Scrapbooks relating to Nels Bruseth, Darrington history and astronomy, 1910-1956 (bulk 1947-1953).

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Scrapbooks relating to Nels Bruseth, Darrington history and astronomy, 1910-1956 (bulk 1947-1953).

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Two of the three scrapbooks relating to Nels Bruseth, Darrington history and astronomy are comprised mainly of newspaper clippings from Seattle and Snohomish county papers of pieces by and about Nels Bruseth, including local color articles about the town of Darrington, Washington and the Pacific Northwest in general. Topics covered include: forestry, skiing, parks, and artists. Authors of articles other than Bruseth include Margaret Callahan and Lucille McDonald. Volume 3, which documents Bruseth's pursuits in astronomy, is in a different format and contains several star charts. These scrapbooks were most likely compiled or maintained by Nels Bruseth's wife, Beate Faulk Bruseth.

3 v. ; 43 centimeters.

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McDonald, Lucile Saunders, 1898-1992

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Bruseth, Nels, 1886-

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Nels Bruseth (1886-1957) was born in 1886 in Stanwood, Washington. He joined the United States Forest Service in 1916. He was a trail worker, then a lookout on Mt. Pugh. He later became a Foreman, and then the assistant to the District Ranger. He retired from the Forest Service in 1951. He was among the first to survey the Cascade Crest trail. In 1921 he married Beate Faulk, and they honeymooned at the lookout on Mt. Pugh. Bruseth was also an amateur painter, anthropologist, photographer, botani...

Bruseth, Beate.

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United States Forest Service employee and historian, Nels Bruseth (1886-1957) wrote numerous articles about forestry, recreation, the town of Darrington, Washington, and the local history of the Snohomish County area. Born in 1886 in Stanwood, Washington, Bruseth joined the Forest Service in 1916 as a trail worker and became a lookout on Mt. Pugh. He later became a foreman, and then the assistant to the District Ranger. Bruseth retired from the Forest Service in 1951. He was among the first to s...