WAUBridalVeilLumberCoPHColl398.xml Guide to the Souvenir of Bridal Veil Lumbering Company Photograph Album 1897 Bridal Veil Lumbering Company, Souvenir of Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries ©2009 (Last modified: 4/12/2018)
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Finding aid written inEnglish. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections PH0398 Bridal Veil Lumbering Company Souvenir of the Bridal Veil Lumbering Company photograph album 1897 .21 cubic feet 27 photographic prints in 1 album ; 7.5 x 6 in. Collection materials are inEnglish. Souvenir photograph album of Oregon lumber company

The Bridal Veil Lumbering Company in the Cascade Mountains, 30 miles east of Portland, Oregon on the line of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company Railroad, logged Larch Mountain, and milled timber in the company towns of Palmer and Bridal Veil from 1886-1936. A fire in the Bridal Veil Mill ended the company's operations and the town was largely abandoned. Most of the remaining structures were demolished in 2001. The Bridal Veil post office continues to postmark mail.

The Apex Transportation Company rented the railroad and had a contract with Bridal Veil Company to supply the mill with logs, and Donahue & Kelly had a contract with Bridal Veil Company to log a portion of its land. Apex Company and Donahue & Kelly use oxen, whereas Bridal Veil uses a donkey engine.

Album entitled "Souvenir of Bridal Veil Lumbering Company," with photographs by Browning Photo Co., Portland, Oregon and an essay by E.K. Bishop. Includes 27 black and white photographs depicting activities and views of the Bridal Veil Lumber Co. in Bridal Veil, Oregon. Includes group portraits of staff and crew of the Bridal Veil Lumbering Co. Saw Mill, Planing Mill and Lumber Yards; Apex Transportation Co.; and Donahoe and Kelly.

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Donor: Irene Joshi, 1994.

Processed by Hilary Pittenger and Alicia Reuter, 2009.

Conservation note: Because of the interspersed text, the photographs are beginning to fade.

 Bishop, E. K Bridal Veil Lumbering Company Bridal Veil Lumbering Company--Officials and employees--Photographs Apex Transportation Company--Officials and employees--Photographs Browning Photo Company (Portland, Or.) Bridal Veil (Or.) Lumbering--Oregon--Bridal Veil Lumber trade--Oregon--Bridal Veil Photograph albums Group portraits Souvenir of Bridal Veil Lumbering Company Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington) Forestry and Forestry Products Logging Photographs Oregon

 

1 Portraits of employees of the Bridal Veil Lumbering Company 1897

J.S. Bradley, General Manager; L.C. Palmer, President; J.M. Leiter, Secretary and Manager of yards and planing mill; H.L. Bradley, Bookkeeper; W.A. Campbell, Mechanical Engineer; A.H. Willett, Storekeeper; J.F. Reilly, Stenographer

 2 Portraits of employees of the Apex Transportation Company 1897

Irvine H. Smith, Track-walker; J. Carlson, Asst. Timber peller; Fred Sievers, Barker; J.C. Hammel; G.D. Palmer, Bookkeeper; C.S. Dodge, Section Foreman; Chas Gastafison, sectionman; J.L. Byram, Log-sniper; W.E. Morand; John Horgan; J.W. Hayden, Riggin rustler; O.E. Brooke, Fireman, Locomotive; E.J. Crips, Engineer, Locomotive; W.G. Hicks, Engineer Bull-donkey; C.S. Palmer, Engineer yarding donkey; J. Langren, Spool tender, yarding donkey; J.J. Dixon, Riggin-rastler; Wm. Ramsey, Timber-feller; Robert H. Barr, Hook-tender for donkey; O.A. Palmer, Manager; E.H. Thompson, President; James Brown, Secretary and foreman; J.D. Puter, Hook tender, Bull Donkey; O. Lord, Timber-fellers; H.C. Colby, Riggin rustler; U. Sicott, Asst. Hook tender; J.A. Hennagen, Boss-skidder; J.E. Vanorsdol, Barker; J.E. Kenny, Barker; J.B. Acteson, Swinnper; Maggie Young, Asst. Cook; Mrs. J.B. Acteson, Cook; Ella Roberts, Cook; Tom Terison, Cross cutter; Victor Sicott, Banker

