WAUPacificCreosotingCoPHColl430.xmlGuide to the Pacific Creosoting Company Photograph Collection circa 1900-1939Pacific Creosoting CompanySpecial Collections, University of Washington Libraries©2009 (Last modified: 2/16/2024)
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Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard).University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH0430Henry, Horace C.Pacific Creosoting Company photograph collectioncirca 1900-1939466 photographic prints (6 boxes plus 1 folder) ; sizes varyCollection materials are in English. Photographs of creosoting companies in the Pacific Northwest

The Pacific Creosoting Company was a company founded on Bainbridge Island that treated logs with creosote as a preservative. It began operations as the Perfection Pile Preserving Company in 1904, then moved in 1905 to Eagle Harbor at Winslow in the city of Bainbridge Island. The company was taken over by Horace Chapin Henry in 1906 and renamed. After Henry died in 1928, his company and its competitor, J.M. Colman's creosote company (located in West Seattle), were combined in 1930 to form the West Coast Wood Preserving Company. In 1947, Walter Wyckoff bought out the Colman family's interest and, after joining with J.H. Baxter in 1959, renamed the company the Baxter-Wyckoff Company. In 1964, Wyckoff bought out Baxter and renamed the company the Wyckoff Company. The Eagle Harbor site was one of the largest producers of treated wood products in the United States. Treated wood from the site was used to build wharfs in San Francisco, flood control channels in Los Angeles, and the Panama Canal.

Photographs of creosoting companies in the Pacific Northwest including the Pacific Creosoting Company (Seattle), Vancouver Creosoting Co., Ltd. (North Vancouver), St. Helens Creosoting Co. (Portland). Album B depicts the business dealings and documentation of the Pacific Creosoting Co. 1900s-1930s. There are also photos of pier construction and repairs.

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The photographs and albums were relocated from the Horace C. Henry Papers, Accession No. 1420 in the repository, in 1992. Three of the albums were deteriorated; the album pages were removed and the original order was retained.

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Horace C. Henry Papers (Manuscript Collection 1420)

Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)Henry, Horace C.--ArchivesPacific Creosoting Company (Seattle, Wash.)--PhotographsWood--Preservation--Northwest, Pacific--PhotographsPreserved wood--Northwest, Pacific--PhotographsPiers--Northwest, Pacific--PhotographsPhotographsPhotographic printsPhotographsForestry and Forestry ProductsBusinesses and Corporations

 

Album A: Album of railroad tie treating plant in Somervell, Texas

This is the plant for treating railroad ties with creosote. The album includes views of the plant and railroad yard with rail cars and ties coming in for treatment.

1A1African American girl in a white shirtcirca 19091A2Three men on a horse-drawn cartcirca 1909 1A3Creosote treatment plantcirca 19091A4African American man holding two bucketscirca 1909 1A5A group of houses with a tower on the right, probably Somervell, Texascirca 19091A6Treatment plant with railroad ties on the rightcirca 19091A7Railroad cars with stacks of railroad ties in railyardMarch, 1909 1A8Five retorts, or treatment cylinderscirca 19091A9Close view of retort doorscirca 1909 1A10One retort doorcirca 19091A11Three African American men next to an open retort containing railroad ties being treatedcirca 1909 1A12Two workers closing a retortcirca 19091A13Exterior of treatment plant with large holding tanks on the rightcirca 19091A14Holding tankscirca 19091A15-A16Holding tanks with train cars in frontcirca 1909 1A17Close-up of rail car with markings reading: “Length 38 FT. 1 ¾ IN.” and the letters “A. T.”circa 19091A18Exterior of treatment plant with large holding tanks in the centercirca 19091A19-A21Treatment plant control roomcirca 1909 1A22-A26Treatment plant machinerycirca 19091A27Two men standing next to furnacescirca 19091A28Rail yard with stacks of lumber or treated woodcirca 19091A29African American men unloading railroad ties from train carMarch 10, 1909

Written on photo: Unloading hewn ties and piling them in Somervell Plant yard, 3/10-09, Track #2.

 1A30Stacks of railroad ties in rail yardcirca 19091A31Man holding the reins for a horse standing next to an empty car for chargescirca 19091A32Loaded rail cars (charges) between large stacks of railroad tiescirca 1909

Written on photo: 100,000 H. pine ties on left, 9,000 oak on right, Trains in center loaded with oak ties for treatment.

1A33African American men loading ties for treatmentMarch 10, 1909

Written on photo: Loading H. Pine ties for treatment, track #4, 3/10-09.

 1A34-A36African American men loading railroad ties onto rail carcirca 19091A37Train containing a number of charges for treatmentcirca 1909

Written on photo: An evening shore[?] of 60 trains, H pine ties for night work and treatment, track no 13.

1A38Train cars (charges) loaded with railroad ties ready for treatmentcirca 1909 1A39African American men unloading ties from a Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway traincirca 19091A40Crane mounted on rail car loading railroad ties onto rail car for treatmentcirca 1909 1A41African American men loading railroad ties for treatmentcirca 19091A42Piling logs stacked next to train trackscirca 19091A43Stacks of lumber next to train trackscirca 1909 1A44a-bAfrican American boy and girlcirca 19091A45-A46African American men stacking railroad ties near an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway train1909 1A47Piling logs on an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway traincirca 19091A48Groups of two railroad ties in a large empty areacirca 1909

Written on photo: Track no 13 cleaned up. Ready to store more untreated ties.

1A49Pile of rocks with pipes running through and a fence at a creekMarch 10, 1909

Written on photo: Sump used to catch oil in creek.

1A50Group of men standing around a charge of railroad tiescirca 1909

Written on photo: Trying to drive S Irons with Air Hammer.

1A51Man working on a railroad tie sitting on a chargecirca 1909

Written on photo: Mr. Rex driving S irons.

