Donna Francisca. The 'bald-headed' four masted steel barque 'Donna Francisca', 2277 tons, under sail. This ship is 'Jubilee-rigged' [steel 4 mast barque, 2277 tons. ON99059. 277.5 x 42.0 x 24.5. Built 1892 (4) Russell and Co. Greenock. Owners: J Hayes and Co. registered London. Sold 1910 and renamed Herbert and registered in Germany, renamed Lemkenhafen in 1922 and was wrecked in 1924. One of the early ships to be fitted with water ballast tanks. State Library of South Australia, B 3456, PRG 1218/3 or OH 456/1, Digital Collections, South Australiana Collection, Photographs, A. d. Edwardes Collection, https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/PRG+1373/1/81

Sailing ships;

ca. 1900. This was the West & Wert general merchandise store in Roy, Washington, circa 1900. The store was owned and operated by A.W. (Almon) Wert and his father in law, Mr. West. Mr. Wert, an Ohio native, came to Roy about 1892. He was to later own a hoop pole mill, farm, raise cattle, run a livery stable and organize the Roy State Bank. Standing on the store porch is Mabel Swanson with baby Ilma. Almon (A.W.) Wert is next to the lightpole. Charles Swanson is pictured driving the horse and wagon carrying material for Mr. Wert's hoop factory. "Pug" the dog is alertly standing guard outside the store. The Native American couple sitting on the porch and the other men are not identified. (Photograph and identification courtesy of Ilma Swanson Kandle) (Baccus, "Roy Area Pierce County, Washington," p. 29-30-article on Mr. Wert)

West & Wert Store (Roy); Wert, Almon W.; Swanson, Mabel; Swanson, Ilma; Swanson, Charles; Dogs--Roy; Carts & wagons--Roy;

ca. 1900. An early photograph of Fairy Falls on Stevens Creek, in Mt. Rainier National Park. Fairy Falls is 700 feet tall. This photograph by Brass was taken circa 1900.

Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Fairy Falls (Wash.); Waterfalls;

Image title: Travaux - Piegan. The North American Indian, suppl. 6, plate 193.

Indians of North America--Piegan--1900-1920; Ceremonies--Indians of North America; Indians of North America--Travel;

ca. 1900. View of Pierce County Court House from the corner of South 9th Street and Tacoma Avenue South looking southwest. The clock has yet to be installed in the court house tower.

Pierce County Courthouse (Tacoma); Courthouses--Tacoma;

ca. 1900. George P. Wright was elected mayor of Tacoma April 4, 1904, defeating incumbent Louis D. Campbell by a vote of 4,239 to 3,578. The Democratic mayor would go on to re-election in 1906. Mr. Wright was born in Ontario, Canada in 1865. He would have a variety of occupations including teacher, farmer, government employee, merchant, contractor, and real estate and investment operator. Mr. Wright arrived in Walla Walla county about 1889 and moved to Tacoma about seven years later. During Mr. Wright's four years as mayor, his greatest accomplishments may have been the planning, engineering, financing and advocating of municipally owned systems of power and light and water supply. Charles F.A. Mann in his "An anniversary celebration commemorating one hundred years of Tacoma" called Mayor Wright the man who "started Tacoma's public utilities." Two terms of office were enough for Mr. Wright who would later establish Wright Shipyard in WWI. He would pass away in April of 1932 while serving as a Port of Tacoma commissioner and president of Tacoma Grocery Co. This picture is from Herbert Hunt's "Tacoma, Its History and Its Builders, Volume 2" p.517 ALBUM 16. (Mann: An anniversary commemorating one hundred years of Tacoma, p. 31; Hunt: Tacoma Its History and Its Builders, II, p. 202, 516-520)

Wright, George P.; Mayors--Tacoma--1900-1910

ca. 1900. John W. Linck was elected mayor of Tacoma April 7, 1908, defeating Democratic two-term incumbent George P. Wright. Mr. Linck had served with the Union Army in the Civil War and had extensive legal and political experience prior to his arrival in Tacoma in 1898 as a U.S. Treasury agent. After his one term of office expired, he, a former police judge, would hold the office of justice of the peace for several years. ALBUM 16. (G1.1-106)

Linck, John W.; Mayors--Tacoma--1900-1910

ca. 1900. A tree shaded path in Point Defiance Park. A rustic bench stands next to the path. From the collection of Don Cooper.

