Floyd and Everett Elsey with Children by a Big Tree
Photograph description
Adults and children pose beside a huge tree in a forest setting, documenting the extraordinary diameter of local old-growth timber.
- Date or period
- Early 20th century; exact photograph date not established.
- Place
- Des Moines area, Washington; exact logging site not established.
- People
- Floyd “Spud” Elsey at far left; Everett Elsey at far right; children and other people are not identified.
Historical context
The legacy caption securely names Floyd “Spud” Elsey and Everett Elsey but does not identify the children, date, or exact site.
Research note: No additional reliable identifications for the children were 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.