Great Northern Railway; Wellington, WA; King County; train wreck; snow; avalanche; disaster; woman
Carrie Phillips hiked from Scenic to Wellington through the snow after the avalanche to be with her husband, Ross, a brakeman on Great Northern no. 2. Ross Philips suffered only a crushed foot and scalded leg in the ordeal.
Seattle, WA; King County; Seattle Public Schools; elementary school; South School; child; student; girl; boy; garden; gardening
Children of the South School in Seattle working in the garden outside of the school. All are bent over young plants using hoes, rakes, or their hands to tend to the plants. The garden is bounded by a wood rail fence on one side and a sidewlk on...
Five members of the crew of the Superior pose for the photographer on the deck of the 85 foot motor cannery tender. One crew member wears a white apron and cap.
Great Northern Railway; Wellington, WA; King County; snow; avalanche; train wreck; disaster; worker, rescue
Men stand among downed trees that cover Great Northern mail train no. 27. The train was swept 150 feet into a ravine below the tracks at Wellington by the avalanche of March 1, 1910
Seattle, WA; King County; Seattle Public Schools; elementary school; child; girl; boy; student; gardening; rake
Small group of children at the South School in Seattle rake around new plantings. A group of girls watch from behind a low wood rail fence. The school building is visible in the background. South School was located on Weller between 10th and...
Seattle, WA; King County; Seattle Public Schools; Latona School; child; boy; girl; rake; gardening
Students work in a large cleared area outside of the Latona School in Seattle. Boys and girls rake smooth a cleared area. A few small plantings are visible. Houses in the neighborhood can be seen in the background. Latona School was located at...
Great Northern Railway; Wellington, WA; King County; train wreck; snow; avalanche; disaster; hospital
This motormen's bunkhouse served as an emergency hospital at Wellington, Washington after the avalanche disaster swept two Great Northern trains from the tracks