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| Title | Big Tree Inn, ca. 1930 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1930 |
| Caption | In 1915, Humboldt County, California, sent an exhibit to San Francisco's Pan-Pacific Exposition housed in sections of a giant redwood log. After the fair was over, the buildings were moved to Venice, California and became the Big Tree Inn. In 1921, the inn was moved from California to a site near Des Moines, Washington where it served as a restaurant. The buildings were moved two miles to Highway 99 in 1938.
This photographic postcard, probably made sometime around 1930, shows the Big Tree Inn buildings. The restaurant's lobby is in the part with the conical roof, and the dining room is inside the horizontal log. Signs advertise chicken dinners for $1.00 or $1.50 and chicken on toast for 50 cents. For other views of the inn, search under "Big Tree Inn." |
| Notes | Written on verso: 20 miles east of Seattle on Des Moines Highway. Incorrect direction - Des Moines is south of Seattle.
Original photographic print (postcard): ca. 1930. Copied in 1998 by the Museum of History and Industry. |
| Subjects | Restaurants; Automobiles; Mimetic buildings; Big Tree Inn (Des Moines, Wash.) |
| Places | Des Moines (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1998.10.18 |
| 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 | Postcard Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Postcard Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 negative: safety film, b&w; 2.25 x 2.75 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned 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. |