Parks--Tacoma--1900-1910; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma)

ca. 1900. A peacock sits on the rustic gate to the fence that surrounds the Lodge at Point Defiance.

Peacocks; Parks--Tacoma--1900-1910; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma)

ca. 1900. Copy of customer's print. Employees of the Butternut Baking Company stand in the recessed entry of the business in a photograph possibly taken in the early 1900's. One man, dressed in suit and tie, has his arm casually draped over another man's shoulders. A third man appears to be wearing a calf-length duster while the lone woman in the picture stares off-camera. Photograph ordered by Jordan Baking Co. on June 7, 1954.

Butternut Baking Co.; Group portraits;

ca. 1900. Portrait of a young boy and his sister, a copy of a customer's print, for Floyd Oles. Floyd Oles lived at 1018 So. 60th and was president of an import-export company called Floyd Oles Inc. Floyd Oles Inc. was located at 1953 So. C.

Children--1890-1900; Clothing & dress--1890-1900;

ca. 1900. Copy of print made from glass plate. Pacific Avenue appears devoid of traffic other than one streetcar in the early years of the 20th century. This photograph was taken early one morning in the vicinity of 9th & Pacific; the distinct image of the Old City Hall can be observed clearly a block ahead. The names "Hotel Donnelly" and "Grand Theatre" have been imprinted onto the photograph. The Hotel Donnelly was probably one of the earliest hotels in the city, as it was listed in the 1893-94 City Directory. It was located on the northwest corner of Pacific Ave. & So. 9th St. The Motoramp Garage was to later be built on this site. Hotel Donnelly was in close proximity to the Hotel Revere, whose sign can be seen protruding from the building. The Hotel Revere, by 1907, was operated by John Fawcett and located at 732 1/2 Pacific Avenue. The Grand Theatre's first mention was in the 1907 City Directory. It was located on the northeast corner of Pacific & So. 9th. Sullivan & Considine were listed as proprietors and Dean B. Worley as manager. Date of original print is not known; copy from glass plate was made on October 3, 1958. TPL-8546

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1900-1910; Hotel Donnelly (Tacoma); Hotel Revere (Tacoma); Old City Hall (Tacoma); Cities & towns--Tacoma;

ca. 1900. Copy made from glass plate, Richards Studio. This may be a street scene from Yakima, Washington, circa 1900. The street is wide enough for a streetcar and many passing horses and carts. There are some carriages parked along the raised sidewalk. People could conduct business at the Yakima Valley Bank, get their teeth checked at Yakima Dental or buy a $12 suit at the Empire. Copy of glass plate made on October 3, 1958.

Commercial streets--Yakima; Street railroads--Yakima; Carts & wagons--Yakima;

ca. 1900. The Rustic Bridge in Point Defiance Park, circa 1900. (A copy by Richards Studio of a customer's print, negative is not available.) The Rustic Bridge was built over Sorex Gulch, located midway between the present boathouse and Owen Beach. It was built in 1892 and was dismantled in 1920. It was a stacked log bridge with notches for crosslogs which tied the two sides of the bridge together. It was constructed of 3500 logs and was 250 feet long and approximately 80 feet high. Limbs were used to build the rustic handrail and benches along the pedestrian walkway. The stream at the mouth of the Sorex Gulch was dammed, creating a pond. A picnic site was created beside the pond and this became one of the most popular attractions for park visitors. A smaller pedestrian bridge can be seen in the foreground of the photograph; its handrail matches that of the Rustic Bridge. (Pierce County Cultural Resource Survey, prepared by Office of Historic Preservation, Community Development Department)

Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Parks--Tacoma; Bridges--Tacoma;

ca. 1900. Gilbert L. Palmer (3rd from the left), the first warden of McNeil Island prison, serving from 1893-1900, and six of his men, were photographed standing next to Cell House # 1 circa 1900. Completed in 1874, the brick and stone building contained 48 double cells, each secured with a heavy, grated flat-iron door. The old cell block was torn down in the mid-1930s. The small, frame building behind the prison is one of the guard houses, where the guards were quartered. Before 1893, the prison had been run by Federal Marshalls. Left to right: Robert Troutman, John Drake, G. L. Palmer (warden), John Devoin, Robert Longmire (deputy warden), Frank Mooney, and H. E. Palmer. Copy of early photograph for Mr. Short, T. Times. (Price, Lester K. "McNeil, History of a Federal Prison", McNeil Island, Washington, July, 1970.)

