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English: Fir log, Snoqualmie, Washington, ca. 1895   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
John P. Soule  (1828–1904)  wikidata:Q6251707
 
John P. Soule
Alternative names
John Payson Soule
Description American photographer and postcard publisher
Date of birth/death 1828 Edit this at Wikidata 1904 Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q6251707
Title
English: Fir log, Snoqualmie, Washington, ca. 1895
Description
English: Lumber was one of the Puget Sound's main exports in the 1890s. In 1899, 200,000 board feet of milled lumber left Seattle every day by rail or ship for the eastern United States and various Pacific ports.

This photo, probably taken in the 1890s, shows a large fir log on on its way to the sawmill on a Northern Pacific flatcar. It was taken in Snoqualmie, Washington by Seattle photographer John Soule.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Logs; Lumber industry; Northern Pacific Railroad Company; Railroad cars
Depicted place
English: Snoqualmie (Wash.)
Date circa 1895
date QS:P571,+1895-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
English: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard: b&w
Dimensions height: 13 cm (5.1 in); width: 21 cm (8.2 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,13U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,21U174728
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
6893
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
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Public domain

The author died in 1904, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.
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Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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