Women on a Giant Old-Growth Log

Two women sit high on an enormous old-growth log, emphasizing the scale of the timber present in early Des Moines.
Ladies on a Large Log

Photograph description

Two women sit high on an enormous old-growth log, emphasizing the scale of the timber present in early Des Moines.

Date or period
Date not established.
Place
Des Moines area, Washington; exact location not established.
People
Legacy popup: Myrtle Jones and Rilda Moses. Elsewhere on the DMHS site, a similar/possibly same old-growth-log image is labeled Opal Finnell and Rilda Martin Moses.

Historical context

The photograph is valuable evidence of the old-growth landscape, but the woman at left has conflicting identity metadata within the current DMHS website.

Research note: Catalog review recommended: reconcile “Myrtle Jones” versus “Opal Finnell” for the woman at left before making a definitive identification.

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.

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