Lumber Industry of the Pacific Northwest: Reforestation - Timber - Logging - Manufacture, 1918-1926
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Biographical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Album cover: The Lumber Industry of the Pacific Northwest: Reforestation - Timber - Logging - Manufacture, Between 1918 and 1928?
- Timber resources of the Pacific Northwest ---present and future, 1926
- Panoramas of a stand of old growth Douglas fir and hemlock timber in Jefferson County, Washington, Between 1918 and 1928?
- Douglas fir, Between 1918 and 1928?
- Western red cedar, Between 1918 and 1928?
- Western hemlock, Between 1918 and 1928?
- Sitka spruce, Between 1918 and 1928?
- Falling and bucking, Between 1918 and 1928?
- Sky line logging and by slide to dam, with log camp of portable houses, Hood Canal, Washington, Between 1918 and 1928?
- Topping a spar tree and high lead logging, Between 1918 and 1928?
- Setting chokers, 1924
- Loading logs with swinging boom and log train, Pacific Spruce Company, Lincoln County, Oregon, Between 1918 and 1928?
- Splash of big logs as they are unloaded at log dump train, Pacific Spruce Company, Lincoln County, Oregon / Log pond, Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. Mill, Everett, Washington, Between 1918 and 1928?
- Filing rooms, with single and double-cutting band saws, Between 1918 and 1928?
- Band saw and edger, Between 1918 and 1928?
- Center of saw mill and the trimmer, 1918
- Gang saws and resaws, 1918
- Grading and sorting sheds, Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. Mill, Everett, Washington, Between 1918 and 1928?
- Stacker, dry kilns, cooling shed, and unstacker, 1918, 1922
- Interior of planing mill, edge-grain stepping and wide slash-grain fir finish, Between 1918 and 1928?
- Lumber carriers and cranes, Between 1918 and 1928?
- A cargo mill and some large Douglas fir timbers, Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. Mill, Everett, Washington, Between 1918 and 1928?
- Names and Subjects
Overview of the Collection
- Photographer
- Cress, John D., 1864-1940
- Title
- Lumber Industry of the Pacific Northwest: Reforestation - Timber - Logging - Manufacture
- Dates
- 1918-1926 (inclusive)19181926
- Quantity
- 21 photographic prints
- Collection Number
- PH0213
- Summary
- Photographs of the logging industry in Washington State from forest to finished boards for shipment.
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical Note
John D. Cress, "the Forest Fotographer," was a Seattle photographer located at 1330 7th, who specialized in photographing the lumber industry.
Content Description
The album begins with an examination of old growth timber in the northwest and then depicts the various activities of felling trees, transporting them, and milling them, ending with a load of timber ready for shipment.
Use of the Collection
Alternative Forms Available
View the collection in digital format
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative Information
Processing Note
The album has fallen apart, but the album cover and the original order of the photographs have been retained.
Processed by Nicolette Bromberg, 2001.
Related Materials
- John D. Cress Photographs, PH Coll. 431.
- Cress, John D. Personal Memoirs of John D. Cress . Seattle, 1930. Microform and Newspaper Reading Room, Microfilm A636.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Album cover: The Lumber Industry of the Pacific Northwest: Reforestation - Timber - Logging - ManufactureDates: Between 1918 and 1928?Container: Box/Folder 1/1
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Dates: 1926Container: Box/Folder 1/2
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Description: Panoramas of a stand of old growth Douglas fir and hemlock timber in Jefferson County, WashingtonDates: Between 1918 and 1928?Container: Box/Folder 1/3
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Description: Douglas firDates: Between 1918 and 1928?Container: Box/Folder 1/4
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Description: Western red cedarDates: Between 1918 and 1928?Container: Box/Folder 1/5
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Description: Western hemlockDates: Between 1918 and 1928?Container: Box/Folder 1/6
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Description: Sitka spruceDates: Between 1918 and 1928?Container: Box/Folder 1/7
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Description: Falling and buckingDates: Between 1918 and 1928?Container: Box/Folder 1/8
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Description: Sky line logging and by slide to dam, with log camp of portable houses, Hood Canal, WashingtonDates: Between 1918 and 1928?Container: Box/Folder 1/9
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Description: Topping a spar tree and high lead loggingDates: Between 1918 and 1928?Container: Box/Folder 1/10
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Description: Setting chokersDates: 1924Container: Box/Folder 1/11
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Description: Loading logs with swinging boom and log train, Pacific Spruce Company, Lincoln County, OregonDates: Between 1918 and 1928?Container: Box/Folder 1/12
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1928?Container: Box/Folder 1/13
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1928?Container: Box/Folder 1/14
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Description: Band saw and edgerDates: Between 1918 and 1928?Container: Box/Folder 1/15
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Description: Center of saw mill and the trimmerDates: 1918Container: Box/Folder 1/16
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Description: Gang saws and resawsDates: 1918Container: Box/Folder 1/17
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1928?Container: Box/Folder 1/18
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Description: Stacker, dry kilns, cooling shed, and unstackerDates: 1918, 1922Container: Box/Folder 1/19
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Dates: Between 1918 and 1928?Container: Box/Folder 1/20
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Description: Lumber carriers and cranesDates: Between 1918 and 1928?Container: Box/Folder 1/21
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Description: A cargo mill and some large Douglas fir timbers, Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. Mill, Everett, WashingtonDates: Between 1918 and 1928?Container: Box/Folder 1/22
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Log transportation--Washington (State)--Photographs
- Logging--Equipment and supplies--Photographs
- Logging--Washington (State)--Photographs
- Lumber trade--Washington (State)--Photographs
- Sawmills--Washington (State)--Photographs
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Cress, John D., 1864-1940
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