Max H. Kruse
Study of the Old Saw Mill, Empire City, Coos Bay, OR, 1901
Colored pencil and watercolor
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
With title and date recto and artist credit verso.
With title and date recto and artist credit verso.
Empire City was once a bustling mill town located on Coos Bay. However, population and industry declined in the 20th-century and in 1965 it consolidated with the town of Coos...
Empire City was once a bustling mill town located on Coos Bay. However, population and industry declined in the 20th-century and in 1965 it consolidated with the town of Coos Bay, becoming the Empire historic neighborhood.
Max Kruse was German-American artist who created scenes of Northern California and parts of Oregon in the early 20th-century.
Max Kruse was German-American artist who created scenes of Northern California and parts of Oregon in the early 20th-century.