<p>Northbound travelers to Snohomish, Washington often took the cable ferry which ran across the Snohomish River. The ferry was a small barge which carried passengers or wagons. The ferry operator pulled the ferry back and forth across the water by means of a cable strung between the riverbanks.
This photo, taken by Anders Wilse in 1892 or 1893, shows the Snohomish River cable ferry at Snohomish.</p>
<p>Original title: Cable ferry at the site of the present county bridge.</p>
<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Ferries; Rivers</li></ul>
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Anders_Beer_Wilse" class="extiw" title="w:en:Anders Beer Wilse"><span title="Norwegian photographer">Anders Beer Wilse</span></a>
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