 1A52Close up of a split railroad tiecirca 19091A53Man with a hammer driving an S iron into a split railroad tiecirca 19091A54Close up of a split railroad tie with an S iron driven incirca 19091A55Man walking toward the cameracirca 1909 1A56Group of people, both white and African American, standing near a fencecirca 19091A57-A61Straight on view of cut woodcirca 19091A62Man in a cap smoking a pipecirca 1909 1A63A tug boat and a larger ship out in the watercirca 19091A64-A67Groups of men on the deck of a shipcirca 1909 1A68Looking across piles of railroad ties with holding tanks in the backgroundcirca 19091A69-A70Railroad tracks running in front of large holding tankscirca 19091A71Two men welding on a large structure, possibly a holding tankcirca 1909 1A72Six men sitting on log or pipe with one man standing behindcirca 19091A73Ship on the watercirca 19091A74Two men on a ship, one wearing possibly a diving mask or underwater welding maskcirca 1909 1A75Man with a mustache and a cap sittingcirca 19091A76Two men sitting on railroad tiescirca 19091A77Two men walking up a gangplank boarding a shipcirca 1909 1A78Three men standing togethercirca 19091A79Front or bow of a shipcirca 19091A80Man in a vest standing on the deck of a shipcirca 1909 1A81-A82Landscape, possibly a marsh or swampcirca 19091A83Man standing under a treecirca 19091A84Landscape, possibly a swamp or marshcirca 19091A85Close up of bolts on the door of a retortcirca 19091A86Close up of hinges on the door of a retortcirca 19091A87 African American man wearing a coat and hat standing in front of a picket fencecirca 1909 1A88-A94Close up of the train car or charge that carries lumber into the retortscirca 19091A95Two people playing with a dog on a beachcirca 19091A96Industrial buildings along watercirca 1909 Album B: "Compliments of the Pacific Creosoting Co., Seattle, U.S.A." 1/1B1Photo of drawing of Pacific Creosoting Co., Eagle Harbor, Washingtoncirca 1909 1/1B2Crane working with charges in front of retorts, Pacific Creosoting Co., Eagle Harbor, Washingtoncirca 1909 1/1B3Photo of letter from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System to Pacific Creosoting Co.April 6, 19091/1B4Large pile of lumber, probably railroad tiescirca 1909

Written on page: We can furnish any kind or amount of creosoted crossarms on short notice.

1/1B5Photo of letter from Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company to Pacific Creosoting Co.March 31, 19091/2B6Four pieces of wood, probably railroad ties, with various levels of deterioration on a rackcirca 19091/2B7Workers stacking creosoted conduitcirca 1909

Written on page: Creosoted conduit for underground mines. 2’ to 8’ long. 4 ½” x 4 ½” square. Mortis and Devon at ends. 3” hole.

1/2B8a-cOne worker in a ditch, others standing next to the ditch, laying conduitcirca 1909

Written on page: Creosoted conduit being laid at San Francisco.

 1/2B9 S.S. H.C. Henry in port at Emden, Germanycirca 1909

Written on page: S.S. "HC Henry" taking cargo of creosote at Emden, Germany.

1/2B10Ship from Drummond Lighterage Company of Seattle loaded with creosoted productscirca 1909

Written on page: 218,000 Creosoted paving blocks, 193,776 bd ft, or 5.376 surface yards en route Pacific Creosoting Co’s plant Eagle Harbor, to Everett, Washington.

 1/3B11Photo of letter from West Pascagoula Creosoting Works to Pacific Creosoting Company March 31, 19091/3B12Construction on the Hawthorne Bridge in Portland, Oregoncirca 1909

Written on page: Hawthorne Ave. Bridge Portland, Oregon. Showing creosoted timbers being put in place. All timbers framed before treatment.

1/3B13The vertical lift of the Hawthorne Avenue Bridge in Portland, Oregoncirca 1909 1/3B14Photo of letter from The North British Railway Company, GlasgowMarch 22, 19091/3B15Railroad cars (charges) with logs and retort at Pacific Creosoting Company plantcirca 1909

Written on page: View of end of dock showing charge entering retort.

 1/4B16Thermometers and operating equipment in plantcirca 1909

Written on page: Recording thermometers.

 1/4B17-B18Photo of a letter from Clyde Navigation, GlasgowMarch, 19091/4B19Street (4th Avenue) paved with bricks and wood blocks with automobiles parked on both sides, Seattle, Washingtoncirca 1909

Written on page: Creosoted wood block paving on 4th Ave., Seattle. Notice perfect alignment as compared with brick laid at same time.

 1/4B20Photo of letter from Blagden, Waugh & Co., London, to Pacific Creosoting Co.April 5, 19091/5B21Photo of letter from W. Dawson of London & North Western RailwayApril 1, 19091/5B22Photo of letter from Harold Boulton of Burt, Boulton & Haywood, Limited to Pacific Creosoting Co.March 25, 19091/5B23Photo of extract from a catalogue illustrating the endurance of creosoted timbercirca 19091/5B24Photo of a memorandum from Burt, Boulton & Haywood, Limited to Pacific Creosoting Co.May 15, 19091/5B25Photo of a letter from M. Dawson of London & North Western Railway CreweMay 3, 19091/6B26-B30The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe RailwayApril 15, 1911

Typewritten specifications for Creosoting Douglas Fir Piling and Timber on Pacific Coast.

George E. RexAlbum C: Pacific Northwest Creosoting Album

Compliments of Pacific Export Lumber Co., Portland, Oregon, exporters of creosoted Pacific coast forest products.

2C1a-bLoading ties creosoted for India, Vancouver Creosoting Co. Ltd, Vancouver, B.C.circa 1920sDominion Photo Co, Vancouver, B.C

1a: Caption on page: In the foreground is the treating cylinder house, power plant and working tank. On the working dock are shown some charges of ties ready for the treating retorts, and a 20 ton locomotive crane loading creosoted 5” x 10” – 9’0” sleepers on barges which are towed alongside the ship shown at the deep water mooring. At the left is seen part of a parcel of 100,000 creosoted sleepers in storage awaiting shipment to India.

1b: Photo of creosoted railroad ties being loaded onto barges.

2C2a-bS.S. West Hartland, Vancouver Creosoting Co. Ltd, Vancouver, B.C.circa 1920sDominion Photo Co., Vancouver, B.C

2a: Caption on page: S.S. West Hartland loading creosoted sleepers for India at the outer moorings of the plant.

2b: Photo of ship being loaded.

2C3a-bVancouver Creosoting Co. plantcirca 1920sLeonard Frank, Vancouver, B.C

3a: Caption on page: Panoramic view of plant showing 100,000 pieces of 5” x 10” – 9’0” creosoted sleepers awaiting shipment to India. Also untreated piling in seasoning yard. To the right is the working dock, also booming ground. In foreground is retort house, power plant and working tank, and to the left is shown part of the top of the million gallon creosote oil storage tank. The retort house is equipped with two steel treating retorts or cylinders 7’0” in diameter by 133 feet long, pressure and vacuum pumps, air compressor, electric generator set, measuring tanks, and recording instruments, which graphically indicate pressures, temperatures, vacuums, etc, for each minute of the treating period.

3b: Panoramic photo of plant and creosoted ties, Vancouver Creosoting Co. Ltd, Vancouver, B.C.

