Olga and Andrew Anderson Photo Album

Olga and Andrew Anderson Photo Album

Author: Clatsop County Heritgae Museum

Year: 1920

Photograph album, black simulated leather cover. Bound together with a black string through two holes on the left margin. The paper pages inside are black construction paper, and the photos were glued onto the page. The album belonged to Olga and Andrew Anderson of Astoria. There are several nice views of Astoria in the 1920s. Size: 7.25" x 11.25" x 1" *There is a photo of the George H. Mendell steam tug. Here is information from The Columbia River - Steamboats of the Columbia River, Oregon (columbiariverimages.com) "In 1889 the steam tug the "Geo. H. Mendell" was launched. This tug was used for towing large stone barges filled with tons of basalt rock from the (quarried at Fisher Quarry near Vancouver, Washington) between Astoria and Fort Stevens, for use in construction of the South Jetty." "The New Government Steam Tug Ready. The new steam tug that has been in the process of construction for the past few weeks, was successfully launched at 5 p.m. yesterday. This boat was built under the direction of Major T.J. Handbury, the United States engineer, officer in charge of the work of improving the mouth of the Columbia river. It is to do the towing necessary to this work between Ast