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| Title | Mules hauling railroad ties by sledge, ca. 1910s |
| Photographer | Waters, V.S. |
| Date | ca. 1910s |
| Caption | During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, workers built many miles of logging and mining railroads as well as long-distance and intercity railroads. All of these routes required wooden ties to support the tracks. With its seemingly endless supply of huge trees, western Washington state was an ideal source of wood for railroad ties.
This photographic postcard, probably made in the 1910s, shows a mule team harnessed to a load of railroad ties at an unidentified location in western Washington. The loggers rested on their axes while photographer V.S. Waters took the photograph. |
| Notes | Original photographic print (postcard): Waters, V.S., ca. 1910s. Copied in 1998 by the Museum of History and Industry. |
| Subjects | Mules; Railroad tracks; Lumber industry Sleds & sleighs; Men--Employment |
| Places | Washington (State) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1998.10.11 |
| 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. |
