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Reports using forensic work from "The Smith House" in Hamilton
Pictures of "The Smith House" from first trip
- November 21, 2006
- November 29, 2006
April 11, 2007 Skagit IMS pictures of second City of Burlington expedition to "The Smith House" and picture of Slipper House opening

Reports using forensic work from "The Smith House" in Hamilton

Pictures of "The Smith House"

Taken by City of Burlington, WA Public Works Dir. Chal Martin of "The Smith House" in Hamilton, WA on November 21, 2006
Basement of The Smith House



Exterior of The Smith House



Chal Martin Photos of November 29, 2006
Basement







First Floor of Smith House




Photos of State Highway 20 east of Hamilton to evaluate slope of highway

Pictures taken by Skagit County Public Works on Nov. 29 of the Smith House

Picture of dining room, showing 2nd cut. In between the boards was plaster.	Example of water damage in basement.	Watermark from November 6-9, 2006 flood.

Selected pictures taken by Skagit IMS on Nov. 29 of the Smith House during deconstruction work (More available upon e-mail request)

The Smith House	Photo of first cut - note that plaster is between boards.	Watermark from November 6-9, 2006 flood.

River silt on top of window sill in basement.	A view of the second cut in the dining room.	Extension of first cut.
Additional Skagit IMS photos added Jan. 30 2007

Wall before first cut	Wall before second cut	Southeast corner of Smith House showing water seepage from 1995 (1)

Southeast corner of Smith House showing water seepage from 1995 (2)	Southeast corner of Smith House showing water seepage from 1995 (3)	Foundation of Smith House looking north.

Basement	Second cut at an angle (1)	Second cut at an angle (2)

Burlington Public Works Director Chal Martin explores Smith House basement (1)		Burlington Public Works Director Chal Martin explores Smith House basement (2)

Cabinet in basement		Larry Benjamin next to his cabinet, showing Nov. 2006 flood damages

WMV video (22.6 MB) taken by the City of Burlington of the Smith House and posted on Dec. 3. Sound removed at times from original video to provide focus.

Skagit Information Management Systems (Skagit IMS) Photos of April 11, 2007 Return Expedition to "The Smith House" and cut into Slipper House Interior Wall Forensic report into the findings to help explain the pictures available for download HERE from www.SkagitRiverHistory.com.

Smith House looking north	First opening in 2nd floor wall as control for forensic analysis to show what an un-flooded wall would look like.	Building contractor hired for project making first cut.

Going left-right, third and second cuts made into Smith House of the first floor adjacent to the doorway facing south	Zoom into base of 2nd cut	Slab from the 2nd cut

Before the third cut into the exterior wall of Smith House	Two views of the third cut into the Smith House - note discoloration nonexistent on other cuts.

	Cut into Slipper House interior wall