Boom Times to Hard Times: Grays Harbor in the 1930s

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Grays Harbor has a rich history with the logging industry. In this 1926 photo, a boom man herds logs onto conveyors at Grays Harbor Veneer. Photo courtesy: Aberdeen Museum of History.
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When:
10/22/2016 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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Where:
Westport Timberland Library
101 E Harms Dr
Westport, WA 98595
USA
Cost:
Free
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Westport Timberland Library presents Boom Times to Hard Times: Grays Harbor in the 1930s, 2-3 p.m., October 22 for adults and teens. Grays Harbor during the 1930s – the Great Depression years – was a very different place. Polson Museum’s John Larson will describe and show photos of what life was like in that era. This is part of Timberland Reads Together, an annual Timberland Regional Library district-wide program. For more information call 360-268-0521.