The Hartley Photographic Collection
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This collection of sepia-tone photographs of logging and sawmilling operations of the Hartley family from the early
1900’s was gathered together by Edward Harley Anderson, a great grandson of Roland Hartley. Edward Hartley
Anderson’s mother, Jean, is pictured in the family portrait posed in front of the Governor’s Mansion in Olympia.
She is the little girl dressed in white, who is held in the arms of her father, Edward Hartley, at the extreme left
in the back row.
Edward was graduated from the University of Washington College of Forest Resources in 1981 and worked for
a consulting firm in Toppenish, Washington, that specialized in logging engineering and general forestry.
While Edward was a university student, he also worked in summer logging operations. Hence, he developed
an interest in his heritage and assembled this collection of photographs for various members of the extended family.
This oftentimes intimate collection of family portraits depicts Roland Hartley’s early adventures in logging about
Snohomish County, which eventually contributed to the construction of this fine mansion in 1910, when he became
mayor of Everett. His local business and political efforts provided the stepping stone to the Governor’s Mansion,
where he served as governor of the State of Washington for two terms, 1924-1932. You will note that some of the
descriptions are in quotes written by Roland Hartley, whereas others are have quotation marks with no author
mentioned. In the majority of instances, the quote is probably attributable to one of the Hartley’s sons, Edward
or David, or other family members. Those photographs without any specific message were described for us by
Edward Anderson.
As already mentioned, this collection of photographs depicts the Hartley family’s involvement in logging operations
centered around Snohomish County in the first decade of the twentieth century. In the following decades, the family
enterprises prospered and spread throughout the Puget Sound Basin and Olympic Peninsula, entailing multiple
logging companies, mills, and rail lines.
Hopefully, you will enjoy this photographic collection that Edward Anderson has so meticulously assembled.
(1984 Pages 1-8; 2009, Pages 9-11).
Sincerely,
Sanford Wright M.D.
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1. Clark-Knickerson Mill and Monroe Logging Crew at Christmas.
4. Giant Washington Fir 700 years old; Little David in Undercut;
Roland Hartley next to Bridal Log.
8. Woods Lake Flume; completed Flume Near Monroe.
9. Roland Hartley and Everett Logging Company;
Old Growth Western Red Cedar.
10. Steam Donkey Engine at Tulalip;
Loading Douglas Fir Logs on Rail Cars.
11. Locomotive No. 2 Everett Logging Company.