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Douglas Basket Factory

Photograph
Two photographs of the basket factory in Douglas. (in 2026, photos C and D are missing) a. two men walk along the drying yard. "Elmer Weed" is written on the back of the print. 5x6.5" b. high-angle of the storage barn filled with finished baskets. 5x6.5" with slice removed from right edge. The original accession number is 89-1-65.
DouglasBasketFact.DryingSheds.jpg 860KB; 89-1-65a Basket factory drying yard
89-1-65 C Basket factory.jpg 546KB (493KB); This print is marked 89-1-65b and is in the envelope 89-1-65 basket factory.jpg 890KB NOT IN ENVELOPE 2026; Digital file on Jack Sheridan Drive 2021.72.02 A group of men and women, likely workers, pose outside the Douglas basket factory. The photo shows multiple buildings and the tall smoke stack. 95-27-1_Douglas_Basket_Factory.jpg 254MB copied from SDHC photo blog June 2023; Another version of same image A drawing by Carl Hoerman of this scene for May Francis Heath's book 89-1-65_B_Basket_factory.jpg 1.2MB NOT IN ENVELOPE 2026; 89-1-65 workers guiding logs from the boom into the sawmill DouglasBasketFactory2.jpg 1.3MB NOT IN ENVELOPE 2026; 89-1-65_B Version with building roof line partially retouched

1989.01.65

Print, photograph

Basket Factories in Douglas circa 1851-1927

1875 Basket factories1870 Fruit growing, farming, agriculture

Winthers, Sally

1989.01

Found in Collection

See main description for dimentions

031 A+B+C+D Photo Files

06/08/2023

02/14/2026