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 | NWRPC-190
Front caption: Cascades and Group of United States Government Buildings, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Wash., 1909.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Published by Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Ore., and Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: 5370 Official Post Card, Photo only Copyrighted 1908 A.Y.P.E. Co.
Description: View of the Central Court at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition (AYPE) in Seattle. This fair took place June- October, 1909 on the site of the present-day University of Washington campus. It featured the commerce and culture of the Pacific Northwest, Alaska/Yukon, and the Pacific Rim regions, and was meant to be both edifying and entertaining. The United States Government Building is at center, behind the Cascades waterfall and the Alaska Monument. The domed U. S. Building is surrounded (from left to right) by the European, Alaska, Hawaii/Philippines, and Oriental Buildings. When the fair ended, very few of the magnificent exhibition buildings were retained for use by the University. Most of the AYPE buildings were constructed lightly from lathe and plaster, and not built to last. The government buildings shown here were sold for scrap.
Subjects: Fairs--Seattle; Exhibitions--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | NWRPC-221
Front caption: Cascades and Group of United States Government Buildings, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Wash. 1909.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Ore., and Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: 5215 Official Post Card, Photo only Copyrighted 1908 A.Y.P.E. Co. Official emblem located in lower left corner of back.
Description: Artist's conception of the AYPE's Court of Honor area at night. The buildings, from left to right, are the European, Alaska, U.S. Government, Hawaii/Philippines, and Oriental Buildings. They all faced the Cascades waterfall, with the Alaska Monument at its head. In this view, the exhibit buildings are all festively lit, and fairgoers stroll the grounds.
Subjects: Exhibitions--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Fairs--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | FLEMING-69
Front caption: Hawaii and Oriental Foreign Exhibit Buildings from European Building. Official Post Card.
Date: c. 1909
Publisher: Portland Post Card Co., Seattle, Wn., and Portland, Ore.
Notes: X75 Official AYPE emblem is located on front, top right corner.
Description: View of two AYPE buildings- the Oriental and Hawaii/Philippines Buildings- as seen from the steps of the European Building across the way. The European and Oriental Buildings were architectural mirror images of each other, as were the Hawaii Building and Alaska Building (not seen here). These exhibition "palaces" were temporary structures built for the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition and dismantled soon after its close in October 1909.
Subjects: Fairs--Seattle; Exhibits--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | NWRPC-220
Front caption: Cascades and United States Government Bldgs.
Date: c. 1909
Publisher: Portland Post Card Co., Seattle, Wash. and Portland, Ore.
Notes: X84
Description: View of the Central Court at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition (AYPE) in Seattle. This fair took place June- October, 1909 on the site of the present-day University of Washington campus. It featured the commerce and culture of the Pacific Northwest, Alaska/Yukon, and the Pacific Rim regions, and was meant to be both edifying and entertaining. The United States Government Building is at center, behind the Cascades waterfall and the Alaska Monument. The domed U. S. Building is surrounded (from left to right) by the European, Alaska, Hawaii/Philippines, and Oriental Buildings. When the fair ended, very few of the magnificent exhibition buildings were retained for use by the University. Most of the AYPE buildings were constructed lightly from lathe and plaster, and not built to last. The government buildings shown here were sold for scrap.
Subjects: Fairs--Seattle; Exhibitions--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seatte;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | NWRPC-219
Front caption: End of the Manufacturers Building and Machinery Hall, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Wn. 1909
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Ore. and Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Printed in Germany.
Notes: No. X 82. The official A.Y.P.E. emblem is located at the top left of the card's back. The official name for the building in this photograph was the "Manufactures Building".
Description: View from the porch of the Manufactures Building towards the Machinery Hall. Both these buildings were constructed for the 1909 A.Y.P.E. fair held on the University of Washington campus. The Manufactures Building displayed Washington State products and manufacturing processes, and the Machinery Hall exhibited machinery that was practical and relevent to the Pacific Northwest. The Machinery Hall was retained after the fair as an engineering building for the University of Washington, but neither of these buildings exist today.
Subjects: Exhibitions--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Fairs--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | NWRPC-194
Front caption: Engineering Hall. Home Economics Hall. University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A.
Date: c. 1920
Publisher: Published by C. P. Johnston Co., Seattle, U.S.A.
Printer: C. T. American Art Chicago
Notes: 3303 A-87543 AYPE
Description: Photos of two buildings on the University of Washington Campus. The Engineering Hall was originally built as the Machinery Building for the 1909 Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition (AYPE) held on the university campus. Unlike most AYPE buildings, the Machinery Building was sturdily constructed to be retained for university use after the fair. It was eventually replaced by the Electrical Engineering Building in 1948. The Home Economics Building was built in 1916, and was renamed Raitt Hall in 1946 after Effie Raitt, an innovative Director of Home Economics. It still houses university classrooms today.
Subjects: University of Washington (Seattle); Historic buildings--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Home economics--Seattle; Engineering--Seattle;
Category: Higher Education
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 | NWRPC-191
Front caption: General View, University of Washington, Seattle.
Date: c. 1915
Publisher: Pub. by S. H. Kress & Co.
Notes: 21074 AYPE
Description: View of the northeast corner of the University of Washington campus, taken several years after the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition of 1909. Buildings visible here remaining from the fair are the California Building (in the foreground), the Arctic Brotherhood Building (which became a university museum and dormitory), the New York Building (which served as the U.W.'s School of Music, then as the official Dean's residence), and the Forestry Building (which became the Forestry Department). Lake Washington is in the background. None of these buildings exist today.
Subjects: Fairs--Seattle; Exhibitions--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; University of Washington;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | NWRPC-200
Front caption: Puget Sound University. Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Published by Tacoma News Company, Tacoma, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: 45
Description: Established as Puget Sound University in 1888 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, the buildings on this site were demolished when the college moved to its new campus in 1924. Jason Lee Intermediate School was then built on this site, and was dedicated in 1925.
Subjects: College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings; Historic buildings--Tacoma; Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma);
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 602 NO. SPRAGUE AVE.
Category: Higher Education
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 | NWRPC-223
Front caption: Machinery Hall, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Wash., 1909.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Ore., and Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: 5350 Official Post Card, Photo only Copyrighted 1908 A.Y.P.E. Co. Official emblem located at lower left on back.
Description: Front and side view of Machinery Hall, built in 1909 for the A.Y.P.E. This fair was held on the mostly undeveloped University of Washington campus. Unlike most of the A.Y.P.E.'s elegant but lightly constructed buildings, Machinery Hall was sturdily built to serve as the U. W.'s Engineering Hall after the fair.
Subjects: Exhibitions--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Fairs--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | SIRLES-67
Back caption: Post Office, Salem, Oregon Another of the magnificent structures which is included in the group of buildings in the Capitol city, is this beautiful post office.
Date: c. 1960
Publisher: Published by Smith's Scenic Views, Tacoma, Washington
Notes: 4416, Color by Gifford
Description: Dedicated October 16, 1937--one of the only marble post office building west of the Mississippi River, was completed at a cost of $310,000. It became the State Executive Office Building when a new post office opened in the late 70's.
Subjects: Post offices--Oregon; Stone buildings; Historic buildings--Oregon;
Category: Oregon
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 | FLEMING-68
Front caption: Manufacturers Building and Machinery Hall, Alaska, Yukon, Pacific Exposition, 1909. Seattle, Wash. (Official Post Card.)
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Portland Post Card Co., Pub., Portland and Seattle.
Notes: No. 6135 Official AYPE emblem located at front, top right corner. The "Manufacturers Building" was more commonly known as the "Manufactures Building."
Description: Half of the Manufactures Building featuring its pergolas and rounded porch. Geyser Basin- now known as Frosh Pond- is in the foreground, the Machinery Building is visible at far right, and many visitors are strolling about. The AYPE was held in 1909 on the campus of the University of Washington. Most of its buildings were temporary structures not intended to last much longer than the fair.
Subjects: Fairs--Seattle, Exhibitions--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | NWRPC-192
Front caption: Mines' Building, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Wash., 1909
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Publ. by Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Ore., and Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: 5355 Official Post Card, Photo only Copyrighted 1908 A.Y.P.E. Co.
Description: This building is misidentified as the Mines Building. It is actually the Oriental Building, and was one of the main exhibit buildings in the 1909 Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition (AYPE). The Oriental Building was in the Central Court on the AYPE grounds, and had an architectural twin, the European Building, located directly across the Cascades waterfall. The Oriental Building featured art, crafts and manufactured products from the Middle and Far East.
Subjects: Fairs--Seattle; Exhibitions--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | NWRPC-205
Front caption: Looking West on Yukon Avenue, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Wn 1909.
Date: c. 1909
Publisher: Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Ore. and Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Printed in Germany.
Notes: No. X 84 The AYPE official emblem is located at the top left corner of the card's back.
Description: Two of the main exhibit buildings for the 1909 AYPE, held in Seattle on the grounds of the University of Washington. At left is the Agriculture Building which featured state agricultural products and resources. At right is the European Building, which displayed arts, crafts and products of western European countries. The Cascades waterfall is in the foreground.
Subjects: Exhibitions--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | NWRPC-215
Front caption: End elevation Manufacturers' Building, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific-Exposition, Seattle, Wash., 1909.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Ore., and Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: 5357 Official Post Card, Photo only Copyrighted 1908 A.Y.P.E. Co. The Official A.Y.P.E. emblem is located at bottom left on back.The official name of this building was the "Manufactures Building."
Description: View of the porch of the Manufactures Building at Seattle's 1909 Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition. This was one of the largest exhibition buildings on the grounds, and one of the first to be completed. It housed displays of Washington State's products, manufacturing machinery and processes. The building architecturally mirrored the Agriculture Building, which was located across a man-made pond known as the Geyser Basin.
Subjects: Exhibitions--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Fairs--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | STENGER-1191
Front caption: The Coffee Pot--On Pacific Highway half-way between Tacoma and So. Tacoma, Wash.
Back caption: Coffee Pot Neat-Novel-Roomy-Home Cooking-Home Made Pies-Percolated Coffee. On Pacific Highway half-way between Tacoma and So. Tacoma.
Date: c. 1929
Publisher: Made by Curt Teich & Co., Inc. Chicago, U. S. A.
Notes: 1A2415
Description: Opened in 1929, the Coffee Pot restaurant was built on the tideflats in pieces and then bolted together on site--making it one of Tacoma's first pre-fabricated buildings. Renamed the Java Jive after being sold in 1955, it was added to the Tacoma Historic Register in 2003.
Subjects: Historic buildings--Tacoma; Coffee--Tacoma; Prefabricated buildings--Tacoma; Restaurants--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 2102 SOUTH TACOMA WAY
Category: Historic Buildings
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 | NWRPC-217
Front caption: Looking East from Agriculture Building, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seatle, Wash.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Ore., and Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: 5212 Official Post Card. Photo only Copyrighted by A.Y.P.E. Co., 1908. The official A.Y.P.E. emblem is located at bottom left corner of card's back.
Description: Night view from the Agriculture Building looking towards its architectural twin, the Manufactures Building. At far right is the Machinery Building (or Machinery Hall). These exhibition buildings were located on the site of the present day University of Washington campus during the 1909 AYPE. The Machinery Building was temporarily used as the U.W.'s engineering building after the fair.
Subjects: Exhibitions--Seattle; Fairs--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | NWRPC-206
Front caption: Agricultural Building at night Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Wash. 1909.
Date: c. 1909
Publisher: Portland Post Card Co., Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon.
Notes: No. X?144 Official A.Y.P.E. emblem is located at bottom left on front.
Description: Full length view of the Agriculture Building at night, with its reflection in the Geyser Basin. The A.Y.P.E. was held on the University of Washington grounds in 1909. Few buildings remain from the exposition, but Geyser Basin, now known as "Frosh Pond", is a familiar and beloved feature on the present day university campus.
Subjects: Exhibitions--Seattle; Fairs--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle; University of Washington (Seattle); Reflecting pools;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | SIRLES-32
Front caption: Oregon State Capitol--Salem
Back caption: Salem, Oregon The huge gold statue of Paul Bunyan on the top of the Capitol building provides romance of a bygone era in this unusual night scene.
Date: c. 1960
Distributor: Distributed only by Smith's Scenic Views, Tacoma, Wash.
Notes: P31485, Plastichrome by Colourpicture Publishers, Inc. Boston 15, Mass. U.S.A.
Description: This building, constructed from 1936 to 1938, and expanded in 1977, is the third to house the Oregon state government in Salem. Two former capitol buildings were destroyed by fire, one in 1855 and the other in 1935. A lot of the interior and exterior of the building is made of marble, and it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
Subjects: Capitols--Oregon; Historic buildings; Stone buildings;
Category: Oregon
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 | NWRPC-193
Front caption: Bird's-eye View of the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition. Authorized Birds Eye view of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, U.S.A., 1909
Date: c. 1909
Publisher: Portland Post Card Co., Seattle, Wn., and Portland, Ore.
Notes: X82 Beneath front view is a list of all the AYPE buildings visible.
Description: Painted aerial view of the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition fairgrounds of 1909 (located at the current site of the University of Washington). The view is looking south towards Lake Washington and Mt. Rainier. The buildings are not very detailed and the roads and grounds look unfinished, so this view is probably a pre-fair architectural conception of the fair. The official AYPE emblem is located in the top right corner of the front of the card.
Subjects: Exhibitions--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Aerial views--Seattle;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | GREENWOOD-54
Front caption: State Capitol, Olympia, Washington
Back caption: The state of Washington is proud of its executive offices, which are located in buildings of exceptional architectural beauty. The interior furnishings equal, or possibly excel those found in any state capital in the United States, as to beauty and quality.
Date: c. 1930
Publisher: Natural Color Post Card made in U. S. A. by E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, WIS.-(Ely)
Notes: 28180N
Description: View over trees of Washington State's Capitol Campus, situated on a hilltop in Olympia, Washington. In 1854, Olympia became the capitol of Washington Territory. The first capitol building was housed in an already existing structure in downtown Olympia. Now the seat of Washington government is located in this group of buildings constructed between 1912-1928. The domed building is the meeting place for the Washington State Legislature.
Subjects: Capitols--Olympia; Historic buildings--Olympia;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | NWRPC-208
Front caption: Agriculture Building, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Wash. 1909.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Portland Post card Co., Portland, Ore., and Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: 5208 Official Post Card. Photo only copyrighted by A.Y.P.E. Co. 1908. The official A.Y.P.E. emblem is located at lower left on the card's back.
Description: The Agriculture Building illuminated at night. This was one of the largest exhibition buildings at the 1909 AYPE, which took place on the University of Washington campus. The Agriculture Building featured Washington State resources, products, and county display booths. In this photo, some of the landscaping details appear to be painted in. Geyser Basin, a man-made pool now known on the U.W. campus as "Frosh Pond", is visible at the right side of the building.
Subjects: Exhibitions--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Historical buildings--Seattle;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | NWRPC-195
Front caption: University and Exposition Grounds, Lake Union in foreground, Seattle, Washington.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Made in America by Edw. H. Mitchell at San Francisco.
Notes: 1752 AYPE
Description: Looking across Lake Union towards the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition fairgrounds being built on the University of Washington campus. The Manufactures Building, one of the first large exhibition buildings to be constructed at the site, is visible at top right. The Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition ran from June to October, 1909, after which some- but not many- of the fair buildings were retained for the University.
Subjects: Exhibitions--Seattle; University of Washington (Seattle); Exhibition buildings--Seattle;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | MAGDEN-103
Front caption: Northern Life Tower, Third Ave. at University , Seattle, Wash.
Back caption: The Northern Life Tower one of the tallest and most beautiful buildings in the West, is the home of the Northern Life Insurance Co., originators of the Complete Coverage Insurance Policy idea. The building stands at the corner of Third Avenue and University Street, Seattle, 429 feet above sea level and commands a sweeping view of the Puget Sound country.
Date: c. 1928
Printer: Made by Curt Teich & Company, Inc., Chicago, U.S.A.
Notes: 119963
Description: Completed in 1928, this building was the first in Seattle to illustrate the Art Deco or Art Moderne style. When completed, it was one story higher than the Smith Tower, previously called the tallest building west of the Mississippi. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in May of 1975.
Subjects: Historic buildings--Seattle; Skyscrapers--Seattle; Architecture--Seattle;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | NWRPC-216
Front caption: Washington State Building, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Wash. 1909.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Ore., and Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: 5210 Official Post Card. Photo only Copyrighted by A.Y.P.E. Co., 1908. The official A.Y.P.E. emblem is located at lower left of card's back.
Description: The Washington Building illuminated at night. This building was one of several structures sponsored by the State of Washington for the 1909 AYPE. Instead of housing exhibits, this elegant building with its own ballroom was used as an official hosting site for visiting VIP's and delegations. After the fair, the building served as the University of Washington Library, then as a natural history museum until it was replaced by the modern day Burke Museum.
Subjects: Exhibitions--Seattle; Fairs--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | FLEMING-70
Front caption: New York Building. Official Post Card.
Date: c. 1909
Publisher: Portland Post Card Co., Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Ore.
