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PO.014.0069 - Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum members: Mary Ferrell, Curator; Peggy Nelson, President; Alice Ruppert, Corresponding Secretary; Lella Sarles, Gift Manager. Four ladies standing next to a case in the museum. There is a round light on the ceiling and memorial plaques hanging on the wall in the left background. Right background is built-in shelving.
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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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PO.030.0201 - The Titanic Road Roller near Raging River Bridge. Charles Moore and sons. Four individuals all male of various ages. Oldest man, Charles Moore driving the road roller, one son directly in front of back wheel, young boy on front sitting on part of engine, youngest boy sitting on brace for front roller. River is visible to right. Twenty ton steam roller owned by County used on building Fall City's first roads near approach of Raging River Bridge. Left to Right: Paul Moore, Ralph Moore, Harry Moore (standing) in driver's seat, their father Charles Moore. Fall City Steam Roller Picture Data from Valley Record: Road building, 1907 style - this highway equipment might not look impressive to the engineers of today, but XX(can't read) years ago it was a mighty big thing for the town of Fall City. It was a 20 ton steam roller, owned by the county, used on building Fall City's first roads, and the solemn expression of the faces of the crew shows how seriously they took this important improvement to their fair city. Left to right are Paul Moore, Ralph Moore and Harry Moore, standing, and in the driver's seat, their father, Charles Moore, Sr. Hardly visible, except for the top of his cap, is Dewit Smith. It was Charles Moore, Sr. (or Jr. - hard to read), who brought this picture into the Record office, and it was all wrapped up in the hometown paper printed in Stoney Ohio, where the Moores were born. Mr. Moore believes the photographer who caught the crew at work in 1907 at a spot near the approach of the old Raging River bridge was Frank Howe, no relation to Art and Ray and Bill.
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PO.030.0329 - Second ford of the Snoqualmie River on Snoqualmie Pass Wagon Road. Surrey type wagon with large wheels pulled by two horses; two people in back seat crossing very rocky spot in Snoqualmie River. In background is steep hill with snags on hillside. Brush on lower bank beyond horses.
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PO.039.0506 - Filloon. CCC Firefighters building fire trail, Spud Hill Fire, Columbia National Forest.
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PO.039.0508 - Bacon and beans for a fresh contingent of firefighters. USFS.
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PO.039.0511 - The Smoke chaser reporting by portable radio to the ranger station after arrival on the fire.
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PO.039.0518 - Logs being moved off hillside via railroad car.
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PO.039.0528 - Lookout Station in action at Red hill Lookout Station. Detection Step. Wallowa National Forest.
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PO.039.0534 - Three men with supplies at USFS Cabin.
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PO.039.0541 - Cutting out snow bridge for pack train.
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PO.039.0542 - Two boys working on trail for USFS project.
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PO.039.0543 - Moving snow off trail.
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PO.039.0546 - Three boys working on trail.
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PO.039.0547 - Taking out the mail.
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PO.039.0550 - Drinking water while working on the trail.
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PO.039.0551 - Two boys doing trail work.
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PO.039.0553 - A boy with his gear for doing trail work.
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PO.039.0554 - Boy washing clothes.
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PO.039.0561 - Trail work.
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