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1. 074.238 - Postcard photo, colored, #590, Snoqualamie Falls, Wash. Postmarked Portland, Oregon, NOv. 10, 1908, 8 ;.m. with 1 cent green Benjamin Franklin stamp. address to Miss Louise Grebe, Hillsboro, Ore. R.F.D. No. 2, message on front at on end. Edward H. Mitchell, Publisher, San Francisco. View of Falls in full volume of flow & before Dam or Lodge or Power Plant built. People on shore of river below falls on right lower bands and large rock. Heavy timber on top of left cliff wall.

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2. IM.00008 - Snoqualmie Valley History Magazine, 2015 edition. Articles: Puget Sound and the Northern Pacific Railroad by Edmund Coleman. We Wish We Had. Natural History.

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3. PO.011.0001 - Aerial view of Snoqualmie Falls Lumber Co. View shows mill in upper background and Snoqualmie Falls, Snoqualmie River and Sunset Highway dark in foreground.

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4. PO.017.0154 - The Snoqualmie Falls, color. White water of falls and large rock at brink. Cliffs on either side are very dark. Spray of falls can be seen as water hits ground. Tree tops in lower right.

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5. PO.028.0033 - Man with parachute jumping at Snoqualmie Falls. Olive Taylor Quigley and Dilla Miller in white blouses in foreground. Dilla was Minnie Huffman Burns aunt who raised her. Taken from near edge of pool at bottom of Falls. People on rocks in foreground. Large rock seen jutting out of ledge in top center of falls. According to Dio Reinig: "The Man Who Parachuted Over the Falls Charlie Anderson was the name of the man who jumped with a parachute over the canyon of Snoqualmie Falls in the year 1890. Charlie lived in Seattle with his parents, and was full of adventure. I would say he was in his late 20's at this time. On a Sunday he would go up in a balloon over Lake Washington and jump out with his parachute, for a publicity stunt. The Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern railroad that ran from Seattle to North Bend often ran excursion trains in the summertime to Snoqualmie Falls. For the entertainment of these tourists Charlie decided to jump over the falls with his chute. This would be of great interest to the railroad and they were all for it. It was advertised in advance in the Seattle papers, but Charlie had to go under an assumed name, for he knew that his parents would not stand for it if they realized that it was their son who was going to jump. The railroad company put a cable across the canyon a few hundred feet down river from the brink of the falls. The cable was attached to a tree on the railroad side high enough for the train to run under. It had to be higher on the railroad side as that was the side he was to start from. On the Saturday before the jump Charlie came to the falls to make arrangements. There was a dance hall and saloon on the edge of the falls run by Mrs. Spalt. Several boys and I went there on this Saturday and Charlie had us help him spread his chute on the dance floor. It was the first one we had ever seen. The next day two trains left Seattle for the falls, and arrived about noon. There were over 30 cars in the two trains. They had to put helper engines on at Issaquah to make the grade to Preston, which was the top of the hill. After the trains unloaded their passengers they moved the cars on to North Bend to be out of the way of the crowd. When the time came for the jump, Charlie climbed the hill with his friends and several other men. There was a trolley arrangement that he sat in, and a rope attached to it so that it could be pulled back after the jump. When he was ready to start he bade everyone goodbye. Some of his friends tried to talk him out of going, but he said he didn't want to disappoint so many people. So they gave him a shove down the cable. The trolley did not go far enough for a safe drop and they pulled him back and tried it again. Still it was not far enough. Several of his friends again begged him to give it up, but again he said goodbye and pulled the trip cord several times before it let go. When the chute opened the people were quite relieved, but then in an instant the air current sucked his chute straight toward the falls. In another instant an air chute blew it away from the falls at an awful speed. The chute passed over a large boulder some 20 or 30 feet in diameter. Charlie's body hit the rock with an awful force. My friend Billie Gordon, who was with me, saw him hit. We both said, "He is dead." We were the first to run down the long flight of stairs to reach him. Several men soon arrived and got him out. They told us boys to go back and hold the train, as he was still alive and should be taken to Seattle. I remember when they put him into the baggage car. Several doctors were looking him over, and one of his friends told a doctor to look in his mouth, as he had false teeth. The doctor looked and said, "I'll say he has, they're in pieces." Charlie died that night in the hospital without ever coming to. His father and mother then found out it was their son."

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6. PO.030.0199 - The Snoqualmie Falls original lodge, electric power station and bridge. Falls at full flow with much spray at bottom. Snoqualmie Falls Lodge at top of cliff at left. Electric power station across river and foot bridge spans river. Mountains in background.

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7. PO.030.0254 - Snoqualmie Falls, A fall of 268 feet. Located twenty-eight miles east of Seattle.

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8. PO.040.1368 - Snoqualmie Falls, Wash. (aerial view) - Snow scene 2 miles from new place. This is really something- this isn't a very good view. Postcard, black and white matte. Aerial view showing Snoqualmie Falls, the Lodge, power plant and highway. Large volume of water is going over the Falls. Snow covers areas of the ground. Writing on back of postcard.

   Postcard, Picture

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. PO.040.1370 - Snoqualmie Falls, Wash. 268 ft. high. Juleen #464. Photo shows the Falls with a large flow of water. On the left (upper) is the Lodge (before later remodel). The Power Plant is above Falls. In foreground are several snags.

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10. PO.040.3091 - Construction of Coffer dam at Snoqualmie Falls

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11. PO.040.3309 - Completely dry Snoqualmie Falls, August 1957.

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12. PO.065.0101 - Snoqualmie Falls, Wash. in Winter 268 ft high. Cliffs of Snoqualmie Falls with deep ice before Snoqualmie Falls Lodge. Tree below falls covered with ice and snow. River bed and cliffs. No buildings visible on top of cliffs.

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13. PO.074.0789.1 - Snoqualmie Falls, Wash. Ellis 102.

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14. PO.074.0789.2 - Snoqualmie Falls, Wash. Ellis 102.

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15. PO.074.0789.3 - Snoqualmie Falls, Wash. Ellis 102.

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16. PO.074.0790.1 - Snoqualmie Falls and Snoqualmie Valley, Wash. Charles Laidlaw Aerophoto- Pub. by Ellis. 3011.

    Postcard

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17. PO.074.0790.2 - Snoqualmie Falls and Snoqualmie Valley, Wash. Charles Laidlaw Aerophoto- Pub. by Ellis. 3011.

    Postcard

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18. PO.074.0791 - Snoqualmie Falls, Wash. Height 269 ft. Snoqualmie Falls Lodge at left. Ellis 104.

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19. PO.074.0794.1 - Snoqualmie Falls, Wash.

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20. PO.074.0794.2 - Snoqualmie Falls, Washington. No 2027 Lowman and Hanford S&P Co., Seattle. Seattle, Wash. August 14, 1905 5:30 PM Miss Edith Hoeffer 130 Haight St San Fransisco, Cal.

    Postcard

    Record Type: Photo