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Name and location of repository
Level of description
Item
Title
BOLAND G73.1-039
Date(s)
- 1918 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
(1873-1950)
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
ca. 1918. Puget Mill company owned worker housing in Port Gamble, circa 1918. On the whole, Puget Mill workers were treated better than those at other lumber mills. They were paid a fair wage and housed in modern housing with all the conveniences. These homes cost about $587.59 each to build and a three bedroom version rented for around $7.00 a month. They were surround by pickett fences to protect them from wildlife and had a fireplace, electric lights, bathroom and a water closet. (Historylink.org)
Lumber industry--Port Gamble; Puget Mill Co. (Port Gamble);