Notes: X86 Official AYPE emblem located on front, upper right corner.
Description: Colored photo of the New York Building from the 1909 AYPE. This building was a replica of former Secretary of State William Seward's home in Auburn, New York. Seward was best known for his role in negotiating the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867. During the fair, a statue of Seward was unveiled in front of this building that was later moved to Seattle's Volunteer Park. During the AYPE, the New York Building was primarily used for hosting VIP's and special groups. Afterwards, the building served as the music building for the University of Washington, and then as the Dean's residence.
Subjects: Fairs--Seattle; Exhibitions--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seatte;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | FLEMING-215
Front caption: Public Library, New York City
Back caption: New York Public Library The magnificent building at the library of New York is located at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. It was built in 1911 at a cost of $9,000,000 and contains spacious reading rooms, exhibition rooms and art galleries. Its book collections are priceless.
Date: c. 1930
Publisher: Manhattan Post Card Co., Inc.
Printer: "Colourpicture" Publication, Boston 15, Mass. U.S.A.
Notes: 7, 14801
Description: This landmark building, a white marble Beaux-Arts revival, designed by John Merven Carrère and Thomas Hastings, was completed in 1911 after 12 years of construction. At the time, it was the largest marble structure in the United States. A large restoration project of the exterior, in honor of the 100 year anniversary in 2011, is currently underway. The library is now formally known as the Humanities and Social Sciences Library.
Subjects: Libraries--New York; Historic buildings; Architectural elements; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Stone buildings;
Category: Libraries
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 | FLEMING-72
Front caption: Emergency Hospital, Alaska, Yukon, Pacific Pacific Exposition, 1909, Official Post Card. Seattle, Wash.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Portland Post Card Co., Pub., Portland and Seattle.
Notes: Np. 6506 Copyright 1908, by A.Y.P.Expo. Co. The official AYPE emblem is located on front, upper left corner.
Description: The Emergency Hospital was one of the first buildings to be completed on the AYPE grounds, tending patients both before and after the fair opened in 1909. Cases involved anything from heatstroke and minor accidents, to gunshots wounds (a man was shot in the rowdy "Streets of Cairo".) The Hospital boasted of a horse-driven ambulance stationed in a garage next door.
Subjects: Fairs--Seattle; Exhibitions--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Hospitals;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | NWRPC-214
Front caption: Music Pavilion, Alaska, Yukon, Pacific Exposition, 1909 (Official Post Card) Seattle, Washington.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Portland Post Card Co., Pub., Portland and Seattle.
Notes: No X 122 Copyright 1908 by A.Y.P.E. Expo. Co. The official A.Y.P.E. emblem is located at the top left corner of the card;s front.
Description: This photo is misidentified as the Music Pavilion. It is actually the Auditorium Building, and was one of the few structures built for the 1909 A.Y.P.E. that was used by the University of Washington after the fair. This building was the original Meany Hall Auditorium on the U.W. campus. It suffered structural damage in an earthquake and was torn down in 1965.
Subjects: Exhibitions--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle; Auditoriums; Fairs--Seattle;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | NWRPC-209
Front caption: Manufacturers' Building, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Wash., 1909.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Ore., and Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: 5366 Official Post Card, Photo only copyrighted 1908 A.Y.P.E. Co. The official A.Y.P.E. emblem is located at lower left on back. The official name for this building was the "Manufactures Building".
Description: The Manufactures Building was one of the largest exhibition halls at the A.Y.P.E., a fair held on the campus of the University of Washington in 1909. Here the building is seen on a bright day, with the orderly flower beds of the Formal Gardens in the foreground.
Subjects: Exhibitions--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | NWRPC-212
Front caption: End elevation Agriculture Building, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Wash. 1909.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Ore., and Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: 5213 Official Post Card, Photo only Copyrighter by A.Y.P.E. Co., 1908. Official A.Y.P.E. emblem located at lower left on back.
Description: End view of the Agriculture Building at night, illuminated by the moon and strings of lights. This colorful photo features the building's domed side towers, patterned glass windows, ornate plasterwork, and classical porch columns. The Agriculture Building housed exhibits of state products, resources, and the county seats.
Subjects: Exhibitions--Seattle; Fairs--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | NWRPC-211
Front caption: Manufactures Building, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Wash. 1909.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Ore., and Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: 5209 Official Post Card. Photo only Copyrighted by A.Y.P.E. CO. 1908. The official A.Y.P.E. emblem is in the lower left corner of the card's back.
Description: The AYPE was held in 1909 in Seattle on the University of Washington campus. It celebrated the commerce and cultures of the Pacific Northwest, Alaska/Yukon, and the Pacific Rim regions. This photo shows one of the larger exhibit "palaces", the Manufactures Building, illuminated at night. This building featured Pacific Northwest products and manufacturing processes.
Subjects: Exhibitions--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | MAGDEN-37
Front caption: Foresty Building Lewis & Clark Exposition Portland, Oregon 1905
Date: c. 1905
Publisher: E. P. Charlton & Co. Portland, OR
Description: Artist's sketch of the Portland Exposition's famous Forestry Building- the world's largest "log cabin". Constructed of unhewn logs, this building was destroyed by fire in 1964.
Subjects: Fairs; Historic buildings--Portland; Exhibitions--Oregon--Portland; Log buildings;
Category: Oregon
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 | FLEMING-73
Front caption: East Elevation, Forestry Building, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Wash. 1909. (Official Post Card)
Date: c. 1909
Publisher: Portland Post Card Co., Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon.
Notes: No. x133 Official AYPE emblem located on front, top left corner.
Description: View of the heavily timbered Forestry Building at the 1909 AYPE, held on the grounds of the University of Washington. This building housed exhibits of the forestry and fishing industries, pioneer history, and mountaineering. Outside were displayed two of the longest pieces of timber known to exist. This building was retained after the fair and used as the University's forestry building until the 1930's.
Subjects: Fairs--Seattle; Exhibitions--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | KLASSY-6
Front caption: State Capitol, Olympia, Washington.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Edward H. Mitchell, Publisher, San Francisco.
Printer: Printed in the United States
Notes: 509
Description: Originally the Thurston County Courthouse, this Olympia, Washington building became the second State Capitol building of Washington State (formerly Washington Territory). Purchased in 1901, it was dedicated in 1905. The current Legislative Building with the distinctive dome, has been in use since 1928. This building currenty houses the offices of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Subjects: Capitols--Olympia; Historic buildings--Olympia; Historic buildings;
Category: Schools
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 | SIRLES-6
Front caption: Tacoma, Washington
Back caption: Tacoma, Washington Panoramic Telephoto view of Tacoma from the freeway overpass and top of Pacific Avenue. Commencement Bay (in the background) is one of the finest deep harbors in the world and enables Tacoma to be one of the busiest ports on the Pacific Coast.
Date: c. 1970
Distributor: Distributed by Smith-Western Co., Inc., Tacoma-Portland
Notes: CT-859, ICS-106391C, Color by Kyle S. Smith
Description: View of the downtown business district looking north. Prominent buildings include the County-City Building on the far left, the Medical Arts Building (now the Municipal Building) behind the lower light post, and the Schoenfeld Furniture store on the far right beyond Union Station.
Subjects: Business districts--Tacoma; Aerial views; Light fixtures--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 747 MARKET ST.; 1717 PACIFIC AVE.; 930 TACOMA AVE SO.; 1423 PACIFIC AVE.
Category: Downtown
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 | ANDERSON-29
Front caption: Central Building, Seattle, Washington
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: The Bowman & Hanford Co., Seattle
Notes: 1114.
Description: Located at 810 Third Avenue in Seattle, this card depicts what the proposed building was to look like. Still recognizable from the picture on the card, the completed building didn't have the raised middle section or the clock tower. It was completed in 1908.
Subjects: Historic buildings--Seattle; Cityscapes--Seattle; Stone buildings--Seattle;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | NWRPC-204
Front caption: United States Government Building, Alaska, Yukon, Pacific Exposition, 1909 (Official Post Card.) Seattle, Wash.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Portland Post Card Co., Portland and Seattle.
Notes: No 6126 Copyright 1908 by A.Y.P.E. Expo. Co. The official AYPE emblem is located at the top right corner of the card's front.
Description: The U.S. Government Building was the central structure on the 1909 AYPE grounds. This grand building featured displays from the U.S. Military, the Postal Service, the U.S. Mint and Treasury Department, and the Department of Interior. Also included were exhibits of U.S. history, geography, ethnology, fishery and forestry. The Smithsonian Institute was responsible for providing many of the exhibits.
Subjects: Exhibitions--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | PETERSON-32
Front caption: End Elevation Agriculture Building. Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Wash. 1909.
Date: c. 1909
Publisher: Publ. by Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Ore., and Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: 5218
Description: End view of the Agriculture Building at night, illuminated by the moon and strings of lights. This colorful photo features the building's domed side towers, patterned glass windows, ornate plasterwork, and classical porch columns. The Agriculture Building housed exhibits of state products, resources, and the county seats.
Subjects: Exhibitions--Seattle; Fairs--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | ANDERSON-10
Front caption: State Capitol Building, Olympia, Wash.
Date: c. 1907
Publisher: Published by The Puget Sound News Company, Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Printed in Germany.
Notes: No. A 3994
Description: Originally the Thurston County Courthouse, this building in Olympia, Washington became the second State Capitol building of Washington State (formerly Washington Territory). Purchased in 1901, it was dedicated in 1905. The current Legislative Building with the distinctive dome, has been in use since 1928. This building houses the offices of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Subjects: Capitols--Olympia; Historic buildings--Olympia; Historic buildings;
Category: Historic Buildings
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 | MAGDEN-99
Front caption: Lowell School, Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Sprouse & Son, Importers & Publishers, Tacoma, Wash.
Printer: Mdae in Germany.
Notes: 129147
Description: This Lowell School building was built in 1892, and was demolished after being damaged in the 1949 earthquake.
Subjects: Lowell Elementary School (Tacoma)--Buildings; Earthquakes--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1210 NO. YAKIMA AVE.
Category: Schools
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 | NWRPC-210
Front caption: United States Government Building, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Wash. 1909
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Published by Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Ore., and Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: 5214 Official Post Card Photo only Copyrighted by A.Y.P.E. Co. The official A.Y.P.E. emblem is located
Description: The AYPE was held in Seattle in 1909 on the grounds of the University of Washington. Here we see the U.S. Government Building, the AYPE's central exhibit building, illuminated at night with a yellow moon peering through the clouds. This is probably an artist's pre-fair conception of the building. Noticeably absent is the Alaska Monument which stood directly in front of this building.
Subjects: Exhibitions--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | NWRPC-213
Front caption: A corner of the Forestry Building.
Date: c. 1909
Publisher: Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Ore., and Seattle, Wn.
Notes: X80 Official Post Card. Official A.Y.P.E. emblem is located at top right of front side.
Description: Side view of the heavily timbered Forestry Building at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition. This world's fair was held in Seattle from June to October, 1909 on the grounds of the University of Washington. The Forestry Building was referred to as a "Timber Temple", and housed exhibits from the lumber industry, forestry and fisheries services, Washington State history, and mountaineering. Inside, it featured the largest wooden dice in the world, and on its porch it displayed a massive wood beam called the "Big Stick". The Forestry Building survived until 1930 when it succumbed to beetles and wood rot.
Subjects: Exhibitions--Seattle; Fairs--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | NWRPC-199
Front caption: Witworth College Bldg., Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1909
Publisher: Pub. by Henry M. Prince Tacoma, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: No. 1908, 47.
Description: Allen C. Mason built this beautiful mansion in 1892, then lost it in the financial panic of 1893. It was part of the Whitworth College until their move east to Spokane in 1913. In 1920, John P. Weyerhaeuser had this and the other college buildings razed, and built Haddaway Hall, which still stands on the site.
Subjects: Whitworth College (Tacoma); Mason, Allen C.--Homes & haunts; Haddaway Hall (Tacoma); Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 4301 NO. STEVENS ST.
Category: Higher Education
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 | GREENWOOD-33
Front caption: Fort Flagler on Port Townsend Bay, Washington.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Edward H. Mitchell, Publisher, San Francisco.
Description: View of the soldiers' barracks, officers' housing, and parade grounds of Fort Flagler prior to or during World War I. A small group of soldiers is standing on the steps of a building at left, and gun carriages are lined up on the grounds at right. Fort Flagler- located on Marrowstone Island in Washington State- was built in 1899 as part of a strategic defense system guarding Puget Sound and the shipyards in Bremerton. During both World Wars and the Korean conflict, the fort was used as training grounds for soldiers. Most of the original buildings were torn down in 1936 after succumbing to wood rot. Deactivated in 1953, Fort Flagler was sold to the Washington State Parks Department, and is now maintained as a park and convention center.
Subjects: Forts & fortifications; Historic buildings--Washington; Soldiers--Washington; Military training; Islands--Washington;
Category: Military
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 | NWRPC-207
Front caption: Agriculture Building, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Wash., 1909.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Ore., and Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: 5364 Official Post Card, Photo only Copyrighted 1908 A.Y.P.E. Co. Offical A.Y.P.E. emblem is located at bottom left on back.
Description: Full length view of the the Agriculture Building, one of the main exhibition palaces of the 1909 A.Y.P.E. The fair was held on the grounds of the University of Washington, and celebrated the commerce and culture of the Pacific Northwest, Alaska/Yukon, and Pacific Rim regions. The Agriculture Building featured the natural products and resources of Washington State. It was located in the Court of Honor, across the Geyser Basin pool from its architectural twin, the Manufactures Building.
Subjects: Exhibitions--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Fairs--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | FLEMING-272
Front caption: New York, The Library--New York University.
Back caption: The Library--New York University. The General Library (at University Heights) contains 56,000 volumes, catalogued according to the Dewey decimal system, and includes the Oswald Ottendorfer Library of Germanic Literature, the La Garde Library of Semitic Languages, and the Huebner Classical Library.
Date: c. 1905
Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Art Publishers to their Majesties the King & Queen
Printer: Printed in Holland.
Notes: No. 6413. "New York"
Subjects: Libraries--New York; Historic buildings--New York; Stone buildings;
Category: Libraries
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 | MAGDEN-30
Front caption: Official Mailing Card Lewis & Clark Centennial, 1905 Portland, Oregon. Forestry Building.
Date: c. 1905
Publisher: B.B. Rich, Official Stationer.
Printer: Printed in Germany.
Notes: 12632
Description: View of the heavily timbered Forestry Building on the grounds of the Exposition in Portland.
Subjects: Fairs; Exhibitions--Oregon--Portland; Log buildings; Historic buildings--Portland;
Category: Oregon
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 | MAGDEN-54
Front caption: South Gate Entrance--A.Y.P. 1909.
Date: c. 1909
Description: View of the South Gate at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition (AYPE) in Seattle. This fair took place June- October, 1909 on the site of the present-day University of Washington campus. It featured the commerce and culture of the Pacific Northwest, Alaska/Yukon, and the Pacific Rim regions, and was meant to be both edifying and entertaining.
Subjects: Exhibitions--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle; Fairs--Seattle;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | FLEMING-71
Front caption: End of European Foreign Exhibit Bldg. at night, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Wash. 1909. Official Post Card.
Date: c. 1909
Publisher: Portland Post Card Co., Seattle, Washington and POrtland, Oregon.
Notes: No. x 130 AYPE
Description: The ornate front of the European Building, dramatically lit up at night with clouds drifting overhead. This building housed art, manufactured products, resources, and other displays from Western European countries such as France and Germany.
Subjects: Fairs--Seattle; Exhibitions--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seatte;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | FLEMING-85
Front caption: Third Avenue, Seattle, Washington.
Date: 1914
Publisher: Edw. H. Mitchell, San Francisco
Notes: 1616
Description: View from above directly down Third Avenue, showing trolleys, the Grand Opera House, the Paxton Hotel, a billboard for Owl Cigars, and many other commercial buildings.
Subjects: Business districts--Seattle; Cityscapes--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle; Commercial streets--Seattle; Street railroads;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | NWRPC-218
Front caption: Oregon State Building, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Wash. 1909.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Ore., and Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: 5211 Official Post Card. Photo only Copyrighted by A.Y.P.E. Co., 1908. Official emblem is located in lower left corner of back side.
Description: View of the neo-classical Oregon State Building by the light of the moon. Built for the 1909 A.Y.P.E. held on the University of Washington grounds, this building was located on Nome Circle by its Bandstand, and next to the Washington State Building. The Oregon Building was primarily used for receiving and entertaining guests- both VIP's and fairgoers. A ladies' orchestra performed regularly in its music room.
Subjects: Exhibitions--Seattle; Fairs--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle, Historic buildings--Seattle;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | NWRPC-66
Front caption: University Puget Sound, Tacoma, Wn. Pedersen Bros.
Date: c. 1910
Description: University of Puget Sound was at 602 No. Sprague, until the new campus was built in 1924. These buildings were demolished--now the site of Jason Lee Middle School.
Subjects: University of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1910-1920; Historic buildings--Tacoma; Universities & colleges--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 602 NO. SPRAGUE AVE.
