ca. 1910. Some of the damage in Wilkeson caused by the flood of March 1910. A line of men stand on the railroad bridge that crossed Gail's Creek just south of town. Parts of a washed out bridge are next to the railroad bridge.

Floods--Wilkeson--1910-1920; Bridges--Wilkeson--1910-1920; Gail's Creek (Wilkeson);

ca. 1910. A line of people stand on the railroad bridge at the south end of Church Street in Wilkeson where the bridge crosses Gail's Creek. The creek, swollen with flood water, rushes under the bridge. The Wilkeson bank building can be seen at the far left in the photograph. TPL-10403

Floods--Wilkeson--1910-1920; Bridges--Wilkeson--1910-1920; Railroad bridges--Wilkeson--1910-1920; Gail's Creek (Wilkeson);

ca. 1905. Six unidentified men pose with their horses in front of the offices of the Commercial Truck Co. in the early 1900's. The Commercial Truck Co. first appears in the City Directory in 1903. The company occupied 717-19 Broadway after its construction in 1902. They listed their business as transfer, drayage, piano movers, livery and feed stables. The company was a predecessor of Tacoma's Star Moving Co. (photograph courtesy of Dan Powell)

Commercial Truck Co. (Tacoma); Moving & storage trade--Tacoma--1900-1910; Horses;

ca. 1910. A grouping of rough loggers, probably employees of the Grays Harbor Logging Co., posed for the camera on and around a downed giant tree, circa 1910. The early era of the Grays Harbor lumber industry was often called the "Timber Rush," as fortunes were made in the attempt to clear cut the great stand of Douglas Fir. The Grays Harbor Logging Co. was in operation from 1909-1920. They had logging camps on the East Fork of the Wishkah River and maintained offices in Aberdeen. The company's president was C. H. Shutt and the Secretary/Treasurer was F.E. Burrows. ("They Tried to Cut It All" by Edwin VanSyckle") (photograph courtesy of Dan Powell) TPL-9833

Grays Harbor Logging Co. (Aberdeen); Lumber industry--Grays Harbor; Loggers; Woodcutters;

ca. 1920. Undated photograph of the Puget Sound Electric Railway "Limited" #529. The motor coach was built in 1910. It sold in 1929 after the Puget Sound Electric Railway ceased operations at the end of 1928. (photograph courtesy of the Tom Stenger Collection) ("To Tacoma by Trolley" Wing)

Puget Sound Electric Railway (Tacoma); Mass transit--Tacoma; Electric railroads--Tacoma;

On May 31, 1914, a guest was photographed posing in front of the Park Hotel, 802 A St. The Park was built in 1908 from a design by Heath and Twichell, architects. It was built of concrete. The building stood at the intersection of South 8th and A St. for almost 70 years before falling victim to the wrecker's ball. (photograph courtesy of the Tom Stenger collection)

Hotels--Tacoma; Park Hotel (Tacoma); Concrete construction;

This photograph was taken May 31, 1914 of the, left to right, Union Motor Co. (808-10 A St.), the I.M. Larsen Awning & Tent Factory (804-06 A St.) and the Park Hotel (802 A St.) The entire block was demolished in 1977 to make way for a parking lot. (photograph courtesy of the Tom Stenger collection)

Hotels--Tacoma; Park Hotel (Tacoma); Union Motor Co. (Tacoma); I.M. Larsen Awning & Tent Factory (Tacoma);

ca. 1935. Photograph taken of the destroyed Tacoma Hotel after the disastrous fire on October 17, 1935. Ivy was still clinging to the lower walls despite the intense heat and in the right foreground was the Tacoma Totem Pole. The Tudor Hotel was built in 1884 from a design by Stanford White's architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White. The Tacoma landmark was widely recognized as one of the finest hotels on the Pacific Coast. It was not rebuilt after the fire and although its annex continued as the new Tacoma Hotel, it never achieved the same prominence as the original. (photograph courtesy of the Tom Stenger collection)

Fires--Tacoma--1930-1940; Hotels--Tacoma; Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma);

ca. 1888. In this photograph from 1888, over a half-dozen ships crowd up to the dock of a lumber yard in Tacoma to take on lumber. The dock shown is probably the Tacoma Mill Company dock which was located on the waterfront by present day Old Tacoma, close to the Jack Hyde Park at the south end of Ruston Way. TPL-8608

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1880-1890; Lumberyards--Tacoma--1880-1890; Sailing ships--Tacoma--1880-1890

ca. 1888. Two ships sit at dock next to the Tacoma coal bunkers while three more ships lay at anchor in Commencement Bay in this photograph from 1888. The enormous bunkers along the waterfront enabled Tacoma to become, briefly, the leading coaling station on the Pacific Coast. In 1879-180, the Northern Pacific built a branch railroad up the Puyallup River valley and opened the Pierce County field in Wilkeson, Carbonado, and Fairfax. The first commercial coke plant was established and put into operation by the Tacoma Coal and Coke Company in 1888. TPL-8327

