Soap Lake's mineral-rich waters have long been thought to have medicinal value. It is said that rival Indian tribes would call a truce when they came to Soap Lake to relax and heal themselves and their animals. The lake gets its name from the naturally occurring foam that gives its water a soapy appearance and because the lake's mineral-rich waters have a soapy feel. The Indian name for the lake tranlates to "witch doctor". Although the mineral content has declined over the years, most likely due to canal construction, it still has a very high and diverse mineral content. circa 1953.

Printed on back: Tacoma, Washington The sparkling Tacoma skyline is reflected in Thea Foss Waterway, more commonly known as City Waterway. The 11th Street Bridge on the right spans the entrance to the waterway.

Printed on back: Mount Rainier National Park Spectacular Myrtle Falls is accented by the even more spectacular Mt. Rainier.

Colorized version of an actual photograph taken by Wesley Andrews c. 1910. At the turn of the last century, white sturgeon sometimes reached 20 feet in length and required horses to help haul them out of the river. In 1943, Idaho banned commercial white sturgeon fishing on the Snake River, and since 1970, sturgeon can only be caught on a catch-and-release basis, since the numbers have dramatically declined due to dams, pollution, irrigation withdrawals and heavy harvests. circa 1930.

• Roozengaarde was established in 1985 by the Roozen family and the Washington Bulb Company. A sponsor of the popular Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, each fall over 200,000 bulbs are planted in their 3 acre show garden to greet the many thousands of visitors at the spring festival. circa 1990.
• Printed on front: Roozengaarde Flowers & Bulbs A Division of Washington Bulb Co., Inc.

Dedicated October 16, 1937--one of the only marble post office building west of the Mississippi River, was completed at a cost of $310,000. It became the State Executive Office Building when a new post office opened in the late 70's. circa 1960.

Printed on back: Multnomah Falls, Oregon This aerial view also shows the parking area on the new express highway and the old scenic highway throught the Columbia River Gorge.

• Preliminary plans for the Grand Coulee Dam were made in the early 1920's, but the dam itself was not completed until 1941. The powerhouses and pumping plants were worked on during World War II and completed by 1946. 12 million cubic yards of concrete were used in the project, making it the largest concrete structure in the world. circa 1945.
• Printed on front: Grand Coulee Dam from the Air

Printed on back: Job Carr's Cabin "The Birthplace of Tacoma" Museum Dedication Station, Old Town-Tacoma, WA 98403

• A dark figure stands out against the snow covered ground, trees and shrubs. circa 1911.
• Printed on front: A Yukon Winter Scene.

• 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.

• Message: from you do not know who!
• Addressee: Mrs. Julie Crosson. 518 West Wishkah Aberdeen, Wash.

• Group of men posing under "Electric Theatre" banner in December of 1908. circa 1908.
• Printed on front: Electric Theater

• 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.