Category: Higher Education
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 | NWRPC-222
Front caption: Mines' Building, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Wash., 1909.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Ore., and Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: 5355 Official Post Card, Photo only Copyrighted 1908 A.Y.P.E. Co. Official emblem located in left corner on back.
Description: Although identified as the Mines Building, this is actually the Oriental Building at the 1909 A.Y.P.E., held on the University of Washington campus. This building housed displays of art, culture, and products from eastern European and Middle Eastern countries. It was located in the Court of Honor area of the grounds, alongside the Cascades waterfall and across from its mirror-image counterpart, the European Building.
Subjects: Exhibitions--Seattle; Fairs--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | FLEMING-28
Front caption: Lower Falls by Moonlight, Spokane, Washington.
Date: c. 1913
Publisher: Published by Edward H. Mitchell- San Francisco, California.
Notes: 2807
Description: Dramatic night view of crashing water at he foot of the Spokane Falls on the Spokane River. Brick buildings on the bluff above are probably part of the Spokane Flour Mill, built in 1895. The mill still exists, has been renovated, and is an integral part of the very popular Riverfront Park.
Subjects: Waterfalls--Washington; Rivers--Washington; Mills--Washington; Historic buildings--Spokane;
Category: Lakes and Rivers
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 | MAGDEN-18
Front caption: State Capitol, Olympia, Wash.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Lowman & Hanford Co. Seattle
Notes: No. 1067
Description: Originally the Thurston County Courthouse, this building in Olympia, Washington became the second State Capitol building of Washington State (formerly Washington Territory). Purchased in 1901, it was dedicated in 1905. The current Legislative Building with the distinctive dome, has been in use since 1928.
Subjects: Capitols--Olympia; Historic buildings--Olympia; Historic buildings;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | STENGER-71
Front caption: Tacoma, The Gateway to Rainier National Park, Wn.
Date: c. 1930
Publisher: Pacific Novelty Co. San Francisco & Los Angeles
Notes: T-19
Description: The downtown business district of Tacoma with Mount Rainer in the distance.
Subjects: Historic buildings--Tacoma; Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Category: Aerial Views of Tacoma
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 | FLEMING-23
Front caption: Seattle Public Library.
Date: c. 1906
Publisher: W.G. MacFarlane, Publisher, and Importer
Printer: Printed in Germany.
Notes: I. 1183
Description: View of the Andrew Carnegie funded Seattle Public Library Building, located on 4th Avenue. The Seattle Public Library dates back to 1869, when a lending library was established by Sarah Yesler. The library moved from place to place until a fire destroyed the entire collection- then located in the Yesler Mansion- in 1901. Steel magnate and library philanthropist Andrew Carnegie immediately came to the rescue by providing funds for a new, permanent structure. The sandstone, Beaux Arts style building pictured here opened in 1906, and served the public until its destruction in 1957. It has since been replaced by two more modern structures- the first in 1960, and the current building in 2004.
Subjects: Historic buildings--Seattle; Libraries--Seattle; Public libraries--Seattle;
Category: Libraries
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 | NWRPC-20
Front caption: First Congregational Church, Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1907
Publisher: Central News Co., Tacoma, Wash., Made in U.S.A.
Notes: A341
Description: First Congregational Church, located at 209 South J Street, was built in 1907. It is made of brick faced with Tenino sandstone.
Subjects: First Congregational Church (Tacoma); Churches--Tacoma; Protestant churches--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 209 SO. J ST.
Category: Houses of Worship
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 | NWRPC-70
Front caption: High School, Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Sprouse & Son, Importers & Publishers, Tacoma, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Description: Tacoma High School, later to be known as Stadium High School, at 111 No. E St.
Subjects: Stadium High School (Tacoma); Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Historic buildings--Tacoma; Public schools--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 111 NO. E ST.
Category: Stadium High School & Stadium Bowl
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 | NWRPC-18
Front caption: Mt. Tacoma from Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1907
Publisher: The Acmegraph Co., Chicago
Notes: 12823
Description: View of downtown Tacoma with Mount Rainier in the distance.
Subjects: Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Business districts--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Category: Mount Rainier
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 | FLEMING-36
Front caption: Post Office, Victoria, B.C.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Valentine & Sons Publishing Co., Ltd. Montreal and Toronto.
Printer: Printed in Great Britain.
Notes: 102,921.
Description: Photo of the Old Post Office in Victoria, B.C., located on the northwest corner of Government Street and Humboldt. A banner hangs above the front entrance, and horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians are passing by.
Subjects: Post offices--Canada; Historic buildings--Canada; Architectural elements;
Category: Canada
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 | FLEMING-30
Front caption: Public School, Raymond, Wn.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Published by Patton Post Card Co. Salem, Oregon.
Notes: No 16.
Description: The Ninth Street School, with machinery and building materials visible at the left side of the photograph. This school was heavily damaged in the earthquake of 1949, and demolished a couple of years later after a new elementary school was built.
Subjects: Public schools--Raymond; Historic buildings--Raymond; Earthquakes--washington;
Category: Schools
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 | NWRPC-16
Front caption: Court House, Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1907
Publisher: The Acmegraph Co., Chicago
Notes: 12811
Description: Pierce County Court House. Built in 1892 at 1012 So. G Street, it was demolished in 1959.
Subjects: Pierce County Courthouse (Tacoma); Courthouses--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1012 SO. G ST.
Category: Historic Buildings
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 | NWRPC-92
Front caption: Emerson Public School, Tacoma, Washington.
Date: c. 1907
Publisher: E. P. Charlton & Co. Tacoma, Wash.
Notes: 701
Description: The Emerson School, at 246 St. Helens, was built in 1889. It closed in 1913 and was demolished in 1920.
Subjects: Emerson School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 246 SAINT HELENS AVE.
Category: Schools
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 | NWRPC-102
Front caption: Annie Wright Seminary, Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1907
Distributor: F. C. Kropp, Milwaukee
Publisher: Theodore's Book Store Co., Tacoma.
Notes: No. 7
Description: Photograph of Annie Wright Seminary at 611 Division Ave. In 1924 the school was moved to the current location at 827 Tacoma Ave. No.
Subjects: Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma); Private schools--Tacoma, Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 611 DIVISION AVE.
Category: Schools
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 | NWRPC-84
Front caption: Fidelity Trust Co. Building, Tacoma, Washington.
Date: c. 1914
Publisher: Edward H. Mitchell, San Francisco, Cal.
Notes: 1129
Description: The Fidelity Trust Building, located at 949-55 Broadway, was built in 1890 and demolished in 1949.
Subjects: Historic buildings--Tacoma; Business districts--Tacoma; Fidelity Building (Tacoma);
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 949-55 BROADWAY
Category: Historic Buildings
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 | NWRPC-131
Front caption: State Armory, Court House in background, Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1910
Notes: A-355
Description: The Washington National Guard Armory at 715 So. 11th, built in 1908, was added to the Tacoma Historical register in 1976. The Pierce County Court House in the background was built in 1892, and was located at 1012 So. G Street.
Subjects: Pierce County Courthouse (Tacoma); State Armory (Tacoma); Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 715 SO. 11th ST.
Category: Historic Buildings
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 | NWRPC-150
Front caption: Hotel Tacoma, Tacoma, Washington
Date: c. 1909
Publisher: Edward H. Mitchell Publisher, San Francisco
Notes: 284
Description: The Tacoma Hotel, 913 "A" Street, opened in 1884. The 300 foot long, five story structure was made of red brick and stucco, with white stone trim. A spectacular fire on October 17, 1935 reduced it to ruins.
Subjects: Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma; Sailing--Tacoma; Waterfronts--Tacoma; Historical buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 913 A ST.
Category: Hotels and Motels
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 | NWRPC-122
Front caption: Mt. Tacoma and part of city, Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1930
Distributor: Tacoma
Publisher: Published by Leland Lund, Tacoma, Wash. Made in U.S.A.
Notes: 125, C. T. American Art Colored, 95639
Description: Artist's rendering of part of downtownTacoma and Mount Rainier, with the Puyallup River winding throughout.
Subjects: Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Historic buildings--Tacoma; Puyallup River (Wash.);
Category: Downtown
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 | NWRPC-77
Front caption: Lodge No. 174, B. P. O. E. Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1916
Publisher: Sprouse & Son, Tacoma, Wash.
Notes: 48474, Commercialchrome
Description: Elks Temple at 565 Broadway, built in 1915.
Subjects: Elks Temple (Tacoma); Historic buildings--Tacoma; Architectural elements--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 565 BROADWAY
Category: Historic Buildings
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 | NWRPC-10
Front caption: The Heart of the City by Night, Tacoma, U.S.A.
Date: c. 1907
Publisher: Lowman & Hanford Co.
Notes: A-29994; 2061 preceeds publisher; CT Photochrom
Description: Most likely dates from 1907-1915; moonlit night downtown.
Subjects: Business districts--Tacoma; Commencement Bay (Wash.); Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Category: Downtown
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 | NWRPC-162
Front caption: New Scottish Rite Cathedral, Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1933
Publisher: Published by Leland Lund, Tacoma, Wash.
Printer: Made in U.S.A.
Notes: 203
Description: The Scottish Rite Cathedral, at 5 So. "G", was built in 1921. The Masons lost ownership of the building during the Depression.
Subjects: Scottish Rite Cathedral (Tacoma); Free & Accepted Masons (Tacoma); Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 5 SO. G ST.
Category: Downtown
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 | NWRPC-168
Front caption: Aquanaux Academy, Tacoma, Washington.
Date: 1912
Publisher: Published by The Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Ore. & Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany
Notes: 4020
Description: This Aquinas Academy, built in 1899 at 1112 No. "G" St., was demolished in phases in 1930 and 1955. A new building was built on site.
Subjects: Aquinas Academy (Tacoma); Church schools--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1112 NO. G ST.
Category: Schools
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 | NWRPC-161
Front caption: High School, Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1907
Publisher: Theodore & Little, Pub.
Description: Originally constructed as a hotel, it never opened because the structure was damaged by fire in 1898. It was converted for use as Tacoma High School in 1906. The name was changed in 1913 to Stadium High school.
Subjects: Stadium High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 111 NO. E ST.
Category: Stadium High School & Stadium Bowl
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 | STENGER-2
Back caption: Private Mailing Card. Authorized by Act of Congress of May 19th, 1898. (Postal Card-Carte Postale.)
Date: c. 1898
Description: Early settlement on local shoreline with Mount Rainier in the distance.
Subjects: Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Waterfronts; Buildings--Tacoma;
Category: Mount Rainier
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 | STENGER-64
Front caption: Tacoma, Washington
Back caption: Tacoma, Washington The old and new Pierce County Courthouse buildings as seen during early 1959. Tacoma Avenue, at right, seems to disappear into Commencement Bay at the top of the picture.
Date: c. 1959
Distributor: Distributed only by Smith's Scenic Views, Tacoma, Wash.
Publisher: Plastichrome by Colourpicture Publishers, Inc., Boston 13, Mass., U.S.A.
Notes: Color by Bud Kimball , P31474
Description: Although mailed in 1993, this postcard was published in 1959. Both the old Pierce County Courthouse and the new County-City Building are shown here, with the Armory visible to the far left.
Subjects: County-City Building (Tacoma); Pierce County Courthouse (Tacoma); State Armory (Tacoma);
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1012 SO. G ST.; 930 TACOMA AVE. SO.; 715 SO.11TH ST.
Category: Aerial Views of Tacoma
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 | STENGER-1
Back caption: Private Mailing Card. Authorized by Act of Congress of May 19th, 1898. (Postal Card-Carte Postale.)
Date: c. 1898
Notes: Ahbarnes
Description: Mount Rainier above a settlement on the shore of a local lake.
Subjects: Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Lakes & ponds--Tacoma; Buildings;
Category: Mount Rainier
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 | NWRPC-155
Front caption: Emerson Public School, Tacoma, Washington
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Edward H. Mitchell, Publisher, San Francisco
Description: The original school at 246 St. Helens was built in 1875 and called the North School. Declared unsafe in 1885, it was replaced by the new Emerson school shown here in 1889.
Subjects: Emerson School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma; Historical buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 246 SAINT HELENS AVE.
Category: Schools
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 | STENGER-73
Back caption: Tacoma, Washington Majestic Mount Rainier forms a beautiful background for a portion of the metropolitan and industrial area.
Date: c. 1950
Publisher: Pub. by Smith's Scenic Views, Tacoma, Washington
Printer: Plastichrome by Colourpicture Publishers, Inc. Boston 15 Mass. U.S.A.
Notes: Color by Lee Merrill, P1935
Description: Aerial view of the downtown business district, tideflats and Mount Rainier.
Subjects: Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Historic buildings--Tacoma; Business districts--Tacoma; Waterfronts--Tacoma;
Category: Aerial Views of Tacoma
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 | STENGER-77
Front caption: Mt. Rainier from the Top of Medical Arts Building-Tacoma, Wn-
Date: c. 1940
Notes: A-37 pev
Description: Mount Rainier looms in the distance, alongside the foothills dusted with snow. The Washington Building, with its Mobil Gas sign, is prominently featured in the center of the card.
Subjects: Washington Building (Tacoma); Historic buildings--Tacoma; Business districts--Tacoma;
Category: Aerial Views of Tacoma
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 | STENGER-72
Front caption: Camping Fishing Sailing Skiing
Back caption: Sponsored by Washington State Junior Chamber of Commerce with cooeration of Washington State Progress Commission Washington State Invites you to the year 'round playground Tacoma...Lumber Capital of the World.
Date: c. 1930
Description: Promotional card listing some of the recreational activities available in the region, showing an aerial view of the downtown business district with Mount Rainier in the distance, and proclaiming Tacoma as the Lumber Capital of the World.
Subjects: Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Business districts--Tacoma; Historical buildings--Tacoma; Promotional materials; Publicity;
Category: Mottos and Sayings
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 | KAMENS-15
Front caption: Coeur D'Alene Hotel Howard Street and Trent Avenue, Spokane, Wash.
Back caption: Coeur D'Alene Hotel Howard Street and Trent Avenue Spokane, Washington Mrs. Harry Goetz, Mgr. "Home of the Dutch Mill"
Date: c. 1935
Description: Large brick hotel was located in downtown Spokane, near Riverfront Park.
Subjects: Hotels--Spokane; Historic buildings--Spokane; Awnings--Spokane;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | McCLINTOCK-1
Front caption: The Greater Rhodes Brothers Store Thoroughly up-to-date in every respect, offers the most superb shopping facilities in the Northwest. Over fifty complete stores under one roof and one management. You can furnish your entire home, outfit your entire family without leaving its doors. The selling floor space covers 120,000 square feet or nearly three acres. Among the many conveniences and improvements embodied in the Greater Rhodes Brothers Store are: Vacuum Cleaning System Independent Electric Lighting System Electric Conveyor System, Cold Storage Plant Perfect Ventilation System When in the Store Visit The Roof Garden The Big Tea Room The Art Exhibit The Pure Food Market The Oriental Rug Exhibit Always feel assured a rousing welcome at the Rhodes Store. It is our policy to treat everyone that enters the doors as an honored guest.
Date: C. 1911
Publisher: Compliments of Rhodes Brothers Tacoma, Wash.
Description: The Rhodes Brothers Department Store in downtown Tacoma originally opened in 1903. It was enlarged by three stories in 1911, and then called the Greater Rhodes Brothers Store. The store was remodeled many times over the years, and closed permanently in 1974. The building was then used to house the University of Puget Sound Law School from 1980 to 1999. State offices and courthouses were established after the law school closed.
Subjects: University of Puget Sound (Tacoma); Rhodes Brothers Department Store (Tacoma); Courthouses--Tacoma; Department stores--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 950 BROADWAY
Category: Stores and Shopping
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Front caption: S. Rita-Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1925
Notes: Associated Photographic Service, Inc.
Description: St. Rita's Catholic Church, located at 1401 So. Ainsworth Avenue, was founded by Italian immigrants in 1924.
Subjects: St. Ritas Catholic Church (Tacoma); Catholic churches--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1401 SO. AINSWORTH AVE.
Category: Houses of Worship
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 | STENGER-70
Front caption: Birdseye view of Tacoma, Wash. Mt. Tacoma in Distance
Date: c. 1930
Notes: 623
Description: Aerial view of the downtown business district
Subjects: Business districts--Tacoma; Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Category: Aerial Views of Tacoma
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 | NWRPC-152
Front caption: Looking North from C. and 13th.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Pub. by The Central News Co., Tacoma, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany
Notes: 65986, A-27.
Description: Built in 1892, the Owen Woods building at 1148 Broadway is now known as the Cornerstone Building.
Subjects: Historic buildings--Tacoma; Business districts--Tacoma; Dry goods stores--Tacoma; Carriages & coaches--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1148 BROADWAY
Category: Historic Buildings
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Front caption: Tacoma, Wash. Pacific Ave. and Ninth St.
Date: 1905
Distributor: Raphael Tuck & Sons Post Card Series
Publisher: Vaughn & Morrill Co.
