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FLEMING-268 Front

  • The cornerstone for the present church was laid in 1903. In 1906, the school was completed. Remodeled in 1961, the cathedral still retains many of the original architectural features. circa 1905.
  • Printed on front: Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes, Spokane, Washington.

FLEMING-271 Front

  • Built in 1901, this building was replaced by the current Bank of America Building in 1966. circa 1907.
  • Printed on front: American National Bank Building, Everett, Wash.

FLEMING-286 Front

  • 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. circa 1905.
  • Printed on front: Gonzaga College, Spokane, Washington.

FLEMING-298 Front

  • 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. circa 1910.
  • Printed on front: Public Library, Seattle, Washington.

FLEMING-305 Front

  • 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. circa 1910.
  • Printed on front: Union Depot, Seattle, Washington.

FLEMING-306 Front

  • Princess Angeline- or Kikisoblu, as she was known in her tribe- was the eldest daughter of Chief Seattle. Ignoring orders to report to a reservation in 1855, she lived the remainder of her life in a shack on the Seattle waterfront, doing laundry and selling baskets. She was befriended and looked after by Catherine Maynard, a well-known Seattle pioneer. circa 1904.
  • Printed on front: Princess Angeline, Daughter of Chief Seattle, Seattle, Wash.

FLEMING-313 Front

  • Founded in 1893, Everett is the largest city in Snohomish County. circa 1910.
  • Printed on front: Water Front, Everett, Washington.

FLEMING-314 Front

  • South Bend is the county seat for Pacific County. Incorporated in 1890, the name of the town comes from its position on Willapa River. The town began as a saw mill in 1860. circa 1905.
  • Printed on front: So. Bend, Wn.

FLEMING-317 Front

  • South Beach was incorporated in 1890, after beginning as a mill town in 1860. Likely named for the town's position on the Willapa River, South Bend is the county seat for Pacific County. circa 1905.
  • Printed on front: So. Bend, Wash.

FLEMING-321 Front

  • Probably mis-identified as Ellensburg's earliest settler, since Toby was originally a Puget Sound Indian who was ostracized by his own people for befriending the whites during the Indian uprising of 1878. He was a familiar sight on the streets of Ellensburg along with his wife, Nancy. He died around 1911 at over 100 years of age. circa 1907.
  • Printed on front: Blind Toby, Over 100 Years of Age, Ellensburg's Earliest Settler

FLEMING-322 Front

  • 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. circa 1908.
  • Printed on front: High School, Seattle, Washington.

GREENWOOD-002 Front

  • An elderly pioneer woman standing next to her loom with her dog, log cabin, butter churn and two rifles.
  • Printed on front: Pioneer days in Washington.

GREENWOOD-015 Front

  • Two photos showing Ezra Meeker standing by old wagon wheel ruts cutting through sagebrush and then sitting on a freshly installed Oregon Trail marker, accompanied by his dog Jim and several other men.
  • Printed on front: Found the trail. Planting a marker.

GREENWOOD-017 Front

  • Ezra Meeker standing proudly before the camera, dressed in buckskin clothing and holding an ornate rifle. Meeker was a Pacific Northwest pioneer, businessman, politician, historian, and advocate for the commemorization of the Old Oregon Trail and its travelers.
  • Printed on front: Ezra Meeker as Frontiersman.
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