2C4a-bOperating room, Pacific Creosoting Co., Seattle, Washingtoncirca 1920sFrank H. Nowell, Seattle, Washington

4a: Caption on page: View showing measuring tanks at right, from which exact quantities of creosote oil as specified by customer are pumped into the piling, ties, paving blocks, bridge timbers, etc, by means of the pumps, shown just beyond the tanks. To the left is part of the outside of one of the battery of eight creosoting retorts with which this plant is equipped; and beyond an end view of the instrument board which is shown in detail in another print.

4b: Photo of interior of operating room, Pacific Creosoting Co., Seattle, Washington.

2C5a-bOperating instruments, Pacific Creosoting Co., Seattle, Washingtoncirca 1920sFrank H. Nowell, Seattle, Washington

5a: Caption on page: Recording instrument board: These delicate instruments precisely record temperatures, air pressures, creosote oil pressures and inches of vacuum in each of the eight retorts for each minute of the day and night.

5b: Photo of panel of recording gauges.

2C6a-bStorage yard for piling, Pacific Creosoting Co., Seattle, Washingtoncirca 1920sFrank H. Nowell, Seattle, Washington

6a: Caption on page: In the storage yard shown here freshly cut piling is stacked for air seasoning. Extreme care is taken to prevent growth of fungi and to permit uniform seasoning, which later provides a better structural member and ensures a more uniformly deep penetration of the preservative.

6b: Photo of stacks of log pilings in yard.

2C7a-bBattery view of eight retorts, Pacific Creosoting Co., Seattle, Washingtoncirca 1920sFrank H. Nowell, Seattle, Washington

7a: Caption on page: View of the door end of the eight treating retorts or cylinders with which this plant is equipped, giving it the largest treating capacity of any plant on the North American continent. Three men are seen using a huge wrench to tighten the bolts of the doors.

7b: Photo of 8 large treating cylinders.

2C8a-b20 ton locomotive crane lifting logs, Pacific Creosoting Co., Seattle, Washingtoncirca 1920sFrank H. Nowell, Seattle, Washington

8a: Caption on page: Another view of the seasoning yard showing a 20 ton locomotive crane at work. To the right is shown a creosoted skid or grid laid ready to receive a stack of green piling. This prevents growth of fungi and dry rot. Creosoted ties are used in all tracks.

8b: Photo of crane moving log piling.

2C9a-bPacific Creosoting Company plantcirca 1920sFrank H. Nowell, Seattle, Washington

9a: Caption on page: Panoramic view of entire plant property. Employees’ cottages at right. Huge creosote oil storage and working tanks (painted white) at right center with treating cylinder house and power plant just to the left. In the center is the working dock where timber and piling is loaded for treating and handled for inspection and shipment after creosoting. A paving block mill and a perforating and boring and adzing plant are shown in the exact center of the photograph. Ties and constructional timbers are perforated or incised before treatment to permit of a more uniform penetration of the preservative. Ties are bored before creosoting for rail spikes as a means to give further protection against exposure of untreated wood to dry rot and vegetable growths. Further to the left are shown creosoted ties stacked in slip sling-loads awaiting shipment to India. In the foreground is the seasoning yard for piling.

9b: Panoramic photo of Pacific Creosoting Company plant.

2C10a-bPacific Creosoting Company plant, Seattle, Washingtoncirca 1920sFrank H. Nowell, Seattle, Washington

10a: Caption on page: Panoramic view of plant showing more clearly two of the five large creosote storage and working tanks, retort house, power plant and fuel storage at right, with car transfer slip in center foreground.

10b: Panoramic photo of Pacific Creosoting Company plant viewed from waterfront.

2C11a-bPacific Creosoting Company dockcirca 1920sFrank H. Nowell, Seattle, Washington

11a: Caption on page: Working dock: Steel cages on retort trams awaiting loading with paving blocks for treatment. Each of the eight treating cylinders is long enough to take the entire string of trams shown on the transfer table which moves to connect dock tracks with the treating cylinders. To the right are shown several charges of filing, construction timbers, ties and paving blocks.

11b: Panoramic photo of dock.

2C12a-bSt. Helens Creosoting Company plant, Portland, Oregoncirca 1920sSandys

12a: Caption on page: This panorama shows the entire treating plant. On the left is the pump room with two working tanks in the rear. Between the transfer track, on the left, and the pump room the forms for a new boiler can be seen. This boiler room will be of fire-proof construction throughout and rests on reinforced concrete piers extending to bed rock. In the left foreground is shown the transfer table tracks and farther back the table with a charge of piling on it. In the middle background can be seen a string of cars loaded with treated ties: this shipment contains over 4,000 ties. On the right is seen the loading dock with its derricks and the perforating and boring machines. Back on the right is the Columbia County Lumber Company’s mill. One of the many such mills that supply our plant with ties and timbers.

12b: Panoramic photo of St. Helens Creosoting Company plant, Portland, Oregon.

2C13a-bRailroad ties being unloaded from barge, St. Helens Creosoting Co., Portland, Oregoncirca 1920s

13a: Caption on page: Figure #1 shows the method of handling ties received at the plant on barges. Here the ties are picked up in sling loads and placed on the skids preparatory to passing through the perforating and boring machine. On the center of the picture men can be seen taking ties from the sling loads to the feed rolls of the perforating machine.

13b: Photo of railroad ties being unloaded from barge, St. Helens Creosoting Co., Portland, Oregon.

2C14a-bRailroad ties on perforating and boring machines, St. Helens Creosoting Co., Portland, Oregoncirca 1920s

14a: Caption on page: Picture #2 gives a more detailed view of the perforating and boring machines. Douglas fir is one of the many woods that are difficult to penetrate uniformly with preservatives. By making small perforations on the surface of the tie it is possible to obtain a uniform penetration to practically any required depth. Here the perforating machine is shown on the left. The ties passing from the left to the right through the machine. The ties next pass at right angles through a boring machine that bores the holes for spikes. This feature greatly improves the tie in that it affords a better distribution of oil around the rail bearing and also affords better holding power for the spike. After passing through the boring machine, ties drop onto skids and thence onto trucks ready to be treated.

14b: Photo of railroad ties on perforating and boring machines next to train tracks.

2C15a-bRailroad ties just out of perforating and boring machines, St. Helens Creosoting Co., Portland, Oregoncirca 1920s

15a: Caption on page: Picture #3 shows a charge of green ties which have just passed through the perforating and boring machines and are ready to be switched onto the transfer table which shows in the foreground. This transfer table, which is 150 feet long and has a capacity for carrying 156 tons, moves to the left. Placing the charge of ties in front of the treating cylinders.

15b: Photo of railroad ties just out of perforating and boring machines.

