Record Details
Site of Ruby Dam and reservoir on the Skagit River, ca. 1919
University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Site of Ruby Dam and reservoir on the Skagit River, ca. 1919 |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1919 |
| Description | Photographs of the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project constructed between 1918-1961. <br><br>John H. McMillan was an eastern Canadian who first came into the region in the mid-1880s. Like other early settlers, McMillan was a miner and packer who was lured to Ruby Creek by rumors of gold. Among other jobs, in 1918 he worked for Seattle City Light on the Skagit River hydroelectric project. For several years McMillan also ran a roadhouse, located at the confluence of the Skagit... |
| Coverage | United States--Washington (State)--Ross Dam |
| Subject | Rivers--Washington (State) Skagit River (B.C. and Wash.); Buildings sites--Washington (State) |
| Relation | Seattle Power and Water Supply Collection |
| Source | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division Photographs of Seattle City Light Projects Collection, PH Coll 1124. |
| Type | Photograph |
| Format | silver gelatin, b&w Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 115 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2005 |
| Identifier | http://content.lib.washington.edu/u?/ww-swps,597 |
