Blackberry Fields at 7th Avenue and South 222nd
Photograph description
Rows of cultivated blackberry plants fill the foreground, with houses and cleared land visible beyond the patch.
- Date or period
- 1910s–early 20th century appearance; exact photograph date not established.
- Place
- 7th Avenue South and South 222nd Street, Des Moines, Washington
- People
- Bixler family name is attached to the blackberry patch; individual people are not identified.
Historical context
The image documents small-scale agriculture close to the early town center. The current DMHS web collection gives the location but no year, owner’s full name, or photographer.
Research note: No additional reliable date or full Bixler identification was located in the web sources reviewed.
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.