Virna Haffer | Tacoma Daily Index

More than 150 logs are pulled across rail supported on short pilings in Marysville. Thousands of images were made of Washington State's extractive industries -- coal pulled out in cars, salmon piled mountain high and old growth logs felled in what seemed an unlimited harvest. This image was taken around 1900 by George W. Kirk who ran a studio in Everett. He came out to Washington originally as a fruit farmer but focused on photography later in life. (PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON STATE HISTORY MUSEUM)

Tacoma museum exhibit showcases promotional photos aimed at...

September 10, 2012 3:47 pm

As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words, but is it worth thousands of miles? That was…

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