Historic View from the South 240th Street Dock
Photograph description
A postcard-like view looks east/inland along a long wooden dock toward the hillside at Zenith; small figures stand on the dock and houses rise beyond the shoreline.
- Date or period
- Dock built no later than 1910; photograph date not established.
- Place
- South 240th Street and Marine View Drive South, Zenith, Des Moines, Washington
- People
- Jorgenson family house is identified in the legacy caption; people on the dock are not identified.
Historical context
The Zenith Post Office opened October 25, 1906 near South 240th Street. The dock served the Zenith neighborhood during the Mosquito Fleet era; the existing DMHS caption places it in service by 1910.
Research note: The exact photograph date and identities of the people on the dock were not established.
Research references
Historical identifications are stated only where supported by the existing DMHS collection or corroborating research. Unresolved dates, names, and locations are identified as such rather than inferred from appearance alone.