 3 Portraits of employees of Donahoe & Kelly Company 1897

R.L. Herren, Bookkeeper; James Dixon, Ox-driver; R.W. Akins, Ox-driver; Geo. Young, Timber-feller; Geo. Wicks, S.C. Robertson, Hook-tender; M.C. Donahoe, Manager; Bert Palmer; Geo. Paugh, Barker; J.W. Lavell, Cook; Guy Campbell, Asst. Cook.

 4 Portraits of employees of Bridal Veil Lumber Company Sawmill 1897

James Pulley; Jesse Everhart, Off-bearer; I.T. Wood, Log-hawler; Wm.A. Smith, Setter; Elmer Penny, Carriage-man; A.C. Chambers, Carriage-man, T.J. Gray, Off-bearer; Guy Wakerfield, Off-bearer; A.H. Rankin, Cut-off; A. Fredrickson, Asst. Edgerman; A.S. Woodward, Edger-man; M.F. Dickson, Foreman; D.E. Turner, Head-sawyer; G.W. Dickson, Head-trimmer; J.P. Rankin, Lath-tier; J.S. Hudson, Lath-maker; Wm. Brockman, Main off-bearer; P.O. Anderson, Log-scaler; W. Penny, Fireman; J.W. Whatsell, Engineer; E.K. Bishop, Talley-man; E.E. Roberts, Slasher man; W.L. Palmer, Off-bearer; W.R. Hudson, Lath-maker; C.L. Penny; M. Trimble, Blacksmith; J.P. McKee, Night-watchman; Warren Pulley, Oiler; H.L. Power, M.D.; G.M. Haines, Carpenter; J.J. Love; Chas. Dickson.

 5 Portraits of employees of Bridal Veil Lumber Company Planing Mill and Lumber Yards 1897

Geo. Sheppard, Truckman; M. Carlson, Floom-man; Carl Larson, Floom-man; John Larson, Floom-man; John Carlson, Floom-man; Dan Lehman, Truckman; Carl Victor, Truckman; H.C. Horton, Planerman; B.F. Preston, Talletman and inspector; P.T. Hill, Foreman, J.A. Leiter, Planerman and Talleyman; M. Supples, Fireman; C.H. Davidson; J.S. Davidson, V.Amend, Inspector; W.F. Witham, Inspector; G. Franzen; Chas, Gillam; W.P. Davis, Teemster; D.R. Gillam, Night-watchman; J.R. Gillam; H.H. Phillips; J.W. Gillam; R. Ginder; Tom Small; E.W. Gillam; J.H. Weeks.

 6 View of Bridal Veil lumber mill and town 1897 7 Saw mill and log pond 1897 8 Two men sawing down a larch tree 1897

Caption in album: "Felling a larch"

 9 Oxen pulling logs 1897

Caption in album: "Yarding logs with oxen"

 10 Three men standing with axes on a log near donkey engine 1897

Caption in album: "Yarding logs with donkey"

 11 Two lines of oxen pulling logs 1897

Caption in album: "Donahoe & Kelly ox teams"

 12 At the head of the log chute 1897 13 Looking up log chute seen from the bull donkey engine 1897 14 Apex logging camp and crew 1897 15 Three men with large donkey engine 1897

Caption in album: "Bull donkey"

 16 Log chuting into pond 1897 17 Train pulling logs out of the pond 1897

Caption in album: "Taking a load from the pond"

 18 View of logging camp 1897 19 Railroad track circling pond and log chute 1897 20 Locomotive with train of logs on track in the woods 1897 21 View of hills and forest near saw mill 1897 22 O.R. & N. train and lumber yards 1897 23 Columbia River near Bridal Veil 1897 24 Bridal Veil Falls 1897 25 LaTourelle Falls 1897 26 Rooster Rock, Columbia River and forest seen from railroad tracks 1897 27 Pond, railroad, and cut trees 1897