Mt. Tacoma (Rainier) from the banks of the Puyallup River, circa 1902. The building to the right is the Puyallup Indian Church, built in 1880 or 1881 with lumber hauled by horse and wagon from Old Tacoma. It was based on Presbyterian teachings and had many prominent Indians, such as Thomas Stolyer, as members. The church was located close to the Puyallup Indian cemetery. (Copied by Mary Randlett)

Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Puyallup River (Wash.); Puyallup Indian Church (Tacoma);

Line of climbers on unidentified mountain. This undated photograph shows the men and women ascending the snowy slopes.

Snow & ice climbing; Mountains;

ca. 1909. A view of the buildings at Longmire Springs in Mount Rainier National Park in 1909. Several rustic wooden buildings are shown along with a number of tents. From the collection of Don Cooper.

Longmire Springs (Washington); Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Tents

ca. 1909. A lone hiker stands at the edge of a cliff of glacial ice, part of the Nisqually Glacier, looking toward Mount Rainier. From the collection of Don Cooper.

Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Nisqually Glacier; Mountaineering--Washington--1900-1910; Snow & ice climbing; Rainier, Mount (Wash.)

Mount Rainier as viewed from Parkland, WA across the open fields of a farm. From the collection of Don Cooper.

Farms--Pierce County--1900-1910; Rainier, Mount (Wash.);

Mount Rainier from Indian Henry's Park looking toward Tahoma Glacier

ca. 1909. Giant trees tower over a rustic road through Mount Rainier National Park. From the collection of Don Cooper.

Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.);

ca. 1908. Stacks of grass are scattered among the trees in an orchard in Parkland, WA. From the collection of Don Cooper. TPL-9963

Orchards--Parkland--1900-1910; Grasses;

ca. 1909. Tipso Lake in Mount Rainier National Park in 1909. From the collection of Don Cooper.

Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Tipso Lake--Pierce County--1900-1910

ca. 1909. A small group, on horseback, with camping equipment, ride through Indian Henry's Hunting Ground in Mountain Rainier National Park. The group is with Albert Henry Barnes who was on a photography excursion to Mount Rainier. From the collection of Don Cooper.

Mount Rainier national Park (Wash.); Indian Henry's Hunting Ground; Horses;

ca. 1908. Two young women, one standing, one kneeling, pose together in front of a massive tree in Parkland, WA. From the collection of Don Cooper.

Trees--Pierce County--1900-1910

ca. 1909. Photograph taken on an excursion to Mount Rainier in 1909 near Longmire Springs. The woman second from the left, holding an unidentified child, is Helen Shaver. The man to the right, with his left hand on his hip, is Albert Henry Barnes. From the collection of Don Cooper.

Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Camping--Pierce County--1900-1910; Shaver, Helen; Barnes, Albert Henry;