Thomas Bordeaux company logging crew in the Black Hills of Thurston County, Washington. Thomas Bordeaux and brother Joseph operated a large shingle mill which produced 250,000 shingles daily. Photograph by Jeffers Studio, c. 1909.
Unidentified man poses in front of lumber at the Puget Mill Company in Port Gamble, Washington. Photograph likely February 10, 1900, in reference to TPL item WIL (B)-046.
Text from photo: "Log 28 foot long. Scaled 9000 foot. Sawed at Port Gamble, Washington. February 10, 1900." The mill pictured above is believed to be the oldest establishment under original management on the Puget Sound.
The Bicycle Tree, located a mile south of the Snohomish on property owned by Abel Johnson. An old-growth cedar with a circumference of 48 feet and an archway carved through it on commission of the Snohomish Bicycle Club The tree was extant until December 1927. Photograph c. 1906.
Mine number four of Northwestern Improvement Company in Roslyn, Washington. The company was the largest producer of coal in Washington State with six mines in the Roslyn field, an output of over 7,000 tons per day and 2,500 employees. Photograph by Bevilacqua, c. 1908.
Everett & Monte Cristo Railway Company train near Tunnel #4 along the Stillaguamish River canyon. The Everett & Monte Cristo Railway Co. was incorporated in 1892 and was a common carrier of mine and timber cargo. Photograph by Kirk, c. 1900.
Back of Photo: Foss High School Principal Ethelda Burke (far right) tours the school with visiting School Superintendent Lillian Barna. Photo by Geff Hinds
Back of Photo: Principal of Foss High School. Ethelda Burke. stands awash in a sea of students between classes in one of the school's hallways. Photo by Geff Hinds.
Back of Photo: Ethelda Burke, the new principal at Foss High School, worked at her desk. She has been working on schedules for the new term, the first with four classes at Foss. Photo by Bruce Kellman
