Washington State
- A. R. Vorhies Camp on the Upper Wynoochee River - c 1905As low as $5.00This image gives us a detailed view of a family-owned lumber camp, located on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. A close look shows us that many of the crew are quite young. Learn More
- "Nature Coasting" at the Edge of Paradise Glacier - c. 1925As low as $5.00According to the description on the back of our original print, "Nature Coasting" was one of the principal summer-snow amusements in Rainier National Park. Learn More
- 1913 Holt Track-type Tractor Hauling Logs - 1914As low as $5.00This U. S.Reclamation Service tractor was used to haul logs to the lake at Kachess Dam, in Kittitas County, Washington. Learn More
- 3 1/2 ton Kelly-Springfield Truck Hauling a Steam Donkey - c. 1917As low as $5.00While steam donkeys for logging were equipped with skids to allow them to be moved about in the woods, sometimes it was necessary to move them longer distances to new camps. Learn More
- A Climbing Party Enters an Ice Cave on Mt. Rainier - c. 1927As low as $5.00The original print of this image includes the following description, "A party under the direction of guides entering an ice cave in Paradise Glacier, Rainier National Park." Learn More
- A Detroit Electric at Mount Rainier - 1919As low as $5.00The Detroit Electric was manufactured from 1907 to 1936, though most of its sales were in the teens. Advertised with an 80 mile range, its record (with special batteries and driving very slowly) was 241 miles! Learn More
- A Family Visits Their Mine - c. 1905As low as $5.00Visiting Dad at his workplace is not a new idea, as shown by this hundred-year-old photo of a wife and children visiting these two men at their mine. Learn More
- A Logging Foreman Admires his Crew's Output - c. 1898As low as $5.00Almost lost in the center of this giant pile of toothpicks is the foreman of the logging operation, posing on top of one of many large logs awaiting transport to a mill. Learn More
- A Marion Steam Shovel, Simpson Logging Company, Near Seattle c 1905As low as $5.00This detailed image shows a cut being made through a ridge by the Simpson Logging Company, to be used for their logging railroad. Learn More
- A Portion of Kettle Falls - 1939As low as $5.00The distinctive rocks surrounding Kettle Falls will be recognizable to those familiar with the area, though this view shows only part of the larger falls. Learn More
- A Seed Store in Washington State - c. 1900As low as $5.00They're ready for business at the seed store, as long as you have cash, though I'm not too sure about that fellow in the middle. Learn More
- A Shipbuilding Crew in Seattle - circa 1900As low as $5.00From 1893 through 1906 photographer Wilhelm Hester documented ships and shipping in Washington State, as well as Alaska scenes he captured when he joined the gold rush of 1898. Learn More
- A Shipbuilding Crew in Seattle, Side View - Circa 1900As low as $5.00In 1900 wood was still the dominant material used in ship building, and many wooden ships were built in the Pacific Northwest, especially in the Seattle area. Learn More
- A Small but Mighty Logging Steam Engine - circa 1900As low as $5.00This logging engine appears to be partly hand-made by the logging company that utilized it - particularly the wooden components. Learn More
- After Supper at Mack's Camp, Elma, Washington, c. 1905As low as $5.00A group of loggers poses on the tracks in their camp at Elma, in Grays Harbor County on the west end of Washington State. The size of the kitchen crew indicates they were well fed! Learn More
- An Elaborate Fishing Platform at Celilo Falls - circa 1942As low as $5.00This World War II era photo shows that while fishing platform footings and men's clothing had changed, the basic technology and fishing techniques at Celilo had stayed pretty much the same. Learn More
- Bark at Dock - Portland? - c. 1873As low as $5.00I can use some help identifying the location. Dennie, the photographer, imprinted his photos with his Portland address, but he also worked in Tacoma and sometimes in Olympia. Learn More
- Barracks Row, U. S. Military Post, Vancouver, Washington - 1931As low as $5.00These buildings of Barracks Row are across the parade grounds from the better-known Officers Row at Vancouver Barracks. Learn More
- Beacon Rock from Columbia River Highway - 1936As low as $5.00Spokane photographer Leo Oestreicher captured some wonderful scenic views during his varied career. Most were taken to be used as postcards, ours are recreated from his original negatives. Learn More
- Beacon Rock, on the Columbia River - 1936As low as $5.00This highly detailed portrait of Beacon Rock was created by Spokane photographer Leo Oestreicher on March 31, 1936. Learn More
- Blockhouse at Upper Cascades, Columbia River - c. 1885As low as $5.00Built in 1856, this blockhouse was only used for a few years but lasted for decades afterwards. The Cascades were a strategic military site during unrest between early settlers and the Native American inhabitants. Learn More
- Blockhouse, Upper Cascades, Columbia River - 1860As low as $5.00Fort Lugenbeel, also known as the Upper Blockhouse, was built in 1856 after the "Cascades Massacre" of the Yakima Indian Wars occurred just downstream. Learn More
- Boating at Castle Rock - c. 1901As low as $5.00Two properly attired women manage their rowboats in the foreground of this idyllic scene at Castle Rock, now known as Beacon Rock, on the Columbia River. Learn More
- Bringing in a Load of Shake Bolts - circa 1910As low as $5.00This view by an unknown photographer shows an intermediate step in the making of shake shingles, as a load of shake bolts is either arriving or leaving the premises, pulled by a fine team with the supervision of the dog in the lower right. Learn More