Printer: Printed in Germany.
Notes: No. 1043
Description: A street view of downtown Tacoma, looking west up Ninth St. from Pacific Ave.
Subjects: Business districts--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma; Streets--Tacoma;
Category: Downtown
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Front caption: St. Paul's Church and School, Walla Walla, Wash.
Date: c. 1915
Publisher: Spokane Post Card Co., Spokane, Wash
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: No. 5330.
Description: Stone and wood church building located on a shady residential street of Walla Walla.
Subjects: Churches--Walla Walla; Historic buildings--Walla Walla;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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Front caption: Official Mailing Card Lewis & Clark Centennial, 1905 Portland, Oregon Manufactures Liberal Arts and Varied Industrial Building.
Date: c. 1905
Publisher: B.B. Rich, Official Stationer.
Printer: Printed in Germany.
Notes: 12599
Description: View of the Manufactures Building festooned with colorful flags.
Subjects: Fairs; Exhibitions--Oregon--Portland; Historic buildings--Portland;
Category: Oregon
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Front caption: Yesler Way looking East from Pioneer Place, Seattle, Wash.
Date: c. 1917
Publisher: Pub. by Pacific Novelty Co. of S. F., Cal.
Printer: Made in S. F.
Notes: 2638
Description: Yesler Way is named for Henry Yesler, who was a pioneer mill owner. Yesler Way was originally the skid road on which logs were skidded down to the mill.
Subjects: Historic buildings; Street railroads; Street railroad tracks;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | MAGDEN-31
Front caption: Official Mailing Card Lewis & Clark Centennial, 1905 Portland, Oregon. United States Government Building.
Date: c. 1905
Publisher: B. B. Rich, Official Stationer.
Printer: Printed in Germany.
Notes: 12603
Description: View of the U.S. Government Building with Cascade range in the background.
Subjects: Fairs; Exhibitions--Oregon--Portland; Historic buildings--Portland; Cascade Range;
Category: Oregon
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Front caption: The Betz Brewery Walla Walla Wash
Date: c. 1907
Publisher: I. P. P. Co.
Notes: 1295
Description: Sturdy brick brewing house in Walla Walla with a few people posing out front. The brewery was owned by a former Walla Walla mayor and German immigrant, Jacob Betz who moved to the city in 1874, where he purchased the Star Brewery, re-named it and eventually moved it to the location seen in this photo. Betz Beer was known as one of the finest in the nation.
Subjects: Betz Brewery (Walla Walla); Brewing industry; Historic buildings--Walla Walla;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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Front caption: City Hall. Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1908
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: 5161. The PCK Series
Description: Old Tacoma City Hall Building with the Northern Pacific Raiload Headquarters Building at right. Built in 1893, Old City Hall is one of the city's most notable landmarks.
Subjects: Old City Hall (Tacoma); Tacoma City Hall (Tacoma); Historic buildings--Tacoma; Northern Pacific Headquarters Building (Tacoma);
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 625 COMMERCE; 621 PACIFIC
Category: Historic Buildings
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Front caption: The City Hall, Walla Walla, Wash.
Date: c. 1915
Publisher: Spokane Post Card Co., Spokane, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: 1247. S. P. F. Co. No. 5321
Description: Brick and stone city hall building with a bicyle leaning against the front steps.
Subjects: City Hall (Walla Walla); Historic buildings--Walla Walla;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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Front caption: View looking across Burrard Inlet, showing Business Section. Vancouver, B. C.
Date: c. 1917
Publisher: Published by the Post Publishing Co., Vancouver, B.C.
Notes: R-56614
Description: Burrard Inlet lies between the city of Vancouver and the north shore municipalities of West Vancouver and North Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada.
Subjects: Waterways; Business districts; Mountains; Historic buildings;
Category: Canada
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Front caption: Hotel Fairhaven, Bellingham, Wash.
Date: c. 1917
Publisher: Published by Graham & Munch Bellingham, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany
Notes: No. 5
Description: Ornate hotel in Bellingham, with repeating arches in the windows and in the exterior architectural features.
Subjects: Hotels; Historic buildings; Arches; Architectural decorations & ornaments;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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Front caption: First Methodist Episcopal Church, Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1907
Description: Originally planned for site at 6th Ave. & So. I St., this church was
dedicated at South 8th & G Streets on 2/19/1893. The last services were held in December 1916.
Subjects: Churches--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma; Episcopal churches--Tacoma; Methodist churches--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 724 SO. G ST.
Category: Houses of Worship
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Front caption: Beacon Lighthouse Westport Washington
Back caption: Beacon Lighthouse Westport, Washington Guide in the night to Grays Harbor. Circa 1955.
Date: c. 1980
Distributor: Distributed by Smith-Western Co., P.O.Box 1573. Tacoma, WA 98401
Printer: Italcards by fotometalgrafica Printed in Italy
Notes: Color by Kyle S. Smith CT-968
Description: c. 1955 picture on a more contemporary card, featuring the Beacon Lighthouse in Westport. Also called the Westport Lighthouse. It went into service in 1891.
Subjects: Lighthouses--Washington; Historic buildings--Westport;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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Front caption: Commercial Avenue, Anacortes, Wash.
Date: c. 1909
Publisher: Publ. by Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Ore. and Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: No. 5276
Description: Anacortes is on the north end of Fidalgo Island in west central Skagit County. It experienced many early-day booms, and now has several substantial industries. Amos Bowman, who platted the town in 1876, chose the name of his wife, Anna Curtis Bowman. The postal authorities altered the post office name to the present form. As it happened, however, the family name of Curtis had a Spanish origin of Cortes, which nullified the error of postal officials. Earlier names for the place were Ship Harbor, Squaw Harbor and Magic City.
Subjects: Cities & towns--Washington; Historic buildings--Washington; Commercial streets--Anacortes;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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Front caption: S. Rita-Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1925
Notes: Associated Photographic Service, Inc.
Description: St. Rita's Catholic Church was built in 1924 and is on the National Historic Registry.
Subjects: St. Ritas Catholic Church (Tacoma); Catholic churches--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1401 SO. AINSWORTH AVE.
Category: Houses of Worship
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Front caption: The Commercial Center of Tacoma, Wash. Tacoma Bldg. Perkins Bldg. Washington Bldg. Puget Sound Bank Bldg. Trust Bldg.
Date: C. 1930
Publisher: Published by Leland Lund, Tacoma, Wash.
Printer: C.T. American Art Colored.
Notes: 141. 107784
Description: Downtown Tacoma business district, highlighting the Tacoma, Perkins, Washington, Puget Sound Bank, (National Realty) and Trust buildings.
Subjects: Washington Building (Tacoma); National Realty Building (Tacoma); Perkins Building (Tacoma); Tacoma Building (Tacoma);
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1117-19 PACIFIC AVE.; 1109-13 PACIFIC AVE.; 1017-21 A ST.; 1101 A ST.
Category: Aerial Views of Tacoma
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Front caption: Tacoma, Washington, Gateway to Rainier National Park
Back caption: Tacoma, gateway to Rainier national Park and the "Lumber Products Capital of America," is a major metropolis on the Northern Pacific. Route of the Streamlined North Coast Limited
Date: c. 1930
Printer: Natural Color Post Card Made in the U.S.A. by E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis.-DAL
Notes: Northern Pacific Yellowstone Park Line emblem on upper left back corner, 15331
Description: Colorized postcard depicting the downtown business district in the foreground, and Mount Rainier in the distance.
Subjects: Historic buildings--Tacoma; Business districts--Tacoma; Rainier, Mount (Wash.);
Category: Aerial Views of Tacoma
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Front caption: Elk's Club, Bellingham, Washington.
Date: C. 1915
Publisher: Lowman & Hanford Co., Pub., Seattle.
Notes: No. 9050. Photo by Sandison.
Description: Built in 1912, this building was home to the Elks until they built a new lodge in 1971.
Subjects: Elks Club (Bellingham); Historic buildings--Washington; Fraternal organizations;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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Front caption: Mount Tacoma, "50 Miles from Business District". Tacoma, Washington
Back caption: Mount Tacoma, held in awe by the Indians for generations before the first white man, is a dormant volcano, rising 14,408 feet above sea level in Tacoma's backyard. Its mighty bulk is plainly visible from the city, perpetually capped by eternal snows that form 27 living glaciers.
Date: c. 1930
Publisher: Pub. by H. W. Rothermel, Tacoma, Washington
Printer: Tichnor Quality Views
Notes: 127091
Description: The Winthrop Hotel, the Pantages Theater, the Washington Building and the Bostwick Block are the buildings at the base of Mount Rainier, whose top is lost in the clouds.
Subjects: Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Pantages Theater (Tacoma); Washington Building (Tacoma); Hotel Bostwick (Tacoma); Rainier, Mount (Wash.);
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1019 PACIFIC AVE.; 755-71 SAINT HELENS AVE.; 773 BROADWAY; 901 BROADWAY
Category: Aerial Views of Tacoma
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Date: c. 1907
Description: The residence shown here with an address of 506 So. K Street is in our Buildings Index under 506 Martin Luther King Jr. Way. The J. A. Wheeler family lived in this house for many years.
Subjects: Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Houses--Tacoma--1900-1910; Architectural elements--Tacoma; Porches--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 506 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WAY
Category: Homes and Subdivisions
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Front caption: Tacoma Souvenir. St. Peter's Church The Bell Tower is a large tree trunk around which the ivy has grown.
Back caption: Private Mailing Card. Authorized by Act of Congress of May 19, 1898. Postal Card-Carte Postale
Date: c. 1900
Description: St. Peter's, with it's unique ivy covered tree trunk bell tower, was built in 1873.
Subjects: St. Peters Episcopal Church (Tacoma); Churches--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 2910 NO. STARR ST.
Category: Old Town
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Front caption: Griffin Ave., Enumclaw, Wash.
Date: c. 1908
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: A 11431
Description: In 1879, Frank and Mary Stevenson homesteaded what is now the center of town. Early settlers called this area Stevensonville, but the name later changed to Enumclaw--an Indian name of a nearby mountain. The town of Enumclaw was platted on October 31, 1885, when the railroad decided to come through the area.
Subjects: Mountains; Historic buildings--Washington; Carriages & coaches--Washington; Horses;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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Front caption: Perkins Building Home of the Morning Ledger & Evening News, Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Pub. by V. S. Walsh, San Francisco, Cal.
Notes: 2721
Description: Built in 1906 at 1101 "A" Street, the Perkins Building was considered the first fire proof structure in Tacoma. The building was home to the first University of Washington Tacoma students.
Subjects: Newspaper industry--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; Perkins Building (Tacoma);
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1101 A ST.
Category: Downtown
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Front caption: The Central School, Tacoma, U.S.A.
Date: c. 1920
Publisher: Published by Lowman & Hanford Co.
Notes: Photo by F. H. Nowell, 2083, C.T. Photochrom
Description: Located at 601 So. 8th St., the current Central School was built in 1912.
Subjects: Central School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 601 SO. 8th ST.
Category: Schools
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Front caption: Mason M.E. Church, Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1915
Publisher: Published by Frank A. Neyhart & Co. Tacoma, Wash.
Printer: Made in U.S.A.
Notes: A-29995
Description: The Mason Methodist Church, 4008 No. 28th St., was built in 1910 and demolished c. 1970. It was named in honor of Allen C. Mason.
Subjects: Mason Methodist Church (Tacoma); Methodist churches--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 4008 NO. 28th ST.
Category: Houses of Worship
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Front caption: St. Joseph's Hospital Aberdeen, Wash.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Sprouse & Son, Tacoma, Wash., Publishers
Description: St. Joseph's Hospital in Aberdeen, Washington.
Subjects: Hospitals--Washington; Historic buildings;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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Front caption: Weinhard Hotel Astoria, Ore.
Date: c. 1910
Notes: No 23
Description: Corner view of Astoria's Weinhard Hotel. 30 blocks of Astoria's downtown area were destroyed by fire in 1922. Among the casualties was this hotel. The building's decorative columns were saved, however, and are a feature of Astoria's Shively Public Park.
Subjects: Hotels--Oregon; Historic buildings--Oregon;
Category: Oregon
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Front caption: Tacoma General Hospital
Date: c. 1929
Notes: Ellis 1211
Description: Tacoma General Hospital, at 315 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, was originally the Fannie Paddock Hospital. Here is the original hospital built on this site in 1914, and the addition built behind it in 1926.
Subjects: Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma; Automobiles--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 315 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WAY
Category: Hospitals and Sanitaria
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 | NWRPC-137
Front caption: Post Office Bldg., Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c.1920
Publisher: E. C. Kropp Co., publ. Milwaukee
Notes: No. 1283
Description: Built in 1909 at 1102 So. A St., the Federal Building which houses the Post Office, was added to the City Historical Register in 1975.
Subjects: Historic buildings--Tacoma; United States Post Office (Tacoma); Post offices--Tacoma; Federal Building (Tacoma);
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1102 A ST.
Category: Downtown
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 | FLEMING-47
Front caption: The Lobby, Hotel Lincoln, Seattle, Wash.
Date: c. 1909
Publisher: "Phostint" Card made only by Detroit Publishing Co.
Notes: 13927
Description: View of a conservatory-like hotel lobby featuring many rocking chairs, statues along the walls holding bowls of leafy plants, and vines and potted plants hanging from a glass ceiling.
Subjects: Hotels--Seattle; Advertising; Historic buildings--Seattle;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | NWRPC-106
Front caption: State Insane Asylum, Fort Steilacoom, near Tacoma, Washington.
Date: c. 1915
Publisher: Lowman & Hanford Co.
Notes: 2017 C. T. Photochrom R-29986
Description: Ivy covered building at what is now known as Western State Hospital. Originally housed in abandoned Fort Steilacoom buildings, the institution has had many additions over the years at 8699 Steilacoom
Blvd. SW.
Subjects: Western State Hospital (Lakewood); Mental institutions--Lakewood--1930-1940; Asylums--Lakewood;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 8699 STEILACOOM BLVD. S.W., Lakewood
Category: Hospitals and Sanitaria
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 | NWRPC-99
Front caption: Carlton Hotel, Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Central News Co., Tacoma, Wash. Made in U.S.A.
Notes: A-8457
Description: Built in 1909 at 1552 Jefferson Ave.
Subjects: Historic buildings--Tacoma; Carlton Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1552 JEFFERSON AVE.
Category: Historic Buildings
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 | NWRPC-98
Front caption: Tacoma Labor Temple, Tacoma, Washington. C.F.W. Lundberg George Gove } Architects
Date: c. 1911
Publisher: Edward H. Mitchell San Francisco Cal.
Description: Proposed Labor building, was to be located almost directly across from the Carnegie Library building on Tacoma Ave. So.
Subjects: Historic buildings--Tacoma; City planning--Tacoma;
Category: Historic Buildings
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 | FLEMING-37
Front caption: Second St., The Dalles, Ore.
Back caption: On the line of the O.-W.R. & N.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Pub. by Pacific Novelty Co. of S. F., Cal.
Notes: 1608 Emblem of a bear standing on the letters "P.N.C." is located on back top left corner.
Description: View down Second Street of the business district of the Dalles. This city is located in Wasco County, Oregon, on the Columbia River and is historically known as the end of he Oregon Trail. The photo was possibly taken during a holiday. Some of the buildings are festively adorned with American flags. "O.-W. R. & N." refers to the Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company, a railroad system that ran through Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, and was eventually absorbed into the Union Pacific Railroad Company.
Subjects: Commercial streets--Oregon; Business districts--Oregon; Cities & towns--Oregon; Railroad companies;
Category: Oregon
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 | NWRPC-75
Front caption: Pacific Ave., Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1914
Publisher: Frank A. Neyhart & Co., Tacoma, Wn. Made in U.S.A.
Notes: A 18103; Photochrom.
Description: Bustling downtown Pacific Ave.
Subjects: Cityscapes; Historic buildings--Tacoma; Streets--Tacoma; Business districts--Tacoma;
Category: Downtown
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 | NWRPC-58
Front caption: First Christian Church, Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Central News Co., Tacoma, Wash., Made in U.S.A.
Notes: A34 J
Description: Built in the Corinthian style in 1907, the First Christian Church was located at 523 Martin Luther King Jr. Way. It was demolished in 1963.
Subjects: Churches--Tacoma; First Christian Church (Tacoma); Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 523 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WAY
Category: Houses of Worship
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 | NWRPC-46
Front caption: Aerial View - Olympia Wn.
Date: c. 1940
Notes: Pictorial C-10
Description: Aerial photo showcasing the Washington State Capitol campus.
Subjects: Aerial photographs; Capitols--Washington; Cityscapes; Historical buildings--Olympia;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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Front caption: This is the first court house in Washington.
Date: c. 1906
Description: Home of John Robinson Jackson (one of the first settlers north of the Columbia River) and the first courthouse in what would soon become Washington Territory. Also known as the Jackson Prairie Courthouse, the first recorded event- Sheriff Jackson's presentation of a tax assessment roll- took place October 4, 1847. The building was located in Lewis County, near present-day Toledo, Washington.