Prisons--Washington; McNeil Island Federal Prison (McNeil Island); Prison guards; Rifles; Troutman, Robert; Drake, John; Palmer, Gilbert L.; Devoin, John; Longmire, Robert; Mooney, Frank; Palmer, H.E.;

ca. 1900. Tacoma grain elevators. The Tacoma Warehouse & Elevator Co. grain dock and Elevator B are in the foreground of this circa 1900 photograph. A masted sailing ship is docked there waiting for a shipment of flour. In the background is Elevator A, operated by Cardin & Bibb. The Sperry Flour Co. would be built on the site of Tacoma Warehouse & Elevator in 1905. Sperry Flour would be purchased later by General Mills, Inc.

Warehouses--Tacoma--1900-1910; Grain elevators--Tacoma--1900-1910; Shipping--Tacoma--1900-1910; Sailing ships--Tacoma--1900-1910; Piers & wharves--Tacoma--1900-1910; Waterfronts--Tacoma--1900-1910;

ca. 1900. Men at work at unidentified machine shop in Tacoma circa 1900. They stand while working at their machines. Most are wearing hats/caps and retain their jackets/coats. Several of the machines are placed by the large windows which would allow for natural light.

Machine shops--Tacoma; Machinery; Men--Tacoma--1900-1910;

ca. 1900. Horse drawn wagon dressed in bunting parked in front of photo studio at 947 C Street (now Broadway). The occasion, in this circa 1900 photograph, may have been a Fourth of July parade. A.G. Bonner had his studio at 947 C Street with Christian Nelsen, boot and shoemaker, next door at 947 1/2 C Street. Both the sidewalk and street appear to be constructed of planks. The decorated wagon was from the R(obert) S. Bennatts' grocery, located at 2416 North 30th St. in the Pioneer Block Bldg. in Old Town. Mr. Bennatts would be in the grocery business in the north end for 40 years before his retirement in 1930. BiCentennial Project #75346-40.

Carts & wagons--Tacoma--1900-1910; A.G. Bonner Studio (Tacoma); C. Nelsen Boot & Shoe Maker (Tacoma); Robert S. Bennatts Grocery (Tacoma);

ca. 1900. German immigrant Henry Mahncke, with partner Charles Muehlenbruch, built the Berlin Building in 1892. It was the American dream come true for Mahncke who had toiled in his Tacoma bakery since 1882. Losing everything but his dignity in the economic Panic of 1893, Mahncke became a janitor and elevator operator in the building he once owned. The Berlin Building was demolished in 1920 to make way for the present Washington Building. Mahncke went on to a successful career in real estate and died in 1937.

Office buildings--Tacoma--1900-1910; Berlin Building (Tacoma); Mahncke, Henry;

ca. 1900. This photograph of Wright Park, taken around 1900, accompanied an article entitled "Do You Remember" in a 1922 News Tribune. The newspaper had been running a nostalgic series of pictures of events and places of times past. In this view of Wright Park, taken from the east side of the park looking westward, the park appears a little sparse with many of the trees little more then saplings. Several people are using the rustic bridge to cross Bird Lake. The houses beyond the park are on South I Street between Division and 3rd. Most were already gone by 1922; the bridge was still there but had been reconstructed. The Tacoma-Pierce County Blood Bank now stands where several of these houses once stood. G41.1-123; TPL-987 (TNT 3-9-22, p. 11)

Wright Park (Tacoma); Parks--Tacoma--1900-1910;

ca. 1900. Two women sit on a rustic bench, next to a path, in Point Defiance Park. From the collection of Don Cooper.

Parks--Tacoma--1900-1910; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma)

ca. 1900. A view of Wright Park from Division Street looking south circa 1900. The tower of the Pierce County Court House just makes it into the photograph at the far left. The parks two statues stand on pedestals on either side of a gravel road that winds through the park. A bicycle leans against a sapling tree. From the collection of Don Cooper. TPL-8288

Parks--Tacoma--1900-1910; Wright Park (Tacoma); Sculpture--Tacoma--1900-1910; Bicycles & tricycles--Tacoma--1900-1910;

ca. 1900. This undated photograph shows a gathering of Pierce County pioneers at the Ezra and Eliza Jane Meeker mansion; the house was built around 1889. Many of the Puyallup valley's first settlers were Oregon Trail blazers who arrived in Pierce County in the 1850s. Today, the Meeker Mansion is a museum that celebrates the history of these early pioneers. TPL-5685.

