The 15,000 ton liner PRESIDENT MADISON windswept into steamer HARVESTER, Smith Cove, Seattle, WA. October 1934. Original out-of-focus photo by Marine Photo Shop. from the archives of S.P.H.S.© |
The HARVESTER was built in 1912, at Stanwood, WA, for Capt. H.H. McDonald for 30 passengers as well as greater freight capacity than previous vessels in this service.
She was 638 t. / 152' x 36.2' x 6.8', a larger steamer than the GLEANER, built by McDonald in 1907. She was of shallower draft and was able to navigate the shallow Skagit and Stillaguamish Rivers more successfully than her elder running mate.
Above text: H.W. McCurdy's Marine History of the Pacific Northwest. Gordon Newell, editor. Superior (1965.)
President of the Skagit River Navigation Co, Mrs. Anna G. Grimison was at the helm of the line for almost forty years. The line was started by her father, Capt. H. H. McDonald. Her last two freight boats were the sternwheelers SKAGIT CHIEF and SKAGIT BELLE. Mrs. Grimison, who made it clear she did not want to be compared to 'Tug Boat Annie,' retired in 1962 and passed away in Seattle in 1964.
Thank you for the information. Old (1920s?) of The Harvester at Mt. Vernon https://www.facebook.com/ALookToThePastWashington/photos/a.1224182567607924.1073741838.393811670645022/2161693763856795
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