- Bucker Ready to Crosscut a Ten-foot Diameter Fir - 1915As low as $5.00A logger hard at work bucking a huge ten foot fir stands on a smaller six-foot fir, which the caption on the original photo tells us was "a half-buried windfall which had been down more than a hundred years". Learn More
- Bucyrus Steam Shovel near Brinnon, Washington - c. 1910As low as $5.00This hundred-year-old image shows a large steam shovel on rails, digging a channel to float logs for Iszett Logging Company to Hood Canal. Learn More
- Building Haystacks with Horse-drawn Wagons - c. 1900As low as $5.00The six-man crew pauses to have their photo taken in the midst of constructing another in a row of haystacks, somewhere in eastern Washington. Learn More
- Camping at Indian Henry, near Mt Rainier - c. 1915As low as $5.00A camping group awaits their meal in Indian Henry's Hunting Grounds, a meadow near the foot of Mt. Rainier. Learn More
- Cans of Salmon, Warren Packing Co., Cathlamet - c. 1900As low as $5.00Several hundred thousand cans of salmon stand ready for shipment in the Warren cannery in Cathlamet, Washington. Learn More
- Cape Disappointment, Lighthouse & Cannon - 1871As low as $5.00This photo of Cape Disappointment's lighthouse and cannon was taken by Eadweard Muybridge in spring of 1871, when he was hired by the Lighthouse Board to photograph lighthouses from Washington Territory to San Diego. Learn More
- Cape Horn - 1880sAs low as $5.00A rowboat makes its way along the edge of Cape Horn, on the Washington side of the Columbia River. Learn More
- Cape Horn on the Columbia River - c. 1900As low as $5.00This very detailed view of Cape Horn is reproduced from an original glass negative created by Oregon photographer Jesse A. Meiser in about 1900. Learn More
- Cape Horn, Columbia River - Near View - 1870sAs low as $5.00This near view of Cape Horn shows several small waterfalls amid the pinnacles. Learn More
- Castle Rock - c. 1900As low as $5.00This highly detailed view of Castle Rock (now called Beacon Rock) was taken looking upstream from the north bank of the Columbia River by Vancouver photographer Jesse Meiser. Learn More
- Castle Rock from the Oregon Side - 1880sAs low as $5.00An unusual view of Castle Rock (now Beacon Rock) from across the Columbia River. Learn More
- Castle Rock, Columbia River, Near View - c. 1878As low as $5.00Now known as Beacon Rock, this striking feature is located near Skamamia on the northern side of the Columbia. Learn More
- Cedar River Logging Trestle, 203 Feet High - c. 1917As low as $5.00Completed shortly before this photo was taken by Darius Kinsey, the Cedar River trestle was exceptionally high for a pole-built trestle. Learn More
- Chief Joseph, Nez Perce - c. 1903As low as $5.00This portrait of Chief Joseph was copyrighted in 1903 by Edward S. Curtis. It was likely taken when Chief Joseph visited Curtis in November of 1903 at his studio in Seattle. Learn More
- Choker Setters at Work, Deep in the Woods - c. 1898As low as $5.00Chokers are lengths of cable with a sliding bell that are wrapped around logs in the woods, to allow them to be pulled out to the yard. In the era of this photo, power was provided by a steam donkey. Learn More
- Clam Digging on Manette Peninsula, Puget Sound - circa 1900As low as $5.00While this scene takes place on Manette Peninsula, groups of clam diggers could be found in this era on many beaches in Oregon and Washington. Learn More
- Climbers Overlooking a Crevasse at Nisqually Glacier - c. 1925As low as $5.00Guided trips to Nisqually Glacier were a big draw for visitors staying at Mt. Rainier's Paradise Inn. Learn More
- Climbing Paradise Glacier, Mt. Rainier - c. 1915As low as $5.00A group of men and women work their way up Paradise Glacier on the southeast flank of Mt. Rainier. Learn More
- Closeup of a Double-drum Steam Donkey - c. 1898As low as $5.00Steam donkeys acquired their name from their origin on sailing ships, where the "donkey" engine was a secondary engine used to load and unload cargo, or raise the larger sails. Learn More
- Closeup of Old Blockhouse at the Cascades - 1880sAs low as $5.00This closeup view shows how the solidly built blockhouse still persisted thirty years after it was abandoned. Learn More
- Colville Couple, with Winchester Rifle and River Otter Pelt - c. 1895As low as $5.00A couple poses outside their log house in ceremonial garb, including a breastplate worn by the man. Learn More
- Colville Mother and Child - c. 1860As low as $5.00This very early photo of a Colville mother and her infant child was taken by the Corps of Royal Engineers, likely near Spokane. Learn More
- Comet Falls, near Mount Rainier - circa 1912As low as $5.00Comet Falls are generally considered to be one of the most spectacular falls in Mt. Rainier National Park, and are definitely one of the most visited. Learn More
- County Road Crew Near Hoodsport - c. 1895As low as $5.00At first glance this group portrait appears to be a very diverse logging crew, but a second look reveals that in addition to saws and peaveys, many shovels and grub hoes are visible. Learn More
- Crew with Early GMC 3 1/2 Ton Logging Truck - 1917As low as $5.00This 1917 photo shows a crew and their early GMC logging truck - one of the first GMC models to feature worm-drive (with a drive shaft) instead of chain drive. Learn More
- Crew with Steam Donkey Powered Dragsaw - c. 1900As low as $5.00This type of steam-powered crosscut saw, powered by a steam donkey, was called a dragsaw because it cut only on the drag stroke. Learn More