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T96-1
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- 1936-05-06 (Creation)
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750-year-old fir tree cut down near Kent. Two men, L.A. Case and John "Jack" Kasbaum (from left) are shown cutting the large tree with hand saw, called a "misery whip," while seven visiting Elks stand by in this May 6, 1936, photograph. From left to right in foreground are: Ted McIntyre, kneeling; Erling O. Johnson; Emmett T. Anderson; Commissioner Abner R. Bergersen; E.R. Wells and Robert Wren; and Walter Sutter (behind the AAA road sign marked "Tacoma 7.") An 18-foot section from the tree made a nationwide tour to advertise Washington state concluding at the Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas expositions. Wells and Wren would make the nationwide tour. The "Washington to Texas" tour also featured displays from Northwest manufacturers. (T.Times 5/6/1936, p. 16-alt. photograph) (for more images of the same event see T96 image 3 and D660 image 7) filed with Argentum
Lumber industry--1930-1940; Firs; Loggers; Case, L.A.; Kasbaum, John; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Anderson, Emmett T.; Bergersen, Abner R.; Johnson, Erling O.; Sutter, Walter H.; McIntyre, Ted;