2 CA Smith Lumber Mfg Marshfield, Oregon, 1915 – Historic Photograph Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic image captures 2 CA Smith Lumber Mfg Marshfield, Oregon, 1915 in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Steamships Adeline Smith, Nann Smith and Redondo loading at the mills of the C. A. Smith Lumber and M'f'g. Co., Marshfield, Oregon
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2 CA Smith Lumber Mfg Marshfield, Oregon, 1915
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Marshfield, on Oregon's Coos Bay, was a lumber and shipping town in 1915, and the C. A. Smith Lumber Manufacturing Company was one of the mills that gave it work. Sawmills along the bay cut Douglas fir into lumber that left by schooner and steamer for markets up and down the Pacific coast, tying the waterfront closely to the surrounding forests. Logs arrived by rafts and rail, and the docks and mill yards kept many local men employed through the year. Residents knew the community as Marshfield until 1944, when it took the name Coos Bay, so in 1915 the town's identity rested on its mills, its harbor, and the steady rhythm of work along the water.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Creator | bunnell, s. u. (schuyler u.) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Oregon |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,243 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Steamships Adeline Smith, Nann Smith and Redondo loading at the mills of the C. A. Smith Lumber and M'f'g. Co., Marshfield, Oregon |
| Reference | OR 1915 2 CA Smith Lumber Mfg Marshfield |
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