2C16a-bTreating cylinders, St. Helens Creosoting Co., Portland, Oregoncirca 1920s

16a: Caption on page: Picture #4 shows the treating cylinders. The transfer table with its load of green ties is aligned so that one empty track is in front of a retort. The doors are unbolted and swung open and the treated charge is then pulled out onto transfer table. The table now moves over and the untreated charge is pushed into the retort just emptied. When the door has been closed and bolted tight, the retort is filled with hot oil and the ties are given a seasoning bath which effectively prepares the wood for the injection of the oil.

16b: Photo of cylinders used to treat railroad ties.

2C17a-bOperating room, St. Helens Creosoting Co., Portland, Oregoncirca 1920s

17a: Caption on page: Picture #5 shows the pump or operating room. After the seasoning process, just mentioned, is completed, the pumps shown in the foreground are used to force the oil into the ties. A complete set of recording thermometers, pressure gauges and vacuum gauges gives a record of each step of the treating process. These gauges can be seen to right of the post shown in the foreground.

17b: Photo of interior of operating or pump room.

2C18a-bPump room air compressors, St. Helens Creosoting Co., Portland, Oregoncirca 1920s

18a: Caption on page: Picture #6 shows another view of the pump room with the air compression in the foreground and measuring tanks just beyond the air compressor. These measuring tanks are equipped with gauge boards which afford the operator a means for determining when the required amount of oil has been pumped into the ties. With the equipment shown in pictures 5 and 6 a complete record of the treatment is had and each step in the treating operation can be inspected and checked, thereby making it possible for the control of the minutest detail.

18b: Photo of pump room air compressors and measuring tanks.

2C19a-bDock for storing treated material, St. Helens Creosoting Co., Portland, Oregoncirca 1920s

19a: Caption on page: Picture #7 shows the dock for storing and unloading some of the treated material. Along the right hand side of the picture can be seen treated ties which have been unloaded from the trucks, inspected and ready to load onto cars. To the left of these ties are other charges of treated material. In the center of the picture the arrow indicates the experimental plant where this company maintains a miniature treating plant in which experiments are almost continuously being carried on to try out new ideas, to refine existing processes or to be of service at any time to our customers.

19b: Photo of treated material stored on dock.

2C20a-bLocomotive crane with a load of railroad ties, St. Helens Creosoting Co., Portland, Oregoncirca 1920s

20a: Caption on page: Picture #8 shows the locomotive crane loading treated ties from the trams onto cars. From here these ties are switched alongside vessels for shipment. Even in this operation the ties are inspected and handled with the greatest care in order to insure the customer getting the best. On the ties in the foreground can be seen the perforations and the holes that are bored for spikes.

20b: Photo of crane loading treated railroad ties onto rail cars.

2C21a-bTrain loaded with treated railroad ties with storage tank in view, St. Helens Creosoting Co., Portland, Oregoncirca 1920s

21a: Caption on page: Picture #9 shows several cars loaded with treated ties ready to be switched to the vessels for shipment. On the right is the main storage tank with a capacity of a million and a quarter gallons. This tank connects by pipe line to a dock where tank steamers can discharge. Only the best grade of creosote is used in our plant, one that conforms with the specifications of the American Railway Engineering Association or the American Wood Preservers’ Association, grade one calling for straight coal tar distillate oil.

21b: Photo of train loaded with treated railroad ties with storage tank on right.

2C22a-bTerminal dock of St. Helens Creosoting Co., Portland, Oregoncirca 1920s

22a: Caption on page: Picture #10 shows our terminal dock on deep water where all classes of material are loaded. Here are shown treated ties on scow, cars, and piled on the dock ready for loading on boats.

22b: Photo of dock, ships, and treated railroad ties.

2C23a-bTerminal dock with docked boat loading treated material, St. Helens Creosoting Co., Portland, Oregoncirca 1920s

23a: Caption on page: Picture #11 shows another view of the terminal dock with one of our own vessels tied up to load treated material.

23b: Photo of ship at dock.

2C24a-bTies in sling loads ready to be loaded onto a boat, St. Helens Creosoting Co., Portland, Oregoncirca 1920s

24a: Caption on page: Picture #12 shows still another view of the dock with our vessels ready to load treated ties. Note that these ties are all in sling loads which means that they are be placed aboard the boat with the minimum damage to the ties.

24b: Photo of rail car loaded with railroad ties next to ship.

2C25a-bLoading dock and piling, St. Helens Creosoting Co., Portland, Oregoncirca 1920s

25a: Caption on page: Picture #13 shows a view of the loading dock at the treating plant where piling are handled with the derrick. Note that the long, uniformly tapering pile is being handled with a double sling in order to keep from injuring it. As this picture shows on the left, we have ample fresh water storage space for our piling where they may be kept free from any attacks from marine life.

25b: Photo of dock and piling.

2C26a-bSt. Helens Creosoting Co. ship loading piling, Portland, Oregoncirca 1920s

26a: Caption on page: Picture #14 shows one of our vessels loading creosoted piling for delivery at points along the California coast and as far east as New York City. Great care is exercised in loading these long piling in order to keep them from being injured.

26b: Photo of ship being loaded with creosoted piling.

2C27a-bRafted piling loaded onto a ship. St. Helens Creosoting Co., Portland, Oregoncirca 1920sSandys

27a: Caption on page: Picture #15 shows still another view of one of our vessels loading piling at the terminal dock. These piling are rafted in the water and towed to the vessel. One of these rafts can be seen alongside the boat.

27b: Photo of ship being loaded with creosoted piling.

2C28a-b Barge load of treated timbers, St. Helens Creosoting Co., Portland, Oregoncirca 1920s

28a: Caption on page: Picture #16 shows a barge load of treated timbers, all framed and bored before treatment, for a large saw mill. These timbers were erected on the job without additional cutting or fitting, thereby obtaining the fullest benefit from the preservative treatment.

28b: Photo of barge loaded with treated timbers.

Album D: Puget Sound Navy Yard, Piers #4 and #5, Bremerton, Washington

Henry & McFee, Contractors.

Album kept in original order. (The album was originally put together in reverse order).

Extension project on Puget Sound Navy Yard Pier #4

March to September, 1923

3/1D1aTwo ships docked along Pier #4September 1, 1923

Printed on photo: General view looking southwest.

 3/1D1bView of pier, buildings, and equipmentSeptember 3, 1923

Printed on photo: General view looking southeast.

Photo has several tears.

3/1D2Construction work on Pier #4 extensionSeptember 4, 1923

Printed on photo: View showing opening between pre-cast girder sect. and location of reinforcing steel in space to be filled with concrete.

3/1D3Construction work on Pier #4 extensionSeptember 4, 1923

Printed on photo: General view looking south.

3/1D4Men standing near a crane holding construction beamsJuly 14, 1923

Printed on photo: Handling pre-cast beams - reinforcement in unit.

