Originally known as the Provident Building, it became the Security Building in 1952. After renovation and remodeling in 2006, the original name was restored.
Printed on front: Provident Building Tacoma, Wash.
Message: Everett, Wash. Sept. 17th, 1911 Dear Friends, My wifes filks like to rent the house but they are looking for lower rent. The rents are a good deal lower here in town then it has been since I came here. Best regards from us all. Thomas.
Addressee: Mr. A. Petterson 2914 So. K. St. Tacoma, Wash.
Message: Hello! E?! How are you getting along & how is brother Aug? I am fine & working so have very little time to myself. Would like to see you but can't come up. Lovingly, Bud
Addressee: Mrs. A. F. Peterson 1501 Wetmore Ave. Everett, Wash.
A snapshot of early Tacoma--notice the street car on the far left and the overhead light. This building at 1102 K Street was opened in 1891 as the Quiett and Simmons Drug store.
In 1879, Frank and Mary Stevenson homesteaded what is now the center of town. Early settlers called this area Stevensonville, but the name later changed to Enumclaw--an Indian name of a nearby mountain. The town of Enumclaw was platted on October 31, 1885, when the railroad decided to come through the area.
Message: July 21 My dear friend, I got to Enumclaw a Sunday night found my brother better he is sitting up to day. Well how are you. I hoop you are well. I and my sister went picking yesterday and I ? after third when I get home. Well how is my old man. Well send me a postal here at Enumclaw. Well good by till I hear from you. Maggie
Addressee: Mrs. A. Peterson Everett, Wash. 1501 Wheatmore (Wetmore)
Printed: 8319 COLUMBIA GORGE FROM CROWN POINT. Showing Cape Horn and Castle Rock in the distance. This view shows the concrete supports on the brink of Thor's Heights, and is one of the most prominent viewpoints along the Columbia River.
Takakkaw Falls is a waterfall located in Yoho National Park, near Field, British Columbia, in Canada. Its highest point is 1260 feet, making it the second longest waterfall in Canada.
Luna Park was an amusement park in Seattle, Washington that operated from 1907 until 1913 and was billed as the "Greatest Amusement Park on the West Coast." Located on the northern tip of Alki Beach in West Seattle, all that remains of the site today is the pilings for the pier that can be seen during extremely low tides. Luna Park closed in 1913 amidst a surge of prohibitive morality (championed by a group called the "Forces of Decency"), and local political scandal.
This area of Mount Rainier, close to Paradise Inn and Valley, sports the Alta Vista Trail--a 1.5 mile round trip paved hike that showcases the wildflowers in summer.
Printed: Rainier National Park The Mountain in Winter
Printed: Mid-winter on Alta Vista, near Paradise Inn, Rainier National Park. Snow at this point sometimes reaches a depth of twenty feet in February.
Message: Dear Peterson family--Just a note from the far north to thank you for the Christmas rememberence. The gifts will be so useful and I certainly needed both. Wish you a Happy New Year & hope you might enjoy this snow sometime.--JH
Addressee: Mrs. August F. Petereson 516 So. 34th Tacoma
The Lions Gate Bridge, officially known as the First Narrows Bridge, is a suspension bridge that crosses the first narrows of Burrard Inlet and connects the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, to the North Shore municipalities of the District of North Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver, and West Vancouver. The term "Lions Gate" reflects the Lions, a pair of mountain peaks north of Vancouver.
Printed: Lions Gate Bridge over the First Narrows, Vancouver, B.C., Canada "Empress of Japan" Outward Bound for the Orient
Message: Dear Folks--Have a room by myself now-find it lonesome but one must expect that. When you come over be sure to look me up-It's easy to find-Spring Str. is on one side of library on 4th Ave. I am 9 blocks up from 4th on Spring. Address 1320 Spring-Love-Anne Athenson
Latourell Falls is located in Guy W. Talbot State Park. The falls is on Latourell Creek and was named after Joseph Latourell, a prominent Columbia River Gorge settler. The falls itself was located on the property of Guy W. Talbot of Portland, who, in 1929, donated 220 acres of property to the State of Oregon. Latourell Falls is at Columbia River Mile 130, approximately one mile downstream of Shepperds Dell and one mile upstream of Crown Point and Rooster Rock.
Printed: Latourelle Falls on the Columbia River Highway, Ore.
Beaverhead County, located in the southwest corner of Montana, is surrounded on three sides by the Continental Divide. The county's land area consists of deep basins separated by forested mountain ranges. Four different mountain ranges are located in the county including the Beaverhead Mountains of the Bitterroot Range, the Tendoys, the Centennial Range and the Pioneer Mountains.
Printed: Beaverhead County High School, Dillon, Mont.
Message: Soho Field July 5-33 Hello Folks:-All is well after forth hope you are all ? This is how it looks when a boat leaves here. Won't be long before you'll be 25 will it? It's raining hard here. McGills
Addressee: Mrs. P. A. Peterson 516-So. 34th St. Tacoma, Wash.
The Pittock Mansion was home to Portland pioneers Henry and Georgiana Pittock from 1914 to 1919. Owner of the Weekly Oregonian, Henry Pittock was also into banking, real estate, sheep farming, railroads, steamboats, silver mining and the pulp and paper industry. Georgiana founded many organizations to help women and children, and also is credited with originating Portland's annual Rose Festival. The mansion stayed in family hands after their deaths, until it was put on the market in 1958. Damage from the 1962 storm further threatened the property, but preservationists banded together to save the landmark, and in 1964 the city of Portland purchased the property. After restoration, the mansion reopened for public tours in 1965.
Printed: Pettock Residence, one of the most popular homes in Portland, Ore.
Message: Jan 10th 1912 Dear brother:- Well I have now started with nearly 2 days and have plenty in sight. And I am feeling fine and I hope you are kept bussy up there. I have 3/4 hours walk to work and it's good exercise regards to all. ?
Addressee: Mr. August Peterson 2914 So. K. St. Tacoma, Wash.
This vertical lift bridge, dedicated in February 1913, was originally called the 11th Street Bridge. It was officially renamed the Murray Morgan Bridge in 1997 for the noted Tacoma historian and author.