Subjects: Historic buildings; Courthouses;
Category: Historic Buildings
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Front caption: Postal Card. United States of America. Postage One Cent 1843-McKinley-1901.
Date: c. 1907
Description: John W. Linck was remodeling his home at 817 NO. J Street in the summer of 1907. This card is keeping his wife, Eva, up to date on the progress of the construction. Linck was elected Mayor of Tacoma in 1908, and left office in 1910. He remained a Justice of the Peace for many years after leaving elected office.
Subjects: Mayors--Tacoma--1900-1910; Historic buildings--Tacoma; Marriage--Tacoma; Politicians--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 817 NO. J. ST.
Category: Homes and Subdivisions
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 | FLEMING-214
Front caption: Lincoln City Library Lincoln, Nebraska
Date: c. 1920
Publisher: Merchants Pub. Co., Lincoln, Neb.
Description: This is the Old Main Library in Lincoln, Nebraska. It opened in 1902 and was demolished in the 1960's. It was built as a Carnegie Library.
Subjects: Libraries--Nebraska; Philanthropy; Historic buildings;
Category: Libraries
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 | FLEMING-35
Front caption: Dominion Hotel, Victoria, B.C.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Valentine & Sons Publishing Co., Ltd. Montreal and Toronto.
Printer: Printed in Great Britain.
Description: View of Victoria, B.C.'s oldest hotel- the Dominion- built in 1876 and still in existence today. In this portrayal, the four story brick building seems to stand by itself, with a wide road in the foreground being travelled by many horses and buggies.
Subjects: Hotels--Canada; Historic buildings--Victoria, B.C.; Business districts--Victoria, B.C.;
Category: Canada
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 | MAGDEN-39
Front caption: Hotel Seward- House of Cheer 10th and Alder Streets W. C. Culbertson, Proprietor, Portland, Oregon.
Back caption: We invite you to eat at the Hotel Seward, "The House of Cheer." Our Club Breakfasts, also our Luncheons, 35c and 50c, our Dinners 55c, 65c, and 90c, and our Sunday Table D'Hote Dinners for $1.00 are unequalled, we believe. We have doubled our dining capacity. All Oregon Electric Trains stop at Hotel Seward.
Date: c.1910
Publisher: E. C. Knopp Co., Milwaukee
Description: View of building with its art noveau and Native American architectural motifs. Built in 1909, this glazed terra cotta building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It still serves as a hotel.
Subjects: Hotels--Portland; Historic buildings--Portland; Advertising; Publicity;
Category: Oregon
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 | FLEMING-146
Front caption: Hotel Washington, Seattle, Wash.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Pacific Novelty Company, Publishers, San Francisco, Cal.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: 08186 S.2.
Description: This view is actually of the New Washington Hotel, at the corner of Second and Stewart. The hotel was developer James Moore's response to losing his Gothic landmark, the original Washington Hotel, to the Denny regrade. (His namesake Moore Theatre is directly behind the hotel.) The New Washington opened in 1908, was purchased by the Catholic church as a retirement home in 1963, added to the National Historic Register and given local Landmark status in 1989--and was turned into low income housing in 1990. It is now called the Josephinum/New Washington Hotel.
Subjects: Hotels--Seattle; Housing; Historic buildings;
Category: Hotels and Motels
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 | PETERSON-39
Front caption: Interior of Station Point Defiance Park Tacoma
Date: c. 1914
Publisher: Published by G.S. Muir, Tacoma, Wash.
Notes: G9.
Description: The Japanese Pagoda in Point Defiance Park originally served as the station for the street car line. It was built in 1914.
Subjects: Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Point Defiance Line (Tacoma); Street railroads--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Category: Railroads
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 | GREENWOOD-7
Front caption: Pacific Coast Condensed Milk Co., Kent, Wash.
Date: c. 1917
Description: When the Washington Condensed Milk Company went bankrupt in 1899, it was bought out by Elbridge Amos Stuart, who re-named it the Pacific Coast Condensed Milk Company. Later, Stuart re-named the company once again as the Carnation Milk Company. A portion of this building still exists in downtown Kent.
Subjects: Dairy products; Milk; Historic buildings--Kent;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | MAGDEN-36
Front caption: Hotel Portland, Portland, Ore.
Date: c. 1901
Publisher: Detroit Photographic Co.
Notes: 5215.
Description: View of the large hotel and its U-shaped courtyard.
Subjects: Hotels--Portland; Historic buildings--Portland;
Category: Oregon
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 | NWRPC-180
Back caption: Castle Hall Pythian Temple Commencement Lodge No. 7 Knights of Pythias Lodge instituted 1881. Temple constructed 1906-1908. Dedicated with 1250 Knights in Grand Convention. 100th Anniversary Grand Convention, October 6, 1985. Most beautiful Pythian meeting hall in the world. Home to Commencement #7, Tacoma Temple #58, Washington Temple #6, and El Adre Temple #58, DOKK.
Date: c. 1985
Publisher: McGrew Color Graphics Kansas City MO 64108
Notes: Photo by The Photo Gallery, 21108346
Description: The ornate Pythian Temple was added to the National Historic Register in 1985, and to the Tacoma Historic Register in 1988.
Subjects: Knights of Pythias (Tacoma); Knights of Pythias, Commencement Lodge #7 (Tacoma); Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 924-26 BROADWAY
Category: Historic Buildings
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 | GREENWOOD-24
Back caption: Old lighthouse on Oregon Coast Abandoned lighthouse in Bullards Beach State Park at the mouth of the Coquille River, north of Bandon, on the north shore.
Date: c. 1960
Publisher: Columbia View Cards, P. O. Box 389, Ocean Park, WA 98640
Printer: Color by Joh F. McNamara
Notes: ICS-105370
Description: The squat structure of the Coquille River Lighthouse standing abandoned- a victim of graffiti and winter storms on the Pacific Ocean. This lighthouse, located in Bandon, Oregon at the mouth of the Coquille River, was built to serve as both a coastal and harbor light. It was de-commissioned in 1939, and stood neglected until the creation of Bandon State Park in 1963. A slow but successful renovation process was conducted in conjunction with the Army Corps of Engineers, and the lighthouse is now open to visitors.
Subjects: Lighthouses--Oregon; Historic buildings--Oregon; Coastlines--Oregon;
Category: Oregon
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 | GREENWOOD-30
Front caption: Ezra Meeker's homestead, Puyallup, Wash. Camp No. 1, Old Oregon Trail Monument Expedition
Back caption: Broke camp January 29th, 1906; drove north past the towns of Sumner, Auburn and Kent to Seattle, 30 miles, through the valleys of the Puyallup, Stuck and White rivers, first famous for hops, and now for dairy, fruit and vegetable productions. Puyallup, once a famous center of the export hop trade, nine miles from Tacoma, Wash.; founded by Ezra Meeker, 1877. Pioneer Park, Pioneer Avenue and Pioneer Place dedicated in honor of pioneers upon founding town, now city of 4,000 inhabitants; on line of Northern Pacific railroad.
Date: c. 1906
Publisher: Ezra Meeker Room 1214, 35 Nassau St., N. Y. Series A., Oregon Trail, Series B., Indian Chiefs, etc., Series C., 16 Fancy colored cards illustrating trip, with map of Old Oregon Trail.
Notes: 3
Description: Ezra Meeker, Puyallup founder and Oregon Trail advocate, camping with his covered wagon and ox team in front of his mansion. Meeker crossed the Old Oregon Trail twice in the 1900's, marking the trail with monuments commemorating its original pioneers. This photo was taken upon the eve of his first trip. The Meeker Mansion is a 17-room house built in 1890 upon the insistence of Ezra Meeker's wife, Eliza Jane. She had lived with Meeker and raised their family in a small cabin for 26 years, and was ripe for a change. Ezra was not particularly fond of the house, and sold it immediately upon his wife's death in 1909. It is now a museum, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Subjects: Pioneers--Puyallup; Trails & paths--Oregon; Covered wagons; Ox teams; Meeker, Ezra, 1830-1928; Historic buildings--Puyallup;
Category: Pioneers
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Front caption: 42 Story L. C. Smith Bldg. Seattle.
Date: c. 1913
Publisher: Whitney Co.
Notes: 84
Description: The Smith Tower was built by firearms and typewriter magnate Lyman Cornelius Smith. He planned to build a 14-story structure, but was convinced by his son that a skyscraper would be better for business. Construction began in 1910, and Opening Day was July 3, 1914. At 522 feet from curb to top finial, the tower was the tallest structure west of the Mississippi until 1931, and the tallest on the West Coast until the Space Needle came along in 1962. In this photo, the building appears to be in its final stages of construction.
Subjects: Historic buildings--Seattle; Skyscrapers--Seattle; Business districts--Seattle;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | GREENWOOD-53
Back caption: Ivar's Acres of Clams Restaurant and Ivar's Fish Bar on Seattle's waterfront Pier 54, next to the fireboat station.
Date: c. 1950
Publisher: Mirro-Krome Card by H. S. Crocker Co., Inc., San Francisco 1, Calif.
Description: Classic cars from the 40's and 50's line the streets in front of Seattle's reknowned Ivar's Acres of Clams Restaurant and Fish Bar. Ivar Haglund, "Flounder" of Ivar's, built Seattle's first aquarium, accompanied by a fish bar, on Pier 54 in 1938. In 1946, he expanded the bar into a full restaurant, and eventually established a regional chain of Ivar's Restaurants. The original eatery on Seattle's downtown waterfront still operates today in a modified structure. Haglund's famous motto was to "Keep Clam".
Subjects: Restaurants--Seattle; Historic Buildings--Seattle; Waterfronts--Seattle; Piers & wharves--Seattle;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | FLEMING-225
Date: c. 1920
Distributor: T. R. Monk, Photographer, Tillamook
Description: A parade winds through the town of Tillamook in western Oregon.
Thomas Robert Monk had a photography studio in Tillamook.
Subjects: Photographs; Parades; Historic buildings; Dirt roads;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | GREENWOOD-38
Front caption: Auburn High School, Auburn, Wash.
Date: c. 1909
Publisher: Publ. by Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Ore., and Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: 5323
Description: View of a large, clapboard school house with small group of children by front door. This 3-story school in Auburn, Washington- a city south of Seattle- was constructed in 1903 and housed 12 classrooms, with the high school classes located on the top floor. In 1910, a new school was built for the high school, and the Aurburn Central School then became entirely a grade school.
Subjects: School children; Schools--Auburn; Historic buildings--Auburn;
Category: Schools
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 | GREENWOOD-21
Front caption: Seattle Hotel Pioneer Square First Ave and James St. Seattle
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Press of White Advertising Bureau, Inc., Hancock Bldg., Seattle
Description: Front of triangle-shaped Seattle Hotel, with cars and people traveling on the streets in foreground. Built upon the site of the Occidental Hotel which burned down in Seattle's 1889 fire, the Seattle Hotel occupied a prominent postition in the Pioneer Square area. By 1914, the hotel had been converted into an office building, and it was demolished in 1961. The unpopular "sinking ship" parking garage that replaced it galvanized the local historic preservation community to have Pioneer Square registered as a National Historic District.
Subjects: Historic buildings--Seattle; Hotels--Seattle; Business districts--Seattle;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | GREENWOOD-65
Front caption: Public Market Seattle, Washington
Date: c. 1955
Publisher: C. P. Johnston Co., Seattle, Washington
Printer: C. T. Art-Colortone
Notes: 2150
Description: Colorful farm trucks and 50's era automobiles are parked in front of the Public Market, beneath a large red neon sign reading "Public Market Center". A clock tells us it is about 9:15, and business seems to be humming right along on this sunny morning.
Subjects: Pike Place Market (Seattle); Truck farming--Seattle; Markets--Seattle; Historic Buildings--Seattle;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | FLEMING-142
Front caption: Hotel Grayport, Hoquiam, Wash. One of the best Hotels in the State.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Published by the Centrel News Co., Tacoma, Wash.
Printer: Made in U.S.A.
Notes: 13652
Description: Hoquiam was officially incorporated on May 21, 1890. Its name is taken from a Native-American language meaning "Hungry for wood". The logging and lumber business peaked during the late 1920s, although the area has continuing lumber industry ties. The Logger's PlayDay is an annual event held every September, featuring a parade, and tree-topping, log rolling, ax-throwing and choker-setting competitions.
Subjects: Logging industry; Hotels; Historic buildings;
Category: Hotels and Motels
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 | NWRPC-189
Front caption: Seattle, Wash. First Avenue
Date: c. 1912
Publisher: Paul C. Keoler CO., New York City & Kirschheim.
Printer: Printed in Germany.
Notes: 5548
Description: View looking down First Avenue of Seattle, with Stewart & Holmes Drug Co. at left. Horse drawn buggies travel the street, along with many pedestrians.
Subjects: Business districts--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle; Commercial streets--Seattle;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | FLEMING-228
Front caption: Looking West on 1st St. Tillamook, Ore.
Date: c.1920
Distributor: Thos. R.Monk, Tillamook, Ore.
Description: Thomas Robert Monk owned a photography studio in Tillamook, Oregon.
Subjects: Dirt roads; Historic buildings; Houses; Electricity;
Category: Oregon
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 | PETERSON-43
Front caption: General View of Tacoma, Washington.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Published by E. P. Charlton & Co.
Description: Early view of downtown Tacoma business district.
Subjects: Historic buildings--Tacoma; Business districts--Tacoma; Aerial views;
Category: Downtown
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 | FLEMING-223
Front caption: Dominion Hotel, Victoria, B.C.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: The Valentine & Sons Publishing Co., Ltd. Montreal and Toronto
Printer: Printed in Great Britain
Notes: V & Sons Post Card Famous Throughout the World
Description: Victoria's oldest hotel has been serving guests since 1876. It has recently been renovated, and is now called the Dalton.
Subjects: Hotels; Carriages & coaches; Horses; Historic buildings;
Category: Canada
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 | SUSAN-13
Front caption: Ezra Meeker's Homestead, Puyallup, Wash. Camp No. 1, Old Oregon Trail Monument Expedition January 29th, 1906.
Back caption: Standing upon a solid stone foundation, built of six varieties of native wood, furniture finished inside, heavily sanded in oil outside, barring accidents, this residence will remain for centuries.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Ezra Meeker, Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Made in the U.S.A.
Notes: 12. A-15595 Oregon Trail Monument Post Card This card was sold as part of a set of 25, packaged in a paper envelope.
Description: Ezra Meeker, a Washington State pioneer, undertook two re-crossing of the Old Oregon Trail between 1906-1912 to raise commemorative markers for its original pioneers. This photo was taken on the eve of his departure for the first trip. Camp 1, as he called it, was on the lawn of his own house. The Meeker Mansion was a 17- room structure built in 1890. Meeker was correct in predicting that the building would last long into the future. It is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and serves as a museum in the city of Puyallup.
Subjects: Meeker, Ezra, 1830-1928; Trails & paths--Oregon; Covered wagons; Ox teams; Historic buildings--Puyallup; Pioneers--Puyallup;
Category: Pioneers
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 | GREENWOOD-8
Front caption: Bird's-eye view of Auburn, Wash. from the west.
Date: c. 1905
Publisher: H. A. Fowler, Publ.
Notes: 4
Description: View of extensive farmlands near Auburn in the White River valley of King County, Washington. A cluster of buildings at top left is probably the downtown and residential area of Auburn.
Subjects: Farms--Auburn; Cities & towns--Auburn; Croplands;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | NWRPC-179
Front caption: The Tacoma Public Library
Back caption: Tacoma Public LibraryTacoma Public Library's 87,708 square foot Main Library at 1102 Tacoma Avenue South encompasses the city's original Carnegie Library, built in 1903 through a grant from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, and its 1952 addition. Funding for the 1990 renovation and expansion was provided through passage of a $15.8 million Library Construction Bond approved by Tacoma voters in 1984. The $5.1 million project was designed by the Tsang Partnership, with construction by Mar-Jon Contractors, Inc. Photo inset: The restored glass skylight of the Carnegie Library.
Date: c. 1990
Printer: Printing courtesy of the Tsang Partnership, Tacoma, Washington
Notes: Photography by The Portrait Gallery, 1990.
Description: Large postcard commemorating the renovation and expansion of the Main Library.
Subjects: Public libraries--Tacoma; Tacoma Public Library (Tacoma); Historic buildings--Tacoma; Stained glass--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1102 TACOMA AVE. SO.
Category: Libraries
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 | ANDERSON-13
Front caption: Cor. Elk and Holly Streets, Bellingham, Wash.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: W. G. Macfarlane, Buffalo and Toronto.
Printer: Printed in Germany
Notes: D. 1091.
Description: Bellingham was originally several smaller towns, but was consolidated in 1903. It is located in Whatcom County on Bellingham Bay.
Subjects: Historic buildings; Business districts; Dirt roads--Whatcom County;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | KLASSY-1
Front caption: Tacoma, Washington, Gateway to Rainier National Park.
Date: c. 1930
Publisher: C. P. Johnston Co., Seattle, Washington
Printer: Made only by Curt Teich & Co., Inc., Chicago
Notes: 1005, "C.T. Art Colortone" Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.
