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| Title | David T. Denny at Lake Keechelus cabin, 1899 |
| Photographer | Lindsley, Lawrence Denny, 1879-1974 |
| Date | 1899 |
| Caption | During the summer of 1899, Seattle pioneer David Denny supervised the improvement of 27 miles of wagon road through Snoqualmie Pass, from North Bend, Washington, to the south end of Lake Keechelus. Between the beginning of June and the end of September, workers blasted and moved rocks, built bridges, resurfaced parts of the old road with logs and relocated the road completely where necessary.
This 1899 photo shows David Denny sitting outside his cabin near Lake Keechelus. He lived at the cabin during the summer he worked on the Snoqualmie Pass wagon road. The cabin was near some of the Denny family's mining claims. |
| Notes | Caption on border: L.D. Lindsley, Scenic Photographer, 104 E. 43rd St., Seattle, Wash.
Handwritten on mount: Denny, David T.
Caption by MOHAI staff. |
| Subjects | Pioneers--Washington (State); Firearms--Washington (State); Log cabins--Washington (State) |
| Personal Names | Denny, David Thomas |
| Places | United States--Washington (State) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 2002.3.1470 |
| 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 | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Lantern Slide Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 lantern slide: b&w; 2 3/4 x 2 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original lantern slide as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 600 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