 3/1D5Men working in construction siteJuly 14, 1923

Printed on photo: Cylinders in place - bents 18 and 19 - looking southeast.

3/1D6Ship docked at Pier #4 with construction crew and steamrollerAugust 2, 1923

Printed on photo: View showing laying of asphalt on old section of Pier 4.

 3/1D7Pier #4 extension construction siteAugust 2, 1923

Printed on photo: View showing pre-cast beams and method of supporting deck forms.

3/1D8Pier extension construction site with cranes in backgroundJuly 2, 1923

Printed on photo: View of casting yard showing precast beams, Looking S.E.

3/1D9View of Pier #4 from the water with the guns from a ship visible behindJuly 2, 1923

Printed on photo: General view of outer end of old pier. Looking N.W.

3/1D10Crane on Pier #4 extension constructionJune 1, 1923

Printed on photo: Form for precast girder sections

 3/2D11Precast cement beamsJune 1, 1923

Printed on photo: Precast "A" Beams, showing form work and steel in place.

3/2D12Pier #4 extension construction site with train tracks in foregroundJune 1, 1925

Printed on photo: General view of casting yard.

 3/2D13Reinforced cylinders on their sidesJune 1, 1923

Printed on photo: Cylinder sections on curing ways.

3/2D14Two men helping to place a formJune 1, 1923

Printed on photo: Placing out side bell form.

3/2D15Large piles of rebar and wooden frames to hold cylinders as they cureMay 3, 1923

Printed on photo: Extension to Pier #4. Curing ways for pre-cast cylinders.

3/2D16Men standing in front of a train engineMay 3, 1923

Printed on photo: Concrete conveying equipment.

 3/2D17A large cylinder on its side in construction siteMay 3, 1923

Printed on photo: Bottom form for pre-casting sectional transverse girders.

3/2D18Carpenters working on a large curved wooden formMay 3, 1923

Printed on photo: Bottom form for pre-casting sectional transverse girders.

3/2D19Large number of curved reinforcing bars laying on groundMay 3, 1923

Printed on photo: Cylinder steel formed for placing.

3/2D20Man next to group of cylinder formsMay 3, 1923

Printed on photo: Cylinder shafts sections steel placed ready for pouring.

 3/3D21Construction workers building formsMay 3, 1923

Printed on photo: Base form for bell end of cylinders.

3/3D22 Pier #4 with a dreadnought type ship dockedApril 2, 1923

Printed on photo: General view of Pier #4 looking N.E. - East side of Pier.

3/3D23Wooden pier with ships, including a dreadnought type, visible in backgroundApril 2, 1923

Printed on photo: View of temporary pier erected by contractor.

3/3D24Rows of timbers used to move concrete cylindersApril 2, 1923

Printed on photo: View of ways for precast cylinders.

 3/3D25Underside of a piercirca 1923

Printed on photo: Pier #4 Extension - General view of underside of pier looking south.

Rebuilding and extension project on Puget Sound Navy Yard, Pier #5

March 1, 1922 - July 5, 1923.

3/3D26 View down the length of Pier #5 with two ships docked at the endJuly 5, 1923

Printed on photo: General view of pier deck. Looking S.

 3/3D27Pier 5 with ships dockedJuly 2, 1923

Printed on photo: Pier 5, Rebuilding and extending. West side view, inner section. Looking east.

3/3D28Looking south down pier 5 with four ships docked, including three dreadnoughtsAugust 2, 1923 3/3D29Workers resurfacing pier 5July 2, 1923

Printed on photo: Laying bituminous carpet. Looking south.

3/3D30Construction site and workers on pier 5June 22, 1923

Printed on photo: Pouring last two bents on inshore end, looking S.E.

 3/4D31Railroad tracks for cranes on pier 5June 1, 1923

Printed on photo: View of railway cross over showing turn tables in place on crane rail.

3/4D32Side view of pier 5June 1, 1923

Printed on photo: Bolting up fender piles and placing wales

3/4D33Construction ductJune 1, 1923

Printed on photo: View of duct below switch board in transformer house sub station

3/4D34West side of pier 5 looking S.E.June 1, 19233/4D35Buildings and equipment on pier 5June 1, 1923

Printed on photo: General view looking south.

 3/4D36View under pier 5May 2, 1923

Printed on photo: Under pier looking south.

3/4D37Workers on rebar with cranes in backgroundMay 2, 1923

Printed on photo: Looking north from bent #14.

 3/4D38Barges and cranes on pier 5May 2, 1923

Printed on photo: West side looking southeast.

3/4D39General view looking down pier 5May 2, 1923

Printed on photo: General view looking south.

3/4D40Workers at construction siteApril 2, 1923

Printed on photo: View from bent #18 showing work in progress on in-board end of pier. Looking N.W.

 3/5D41View of construction from pier 5April 2, 1923

Printed on photo: Setting cylinders and false work from bent #18.

3/5D42Pile of wood and construction debrisApril 2, 1923

Printed on photo: View at completion of pouring of outboard south end of pier.

3/5D43Buildings and equipment at pier 5April 2, 1923

Printed on photo: General view looking south.

3/5D44Air lock used in pouring concreteApril 2, 1923

Printed on photo: Air lock in place ready for concreting cylinders.

 3/5D45View of west side of pier 5April 2, 1923

Printed on photo: West side looking S.E.

3/5D46Workers pouring concreteMarch 3, 1923

Printed on photo: Pouring concrete in crossover. Bents Nos. 31, 32 and 33.

3/5D47aWorker guiding a log into place with Navy ship in backgroundMarch 5, 1923

Printed on photo: Placing point of piles under hooks in bottom of false leads. Preliminary to dropping leads and upending.

3/5D47bMen guiding a log into place with Navy ship in backgroundMarch 5, 1923

Printed on photo: Dropping false leads and upending pile.

 3/5D47cMen stranding on platform near piles in waterMarch 5, 1923

Printed on photo: Dropping false leads and upending pile.

3/5D47dMen working on platform with Navy ship in backgroundMarch 5, 1923

Printed on photo: Bottom of follower, take leads down with pile in place.

3/5D47eMen working on platform with Navy ship in backgroundMarch 5, 1923

Printed on photo: Top of follower block and steam hammer.

 3/5D48View of west side of pier 5March 3, 1923

Printed on photo: General view of west side looking S.E.

3/5D49View looking down pier 5March 1, 1923

Printed on photo: General view looking south.

3/6D50aClose view of steel rebarFebruary 26, 1923

Printed on photo: Showing detail of steel at railroad crossover.

