Message on back: Wilkeson Flood Mom & Dad's first home? Early March, 1910

Wilkeson is a town on Wilkeson Creek southwest of Buckley in north central Pierce County. It was once an important producer of coal and sandstone quarry rock. The town was named in 1877 for Samuel Wilkerson, secretary on the board of the Northern Pacific Railway Company. The town was incorporated in 1909, and suffered a major flood the following year.

The First Bank in Wilkeson, WA. Four men stand in front of the bank. The man at the far right is probably Tobie J. Anderson, the cashier at the bank. The man in the long coat and bowler hat is probably W. H. Pringle, the president of the bank. circa 1909.

• Message on back: Expect to take a trip to Tacoma Saturday. Will call you up when I arrive. Have been worked almost to death today and don't balance either. Best regards to all. Tobie Jan. 28-09
• Addressee: Miss Signe Iverson 2324 So. L St. Tacoma, Wash.

• The First Bank of Wilkeson prospered when the town was a booming mining town, but went bankrupt in the depression of the thirties and the building is no longer there. circa 1909.
• Printed on Front: The First Bank of Wilkeson, Wash.

This postcard shows some of the damage in Wilkeson caused by the flood of March 1910. A line of men are standing on the railroad bridge that crossed Gail's Creek just south of town. The vehicle bridge next to the railroad bridge has been washed out by the flood. circa 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. circa 1910.

A line of people stand on the railroad bridge at the south end of Church Street in Wilkeson where the brige 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. circa 1910.

• Message on back: 3/18-10 How are you & the rest of the folks? Things unusually quiet here. Best regards to all. Tobie
• Addressee: Miss Signe Iverson 2324 So. L St. Tacoma, Wash.

• Residents stand at the Wilkeson railroad bridge looking at the damage caused by the flood of March 1910. Wilkeson was named in 1877 for Northern Pacific secretary Samuel Wilkeson, and incorporated in 1909. circa 1910.
• Message on front: Wilkeson, Wash. How would you like to go boat riding here?

Days of torrential rain and warm Chinook winds that raised the temperatures in the Cascades to the 40s brought floods throughout western Washington in March of 1910. In Wilkeson, Gail's Creek became a river, overflowing its banks and flooding the town. The Livesley & Dice General Merchandise store can be seen just beyond the railroad bridge that crossed the raging creek at Church and Davis Streets. circa 1910.

Tobie J. Anderson in coat and hat, gloves in hand, selecting a cigar at the Miners Trading Co. general store in Wilkeson, WA. The shelves and display cases of the store are filled with merchandise, and there is a victrola sitting on the counter. circa 1910.

• Message on back: Apenes (?) was going on a vacation and couldn't get a balance and then forced one and the bank inspector came along and they called him back and handed him the can. Him and Berg are good friends again. B.M.T.
• Addressee: Mr. T.J. Anderson, Emerald, Wis.