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Sawmill at Nagrom, Washington, ca. 1912
Sawmill at Nagrom, Washington, ca. 1912
TitleSawmill at Nagrom, Washington, ca. 1912
PhotographerWaters, V.S.
Dateca. 1912
CaptionIn the 1990s, Nagrom is a small settlement in the upper Green River Valley of western Washington state. For a number of years, starting in 1911, it was a thriving logging and sawmill town. A Northern Pacific Railroad official gave the town its name by spelling "Morgan" backwards. E.G. Morgan was the president of the Morgan Lumber Company which operated the town's sawmill.
This photographic postcard, postmarked 1912, shows the sawmill at Nagrom behind acres of logged-off land. The "X" referred to in the message is no longer visible on the card.
NotesWritten on verso:Message: X Blacksmith shop shack we sleep in.

Original photographic print (postcard): Waters, V.S., ca. 1912. Copied in 1998 by the Museum of History and Industry.
SubjectsLumber industry; Mills; Cutover lands
PlacesNagrom (Wash.)
Digital CollectionMuseum of History & Industry Photograph Collection
Image Number1998.10.1
Ordering InformationTo 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 LinePostcard Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved
RepositoryMuseum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI)
Repository CollectionPostcard Collection
TypeImage
Physical Description1 negative: safety film, b&w; 2.25 x 2.75 in.
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from copy negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 5.
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