Name/Title
Grist MillEntry/Object ID
2024.RSC.642Description
Postcard depicting a small building on stilts, located near the shore. Handwritten note from Roger Sherman below the picture reads, "Some people think this was a grist mill, 1916. Located N. side of Barstow Point -- Kennedy's Lagoon, Penn Cove."
Postcard addressed to Mrs. George Quinan[?], 203 West Comstock Street, Seattle, Wash. Postmarked 30 July 1916 or 1918, Coupeville.
Reverse of postcard reads, "You remember this of course. I will be home by the time you get this, but will send it anyhow. Don't you want to see the island again? Am going to see if still park hotel is open -- the wheat is being harvested but the drought has thinned it out. G."
Note: It is possible that the author of this postcard is George E. Quinan, who was the chief engineer of the Puget Sound Power & Light Company, Seattle. He served as a vice-president of the AIEE in 1929-30.Collection
Roger Sherman CollectionRelationships
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Place
City
Seattle, WashingtonState/Province
WashingtonRegion
Cascades and PlateauContinent
North AmericaCountry
United States of America