Description: Colorized postcard depicting the downtown business district in the foreground, and Mount Rainier in the distance.
Subjects: Historic buildings--Tacoma; Business districts--Tacoma; Rainier, Mount (Wash.);
Category: Aerial Views of Tacoma
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 | ANDERSON-11
Front caption: Sreet Scene--Enumclaw, Wn.
Date: c. 1930
Notes: Ellis 3401
Description: The Trommald Building in Enumclaw, located at 1523-1525 Cole St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
Subjects: Historic buildings; Business districts; Automobiles;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | MAGDEN-102
Front caption: Provident Building Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1905
Notes: 239
Description: Originally known as the Provident Building, it became the Security Building in 1952. After renovation and remodeling in 2006, the original name was restored.
Subjects: Historic buildings--Tacoma; Arches--Tacoma; Remodeling--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 917 PACIFIC AVE.
Category: Historic Buildings
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 | FLEMING-297
Front caption: Interior of Union Depot, Seattle, Washington.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Published by E.P. Charlton & Co. Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Printed in the United States
Notes: 1054
Description: Now serving several transit lines including the Sounder Commuter trains, the King Street Station was built in 1904-1906 by the Great Northern Railway and the Northern Pacific Railway. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, the building is being renovated.
Subjects: Historic buildings; Railroad stations--Seattle; Architectural decorations & ornaments;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | ANDERSON-20
Front caption: Hotel Tacoma, Tacoma, Washington.
Date: c. 1907
Publisher: Published by E.P. Charlton & Co., Tacoma, Wash.
Notes: 284
Description: The Tacoma Hotel, 913 "A" Street, opened in 1884. The 300 foot long, five story structure was made of red brick and stucco, with white stone trim. A spectacular fire on October 17, 1935 reduced it to ruins.
Subjects: Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma; Sailing--Tacoma; Waterfronts--Tacoma; Historical buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 913 A ST.
Category: Hotels and Motels
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 | NWRPC-224
Front caption: High School, Kent, Wash.
Date: c. 1915
Description: View of a large high school building in Kent, Washington. It was built some time before 1909, and was probably the same school that later became Kent Junior High School.
Subjects: Schools--Kent; Historic buildings--Kent;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | FLEMING-264
Front caption: Eighth Street Looking South. Hoquiam, Wash.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Published for C. T. Bracket, Hoquiam, Wash.
Notes: 6010
Description: Street scene in early Hoquiam, featuring a Millinery shop, Kanby's Kitchen where ice cream and baked goods were available, Practical Tailors, and a business called Coomb's.
Subjects: Ice cream & ices; Baked products; Tailors--Hoquiam--1900-1910;
Historic buildings;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | ANDERSON-28
Front caption: Second Avenue, Seattle, Washington
Date: c. 1911
Publisher: Edward H. Mitchell, Publisher
Notes: 829
Description: View of bustling downtown Seattle, with more streetcars visible than automobiles.
Subjects: City & town life--Seattle--1910-1920; Historic buildings--Seattle; Street railroads--Seattle--1910-1920;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | ANDERSON-16
Front caption: High School, Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1907
Publisher: Theodore A. Little, Pub.
Description: Originally constructed as a hotel, it never opened because the structure was damaged by fire in 1898. It was converted for use as Tacoma High School in 1906. The name was changed in 1913 to Stadium High school., after Lincoln High school was built.
Subjects: Stadium High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 111 NO. E ST.
Category: Stadium High School & Stadium Bowl
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 | FLEMING-322
Front caption: High School, Seattle, Washington.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Published by E.P. Charton & Co., Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Printed in the United States
Notes: 830
Description: Seattle High School, later known briefly as Washington High School and far longer as Broadway High School, opened in 1902. The main building featured here was demolished in 1974, except for the auditorium that was built as an addition in 1911.
Subjects: Schools--Seattle; Stone buildings--Seattle; Public schools--Seattle;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | ANDERSON-22
Front caption: Tacoma, Wash. Point Defiance Park
Back caption: Point Defiance Park consists of 640 acres of natural woodland, surrounded by ten miles of shore-line of Puget Sound waters. From the park, to the west, may be seen the Olympic Range, and to the west, Cascadr Range with Mount Tacoma rising to a height of over 14,519 feet. The scenery here is delightfully picturesque.
Date: c. 1909
Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons' "Oilette" "Tacoma, Wash." Art Publishers to Their Majesties the King and Queen.
Printer: Printed in England.
Notes: Postcard 2687.
Description: President Grover Cleveland signed a bill in 1888 to let the unused military base Point Defiance be used as a city Park. By 1890 a streetcar line was completed to the park, and by 1898, the lodge shown here, a residence for the Park Superintendent, was constructed.
Subjects: Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Point Defiance Line (Tacoma); Street railroads--Tacoma; Point Defiance Park--Buildings (Tacoma);
Category: Point Defiance Park
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 | FLEMING-277
Front caption: Congressional Library, Washington, D.C.
Date: c. 1915
Publisher: Illustrated Postal Card Co. New York-Germany
Notes: 177.-4
Description: Shown here is the west side and entrance of the Jefferson Building. The Library of Congress was established in 1800 --the legislation was targeted to acquire "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress - and for putting up a suitable apartment for containing them therein." After the original library was destroyed by invading British troops in 1814, Thomas Jefferson offered his extensive personal collection for the new library.
Subjects: Libraries; Night photographs; Historic buildings;
Category: Libraries
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 | FLEMING-244
Front caption: Public Library-Petaluma, Cal.
Date: c. 1908
Notes: Photo By Towne
Description: The Petaluma Free Public Library was established in 1878. The Classical Revival building, designed by Brainerd Jones, was built in 1906 for $20,000. $12,500 was granted by Andrew Carnegie and the balance was donated by the Petaluma community. The building remained a library until 1976 when it was renovated and converted into a museum of Petaluma history.
Subjects: Libraries--California; Historic buildings; Architectural decorations & ornaments;
Category: Libraries
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 | FLEMING-286
Front caption: Gonzaga College, Spokane, Washington.
Date: c. 1905
Publisher: Edward H. Mitchell, Publisher, San Francisco. For E. P. Charlton & Co., Spokane, Wash.
Notes: 751
Description: Gonzaga College was originally intended to teach Indian boys, but by the time the school opened in 1887 only white boys were admitted. It was named after the patron saint of youth, Aloysious Gonzaga. The building featured on this card was completed in 1898. This building spanned two blocks, and was the largest in Spokane at the time of construction.
Subjects: Historic buildings; Architectural elements; Education; Brickwork;
Category: Higher Education
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 | FLEMING-229
Front caption: 2nd Ave. E Tillamook, Ore.
Date: c. 1920
Distributor: Thos. R. Monk, Tillamook, Ore.
Description: Street scene in Tillamook, showing the Monk Photographic Studio.
Subjects: Dirt roads; Historic buildings; Awnings; Clocks & watches;
Category: Oregon
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 | FLEMING-296
Front caption: American Savings Bank and Trust Co. Seattle, Washington.
Date: C. 1910
Publisher: Published by E.P. Charlton & Co. Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Printed in the United States
Notes: 822
Description: According to Emporis.com, this was the first of Seattle's early skyscrapers to be demolished by implosion in the late 1970s. Wells Fargo Center currently occupies the site. The American Savings Bank was organized in Seattle in 1902, and was eventually acquired by the Washington Mutual group.
Subjects: Banks--Washington; Historic buildings; Business districts;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | PETERSON-37
Front caption: Pettock Residence, one of the most popular homes in Portland, Ore.
Date: c. 1927
Publisher: Published by Louis Scheiner, Portland, Ore.
Notes: 4546
Description: The Pittock Mansion was home to Portland pioneers Henry and Georgiana Pittock from 1914 to 1919. Owner of the Weekly Oregonian, Henry Pittock was also into banking, real estate, sheep farming, railroads, steamboats, silver mining and the pulp and paper industry. Georgiana founded many organizations to help women and children, and also is credited with originating Portland's annual Rose Festival. The mansion stayed in family hands after their deaths, until it was put on the market in 1958. Damage from the 1962 storm further threatened the property, but preservationists banded together to save the landmark, and in 1964 the city of Portland purchased the property. After restoration, the mansion reopened for public tours in 1965.
Subjects: Historic buildings--Oregon; Architectural elements; Business people --Oregon; Festivals--Oregon;
Category: Oregon
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 | FLEMING-305
Front caption: Union Depot, Seattle, Washington.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Published by E.P. Charlton & Co., Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Printed in the United States
Notes: 825
Description: Now serving several transit lines including the Sounder Commuter trains, the King Street Station was built in 1904-1906 by the Great Northern Railway and the Northern Pacific Railway. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, the building is being renovated.
Subjects: Historic buildings; Railroad stations--Seattle; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Towers;
Category: Railroads
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 | TACOMA ART CARDS-10
Front caption: World Famous Bob's Java Jive
Back caption: Bob's Java Jive, Tacoma, WA U.S.A.
Date: c. 2009
Distributor: Picture Tacoma Artist's Postcard Project
Notes: Copyright Photography and design, Doug and Lynn Mackey
Subjects: Historic buildings--Tacoma; Coffee Cup Restaurant (Tacoma); Coffeepots; Bars--Tacoma; Monkeys;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 2102 SOUTH TACOMA WAY
Category: Picture Tacoma
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 | FLEMING-319
Front caption: Interior of Union Depot, Seattle, Washington.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Published by E.P. Charlton & Co., Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Printed in the United States
Notes: 1054
Description: Now serving several transit lines including the Sounder Commuter trains, the King Street Station was built in 1904-1906 by the Great Northern Railway and the Northern Pacific Railway. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, the building is being renovated.
Subjects: Historic buildings; Railroad stations--Seattle; Architectural decorations & ornaments;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | GREENWOOD-60
Front caption: Stanley Park, Vancouver
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: J. Howard A. Chapman, Victoria, B. C.
Notes: 1711
Description: View from dock looking towards an ivy-covered building at Stanley Park. Captain George Vancouver first explored the peninsula area where this park is located in 1792. At the time, it was largely inhabited by the Squamish people. In the 1860's, the area was used as a military reserve before being designated as a park in 1886 by the Dominion of Canada. The park was named after Lord Stanley, Governor General of Canada. Today the park covers over 1,000 acres, and is the third largest city-owned park in North America.
Subjects: Parks--Canada--Vancouver, B. C.; Historic buildings--Canada;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | MAGDEN-78
Front caption: Over-looking Tacoma's fast developing Civiv Center--First Presbyterian Church and Scottish Rite Cathedral (left background)
Date: c. 1927
Distributor: Tacoma Chamber of Commerce
Notes: Copyright--an Official Tacoma Chamber of Commerce photograph; C-106
Description: Tacoma Chamber of Commerce postcard showing the Scottish Rite Cathedral and the First Presbyterian Church in the latter 1920's. Many cars are lined up along the streets in front of and to the sides of the buildings.
Subjects: Scottish Rite Cathedral (Tacoma); First Presbyterian Church (Tacoma); Promotional materials; Publicity; Automobiles;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 20 TACOMA AVE. SO; 5 SO. G ST.
Category: Historic Buildings
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 | FLEMING-226
Date: c. 1920
Distributor: T. R. Monk, Photographer Tillamook
Description: Thomas Robert Monk had a photography studio in Tillamook. In this card, people are lined up along the street to watch a parade go by.
Subjects: Dirt roads; Parades; Photographs; Historic buildings;
Category: Fairs, Parades, Expositions, Clubs and Events
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 | FLEMING-227
Front caption: 2nd Ave. E & 3rd Sts. Tillamook, Ore.
Date: c. 1920
Distributor: Thos. R. Monk, Tillamook, Ore.
Description: Thomas Robert Monk had a photography studio in Tillamook, Oregon.
Subjects: Photographs; Historic buildings; Awnings; Dirt roads;
Category: Oregon
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 | GREENWOOD-28
Front caption: Ezra Meeker's Pioneer home
Back caption: My pioneer home shown in the illustration, located in Pioneer Park, Puyallup, Washington, was our abiding place for many long years of sweet memory. Here some of our children were born to us and all our family grew up to manhood and womanhood, and small wonder many tender recollections remain. The ivy vine, planted forty years ago upon the birth of a child, now covers the form of the old house completely, supported by fresh framework (maintained by the city of Puyallup) which will preserve the shape of the pioneer abode long after all vestige of the original relic has disappeared. Depth of the alluvial deposit under the ivy stock 144 feet; size of ivy stock at base 9 inches in diameter.
Date: c. 1906
Publisher: Ezra Meeker, Room 1214, 35 Nassau St., N. Y. Series A., Oregon Trail Monument Expedition, Series B., Indian Chiefs of the Northwest, etc., Series C., Monument Expedition with map, Series D., Sights from the ox wagon.
Description: The abandoned cabin of Ezra Meeker, the city of Puyallup's founder and first mayor. Meeker and his wife Eliza Jane built this cabin in 1862, 15 years before he platted the town, and they lived in it for 26 years. Eliza Jane planted the ivy vine in 1864. Upon her urging and with a fortune amassed through the hop industry, Ezra Meeker built and moved his family into the Meeker Mansion in 1890. He gifted his former homestead to the city of Puyallup. In recognition, a pergola was built in what is now Pioneer Park to support the ivy vine still marking the cabin site.
Subjects: Pioneers--Puyallup; Cabins--Puyallup; Abandoned buildings; Frontier & pioneer life; Meeker, Ezra, 1830-1928;
Category: Pioneers
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 | FLEMING-310
Front caption: Snohomish County Court House, Everett, Washington.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Edward H. Mitchell, Publisher, San Francisco.
Notes: 942
Description: On August 2, 1909, the courthouse pictured here was destroyed by fire. The original architect, August Heide, designed the new courthouse building around three survivng stone arches.
Subjects: HIstoric buildings; Fires; Brickwork; Courthouses--Washington;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | MAGDEN-101
Front caption: Old Church Tower--Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1905
Description: Built in 1873, St. Peter's Episcopal Church was constructed in 10 days.
Subjects: St. Peters Episcopal Church (Tacoma); Bell towers--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 2910 NO. STARR ST.
Category: Houses of Worship
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 | FLEMING-278
Front caption: Columbia University Library, New York
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Imprint-Souvenir Post Card Co. New-York and Berlin.
Notes: 9343
Description: Built in 1895 by the architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White, the Low Memorial Library is the administrative center of Columbia University.
Subjects: Libraries; Stone buildings; Stairways; Architectural elements;
Category: Libraries
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 | FLEMING-208
Front caption: Washington Native Bear Cub
Date: c. 1940
Notes: Ellis 391
Description: In Washington, black bears live in a diverse array of forested habitats, from coastal rainforests to the dry woodlands of the Cascades’ eastern slopes. In general, black bears are strongly associated with forest cover, but they do occasionally use relatively open country, such as clearcuts and the fringes of other open habitat. Black bears can take up residence in small dens, some scarcely bigger than a garbage can. Den sites include tree cavities, hollow logs, small caves, and areas beneath large roots, stumps, logs, and rural buildings. They’ll occasionally excavate a den in the side of a hill near shrubs or other cover.
Subjects: Bear cubs; Forests--Washington; Trees;
Category: Animals
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 | NWRPC-241
Front caption: Gateway to the City, Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1908
Description: Broad view of northern downtown Tacoma, with Old City Hall and the Northern Pacific Headquarters to the right, the railyards to the left, and Mount Rainier in the distance.
Subjects: Old City Hall (Tacoma); Northern Pacific Headquarters Building (Tacoma); Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Category: Commerce and Industry
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 | GREENWOOD-72
Front caption: The Totem Pole
Back caption: The Totem Pole was carved from a cedar tree by natives upon Tongass Island, Alaska, where it stood for more than a century. It was presented to the City in 1899. It is an interesting feature in Pioneer Place.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Seattle, U.S.A.- Robert A. Reid, Publisher- 488 Arcade.
Notes: The Pacific Northwest Photographic Series
Description: A totem pole stands as the central attraction in Pioneer Square amidst the Seattle Hotel, Pioneer Square Pergola, and the Olympia Beer building. This totem pole was essentially stolen by a Seattle Post-Intelligencer sponsored "Good Will Committee" tour of Alaska in 1899. While visiting the Tlingit village of Fort Tongass, a third mate from the steamship "City of Seattle" chopped down the pole and brought it back with him to Seattle. Although all involved were eventually cleared of charges of thievery, the Seattle P.I. paid a minimal fee for damages to the Tlingit Tribe. The Pole was carved around 1799 by the Raven Clan in honor of a woman named "Chief-of-all-Women". A raven- the symbol of that which knows everything and is everywhere at the same time- stood at the top of the pole. In 1938, an arson fire damaged the pole, and it was replaced in 1940 with a replica.
Subjects: Totem poles--Seattle; Hotels--Seattle; Business districts--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle; Pergolas;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | FLEMING-222
Front caption: Historical Society Library, Lincoln, Neb.
