Old Photo Postcard RPPC, Buildings, Railcar, Paper Mill Camas, Washington, Ca 1914
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:25208769 |
We will have a handful of Camas Paper Mill RPPCs listed. We will later list Oregon postcards and other Northwest photos. We will COMBINE PURCHASES to save you money. For example if you purchase 1 or 10 or more postcards, the total shipping cost the same, the cost of shipping only 1. The others are shipped free. We can no longer charge a flat fee as the USPS has raised the cost for rigid First Class Mail and it i...s based upon region. You can calculate your postage at ebay's ap below. If you purchase postcards and a large format postcard, the shipping fee will be that of the larger, heavier photo. IMPORTANT: PLEASE AWAIT OUR INVOICE IF YOU PURCHASE MULTIPLES TO RECEIVE THE DISCOUNTED POSTAGE.PLEASE NOTE: The colors of the scan above is somewhat close to the actual postcard, but it is NICER. The postcard is black and white with a very slight brownish tinge and is NOT THE GREEN COLOR seen above. It has great contrast. DESCRIPTION: Thisis an interesting antique Real Photo Postcard. It is captioned "No.27 Camas Paper Mills, Camas, Washington". It is a nice view of the grounds and buildings from a different angle of the other one we listed. Notice the scaffolding on the building near the middle. The mill began in 1883, when Henry Pittock, owner of "The Oregonian" newspaper formed Lacamas Colony Company. they purchased 2600 acres and constructed a mill to supply newsprint for his newspaper. The land purchase included property north of Lacamas Lake. Crews cleared land, constructed dams and a saw mill. At the same time the town of Lacamas was platted and the first store opened. Pittocks and his partners were J. K. Gill and William Lewthwaite, formed the Columbia River Paper Company. In 1885 the first wood pulp was manufactured in the US. Fire destroyed the building in 1886. The plant was rebuilt and expanded to two paper machines, a ground wood mill and a sulfite mill and burner. In 1904, there were four newsprint machines. A bag factory was added and bags were made there until 1981. In 1910 the Crown Columbia Paper Company doubled its production capacity. The mill was converted to electricity in 1913 and in 1914 it merged with Willamette Paper and became Crown Willamette, the second largest paper maker in the world. The postcard is black and white with a very slight brownish tinge and has great contrast. The postcard is in good condition with bumped corner tips, with wear at some of the tips and light wear at some of the edges. If you turn it to catch glare, you see a tiny area that is not as shiny as the rest of the surface. This is a stain that is a super pale gold color and it is in the sky near the top edge, just to the right of the left edge. The postcard measures 5 3/8 by 3 3/8 inches and we estimate this to be from 1914 or so, give or take a couple short years. What a nice view of the Camas Paper Mill!Our reserve is the opening bid. The red watermarks do NOT appear on the actual photo.PLEASE NOTE: We pack with great care using heavy cardboard. If you are aninternational buyer, please email to inquire regarding shippingrates. Please contact us with any questions.