Ore industry--Tacoma--1880-1890; Coal--Tacoma--1880-1890; Cargo ships--Tacoma--1880-1890; Sailing ships--1880-1890

Gig Harbor from head of the bay (near Shoreline Restaurant). This photograph is undated, but likely taken in the sixties. The "All Roads Lead to Rhodes" mileage sign was one of many throughout the state pointing to the downtown Tacoma store. The well-known department store closed in December, 1974. The majority of waterfront homes from this viewpoint seem to be located at right with the more heavily forested areas at left. TPL-1391 (Doecher Collection DOE-128)

Signs (Notices); Bodies of water--Gig Harbor;

Tacoma Mayor Gordon Johnston gets a helpful push from a young constituent as he pedals along on a tiny tricycle. A small child on another trike leads the way for the mayor in this September, 1973, photograph. ALBUM 16.

Mayors--Tacoma--1970-1980; Johnston, Gordon N.; Bicycles & tricycles;

ca. 1910. Jacqueline Noel joined the Tacoma Public Library staff in July of 1914 as an assistant in the Reference Department. She became head of the Reference Department and later City Librarian, after the departure of John Kaiser. She served as City Librarian from 1924 until her retirement in 1947. At that time, the Tacoma Public Library did not have a Director and the City Librarian ran the library. Miss Noel deserves much of the credit for raising the funds for the McCormick (now Wheelock) and the Mottet branch libraries. Both libraries were built entirely from donations; citizens raised the funds for the land and the buildings were donated by their namesakes. She was a member of the American Library Association and served as vice president of the Pacific Northwest Library Association. She died on May 19, 1964 at the age of 83.

Noel, Jacqueline; Public libraries--Tacoma--1910-1920; Tacoma Public Library (Tacoma); Tacoma Public Library (Tacoma)--Employees; Librarians;

Mary Ann Lemon on Day Island. Mary Lemon was the wife of John J. Lemon after whom Lemon's Beach, just south of Day Island, was named. The Lemons were a pioneer family who arrived in the Tacoma area in 1888 from the midwest. Mrs. Lemon passed away in December of 1924. (Wheelock - Lemon collection)

Lemon, Mary Ann; Lemon, John J.--Family;

ca. 1907. Belle Sharpe (left) and Lillian McPherson stand in front of the Elite Cafe in this circa 1907 photograph. The Elite Cafe was at 2405 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma. The proprietors of the cafe were C.W. Sharpe and Collin McPherson. From the collection of Beverly Knoll.

Elite Cafe (Tacoma); Cafes--Tacoma--1900-1910; Sharpe, Belle; McPherson, Lillian; Women--Tacoma--1900-1910;

ca. 1910. Carl W. Sharpe (left), and Clarence R. Sharpe, Manager, sit on the front porch of the Longmire Springs Hotel. From the collection of Beverly Knoll.

Longmire Springs Hotel; Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.)

unidentified children

Model of salmon weir set up at Everett, Washington in June of 1932 by Jerry Dominick. Mr. Dominick was Snoqualmie born, but was a long time resident of the Muckleshoot reservation. Side (or end) view. Note the use of cedar withes to fasten the tripod members together at the tip. Also note the dip net in place within the far tripod. (Caption from note typed on back of photo) (Donated by Arthur Ballard) TPL-8039

Fishing weirs--Washington;

This Eskimo family from Labrador was photographed on October 25, 1909 at the A.Y.P.E. in Seattle. The Inuits posed in front of a backdrop of snow covered log buildings. The A.Y.P.E. stood for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition which ran for 138 days on the expanded campus of the University of Washington. Over three million visitors paid admission of about 50 cents apiece to marvel at the temporary and permanent exhibit palaces, exquisite gardens, displays of jewelry and fine arts and to expose themselves to the culture of various nations and people.

Alaska-Yukon-Pacific-Exhibition (Seattle); Fairs--Seattle; Inuit--Clothing & dress--1900-1910; Families--Labrador; Log buildings--1900-1910;

ca. 1894. Business district of Tacoma (copy of original), circa 1894. Many of the streets surrounding Pacific Avenue in the 1890s, even then the heart of the city's financial district, were filled with a hodgepodge of wood framed buildings and more substantial brick structures. At the foreground are the Pioneer Paint Store, sellers of wallpaper, mouldings, paints, and glass and W.H. Robison's, where new and second hand goods could be purchased. The Freeman & Boggs livery stable, near left center, stood near the corner of 13th & Pacific. George A. Boggs, who was City Treasurer before going into private business, had been sent away to the state pen in Walla Walla after auditors found a $109,000 shortage in the city books. Also in the far right background is the steeple of the original St. Leo's Church near So. 11th & "D" St. S7.2, TPL-378 (Researched by Murray Morgan)