Date: c. 1910
Description: One time location of the Historical Society Library in Lincoln, Nebraska. Message on this card likely promotes prohibition.
Subjects: Historic buildings; Libraries--Nebraska; Horses; Automobiles--1910-1920;
Category: Libraries
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 | GREENWOOD-4
Back caption: Log cabin
Date: c. 1910
Description: An abandoned cabin succumbs to time and nature.
Subjects: Log cabins; Abandoned buildings; Frontier & pioneer life; Pioneers;
Category: Pioneers
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 | SIRLES-24
Front caption: Tillamook Head Lighthouse - Oregon Coast
Back caption: Tillamook Head Lighthouse Oregon Coast
Date: c. 1940
Distributor: Anderson Sundry Co., Portland, Oregon
Notes: Photo by Wesley Andrews, PC-99, Curteichcolor 3-D Natural Color Reproduction (Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.)
Description: View of "Terrible Tilly" light house, one mile offshore from Tillamook Head in the Pacific Ocean. Built in 1881, this beacon was de-commissioned in 1957, due to the high cost of maintenance.
Subjects: Lighthouses--Oregon; Coastlines--Oregon; Historic buildings--Oregon;
Category: Coastal
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 | FLEMING-284
Front caption: Wallace, Idaho. Richest town of its size in the world.
Date: c. 1905
Publisher: Published for the Barnard Studio, Wallace, Idaho, by M. Rieder, Los Angeles, Cal.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: No. 4078
Description: The city of Wallace was incorporated in 1892. Wallace has had a weekly newspaper since 1887 and a daily paper since 1890.
Prior to incorporation, it was known as Placer Center and The Big Cedar Swamp. Long a successful mining town, it is still referred to as "The Richest Little City in the World".
Subjects: Mining--Idaho; Residential streets; Historic buildings; Rivers;
Category: Other States
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 | PETERSON-40
Front caption: Tacoma High School, Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Pub. by Central News Co., Tacoma, Washington
Printer: Printed in Germany.
Notes: 50
Description: Loacted at 111 No. E St., this was originally constructed as a hotel, it never opened because the structure was damaged by fire in 1898. It was converted for use as Tacoma High School in 1906, and the name was changed in 1913 to Stadium High school.
Subjects: Stadium High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 111 NO. E ST.
Category: Stadium High School & Stadium Bowl
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 | FLEMING-157
Front caption: Fourth Street, Looking East Ellensburg, Wash.
Date: c. 1915
Notes: 50227
Description: Ellensburg is the county seat of Kittitas County, and is located near the geographical center of Washington. The town was founded in 1871, incorporated in 1884, and prospered after the Northern Pacific Railroad arrived in 1886. The Washington State Normal School, chartered here in 1891, is now known as Central Washington University.
Subjects: Streets; Historical buildings; Automobiles--1910-1920; Pedestrians;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | PETERSON-42
Front caption: General View of Tacoma, Washington
Date: c. 1905
Publisher: Edward H. Mitchell, Publisher, San Francisco
Notes: 283
Description: Early view of the downtown business district.
Subjects: Business districts--Tacoma--1900-1910, Historic buildings; Aerial views;
Category: Aerial Views of Tacoma
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 | FLEMING-160
Front caption: Spokane Business District from Cliff Drive
Date: c 1952
Publisher: Photo by Leo
Notes: Restricted--See NWR staff, 37-903
Description: Black and white photograph overlooking the downtown business district in Spokane.
Subjects: Business districts; Historical buildings; Aerial photographs--1950-1960;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | FLEMING-172
Front caption: Magnificent Lobby, Hotel Multnomah, Portland, Oregon
Date: c. 1920
Publisher: Published by Louis Scheiner, Portland, Oregon.
Printer: Made in U.S.A.
Notes: R-42148
Description: The Multnomah Hotel in Portland, Oregon opened in 1912, and closed operations as a hotel in 1963. Used as government offices until 1996, it has been restored and is now again in business as a hotel.
Subjects: Hotels; Historical buildings; Architectural decorations & ornaments;
Category: Hotels and Motels
|
 | MAGDEN-28
Front caption: St. Leo's Cathedral, Tacoma, Washington
Date: c. 1905
Publisher: Edward H. Mitchell, Publisher, San Francisco
Notes: 664
Description: View of the many-spired, brick-and wood structure of the Cathedral of the old St. Leo's Church, destoyed by fire in 1919.
Subjects: Historic buildings--Tacoma; Cathedrals--Tacoma; Churches--Tacoma; St. Leos Catholic Church (Tacoma); Catholic churches--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 710 SO. 13th ST.
Category: Historic Buildings
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 | FLEMING-291
Front caption: Pittsburg, Pa., Carnegie Library in Schenley Park
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: The Hugh C. Leyton Co., Manufacturers, Portland, ME., U.S.A.
Printer: Printed in Frankfort, ? Germany.
Notes: 1327
Description: Established in 1895 by a one million dollar endowment from Andrew Carnegie.
Subjects: Historic buildings; Philanthropists; Architectural decorations & ornaments;
Category: Libraries
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 | PETERSON-21
Front caption: State Normal School, Ellensburg, Wash.
Date: c. 1916
Notes: D 3901
Description: The Washington State Normal School was established in 1890 during the State Legislature’s first session. Classes began the following fall. In 1937, the name of the institution was changed to Central Washington College of Education, and in 1961 to Central Washington State College. In 1977 it became Central Washington University.
Subjects: Education--Washington; Historic buildings--Washington; Architectural elements;
Category: Higher Education
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 | STOVER-11
Front caption: Federal Building, Tacoma, Washington
Date: c. 1912
Publisher: Pacific Novelty Co. San Francisco & Los Angeles
Notes: T-15
Description: Built in 1909 at 1102 So. A St., the Federal Building which houses the Post Office, was added to the City Historical Register in 1975.
Subjects: Historic buildings--Tacoma; United States Post Office (Tacoma); Post offices--Tacoma; Federal Building (Tacoma);
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1102 SO. A ST.
Category: Downtown
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 | NWRPC-230
Front caption: Swedish Mission Tabernacle, Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1915
Notes: A-B401
Description: The Swedish Mission Tabernacle was dedicated on December 19, 1909.
Subjects: Tabernacles; Historic buildings--Tacoma; Architectural elements--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 922-24 SO. I ST.
Category: Houses of Worship
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 | FLEMING-298
Front caption: Public Library, Seattle, Washington.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Published by E.P. Charlton Co. Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Printed in the United States
Notes: 828
Description: Located at 1000 Fourth Aveune, Seattle, this Carnegie funded building opened in December, 1906. The original building was demolished in 1957, and its replacement opened in 1960. The second building was demolished in fall, 2001 to make way for the new 362,987-square-foot Central Library that opened May 23, 2004 on the same site.
Subjects: Historic buildings; Philanthropists; Business districts;
Category: Libraries
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 | SIRLES-63
Front caption: Pierce County Court House, Tacoma, Washington.
Date: c. 1905
Publisher: Published by E. P. Charlton & Co. Tacoma, Wash.
Notes: 697
Description: Pierce County Court House. Built in 1892 at 1012 So. G Street, it was demolished in 1959.
Subjects: Pierce County Courthouse (Tacoma); Courthouses--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1012 SO. G ST.
Category: Downtown
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 | MAGDEN-55
Front caption: Hotel Centralia, Centralia, Washington.
Back caption: When visiting in Centralia Stop at Hotel Centralia Under New Management Ira H. Shattuck, Proprietor Formerly of Hotel Nicollet, Minneapolis, Minnesota Steam Heat and Electric Light Headquarters for Commercial Men Large Light Sample Rooms Centralia, Wash.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Pub. by Central News Company, Tacoma, Washington.
Notes: 3174.2683.
Description: Centralia, originally platted as Centerville, experienced a big population boom in the late 1880's and then a severe depression after the crash of 1893. This first floor of this hotel, only partially completed at the time of the crash, served as stables for horses until the economy began to improve at the turn of the century.
Subjects: Hotels--Centralia; Historic buildings; Stables; Porches;
Category: Hotels and Motels
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 | STENGER-249
Front caption: Cor. 9th and C. Sts., Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1939
Publisher: Pacific Novelty Company, Publisher, San Francisco, Cal.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: T.519, 68254
Description: This postcard is a colorized version of a photograph taken of the Wright Building in 1890. Built in 1884 to replace the prior building on the same site that was destroyed by fire, this one was built of brick and Wilkeson sandstone.
Subjects: Wright Building (Tacoma); Historic buildings--Tacoma; Street railroads--Tacoma; Architectural decorations & ornaments;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 902-04 PACIFIC AVE.
Category: Downtown
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 | FLEMING-312
Front caption: State Normal School, Ellensburg, Washington
Date: c. 1905
Publisher: Published for A. F. Schultz, Ellensburg, Wn.
Notes: 5065
Description: The Washington State Normal School was established in 1890 during the State Legislature’s first session. Classes began the following fall. In 1937, the name of the institution was changed to Central Washington College of Education, and in 1961 to Central Washington State College. In 1977 it became Central Washington University.
Subjects: Education--Washington; Historic buildings--Washington; Architectural elements;
Category: Higher Education
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 | FLEMING-122
Front caption: Ramp Garage, Spokane, Wash.
Date: c. 1930
Publisher: Published by J.L. Robbins Co., Spokane, Wash.
Notes: 81 C.T. American Art Colored 37-30
Description: Built in 1928 in the Art Deco style, City Ramp was the first parking garage in the city of Spokane.
Subjects: Parking garages--Washington; Architectural models; Historic buildings--Washington;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | PETERSON-28
Front caption: American Bank Building, Everett, Wash.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Ore. & Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany
Notes: No. 5124
Description: Large stone building in Everett with automobiles and people in front.
Subjects: Historic buildings; Automobiles; Business districts--Everett;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | SIRLES-16
Front caption: The beauty of Masonic symbolism and tradition are told in the universal language of stone, bronze, lawn and flowers by this classically simple memorial at the New Tacoma Cemetery, Tacoma, Washington.
Back caption: Masonic Memorial at New Tacoma Cemetery Tacoma, Washington
Date: c.1960
Description: There is a Masonic Garden in the southwest corner of the New Tacoma Cemetery.
Subjects: Masonic buildings--Tacoma; Cemeteries; Lawns; Trees; Monuments & memorials--Tacoma;
Category: Miscellany
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 | KLASSY-14
Front caption: Elk Club, Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1923
Publisher: Pub. by Lelund Lund, Tacoma, Washington.
Notes: 108006, Quality, Copyright Boland
Description: Elks Temple at 565 Broadway, built in 1915. Listed as part of the Old City Hall Historic District on the Tacoma Register of Historic Places, State Register of Historic Places, and National Register. Undergoing renovation currently after years of disrepair, this building is scheduled to reopen as a hotel, spa, brewpub and music venue in Spring 2012.
Subjects: Elks Temple (Tacoma); Historic buildings--Tacoma; Architectural elements--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 565 BROADWAY
Category: Downtown
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 | FLEMING-98
Front caption: 3"A. McKinley School
Date: c. 1914
Printer: J. C. Dean, Hoquiam, Wash.
Description: The McKinley school in Hoquaim was on Emerson Avenue near Simpson, the site now occupied by the YMCA.
Subjects: Schools--Washington; School children--Washington; Historic buildings--Washington;
Category: Schools
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 | FLEMING-102
Front caption: Larson Bldg. Yakima, Wash.
Date: c. 1952
Notes: Ellis 6814
Description: Completed in the summer of 1931, the A.E.Larson building, located at the corner of 2nd Street and Yakima Avenue, was an instant landmark in the city of Yakima. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Subjects: Historic buildings; Architectural elements; Skyscrapers--Washington;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | STENGER-75
Front caption: Tacoma, Wash. Skyline from Winthrop Hotel
Date: c. 1940
Notes: Ellis 1245
Description: Aerial view of downtown Tacoma. The Washington Building, with its Brotherhood Bank sign, is featured in the center of the card.
Subjects: Business districts--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma; Skyscapers--Tacoma; Aerial photographs;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1019 PACIFIC AVE.
Category: Aerial Views of Tacoma
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 | JOHNSTON-2
Front caption: Gateway to the City, Tacoma, Washington.
Date: c. 1907
Publisher: Edward H. Mitchell Publisher San Francisco
Notes: 699
Description: Broad view of northern downtown Tacoma, with Old City Hall and the Northern Pacific Headquarters to the right, the railyards to the left, and Mount Rainier in the distance. This is a very common early view of the city on postcards and promotional material, showcasing the busy waterfront, wide street, and beautiful mountain.
Subjects: Old City Hall (Tacoma); Northern Pacific Headquarters Building (Tacoma); Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 625 COMMERCE ST.; 621 PACIFIC AVE.
Category: Aerial Views of Tacoma
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 | STOVER-12
Front caption: U.S. Post Office and Custom House, Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1909
Publisher: Published by the Post Card Shop, 1802 2nd Ave., Seattle, Wash.
Notes: A401, AYPE logo on back
Description: Built in 1909 at 1102 So. A St., the Federal Building which houses the Post Office, was added to the City Historical Register in 1975.
Subjects: Historic buildings--Tacoma; United States Post Office (Tacoma); Post offices--Tacoma; Federal Building (Tacoma);
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1102 SO. A ST.
Category: Historic Buildings
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 | FLEMING-311
Front caption: Everett looking east from Wetmore Ave.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Published by Hill's News Stand, Everett, Washington.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Description: Everett was officially incorporated on May 4, 1893, the year the Great Northern Railroad came to the town. It was named for the son of Charles Colby, who along with Henry Hewitt and Colgate Hoyt founded the city. Everett is the county seat and largest city in Snohomish County.
Subjects: Pioneers--Washington (State); Great Northern Railway Co.; Historic buildings; Automobiles; Business districts--Everett;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | NWRPC-229
Front caption: HIgh School, Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1910
Printer: Printed in Germany.
Notes: Washington Series No. 456
Description: Originally constructed as a hotel, it never opened because the structure was damaged by fire in 1898. It was converted for use as Tacoma High School in 1906. The name was changed in 1913 to Stadium High school.
Subjects: Stadium High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 111 NO. E ST.
Category: Stadium High School & Stadium Bowl
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 | FLEMING-275
Front caption: Sherman St. Couer D'Alene Idaho
Date: c. 1910
Description: Coeur D'Alene was founded in 1887, and is the largest city in Kootenai County, Idaho. It has a rich history in fur trading, logging and mining.
Subjects: Historic buildings; Awnings; Streets;
Category: Other States
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 | SIRLES-14
Front caption: Greetings from Historic Port Townsend, Wash.
Back caption: Port Townsend, Wash. This city was fist settled in 1851 and is a treasure showcase of the Victorian Era. Upper left-Jefferson County Court House Lower Left-Bartlett House Upper Right-Rothschild House Lower Right-Federal Building
Date: c. 1970
Publisher: Published by Ellis Post Card Co., Arlington, Washington
Notes: 82742, C-717 Color photos by Clifford B. Ellis
Description: The city of Port Townsend is on Quimper Peninsula in Port Townsend Bay in northeast Jefferson County. The northern suburbs extend to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The city continues its historic traditions with restored homes and businesses and has a large tourist trade. It was incorporated January 16, 1860 and again November 5, 1873.
Subjects: Harbors; Cities & towns--Washington; Architectural elements; Historic buildings--Washington;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | MAGDEN-100
Front caption: Pierce Co. Court House, located at Tacoma.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Pub. by The Central News Co., Tacoma, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: A. 13. 65958
Description: Built in 1892, and made out of Wilkeson and Pittsburg grey freestone, finished with Tenino bluestone--this was demolished in 1959 after the County-City Building was constructed.
Subjects: Pierce County Courthouse (Tacoma); Historic buildings--Tacoma; Towers--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1012 SO. G St.
Category: Downtown
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 | STENGER-30
Front caption: Tacoma, Washington and Mt. Rainier
Back caption: Tacoma, Washington and Mt. Rainier At the bottom can be seen the City-County Building with Metropolitan Tacoma and Mt. Rainier--60 miles to the east.
Date: c. 1960
Distributor: Distributed only by Smith-Western Co., Inc., Tacoma-Portland
Publisher: Plastichrome by Colourpicture Publishers, Inc. Boston Mass. U.S.A.
Notes: Color by Bud Kimball, P31475
Description: Color photograph of the downtown area stretching all the way to Mt. Rainier. County-City Building and the Armory are a couple of the buildings easily identified in the lower portion of the card.
Subjects: County-City Building (Tacoma); State Armory (Tacoma); Rainier, Mount (Wash.);
Category: Aerial Views of Tacoma
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 | FLEMING-304
Front caption: High School, Seattle, Washington.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Published by E.P. Charton & Co., Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Printed in the United States
Notes: 830
Description: Seattle High School, later known briefly as Washington High School and far longer as Broadway High School, opened in 1902. The main building featured here was demolished in 1974, except for the auditorium that was built as an addition in 1911.
Subjects: Schools--Seattle; Stone buildings--Seattle; Public schools--Seattle;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | STOVER-13
Front caption: Gateway to Tacoma, Washington.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Detroit Publishing Co.
