Early Photos

Lewis Van Vleet, Clark County Surveyor, 1856, USDS at Vancouver, many DLC's

Levi Farnsworth, City Surveyor, 1857 and 1867, Clark County Surveyor, 1872-74

Alexander McAndrew Clark County Surveyor 1864-1872, 1874-1884, 1886-1889, USDS

Peter W. Crawford, Cowlitz County Surveyor 1881-82, City Surveyor 1883, Clark County Surveyor 1884- 86

Probable photo of Robert A. “Bob” Webster, Clark County Surveyor 1899-1909, USDS in Dole Valley and Carson

Albert C. O’Neel, Vancouver City Surveyor, 1901, USDS

WalterA. Schwartz, Clark County Engineer, 1920's

Fred M. Lane, Cowlitz County Surveyor, 1892-1897, 1901-1907

Alvin Bystrom, Cowlitz County Surveyor, 1897-1901, USDS.

Claude Devolt, Cowlitz County Engineer, 1940’s

John A. Benson, head of the Benson Syndicate, criminal surveyors, 1880’s

Justin Chenoweth, USDS, surveyed 3 townships at Orchards, Camas and Battleground, 1855

David D. Clarke, USDS in Yakima and Spokane, 1870’s.

William E. Elwell, USDS, Dole Valley, North Chelatchie, 1890’s

Charles A. Homan, surveyed two townships East of Yacolt in the 1890’s.

Butler Ives, USDS, townships from Hazel Dell to Ridgefield, 1853

William Ives, USDS, Willamette Meridian, 1851

William Strong, USDS, namesake of William Strong School in Battleground.

John Trutch, USDS, surveyed several townships from Battleground to Yacolt, 1850’s

David Clarke, surveyed at Yakima in the 1870's

Isaac Smith, surveyed along Puget Sound in the 1850's

John Hurlbut surveyed in Oregon at Bull Run in the 1870’s

Eugene P. McCornack, USDS at Carson

Francis C. Yeomans, Camas surveyor, 1890’s

Blanche Webster Yeomans, wife of Francis and sister of Robert A. Webster

Lew Angelo, PLS, 1950’s to 1980’s, Camas City Engineer

I. M. “Mike” Greenwood, 1940’s to 1970’s, PLS in Vancouver

Harold C. “Hal” Lacy, PLS, PE, 1960’s to 1990’s

Jerry Olson surveying Mining Claims on Boston Glacier in 1976.

Jerry Olson looking for bt’s in 1984

Martin Plamondon, Clark County Mapping, 1980’ to 1990’s

Charles “Chuck” Porterfield, PLS, 1960’s, Camas

Kurt Stonex examining evidence in 1985

Bruce Towle showing off scribing in 1984

William K. “Billy” Ward, PLS, 1940’s to 1990’s

Lou Hatch, Bolt Minister, PLS, Jerry Olson, PLS, John Lawson, PLS, and Chuck Whitten, PLS

Charles A. Homan and crew were surveying corrections for William Elwell in T5N R4E East of Yacolt. Homan is on the left, then Philo Bogardus, Manley Smith, and Hal Hall. Hal was the brother of Joseph Hall and Judge Charles Hall, and became an engineer in California. All but Homan were local homesteaders.

Olson Engineering early office tools

Olson Engineering early field equipment