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1890-1900; Business districts--Tacoma--1890-1900; Freeman & Boggs Livery (Tacoma); Pioneer Paint Store (Tacoma); W.H. Robison (Tacoma);

ca. 1960. Aerial view of Tideflats and downtown Tacoma area, including Wright Park and slices of Division Avenue, ca. 1960. Mount Rainier looms in the background, overlooking the industrial area of Tacoma, City (now Thea Foss) Waterway with its boats and log dumps, and the 11th St. Bridge. Familiar buildings such as the Puget Sound National Bank, Rust, and Washington buildings can be spotted on Pacific Avenue. The County-City Building with its two wings and the State Armory are in mid-photo. The wooded area is Wright Park with its meandering paths clearly marked. Adjoining the park at 9th & Division is the Greek Ionic styled First Church of Christ, Scientist. TPL-9664

Aerial photographs; Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Wright Park (Tacoma); Rainier, Mount (Wash.);

ca. 1920. Aerial view of downtown Tacoma in 1920

ca. 1920. Aerial view of stadium area of Tacoma in 1920

ca. 1939. Artistically modified aerial view of West Tacoma and the Tacoma Narrows. The bridge and the ship under it in the photo were painted in. The bridge was not yet complete in 1939. It would open for traffic on July 1, 1940 and go down in dramatic fashion on November 7, 1940.

Aerial views; Aerial photographs; Neighborhoods--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma);

Undated photograph of a bust of Society matron Mrs. Adrian Iselin by Allan Clark, believed to be lacquered and gilded wood. Allan Clark was probably one of the most famous artists produced by the Northwest. Although born in Montana, he grew up in Tacoma and attended high school and college here. He achieved artistic notoriety at a young age and throughout his career did much of his work by commission. He studied the art of carving in wood and lacquering in Japan. CLARK-001

Clark, Allan, 1896-1950--Associated objects; Sculpture--Tacoma;

Undated photograph of Northwest sculptor Allan Clark working with measurement device and a sculpture of a woman's head. Mr. Clark became internationally famous as a sculptor whose figure work reflected his world travels. He was born in 1896 in Missoula, Mt., to Harry and Bessie Clark. The senior Clark's work with the railroad brought him to Tacoma around 1908. Allan grew up in Tacoma, attending Stadium High School and Puget Sound College, where his remarkable talent was recognized. His largest commissioned piece of work was also local; at the young age of 27, he sculpted the 21 figures displayed at the University of Washington Seattle's Suzzallo Library. In his younger years, he maintained a studio in Tacoma. He also traveled and studied extensively in the Orient. He later moved to Santa Fe New Mexico in 1929, where he remained on his ranch for close to 20 years, sculpting Native American figures and hosting other artists. He was killed in 1950, at the age of 53, in an auto accident as he was returning to Tacoma to visit his ailing father. He was one of the most acclaimed artists hailing from the Northwest. (Who Was Who in American Art, Falk; Remembrances of Five Notables, Tilley) CLARK-006

Clark, Allan, 1896-1950; Sculptors--Tacoma; Artists--Tacoma; Sculpture;

Undated photograph of a bust of a woman's head sculpted by Allan Clark. Although Allan Clark also painted, taught and designed architecture, he is best remembered for his sculptures. They reflected his travels around the world, mainly in the Orient, in style and subject. He worked in stone, terra cotta, wood and bronze. One of his art shows was brought to Tacoma by the Aloha Club and took place at the Winthrop Hotel on December 4, 1928. Although born in Montana, he was raised in Tacoma and at times maintained a studio here. He produced acclaimed work from the early 1920's until his death in 1950. CLARK-008

Clark, Allan, 1896-1950--Associated objects; Sculpture--Tacoma;

Worthy Morris drives his 1906 Cadillac loaded with several passengers over the back of a daredevil in front of the Pantages Theater. A curious crowd has gathered for the June, 1909, event. The unidentified man apparently traveled throughout the country making bets that he could survive being run over by an automobile. He did live through the Tacoma mashing but reportedly was finally crushed to death several years later. (Original print owned by Allen Morris. Print has been partially hand-tinted. No print on file. )

Cadillac automobile; Morris, Worthy; Pantages Theater (Tacoma);

ca. 1907. Dorcas Spalt rides through Wright Park in her 1906 Cadillac, driven by her son, Worthy Morris. Purported to be the first Cadillac in Tacoma. Man standing next to car was not identified except as a friend of Mr. Morris. (Original print owned by Allen Morris. No print copy on file.)

Cadillac automobile; Spalt, Dorcas; Morris, Worthy; Wright Park (Tacoma);