3/6D50bWest side of pier construction, looking southeastFebruary 3, 1923 3/6D50cEast side of pier construction and ships, looking northwestFebruary 1, 19233/6D50dPier construction and buildings, looking southFebruary 1, 19233/6D50ePier demolition and barge next to pierFebruary 1, 1923

Printed on photo: Showing tearing out old pier.

3/6D51Workers pouring concrete on pier 5January 20, 1923

Printed on photo: Pouring concrete in Bent #25.

 3/6D52Soil cores from under pier 5January 15, 1923

Printed on photo: Cores obtained from bottom material on site Pier #5.

3/6D53Workers removing the old pier 5January 3, 1923

Printed on photo: Wrecking of old pier shore end looking south.

3/6D54Workers on steel rebarJanuary 3, 1923

Printed on photo: Showing reinforcing steel beyond second bay.

 3/6D55Pier #5 with a barge full of lumber docked along sideJune 1, 1923

Printed on photo: Showing concrete in first and second bay 18 and 20 bents.

3/6D56View of east side of pier 5 constructionJanuary 3, 1923

Printed on photo: East side of pier looking S.W.

3/6D57Equipment and buildings on pier 5June 1, 1923

Printed on photo: General view looking south.

3/6D58Deck steel in place before concrete is pouredDecember 28, 1922

Printed on photo: Construction showing deck steel in place and ready for concrete.

 3/6D59Workers on temporary wooden structuresDecember 1, 1922

Printed on photo: Showing false work - temporary piling for same.

3/6D60Construction forms on pier 5circa December, 1922

Printed on photo: Form work in place bents 18, 19, 20 and 21 - Looking south.

3/7D61Tall wooden tower structureDecember 1, 1922

Printed on photo: Concrete mixer.

 3/7D62View looking south down pier 5December 1, 19223/7D63Barges on east side of pier 5November 1, 1922

Printed on photo: East side of pier looking southwest.

3/7D64Wooden trusses in place on pierNovember 1, 1922

Printed on photo: Trusses in place. General view looking south.

 3/7D65View looking south down pier 5November 1, 19223/7D66Airlocks for pouring concrete cylindersOctober 20, 1922

Printed on photo: Airlocks in position over concrete cylinder, used for extracting mud and pouring core of cylinder.

3/7D67Temporary wooden cylinder extensions from pierOctober 2, 1922

Printed on photo: Temporary wooden cylinder extensions for keeping out tide water while pouring core.

3/7D68Wooden cylinder formsOctober 2, 1922

Printed on photo: Form truss supports in place.

 3/7D69View of the casting yard looking southOctober 2, 19223/7D70View looking south down pier 5October 2, 19223/8D71Overlooking casting yard looking southSeptember 7, 1922 3/8D72East side of Pier #5 constructionSeptember 7, 1922

Printed on photo: East side of pier looking southwest.

3/8D73Wooden launching ways leading to the waterSeptember 6, 1922

Printed on photo: Launching ways looking east.

 3/8D74Barges and equipment at pierSeptember 6, 1922

Printed on photo: General view of Pier #5 looking south.

3/8D75Tops of cylinders just above the water with men preparing to pour the coreSeptember 6, 1922

Printed on photo: Showing tops of cylinders in place before pouring of core, looking south.

 3/8D76West side of Pier #5 looking south eastSeptember 6, 19223/8D77Floating concrete cylinder to pier siteAugust 12, 19223/8D78Pumping mud from cylinder with air jet with ship in backgroundAugust 17, 1922 3/8D79Crane lowering a concrete cylinder while civilians and Naval officers watchAugust 9, 1922

Printed on photo: Setting of first concrete cylinder.

3/8D80Two large logs for construction with civilian and Naval workersAugust 2, 1922

Printed on photo: Construction of shear legs on derrick scow..

 3/9D81Reinforcing steel for bell ends of concrete cylindersAugust 2, 19223/9D82Moving rig for concrete cylinder ends suspended from a craneAugust 2, 1922

Printed on photo: Moving rig for tipping bell ends.

3/9D83Men working on bell endsAugust 2, 1922

Printed on photo: Showing complete reinforcing steel for bell end, ready for outside form.

 3/9D84Looking south on pier 5 in fog or rainAugust 2, 19223/9D85View of casting yardJuly 6, 19223/9D86Close view of joint with reinforcing steel and form in place ready for pouringJuly 6, 19223/9D87Launching ways viewed from water, looking northwestJuly 6, 1922 3/9D88Bulkhead resting on platformJuly 6, 1922

Printed on photo: Showing bulkhead in top end of cylinder ready for launching.

3/9D89Bell end below tipping rigJuly 6, 1922

Printed on photo: Tipping rig, showing equipment and method of tipping bell ends.

 3/9D90Looking south at pier #5July 6, 19223/10D91Bell ends of cylinders showing interior form bracingJune 1, 19223/10D92Precast concrete cylinders laying on platformJune 1, 19223/10D93Precast concrete cylinders on curing waysJune 1, 1922 3/10D94View of construction on Pier #5 looking southJune 1, 19223/10D95View of pier construction and boats docked, looking southwestJune 1, 19223/10D96Boats docked and view of construction, looking southwestMay 1, 1922 3/10D97West side of pier, looking southeastMay 1, 19223/10D98Pier 5 construction, looking southMay 1, 19223/10D99Laying-out grounds, looking southMay 1, 1922 3/10D100Reinforcing steel for concrete cylinders assembled into shapeMay 1, 19223/11D101Inner portion of form and reinforcing steel in place on bell endsMay 1, 1922

Printed on photo: Ready for outer form. Showing ways for launching, looking south.

3/11D102Reinforcing steel for bell ends of concrete cylindersMay 1, 19223/11D103Derricks for handling pre-cast cylinders and concreteMay 1, 19223/11D104Concrete mixer, sand and gravel hopper, cement storage shedMay 1, 1922 3/11D105Building, yard, and ways for pre-casting cylinders for columns, looking southwestApril 3, 19223/11D106Building and ways for pre-casting cylinders for columns, looking southApril 3, 19223/11D107View of pier 5, looking southeastApril 3, 19223/11D108Barge and view of pier, looking southwestMarch 1, 1922 3/11D109Office building on pier with ship docked, looking southMarch 1, 1922Album E: Navy Yard, Bremerton,Washington, Henry & McFee Contracting Co. Contract 5095September 30, 1925 - August 2, 19264E1Repairs to section of caisson on Pier No. 4September 30, 1925 4E2Pier No. 4 repairs to airlock on cylinder #17November 28, 19254E3Section of 7/8" square cut from splice in shaft of cylinder #7November 13, 19254E4-E6Repairs to Pier No. 4 cylinder #37January 25, 1926

Printed on photos: Driving additional bearing piles.

