This collection contains photographs of logging operations by the Northwestern Lumber Company and the Weyerhaeuser Lumber Company in Washington State near Hoquiam, the Moclips River, and the Tacoma waterfront.
The Northwestern Lumber Company was founded in 1882 as a sawmill owned by Simpson Lumber Company. It was known as Hoquiam Mill until 1984 when the name changed to Northwestern Lumber Company.
The Weyerhaeuser Timber Company was founded in 1900. In 1929 they built what was the largest sawmill at the time in Longview, Washington. In 1959, the word 'timber' was dropped from their name to better reflect their varied operations.
Mrs. C.H. Jones (Franke Tobey Jones) was the wife of the president of Northwestern Lumber Company. She gifted the University of Puget Sound $200,000 on her 78th birthday and in turn, Jones Hall was constructed and then named after her late husband.
The collection contains photographs of logging operations in the Puget Sound area of Washington state, including Hoquiam, the Moclips River, and the Tacoma waterfront.
Included is a photo album providing a photographic tour of Northwestern Lumber Company in the early 1900s.
In addition to the photograph album, this collection also contains 14 individual photographs. Of note is a photograph of a decorated street car in Tacoma labeled "July 4, 1911. Mrs. C.H. Jones." Franke Tobey Jones was the wife of the Northwestern Lumber Company president. She donated $200,000 to the University of Puget Sound for the construction of Jones Hall.
This collection is available for research.