Here’s an old envelope from 1921 to Julie Dougher c/o of the the Eatonville Hospital. Don’t know anything about Julie — whether she was a nurse or a patient. (If you have any information, please …
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Griffith & Graeber truck
Trees haven’t changed much, but the logging trucks sure have.
Pictured are Kelly Trucks trucks owned by Griffith & Graeber logging out of Eatonville. In this first photo you can make out Goodyear on the tire.
The shots were taken around 1923.
Courtesy the Jack Graeber family.
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Fleet of Griffith & Graeber's Kelly trucks
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Can you imagine the shocks? 🙂
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