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| Title | Logging train near Mt. Si, North Bend, ca. 1904 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1904 |
| Caption | At first, logging companies cut trees along rivers and other bodies of water. They floated the logs downstream to the sawmill. After these areas were logged over, companies began using railroads to haul logs to a river or directly to the mill. The tracks could be moved as needed.
This photo shows a Shay locomotive, the train crew, and flatcars full of logs. Shay engines were especially designed for steep places and tight curves. The photo was taken sometime between 1903 and 1905 at North Bend, Washington. Mt. Si is in the background. |
| Notes | Handwritten on sleeve: Logging train at Mt. Si (Now Sunset hiway) 1900-5.
Caption by MOHAI staff. |
| Subjects | Railroads--Washington (State)--North Bend; Logs--Washington (State)--North Bend; Lumber industry--Washington (State)--North Bend; Mountains--Washington (State)--North Bend; Railroad employees--Washington (State)--North Bend |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--North Bend
Si, Mount (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.6916 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 glass negative: b&w; 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from print made from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | 2475 |
