A family poses on the porch of a small wooden cabin in a forested area.

1920 · Aberdeen

Family Group Posing Outside House Near Aberdeen

PH Coll 516.636Aberdeen is a city in Grays Harbor (formerly called Chehalis) County. The town was platted by Samuel Benn in 1884 on his homestead. Benn was born in New York City and in 1856 he came to San Francisco. Three years later he moved to Washington Territory and settled on the Chehalis River

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Taken: 1920
Place: South Aberdeen, Aberdeen
Credit: Clark Kinsey
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