 4E7Composite of five photos depicting repairs to Pier No. 4 cylinder #37February 5, 19264E8 Shaft repair Pier No. 4March 10, 1926

View of point midway on shaft after laitance layer had been removed.

4E9Composite of three photos depicting repairs to skirt Pier No. 4February 22, 19264E10Repairs to west side of skirt Pier No. 4March 14, 19264E11Cylinder #16 with parts labeledJune 17, 19264E12View of west side of cylinder #16 with parts labeledJune 14, 19264E13View of caisson around cylinder #1 on Pier No. 4 July 26, 19264E14Removing half of caisson from water at Pier No. 4August 2, 19264E15Removing half of caisson from water at Pier No. 4August 2, 19264E16Entrance door of hospital lock on fitting-out pierApril 1, 19264E17Hospital lock on fitting-out pierApril 1, 19264E18Northwest view from cylinder #57 under pierJuly 26, 19264E19Looking west from east side between bents #2 and #3 under pierJuly 26, 19264E20Northern view from cylinder #65 under pierJuly 26, 1926Contract 5016October 1, 1925 - 19264E21Southern view of pier from building 106August 2, 19264E22Northeastern view from crane of pier with bearing plates and anchor bolts enclosed in concreteAugust 2, 19264E23Northern view of pier with crane track and culvert crossingAugust 2, 19264E24Southeastern view of pier dry dock #1 with crane trackAugust 2, 19264E25East-side pipe platform from bent #6August 2, 19264E26Western view from bents #20 and #21 showing expansion joint under pierJuly 26, 19264E27East-side view of bents #27, #28, and #29 under pierJuly 26, 19264E28Northwestern view of quay wall and discharge culvert from dry dock #1 July 26, 19264E29Northeastern view of quay wall with bent A under Pier No. 6July 26, 19264E30View of forms and bracing for retaining wall from bent A under pierJuly 26, 19264E31Capstan pit bottom from bent #5July 26, 19264E32Eastern row of cylinders from bent #35 under pierJuly 26, 19264E33Bent #27, #28, and #29 with manhole under pierJuly 26, 19264E34Crane girder and brace cylinder from bent #29July 26, 19264E35Men working on quay wall, looking westJune 1, 19264E36Remodeling of screen pit on condenser intakeJune 1, 19264E37Southern view of pier construction from bent #32June 1, 19264E38View of crane track from quay wallJune 1, 19264E39Southern view of pier construction from building 106June 1, 19264E40Men pouring concrete for deck from bent #39June 30, 19264E41Southern view of pier construction from building 106June 30, 19264E42looking northwest from crossing over discharge culvertJune 30, 1926

Printed on photo: Showing precast concrete pilings too short, being extended with Lumnite for re-drive.

4E43Crane excavating for cylinders viewed from east side of bent #1June 30, 19264E44View of crane track from first switchJune 30, 19264E45Quay wall construction with crane track approachJune 30, 19264E46 Pier construction and buildings, looking southJune 30, 19264E47Inserted trusses to support outboard and cantilever forms viewed from bent #40June 30, 19264E48Driving of concrete pile in crane track approachMay 1, 19264E49Sinking of cylinders in bent AApril 1, 19264E50Southern view of pier construction from building 106April 1, 19264E51Southern view of pier construction from bent #27April 1, 19264E52Forms for longitudinal girder at bent #30April 12, 19264E53Assembly of east crane girderApril 12, 19264E54-E55Assembly of east crane girderApril 12, 19264E56Brace cylinder entering crane girderApril 12, 19264E57Intersection of teeter and cross girders at vent 29April 12, 19264E58Cylinders and bracing south of crane area at bent #32April 12, 19264E59Forms and steel being assembled in crane areaApril 12, 19264E60Intersection of crane and cross girders at bents #28 and #29April 12, 19264E61Cylinders in crane area from bent #27March 1, 19264E62Looking west from casting pierMarch 1, 19264E63Deck and bents #9 through #27 from casting pierMarch 1, 19264E64Southern view of pier construction from building 106March 1, 19264E65Deck from Bent #5 to Bent 8 viewed from casting pierMarch 1, 19264E66Southwestern view of pier constructionMarch 23, 19264E67View from bent #26 showing 350 ton crane areaMarch 29, 1926

Printed on photo: NE brace cylinder being filled. Lock and weight on cylinder #3304. NW brace cylinder being filled. SW brace cylinder placed but not filled. Piles for SE brace cylinder driven but not cut off. Driving bearing piles in Bent #40.

4E68Removing beams from Pier No. 6February 3, 19264E69Southwestern view of pier construction from building 106February 3, 19264E70Southern view of pier construction from building 106February 3, 19264E71Forms and steel from bent #7February 5, 19264E72Sunken cylinder southeast of bent #27February 5, 19264E73Demolition of Pier No. 6February 24, 19264E74Cylinder shell and construction materials on pierJanuary 6, 19264E75Cylinder shell B03 complete on casting pierJanuary 6, 19264E76View from east side of bent #26 showing cylinder shell being placedJanuary 6, 19264E77Cylinders being sunk in bent #10January 6, 19264E78Southern view of pier from building 106January 6, 19264E79Southwestern view of pier construction from casting pierJanuary 6, 19264E80 Men using power bender for reinforcing steelJanuary 30, 19264E81Men holding bars and stirrups for crane girderJanuary 30, 19264E82Southern view of pier from building 106December 1, 19254E83Southern view of pier and barges from building 106November 3, 19254E84Southwestern view of pier construction from casting pierNovember 3, 19254E85Crane cylinder on casting pierNovember 13, 19254E86Southwestern view of pier construction from casting pierNovember 28, 19254E87Men placing steel on bents #12 and #13October 1, 19254E88Men placing steel and track plate anchor bolts at bents #12 and #13October 1, 19254E89Men placing steel and track plate anchor bolts at bents #12 and #13October 1, 19254E90Men preparing to pour concrete at bents #12 and #13October 1, 19254E91Southern view of construction at bents #12 and #13October 2, 19254E92Men pouring deck at bent #17October 24, 19254E93Men pouring deck at bent #17October 24, 19254E94View of pier and materials. looking southSeptember 3, 19254E95Top of cylinder and girder formSeptember 10, 19254E96Trusses and stringers to support deck formsSeptember 10, 19254E97Men working on supports for deck forms at bents #12 to #14September 10, 19254E98Cylinder shells ready to sinkSeptember 10, 1925

Man standing next to shell with height marked on photo for scale.