Notes: 7892.
Description: Broad view of northern downtown Tacoma, with Old City Hall and the Northern Pacific Headquarters to the right, the railyards to the left, and Mount Rainier in the distance.
Subjects: Old City Hall (Tacoma); Northern Pacific Headquarters Building (Tacoma); Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 625 COMMERCE ST.; 621 PACIFIC AVE.
Category: Historic Buildings
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 | JOHNSTON-5
Front caption: Fanny Paddock Hospital. Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1908
Publisher: Publ. by Central News Company, Tacoma, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Notes: 49
Description: Fanny C. Paddock Memorial Hospital, located at 312 South J Street, was built in 1888. The name was changed to Tacoma General Hospital in 1912.
Subjects: Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 312 SO. J ST.
Category: Hospitals and Sanitaria
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 | NWRPC-177
Front caption: City Hall. Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1905
Printer: Made in Germany
Notes: 5161, The PCK Series
Description: Built in 1892 at 625 Commerce, this became the Old City Hall when the County-City Building opened in 1959. This building is on the City, State and National Historic Registries.
Subjects: Old City Hall (Tacoma); Historic buildings--Tacoma; Business districts--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 625 COMMERCE ST.
Category: Downtown
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 | KLASSY-13
Front caption: City Hall & Grounds, TACOMA, Wash.
Date: c. 1911
Publisher: Publ'd. by the Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Ore. & Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Made in Germany.
Description: Built in 1892, this became the Old City Hall when the County-City Building opened in 1959. This building is on the City, State and National Historic Registries.
Subjects: Old City Hall (Tacoma); Historic buildings--Tacoma; Business districts--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 625 COMMERCE ST.
Category: Downtown
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 | PETERSON-10
Front caption: A Glimpse of the City, Through the Pines, Spokane, Wash.
Date: c. 1920
Publisher: Published by J. L. Robbins Co., Spokane, Wash.
Notes: 43122, C.T. American Art Colored. 410
Description: On February 13, 1878, the town was platted as Spokane Falls, and in Nov. 29, 1881, was incorporated under the same name. When the town was reincorporated in 1890 the city council altered the name to its present form. This name appears to be from the Indian tribal designation, Spehkunne, meaning Children of the Sun or Sun People. It evidently comes from Indians who formerly lived in a village at the foot of Spokane Falls. When they fished at the falls, they stood in a rainbow or halo of light formed by sunlight striking a cloud of mist. An alternate source of the name is from Illum Spokane, an elderly chief of Middle Spokans, who once lived near the falls.
Subjects: Aerial views; Historic buildings--Washington; Trees;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | PETERSON-31
Front caption: Beaverhead County High School, Dillon, Mont.
Date: c. 1916
Publisher: Published by Gray News Co., Salt Lake City, Utah
Printer: Made in U.S.A.
Notes: R-50596
Description: Beaverhead County, located in the southwest corner of Montana, is surrounded on three sides by the Continental Divide. The county's land area consists of deep basins separated by forested mountain ranges. Four different mountain ranges are located in the county including the Beaverhead Mountains of the Bitterroot Range, the Tendoys, the Centennial Range and the Pioneer Mountains.
Subjects: Schools--Montana; Historic buildings; Mountains--Montana;
Category: Other States
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 | NWRPC-166
Front caption: Donnelly Hotel, Tacoma, Washington. "Unequalled Location".
Back caption: Donnelly Hotel Tacoma, Washington Light Spacious Sample Rooms-Free garage-Unequalled Location-Rates $1.25 up "A Bed Deluxe in every Room" "Economy with Comfort"
Date: c. 1920
Publisher: Made by Curt Teich & Co., Chicago, U. S. A.
Notes: A-100207
Description: Built as the Fife Hotel on the Fife Block in 1887, it was completely remodeled and opened as the Donnelly Hotel in 1898. The building was demolished in 1925.
Subjects: Hotel Donnelly (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma; City & town life--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma; Automobiles--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 742-50 PACIFIC AVE.
Category: Hotels and Motels
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 | FLEMING-318
Front caption: The New Washington Hotel, Seattle.
Date: c. 1907
Publisher: The Lowman & Hanford Co. Seattle
Notes: 1117.
Description: The New Washington Hotel was constructed in 1907 and opened in 1908, after the original atop Denny Hill was demolished due to the regrade. Now known as the Josephinum/New Washington hotel, it has been low income housing since 1990.
Subjects: Hotels--Seattle; Historic buildings; Business districts;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | SIRLES-71
Front caption: Job Carr's Cabin Tacoma's First Residence 1865
Back caption: Job Carr's Cabin "The Birthplace of Tacoma" Museum Dedication Station, Old Town-Tacoma, WA 98403
Date: c. 2000
Notes: Photo courtesy of Old Town Photo for the Executive Council of the Job Carr Museum in Old Town, Tacoma, P.O. Box 7609, Tacoma, WA 98406.
Description: Tacoma's first permanent settler was Job Carr, who built the first house, a log cabin, near the beach between where Carr and McCarver streets are now in Old Tacoma in 1865. A replica of Job Carr's cabin was constructed in Old Town Park in 2000. His cabin became the first post office and the first polling place in 1869. In 1874 he was head of the town council, so he is also considered to be the first mayor (before Old Tacoma and New Tacoma combined.)
Subjects: Pioneers--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma; Cabins--Tacoma; Mayors--Tacoma; Post offices--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 2530 NO. 30TH ST.
Category: Old Town
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 | STOVER-2
Front caption: In the Business Section, showing Tacoma's Newest Skyscrapers, Tacoma, Washington
Date: c. 1912
Publisher: Pacific Novelty Co., San Francisco & Los Angeles
Notes: T-5
Description: The National Realty Building, far right on the card, built in 1910, was the tallest building on the West Coast until the Smith Tower was completed in Seattle in 1914. The building just to the left of the National Realty Building, Puget Sound State Bank, was built as an annex and was completed in 1912.
Subjects: Skyscrapers--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma; Banks--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1117-19 PACIFIC AVE.; 1115 PACIFIC AVE.
Category: Aerial Views of Tacoma
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 | FLEMING-46
Front caption: Timberline Lodge and Mt. Hood- Gov't Camp, Oregon
Date: c. 1939
Publisher: Sawyers
Notes: 15-819
Description: Timberline Lodge, situated on the south side of Mt. Hood 60 miles east of Portland, was built in 1936-1937 during the Great Depression. Unemployed, skilled craftsmen hired by the Works Progress Administration constructed the lodge entirely by hand. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1978.
Subjects: Cascade Range; Mountains--Oregon; Hood, Mount (Or.); Lodges; Historic buildings--Oregon;
Category: Mountains (Other)
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 | STOVER-8
Front caption: The Pierce County Court House and State Armory, Tacoma, U.S.A.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Published by Lowman & Hanford Co.
Notes: 2064, C.T. Photochrom, A-48299, Photo by Frank H. Nowell.
Description: The Pierce County Court House, built in 1892 at 1012 So. G Street, was demolished in 1959 after the new County-City Building was completed. The State Armory with its distinctive arched roof and battlements, is at 715 So. 11th St., and was added to the Tacoma Historic Registry in 1976.
Subjects: State Armory (Tacoma); Pierce County Courthouse (Tacoma); Historic buildings;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 715 SO. 11th ST.; 1012 SO. G ST.
Category: Historic Buildings
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 | FLEMING-96
Front caption: State Normal School, Bellingham Wash.
Date: c. 1917
Publisher: Pub. by C. A. Griffith Co., Bellingham, Wash.
Notes: 45775
Description: The New Whatcom County Normal School was opened in Bellingham in 1899. Normal schools existed to train people to become teachers, especially in rural areas. The Normal school became the Western Washington College of Education in 1933, and by 1947 was called Western Washington College and had increased the degrees it offered. In 1977, it became Western Washington University.
Subjects: Universities & colleges; Education; Historic buildings;
Category: Higher Education
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 | SIRLES-64
Front caption: Tacoma Hotel & Totem Pole, Tacoma, Wash.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Pub. excl. for Vaughan & Morrill Co., Tacoma, Wash. by N.P. C.C.
Printer: Made in Germany
Notes: No. 2
Description: This 5-story grand hotel was built on a bluff in Tacoma in 1884. It was destroyed in a catastrophic fire October 17, 1935.
Subjects: Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Historic buildings--Tacoma; Hotels--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 913 A. St.
Category: Downtown
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 | NWRPC-139
Front caption: Gateway to the city, Tacoma, Washington
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Edward H. Mitchell, publisher, San Francisco.
Printer: Printed in the United States
Notes: 699
Description: Broad view of northern downtown Tacoma, with Old City Hall and the Northern Pacific Headquarters to the right, the railyards to the left, and Mount Rainier in the distance.
Subjects: Old City Hall (Tacoma); Northern Pacific Headquarters Building (Tacoma); Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Category: Historic Buildings
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 | FLEMING-271
Front caption: American National Bank Building, Everett, Wash.
Date: c. 1907
Publisher: Published by the Puget Sound News Company, Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Leipzig-Berlin, Germany
Notes: A4146
Description: Built in 1901, this building was replaced by the current Bank of America Building in 1966.
Subjects: Historic buildings; Business districts; Banking--Everett;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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 | FLEMING-57
Front caption: Tacoma Hotel, Tacoma, Wash.
Date: 1913
Publisher: Frank A. Neyhart & Co., Tacoma, Wash.
Printer: Made in U.S.A.
Notes: A-406
Description: This 5-story grand hotel was built on a bluff in Tacoma in 1884. It was destroyed in a catastrophic fire October 17, 1935.
Subjects: Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Historic buildings--Tacoma; Hotels--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 913 A. St.
Category: Hotels and Motels
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 | KISSICK-2
Front caption: Omaha, Nebraska The Union Station
Date: c. 1911
Publisher: The Hugh C. Leighton Co. Manufacturers, Portland, ME U.S.A.
Printer: Made in Germany
Notes: 8758
Description: Completed in 1899, this second depot built was primarily constructed from pressed brick made in Omaha, as well as Bedford stone used in the architectural details. Designed by Chicago architect Charles Frost, this station cost 405,782 dollars to build.
Subjects: Railroad facilities; Railroad tracks; Historical buildings; Railroad locomotives;
Category: Railroads
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 | NWRPC-117
Front caption: School at McMillin.
Date: c. 1910
Notes: #568
Description: Original school at McMillin, Washington. Second building on this site was built in 1924, and is on the National Historic Register.
Subjects: Schools--McMillin; Historic buildings--McMillin;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): - STATE ROUTE 162, Puyallup
Category: Schools
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Front caption: Scandia Gaard
Back caption: Scandia Gaard Gig Harbor, Washington Located high atop Peacock Hill overlooking picturesque harbor alive with fidhing boats and private pleasurecraft. This unique landmark envelopes old Scandinavian atmosphere in a quality gift shop, outstanding Nordic museum and delightful coffee shop, all surrounded by acres of lawn and scenic mountain beauty. Open everyday except Thanksgiving and from December 25th to March 1st.
Date: c. 1965
Distributor: Distributed only by Smith-Western Co., Inc., 1533 Broadway, Tacoma, Washington
Notes: Color by Dennis Dilley
Description: The Scandia Gaard (which means Scandanavian Farm) Restaurant opened in 1958, in the house Gig Harbor pioneer William S. Peacock built. It closed in 1972, and several other restaurants operated in the building until it was destroyed by fire in 2006.
Subjects: Restaurants--Gig Harbor; Historic buildings; Pioneers--Washington (State);
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 9916 PEACOCK HILL AVE. N.W., GIG HARBOR
Category: Restaurants and Bars
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Front caption: Jefferson High School, Portland, Ore.
Date: 1918
Publisher: Chas. S. Lipschuetz Company, Portland, Oregon
Notes: 126. A-56075 Post mark includes the stamp: "Food will win the war Don't waste it"
Description: Front view of a large brick school trimmed with white around the windows and doors. An old automobile passes before the building on an otherwise empty street. Jefferson High School still exists. It was founded in 1909, and is a public school located in north Portland.
Subjects: High schools--Portland; Schools--Portland; Historic buildings--Portland;
Category: Oregon
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Date: c. 1915
Description: View from street level of the 522 feet tall Smith Tower. The Seattle Restaurant is just visible at right, and a street car is present at bottom, center. The Smith Tower was constructed by typewriter and firearms magnate Lyman Smith in 1914. Until 1931, it was the tallest building west of the Mississippi, and until 1962, the tallest on the West Coast.
Subjects: Skyscrapers--Seattle; Historic buildings--Seattle; Business districts--Seattle;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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Front caption: Lewis & Clark Exposition Portland, Or. 1905. Forestry Building.
Date: 1905
Publisher: Official post card authorized by Lewis & Clark Exposition Co., Portland, OR.
Description: View of the front and right side of the Lewis & Clark Exposition's Forestry building- a large, rustic structure made almost entirely of rough-hewn logs.
Subjects: Exhibitions--Oregon--Portland; Historic buildings--Portland; Fairs--Portland;
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Front caption: Alaska Building, Seattle, Washington.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Published by E.P. Charlton & Co., Seattle, Wash.
Printer: Printed in the United States
Notes: 821
Description: At 14 stories the tallest building in Seattle upon its completion in 1904, until eclipsed by an 18 story building in 1911. This was also the first steel-framed skyscraper built in Seattle. Located at the corner of Second and Cherry, it has undergone a renovation and is slated to become a hotel.
Subjects: Hotels--Seattle; Skyscrapers--Seattle; Historic buildings;
Category: Other Cities and Towns
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Front caption: Postal Card. United States of America. Postage One cent 1943-McKinley-1901.
Date: c. 1907
Description: John W. Linck was elected Mayor of Tacoma in 1908, and left the office in 1910. He was married to the former Eva K. Buchanan in 1896. This postcard is believed to be about the remodeling of their home at 817 No. J Street in Tacoma, once owned by pioneers John and Virginia Mason.
Subjects: Mayors--Tacoma--1900-1910; Remodeling--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma; Pioneers--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 817 NO. J ST.
Category: Homes and Subdivisions
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Front caption: I miss the babies
Date: c. 1907
Description: Jack (John W.) was the son of Tacoma Mayor John W. and Eva K. Link. Buchanan was Eva's maiden name, and they were married in Madison, Indiana--so this is likely a card to a relative. Linck was elected Mayor in 1908 and left office in 1910. Their family home was at 817 NO. J. Street.
Subjects: Politicians--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma; Children; Mayors--Tacoma;
Category: Just for Fun
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Front caption: First Presbyterian Church, Eugene, Ore.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Pub. by the Acmegraph Co., Chicago.
Notes: 11660
Description: View through trees of a stone church featuring arched, stained glass windows, and a crenellated bell tower.
Subjects: Churches--Oregon; Presbyterian churches; Historic buildings--Oregon;
Category: Oregon
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Front caption: Tacoma Labor Temple, Tacoma, Washington. C.F.W. Lundberg George Gove } Architects
Date: c. 1911
Publisher: Edward H. Mitchell San Francisco Cal.
Description: Proposed Labor building, was to be located almost directly across from the Carnegie Library building on Tacoma Ave. So. Never built.
Subjects: Historic buildings--Tacoma; City planning--Tacoma; Labor Temple (Tacoma); Labor Unions--Tacoma;
Category: Commerce and Industry
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Front caption: The White Temple, First Baptist Church, Twelfth and Taylor Streets, Portland, Ore.
Date: c. 1910
Publisher: Chas. S. Lipschuetz Company, Portland, Oregon
Notes: 157. R-55981
Description: The First Baptist Church of Portland was completed in 1894. Architect Warren Hayes designed it in a Romanesque Revival style that contrasted with the more Gothic styles of other Portland churches of the time. It has been referred to as the White Temple because of the light colored sandstone from Washington State. Incorporating a half block at Taylor Street, the church is still very active today.
Subjects: Baptist churches--Oregon; Historic buildings--Portland;
Category: Oregon
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Front caption: High School, Tacoma, Washington.
Date: c. 1909
Publisher: Edward H. Mitchell, Publisher, San Francisco.
Printer: Printed in the United States
Notes: 743.
Description: Originally constructed as a hotel, it never opened because the structure was damaged by fire in 1898. It was converted for use as Tacoma High School in 1906. The name was changed in 1913 to Stadium High school.
Subjects: Stadium High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma;
Category: Stadium High School & Stadium Bowl
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Back caption: Tacoma Bicentennial Pavilion - Built in 1976 at 13th and Market Sts., Tacoma, Washington, this modern facility has accommodations for meetings, conventions, trade fairs, dances and exhibitions.
Date: c. 1979
Distributor: City of Tacoma.
Printer: Bureau of Information & Graphics
Notes: BIG 502 (8/79)
Description: People enjoying the sunshine outside of the Bicentennial Pavilion.
Subjects: Centennial celebrations--Tacoma; Historic buildings--Tacoma; Spectators--Tacoma;
Address (Links to Buildings Index): 1313 MARKET ST.
Category: Downtown
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