Lawrence Zimmerer Collection. Album 1 of 2 of Deer Park Washington.

There are a total of five albums (listed below). There are two albums for Deer Park, one of schools from many years ago, one of Clayton and surrounding areas and the final one being the Arcadia Orchards. There are 148 photos in the Lawrence Zimmerer Collection. There are only two non LZ photos included. One is the portrait of Lawrence and Mary in Deer Park One. The other is the photo of the second Loon Lake School in the Clayton Album. All others were either taken or aquired by, as well as captioned by Mr. Zimmerer himself. Identifying the photos, the location and the many hundreds of people was a monumental task. The CDPHS society is very grateful to be entrusted with the opportunity to share this on the Internet.

We would like to thank Dan Huffman and the Deer Park School District for digitalizing Lawrence Zimmerer's 3 photo albums.  This made it possible for Mr. Zimmerer's pictures to be seen by many more people.

Lumber on the Green chain. Deer Park WA.

Lumber coming from the Dry Kilns

Deer Park Lumber Co. Office force. Mr. Wilson, one of the owners (far right in suit). Ruth Diener. Stenographer, center rear. October 13, 1927.

ON MAY 15TH 2007 LAWRENCE CELEBRATED HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY. WHEN ASKED WHAT MOMENT WAS THE MOST MEMORABLE HE REPLIED. THE DAY I ACCEPTED THE LORD AS MY PERSONAL SAVIOR. HE IS NOW WITH HIS SAVIOR AND WE DEDICATE THE LAWRENCE ZIMMERER COLLECTION TO HIM, MARY AND HIS LOVING FAMILY.

Short's Sawmill and the carrier showing the double circular saw. Sawyer - Earnest DeVoe. Riding the rig - Billy Mix and John Hickey.

" Uncle Duilly" Short's first sawmill in Deer Park.

Standard Lumber Company Mill, Deer Park, Wash.

William Short's logging outfit, "Old Buck." Deer Park, Wash.

W. H. Short boarding house after it was remodled and used as a residence.

White Pine camp. Located 3 miles north of Deer Park. Walter Warner, third man from the right.

Two views of Gemmills mill. One (below) showing the washout on lower Dragoon creek.

Short's Boarding house where the Open Door Congregational Church first started. L to R. Mrs Crawford and baby, Mr. Crawford, unknown, Mrs Short, Mrs. Reed, next 2 unknown, Chas. Smith, Ed Rieper, unknown, Wm. Short, (arms crossed holding his hat) Will Smith, Will Eichmyer, unknown, Henry Muhs, and Henry Rieper on the end. 1897 - DP, WA.

Soon after the photo to the left was history this building was erected on the very same site. The Open Door Congregational Church. of Deer Park.

GIMMEL'S MILL: L.C. Gimmel built a mill on the Chas. Mayer farm (Half Moon Prairie) in 1884. In 1885 he came to Wild Rose Prairie and bought out Mr. Brown, leaving Mr. Gimmel and Mr. Carter as partners. He later bought Mr. Carter's interests and it was then known as Gimmel's Mill. He later sold the mill to a Mr. Riley who in turn moved it to Camden, Wa. Mr. Gimmel repossessed the mill and sold it to a man in Montana. Mr. Gimmel with horse and buggy.

The original is in use on Gimmel Mill site on lower Dragoon Creek, L to R Brian Gimmel, Leonora Gi mmel, Mrs. L.C. Gimmel, Leonard Gimmel, Hazel Gimmel, L.C. Gimmel, Ward Gimmel, Mrs. Joe Simpson, Mrs Maxwell (Photographers wife) Mr. and Mrs. McIntyre and daughter Phyliss, Mr. McIntyre was one of the originators of the Arcadia Orchards.

Apple packing crew--- Packing house Deer Park WA. Oct. 19, 1927. front row L.to.R. Albert Foster, Clair Wheeler, Mrs. Wheeler (Clairs Moth on er) ------- ------- ------- Mattie Milan, Mrs Lyle Wheeler, Mrs. Ben Reetz, Mrs. Henry Litzenberger, Mary Parker. Back row. ------- Bonnie Aberthal, Elizabeth Renshaw, Dora Campbell, Mrs. Frank Yandell, George Doepke (Foreman) ------- Ester Warner.

TUNGSEN KING MINE. Cook house and tool shed. Located 10 miles north of Deer Park. Charles Rivers, (man in the middle) on left John Beard and Bill Markwick.

Depot Elk Wa.

Promoting Arcadia Orchards at Elk Wa.

Original owner unknown but known as Edwards & Bradford Lbr. Co. Elk Wa.

Standard Lbr. Co. Mill. Deer Park Wash. Grandpa Edington ( 6th man from the left with black round hat.) Frank Edington. (Far right with hand on hip.)

Lumber yard (upper left) Elk Washington.

The Third mill built by Mr. Short 1912

A.M. Wood in front of his Real Estate office formaly occupied by the Deer Park Union.

The same Mill after Walter Luethold and Ray Wilson took over, They purchased the mill from Short in 1914.

Pool room, Dennison, WA. 1923 L-R Tom Richards, Jerry Jordon, Shorty Dunbar, (Propriotor), Bill Berry.

Second view of foreston school. Back row; J. H., Heal -- teacher. Taught in 1898 & 1899, A. M. Fish, Edgar Anderson, Charlie Anderson, Sam Fish, Lawrence Anderson. Middle row. Sena Anderson, Nelly Westby, Ella Lemke, Eda Lemke, Halvor Westby, Hockon Olson, Jim Olson John Olson, and George Fish. Front row: Olaf Westby, Otine Westby, Minnie Lemke, Albert Westby, Louis Olson. The foreston school located at the corner of spotted and Montgomery Road's.

Lucie Sievers. Teacher of Forreston School.