Grays Harbor County photograph collection, approximately 1888-1920

Written on photo: Gray's Harbor. - Broadway looking south from Summit Ave. August 19 1889.

Written on verso: Grays Harbor as used here is the name for a town that was planned and partly built in the late 90s. This picture shows the long pier that was built out to deep water to accommodate the water traffic which handled the bulk of lumber shipments at that time. Today (1951) nothing remains but a few foundations and a row of rotten pilings.

Written on photo: Gray's Harbor. - Broadway looking south from Satsoh Ave. August 19, 1889.

Written on verso: The "business section" of the boom town Grays Harbor located about (1890) 4 miles west of Hoquiam on the north side of the harbor.

Written on photo: Gray's Harbor. - Summit Ave. looking west from Sixth street, August 19 1889.

Written on photo: Gray's Harbor. - Sixth street looking south from Summit Ave. August 19, 1889.

Written on verso: Another view of the projected location of the town of Grays Harbor.

Written on verso: stump puller, Anderson's de-corker.

Written on verso: Road building near Montesano, Wash. 1907.

Written on photo: Building Plank Road C.H. Clemens Company Melborne Wash.

Written on verso: Building plank road near Melbourne Wash. Grays Harbor County.

Written on verso: Humptulips railroad bridge and the crew that cleared the logs jammed against the bridge.

See IND0336 in Industries and Occupations Subject Files, PH Coll 1294, for photo of logjam before clearing.

Written on verso: Schooners loaded with lumber towing out of Grays Harbor about 1895.

Written on verso: Two mast schooner "SEA LIGHT" built Hoquiam Wash. in 1894.

Written on verso: A fine example of early day coffer dam construction on the East Hoquiam. Evidence remains today of these dams used to back water up to a depth sufficient to float the logs as they were brought down to tidewater and the mills before roads were built. Coffer dam closed.

Written on verso: Building scene in the north end of Hoquiam about 1908.

Written on verso: Aloha Lumber Co. near Pacific Beach, Wash. This mill which is still operating was started by George Emerson, the man generally considered to be the founder of Hoquiam. 26 miles NW of Hoquiam, bear Moclips.

Written on verso: Lytle's Shingle Mill - Hoquiam Wash.

Written on verso: Lytle's camp on the East Hoquiam river. 1908.

Written on verso: Dining room at Lytle's camp. East Hoquiam River.

Written on verso: Nelson Bennett steam shovel used in supplying the fill for Hoquiam streets.

Written on verso: Nelson Bennett Co. locomotives. Used to haul in cars of fill for Hoquiam streets about 1908.

Written on verso: A view of Hoquiam looking west along the bank of the Chehalis River. The large building in the center of the picture is the Hoquiam Hotel.

Written on verso: First locomotive to pass over the new line (1909) connecting Hoquiam with Moclips Wash.

Written on verso: This steam vehicle was built in Hoquiam in 1902 for passenger service between Aberdeen and Hoquiam. On the eleventh day of operation the vehicle fell off the road into a creek. One passengers neck was broken and the resulting lawsuit caused the company to abandon operations.

An early home in the East Hoquiam river country.

An early home in the lower Humptulips river area. Western Grays Harbor County.

Written on verso: The Burrows residence. This family was one of the earliest settlers in the lower Humptulips River area bounded on the south by Grays Harbor and the west by the Pacific Ocean.

Written on verso: A farm scene on Grays Harbor about 50 years ago.

Written on verso: A view of Hoquiam about 1900. Note the vessel under construction at the right of the picture.

Written on verso: A view of Hoquiam, W.T. about 1888 looking south.

Written on verso: Veysey's store Hoquiam Wash. A well known early day clothing establishment.

Written on verso: Interior of the Palace Market Hoquiam, Wash. J. Woods proprietor.

Written on verso: A view of the Hoquiam Hotel. Burned completely 1910.

Written on verso: The Hoquiam Hotel. This large building was completed in 1898 in connection with the advent of the rail road into Hoquiam. Burned completely in 1910.