Designed to run with the fast Princess Victoria on the Seattle-Victoria Vancouver run, The Princess Charlotte was one of the most elaborately furnished vessels of the time. Certified to carry 1200 passengers, in 1912 she was called into service to carry an excursion party from Victoria to Tacoma. She made the phenomenal run of four hours, 24 minutes between the two ports, beating the record of the Princess Victoria by 12 minutes while carrying a capacity passenger list of 1,478 persons. The Empress Hotel is seen on the far right of the card. circa 1910.
Printed on front: C.P.R. S.S. "Princess Charlotte," Victoria, B.C.
On November 10, 1900, the Burns Monument was unveiled. The subscribers of the monument erected to the memory of Robert Burns presented a Resolution dated November 9, 1900, transferring the monument to the City. The Resolution stipulated that the City must forever maintain and keep the same as a Monument and Fountain for the benefit of inhabitants of Victoria. In 1956 the park adminstrator directed the fountain part of the monument to be disabled citing health concerns. circa 1910.
Printed on front: Burns' Monument, Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, B.C.
Thought to have been formed as a result of an earthquake and the subsequent landslide, the trees in the submerged forest were visible from the highway until the completion of the Bonneville Dam project in 1938. circa 1916.
Printed on front: Wind Mountain and Submerged Forest, Columbia River.
Captain C. Peter Sorrensen won the contracts to build the steamers Spokane and Colfax, and also completely built another ship, the Lottie. In 1888, as a tribute to the hard-working women he saw on the banks during his travels down the St. Joe, he sponsored a Ladies Day on the Lottie. Area women dressed in their finery and brought lavish picnic suppers to share. circa 1905.
Printed on front: Steamer Colfax on St. Joe River, near Spokane, Washington.
Built in 1895 by the architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White, the Low Memorial Library is the administrative center of Columbia University. circa 1910.
Printed on front: Columbia University Library, New York
Incorporated in 1904, Mullan was a stop on the Great Northern Railway due to its silver and lead mining. Located in Shoshone County, Idaho, the town was named for John Mullan, the engineer who was tasked with finding a road between Fort Benton, Montana and Fort Walla Walla, Washington. circa 1910.
Printed on front: Birds Eye View of Mullane, Idaho.
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. circa 1907.
Printed on front: Hewitt Avenue, Everett, Washington.
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. circa 1905.
Printed on front: Docks and Business District, Couer D'Alene, Idaho.
The Moran Brothers Company, founded as a machine shop in 1882, operated a shipyard at the foot of South Charles Street, south of Seattle's Pioneer Square. In 1904 they launched a battleship built for the U. S. Navy, the U.S.S. Nebraska. Robert Moran, the company president, was Seattle's mayor from 1888 through 1890. circa 1910.
Printed on front: Moran Bros. Ship Yard, Seattle, Washington.
