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| Title | Robertson pile raft, Seattle, 1899 |
| Photographer | Wilse, Anders Beer, 1865-1949 |
| Date | 1899 |
| Caption | According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer of August 11, 1899, this mammoth raft is ready for launching from its West Seattle birthplace. Captain H. R. Robertson, the inventor of this method of transporting log piles to market, started his business on the East coast before moving to the Seattle area. This raft was said to be the largest cargo ever seen on the Pacific Coast, measuring over 625 feet long and having 11, 000 piles. It was to be towed to San Francisco by steamer. |
| Notes | Caption on image: Robinson Pile Raft. Wilse. |
| Subjects | Vessels--Washington (State)--Seattle; Hoisting machinery--Washington (State)--Seattle; Lumber--Washington (State)--Seattle; Bodies of water--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
West Seattle (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1988.33.334 |
| 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 | Anders B. Wilse Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Anders B. Wilse Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 glass negative: b&w; 8 x 10 in.; taped |
| 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 | 452 |