Pioneers--Washington (State); Meeker, Ezra, 1830-1928; Meeker, Elizabeth Jane; Houses--Puyallup--1890-1900;

ca. 1900. This magnificent house, which stood at 4301 North Stevens Street, was built by the real estate developer Allen C. Mason in 1892. Mason, who came to Tacoma in 1883 with $2.40, was a millionaire by 1892. He helped finance the commuter railroad that ran from Division to Point Defiance, and spent tens of thousands of dollars "boosting" Tacoma. He lost his fortune in the "panic of 1893", and was forced to sell his newly built mansion. It was bought by Whitworth College, and was the main building on their north Tacoma campus from 1899 to 1913 when they moved to Spokane. John P. Weyerhaeuser purchased all the main buildings of Whitworth College in 1920 and razed them to build "Haddaway Hall." (Copy of glass plate was made by Richards on October 3, 1958.)

Whitworth College (Tacoma); Universities & colleges--Tacoma;

ca. 1900. Copy of a customer's negative, a family portrait ordered by W. Arthur Roberts. Copy was made on August 31, 1959. Photograph most probably dates from around 1900. The women wear upswept hairdos and the high necked shirt waists of the Gibson girl era. The men have suits with stiff collared shirts and ties.

Families--1890-1900;

ca. 1900. View from beach of McNeil Island Prison in the early days. Gilbert L. Palmer is warden at this time. During his service, from 1893-1900, a residence for his use was built on the hill north of the prison, Lumber in the foreground, was purchased and made into shingles by the prisoners to raise funds for the upkeep of the prison. The Federal prison facilities at McNeil Island were primitive and received little attention or money from Congress. Copy photograph for Mr. Short, T. Times. (Price, Lester K. "McNeil, History of a Federal Prison", McNeil Island, Washington, July 1970.)

Prisons--Washington; McNeil Island Federal Prison (McNeil Island);

ca. 1900. Early day chain gang at McNeil Island Prison. Prisoners at this time were mainly "squaw-men" and white men convicted of selling liquor to Indians whose sentences ranged from a few months to a year. Some men served time for murder, mutiny, and other crimes. A few women prisoners were also housed at McNeil, but not in the cellhouse. They were incarcerated in the guards quarters. When prisoners were not in cells, they worked in the fields, clearing and preparing land for gardens to feed the occupants at McNeil. Prisoners wore their own clothes while working in the fields or the striped wool uniforms issued to them. Copy photograph for Mr. Short, T. Times. (Price, Lester K. "McNeil, History of a Federal Prison", McNeil Island, Washington, July 1970).

Prisons--Washington; McNeil Island Federal Prison (McNeil Island); Prisoners;

ca. 1900. Copy negative of old postcard picture. Photograph was copied for Mrs. F. E. Washburn, 305 No. K., in June of 1939. TPL-7176

Houses--Tacoma--1890-1900;

ca. 1900. John W. Linck was elected mayor of Tacoma April 7, 1908, succeeding mayor George P. Wright. According to author and historian Herbert Hunt, the campaign was highly contested. Mr. Linck, Republican nominee, (often called by the honorary term, "Colonel" due to his able duty on the Union side of the Civil War) was victorious, defeating Mr. Wright by a vote of 6,840 to 4,799. Mayor Linck was born in 1843 near Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana. Prior to his arrival in Tacoma in 1898 as a special agent for the U.S. Treasury, John Linck had been a school teacher, attorney, justice of the peace, prosecuting attorney, U.S. commissioner, Indiana legislator, city attorney, prison director, postmaster and lastly, mayor of Madison. He would also serve as a police judge and justice of the peace in Tacoma. In 1901 the Linck family moved to 817 North J St., the previous home of Tacoma pioneers John and Virginia Mason. There neighborhood children were welcomed, including a very young Bing Crosby and siblings. ALBUM 16. (Hunt: Tacoma Its History and Its Builders, II, p. 225-26; Prosser: A History of Puget Sound Country, II, p. 236-38) (G1.1-104)

Linck, John W.; Mayors--Tacoma--1900-1910

ca. 1900. A man hand feeds a deer as a number of deer crowd around him. The deer are in a fenced in area at Point Defiance Park. A large wooden building stands at the far left in the photograph. From the collection of Don Cooper.

Deer; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Parks--Tacoma--1900-1910