4E99Northeastern view of pier and equipment from offshoreSeptember 14, 19254E100Southwestern view of construction from cylinder casting superstructureSeptember 17, 19254E101South view of construction from bent #12September 17, 19254E102Steel in place at girder #14September 25, 19254E103Bottom beam steel between girders #12 and #13September 25, 19254E104Steel in place at girder #14September 25, 19254E105Steel at girder #14 and C. beamSeptember 25, 19254E106Steel at girder #14 and B. beamSeptember 25, 19254E107View of buildings and pier, looking southSeptember 30, 19254E108View of deck forms and steelSeptember 30, 19254E109Sinking of shellAugust 25, 19254E110View of pier and materials, looking southAugust 25, 19254E111Shell storage on Pier No. 6August 25, 19254E112Broken test cylinder shellJuly 9, 19254E113-E115Placing cylinder shell in waterJuly 9, 19254E116Cylinder shell on carting platformJuly 9, 19254E117Stripped cylinder shell with forms attachedJuly 17, 19254E118Starting to sink shellJuly 24, 19254E119Casting shellsJuly 28, 19254E120Interior of forms and shell reinforcementJuly 28, 19254E121Sinking shells 1203 and 1205July 28, 19254E122Five completed shells awaiting removal from casting pierJuly 30, 19254E123Men working with motor driven binding machineJuly 30, 19254E124View of pier and materials, looking southJuly 30, 19254E125Yard crane removing shell from casting pierJuly 30, 1925

Printed on photo: What appears to be shiny patches is petrolastic cement applied to cover rough surface spots.

4E126Test cylinders as joints between shells and cement coresJune 5, 19254E127-E128Men framing cylinder bracing on deck of anchor pierJune 5 & 12, 19254E129-E130Form and concrete handling equipment for casting cylinder shellsJune 12, 19254E131Longitudinal trusses to support formsJune 12, 19254E132Assembly of shaft steel for cylindersJune 26, 19254E133Cylinder shell casting plantJune 26, 19254E134Weight platforms for cylindersJune 26, 19254E135Southwestern view of contractor's plant on pierJune 30, 19254E136Forms and steel for cylinder and belloJune 30, 19254E137Scaffolding for setting forms, pouring cylinder concrete shells, and building interior forms of cylinder shellsJune 4, 1925 4E138View of piers and buildings, looking southJune 4, 19254E139Scaffolding for setting forms, pouring cylinder concrete shells, and building interior forms of cylinder shellsMay 28, 19254E140-E141Men working on framing deck of temporary pier for casting cylinder shellsMay 16, 1925 4E142Driving temporary pile clusters aside pierMay 16, 19254E143-E146Driver working on anchor pierMay 2, 1925 4E147Northwest view of Pier No. 6April 1, 19254E148Southeast view of Pier No. 7April 1, 1925 4E149Southern view of proposed pier siteApril 1, 1925Album F: Construction project of Henry & McFee: American Can Pier, SeattleJones and Warner

Photographs removed from album. Original order was maintained.

5/1F1View of American Can Pier and railroad tracksAugust 15, 1930 5/1F2View of American Can Pier and buildings from harborAugust 15, 19305/1F3Man standing next to sisalkraft lining in cylinder II at American Can PierSeptember 12, 1930 5/1F4View of American Can Pier, barge, and buildings from harborSeptember 12, 19305/1F5Construction work on American Can PierOctober 4, 1930 5/2F6Complete cylinder in front of buildingOctober 4, 1930 5/2F7Precast shells for footingOctober 14, 19305/2F8Construction work on American Can PierOctober 14, 19305/2F9Placing concrete for pierOctober 18, 1930 5/2F10Deck forms of reinforcing steel for construction of American Can PierNovember 11, 19305/3F11-F12Nighttime deck pour number 2November 21 & 23, 19305/3F13Panoramic photo of deck pour number twoNovember 22, 19305/3F14Placing reinforcing steel in deck formsDecember 3, 19305/3F15Reinforcing steel ready for deck pour number 3December 4, 1930 5/4F16Concrete pour for deck number 3December 5, 19305/4F17Workers pouring concrete for deck number 7January 5, 19315/4F18View of American Can Pier constructionJanuary 12, 1931 5/4F19Reinforcing steel, bents 16-17January 13, 19315/4F20Men working on deck pour number 8January 14, 1931 5/5F21Angle brace on American Can PierJanuary 24, 19315/5F22Underside of American Can PierFebruary 21, 1931

Printed on photo: Taken under southerly side of New Pier looking in an easterly direction between the first two rows of piers.

5/5F23Detail of deck formsFebruary 20, 1931 5/5F24Men standing next to dog foot pier casingFebruary 10, 19315/6F25-F28Collage of various pier and construction viewscirca 1930-1931 5/6F29Side view of pier supportsFebruary 10, 1931

Printed on photo: Opposite cylinder No. 87 looking south showing there is no land connection.

5/7F30Underside of pierFebruary 21, 1931

Printed on photo: Taken from cap at southeast corner pier looking northerly.

5/7F31Side view of pier constructionFebruary 21, 1931

Printed on photo: Looking westerly from the southeast corner of New Pier.

 5/7F32Underside of pierFebruary 21, 1931

Printed on photo: Looking northwest from the southeast corner of New Pier.

5/7F33Two images showing view opposite cylinder #33, looking north and southFebruary 10, 19315/7F34View of rebar and support forms from under piercirca 1930-1931Tacoma Municipal dock, Henry & McFee Contracting Co.

All photographs by Boland.

6/11Men pouring concrete for dock1929 6/12Men working on forms for dock19296/13-4Men working with a pile driver1929 6/15View of dock construction next to buildings19296/16Workers lowering a column or pile into placeSeptember 9, 1929 6/17Crane on barge lifting a long pileSeptember 9, 19296/18Men standing on dock under constructionSeptember 11, 1929 6/19Underside of dock showing support columns and beamsDecember 16, 1929 Machinery, Equipment, and Materials6/210Compound geared spud hoistundated

Built for Henry McFee by Washington Iron Works.

 6/211Three drum heavy-duty dredge engineundated

Built for Henry McFee by Washington Iron Works.

 6/212Dredge machinery on dock or bargeundated

Built for Henry McFee by Washington Iron Works.

 6/213Men standing on top of long logs on rail carundated 6/214Large beams on rail carundatedJeffers Studio, Olympia, Washington

Product of Mumby Lumber & Shingle Co., Bordeaux, Washington.

 M27115Panoramic photo of barkentine Invincible and other ships loading at Pacific Creosoting Co. dock, Eagle Harbor, Washington 1910

Cropped copy photo.

Construction of Great Northern snow sheds. Henry & McFee Contracting Co.6/316Excavating for snow shed1915 6/317Railroad trestle and support beams1915 6/318Retaining wall and support beams1915 6/319Retaining wall for snow shed1915 6/320Retaining wall with machinery on top of support beams1915