Photographs of the Knutzen Building fire, May, 1956
Two story 1907 Knutzen Building burned; contained grocery, meat market and hardware on street level and offices of three doctors and one dentist on 2nd level. Financial loss estimated at over $200,000.
Photographer unknown
May 20, 1956
See news article "Disastrous Fire Last Sunday Burns Large Knutzen Building" <em>Burlington Journal</em>, May 24, 1956
Cottage residence possibly on Oak St. Burlington.
Two story gable front folk Victorian residence with elaborate spindlework at peak and on porch posts. Picket fence. No markings on photograph when received; similar to Oak St. Residence a different photograph and possible an earlier image of the same house. Note laundry hanging on line and tall charred timbers and trees in background. Photograph mounted on black mat.
Burlington Transfer
Horse drawn wagon with painted lettering saying "Burlington Transfer [?]" in front of West Side Meat Market C. C. Woollen & Son Wholesale Retail Butchers and two story "Hotel Hub".
Unpaved street.
Handwriting on sheet on back says that the driver might be Pete Bergman.
Boy Scouts of Burlington Washington
Photographic Postcard of First Boy Scout Troop in Burlington Washington. <em>"In 1914 a Boy Scout group was formed and used the Baptist Church as a meeting place. Mr Earnest Clay, son of Rev. Clay was Scout Master. This group built a two-wheeled hand cart for hauling equipment. On one trip we walked to Marshes (March?) Point where (Shell Oil refinery now stands) for a one week camping trip and they walked back to Burlington same week. Those in thtis picture all took the trip and a good time was had by all. Names: left to right Lee Sahlborn (?) on bike, Orville Vanderpool in front of cart. Mein Oxborn in the cart , Lawrence Hunt Melvin Stacy, Fred Chase, Chester Moody, Walker Jackson, Charlie Boley, and Earnest Clay Scout Master."</em>
1914
Fairhaven Ave., Burlington Wn
Photographic postcard street view of Fairhaven Ave. Burlington Washington. Building signage for Frank Moody Dry Goods, Albertson Real Estate, hardware, bank
Unknown
circa 1910
Man in front of flooded residence in Burlington, Washington
Photographic postcard of two-story folk Victorian residence surrounded by flood waters. Burlington Hill in background; No specific date but floods occurred in 1907, 1909, 1910, 1911. 1917, 1921. Handwriting on back of postcard said this is on Oak Street near location of J. W. Feed Co.
Unknown
Aarstad, Susan Daniels
Center for Pacific Northwest Studies - Galen Biery Collection
A large collection of historical photographs that includes significant early views of Burlington, Skagit County Washington.
Biery, Galen
Western Washington University Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Park Day Burlington Wash
Bowmer
Parks--Washington (State)--Skagit County--Burlington
<p><em>This photograph is described in the 1916 "Burlington Journal" newspaper article. The photograph depicts the workers in 1906 standing on a giant log after clearing land for a park. It is not clear whether it was Alpha Park or Maiben Park.</em> <br />The text of the article is below:</p>
<p><strong>"Burlington's Park History </strong></p>
<p>When the Town site was laid out by Roswell Skeel Jr., he reserved two double blocks containing about seven and a half acres of land for a park and eventually sold it to the city for eight hundred dollars. Largely through the influence of Mayor Howe about ten years ago, the town was induced to attempt to secure a park and $120 was paid on it.</p>
<p>The citizens had a park clearing day, serving dinner to volunteer workers about 1906 and an interesting picture of the workers standing on one of the big logs in the park at that time is still a valued possession of the Howe family. The balance $680 due on the park was paid in 1912.</p>
<p>Several families who helped at that first Park clearing were enthusiastic workers athis year at the same kind of effort. Three years ago the city council asked for bids for clearing and grading the park and found it would cost $465. But through the generosity of Mr. Christ Knutzen in donating his own tie and labor ad the use of stump pulling equipment and placing five experienced men o the job for a week, together with volunteer work by the men and boys of Burlington we have removed the stumps at a cost of only one hundred and twenty five dollars, thus saving the tax payers $340 on the job. Knutzen Bros furnished the powder for blowing the stumps at the cost. Dinner was furnished the workers free two days and a cash fund started by charging others for dinner who could not work at clearing, and hauling. Team work for grading was donated by Mr. Christ Knutzen, Mr. Robert Dwyer, Mr. Clarence Rohweder, Mr. R H. Callahan, Mr. E. F. Ragan, Mr. J.C. Emilie and Mr. Curtis Smith. The lumber for the picnic table was donated by the Butler Lumber Co and the carpenter work by Mr. R. H. Hopkins. Mr. T.J. Jennings built rustic seats and gave valuable assistance for several days. will be impossible to mention the names of all who contributed labor, cash and provisions for the dinners. It has been a splendid Community effort and the whole amount is now raised by the addition of $92.26 net receipts from the Fourth of July stand at the fairgrounds. After our big stump pile is burned this fall more work will be needed, and a great deal of volunteer labor will be available to place the park in better shape to be seeded and beautified. "A thing of beauty is a joy forever." So all who have aided in any way in the past or shall contribute to it in the future will in time feel amply repaid for their trouble.</p>
<p>Park Fund Statement.</p>
<p>May 1, 1916. received from sale of buttons. $8.80 <br />May 1, 1916. received from dinner (above expenses after serving workers free), $1.91. <br />May 29, Alpha Club donation $6.36. <br />June 1. Willing workers dinner (after serving park workers free). $16.55. <br />June 27. G. A. R. Circle on Flag Day, $4.00. <br />July 4, Stand at Fairgrounds picnic. $92.88. Total $129. 88.</p>
<p>Disbursements <br />May 1. paid for nails. .30. <br />June 1. Paid Christ Knutzen, $25. <br />June 3, paid labor, .50. [text of article in Burlington Journal July 7, 1916] <br />July 6, paid Christ Knutzen, $100. Cash on hand, $4.00.</p>
<p>Mrs. W. N. HUNT, Chairman Park Committee. <br />J. M. Garlick. <br />J. H. SHEPHERD"</p>
Bowmer
See creator; Photograph donated to BPL by Susan Daniels Aarstad.
Class Picture taken December 1917, Sophomore year in front of High School building presumably Burlington.
Students listed on back of photograph:
Ruth Thomas
Jeannette Wilson
Ethel Steel
Kathryn? Rwehr
Alvena Lane
Grace Whitman
Carrie Stacy
Cecil Callahan
Lloyd Dunn
Bertha Bradford
Edna Danielson
Pearl Avery
Gertrude Woodward?
Rosamond Whitney
Ged Samuelson
Georgia Lamone
Jay Harper
Fairhaven Ave. Burlington WN [looking west]
Photographic postcard , publisher & photographer unknown. Addressed to Miss Marie? Marchant
Moody Dry Goods, Anderson Real Estate, bank, and several false front storefronts, wagon, barrels, streets unpaved. Railroad tracks in foreground?
Original photographs donated to BPL by Susan (Olsen) Aarstad; Photographs box #1.