograph

Langdon Chapin Henry was the son of Horace C. Henry.

1967.4235.7 OS box Portrait of Paul Mandell Henry undated

Paul Mandell Henry, 1880-1938, was the son of Horace C. Henry

 1967.4235.6 VII.b.2 Panoramic view of Horace Chapin Henry residence at 1117 Harvard Avenue North, Seattle undated Plummer

The house was built in 1904 and torn down in the 1930s.