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Captain Burrows Summer and Winter Pleasure Resort exterior, Renton, 1898 or 1902
Captain Burrows Summer and Winter Pleasure Resort exterior, Renton, 1898 or 1902
TitleCaptain Burrows Summer and Winter Pleasure Resort exterior, Renton, 1898 or 1902
PhotographerUnknown
Dateca. 1902
NotesThe floating house boat and dock moored where the Black River emerged from Lake Washington. Ms. Burrows often served sportsmen a 'home cooked' meal. The resort was considered one of the finest in the county for fishing and hunting. 1898 or 1902 [Renton Historical Society note].

Sign in image: Captain Burrows Summer and Winter Pleasure Resort.

Handwritten on verso: Captain Burrows boat house, launch of the 'Enola.' Burrows owned the first steam tug on the south end of Lake Washington. The steamer 'Reef' towed logs from Lake Sammamish through Lake Washington to Puget Sound.

Renton Historical Society has a 35 mm negative of the original print on file.
SubjectsResorts--Washington (State)--Renton
Rivers--Washington (State)--Renton
Boats--Washington (State)--Renton
Waterfronts--Washington (State)--Renton
PlacesUnited States--Washington (State)--Renton
Black River (King County, Wash. : River)
Digital CollectionRenton Historical Museum Photograph Collection
Serial Number831A
Ordering InformationTo order a copy of this photograph, please call (425) 255-2330 or email info@rentonhistory.org and mention the Serial Number.
Credit LineImage 831A, Courtesy of the Renton Historical Society, Renton.
Rights and ReproductionContact the Renton History Museum to obtain rights for reproduction and use. info@rentonhistory.org
RepositoryRenton Historical Museum
Repository CollectionRenton Historical Museum Collection
Physical Description1 photographic print: b&w; 2 3/4 x 4 7/8 in.
TypeImage
Digital Reproduction InformationA photographic print was scanned as a 3000 pixel wide TIFF image in 24-bit RGB, resized to 640 pixels in width and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3.
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