ca. 1905. Print in album marked 1905. Part of the Mt. Rainier series. Snow slope on Unicorn Peak. Lead climber is not wearing coat and has his sleeves rolled up.

Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Snow & ice climbing; Mountaineering--Washington--1900-1910; Mountains--Washington--1900-1910;

ca. 1905. Families are pictured in this circa 1905 photograph enjoying a pleasant day at Point Defiance Park at what is now called Owen Beach. People dressed more formally back then with ladies and gentlemen in hats, suits and for women, long skirts. Even small children were not seen barefoot. The lack of benches did not prevent visitors from sitting on the somewhat rocky terrain to view the Sound. The beach would later be named Owen Beach in 1959 in honor of longtime Metro Parks employee, Floyd Owen. In the early days of the 20th century, the beach, then only accessible by boat or walking, was called "new" beach or sometimes "Picnic Beach." (metroparkstacoma.org)

Owen Beach (Tacoma); Beaches--Tacoma; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma);

ca. 1905. Stacks and rows of women's clothing, including coats, dresses and perhaps lingerie, on display at Peoples department store circa 1905. The store was probably getting ready for its annual spring white sales which attracted hordes of shoppers. Peoples opened in Tacoma in 1888 and remained a vibrant presence in downtown Tacoma until 1983.

Peoples (Tacoma); Department stores--Tacoma--1900-1910; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1900-1910;

ca. 1905. James Delbert and Frank Armstrong (left to right) stand at the entrance to the Armstrong Bros. grocery store at 5648 So. Union Avenue (now So. Tacoma Way) in the early part of the 20th century. Vegetables fill the window space at left while paintings are on display at right. The store was earlier known as Armstrong & Baker.

Armstrong Bros. (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1900-1910; Armstrong, James Delbert; Armstrong, Frank;

ca. 1905. This drydock is believed to be the Dockton drydock on Vashon Island circa 1905. It was the only drydock in the south Puget Sound at that time for large boats. See TPL 1007 for another view of the drydock.

Boat & ship industry; Piers & wharves;

ca. 1905. Print in album marked 1905. Part of the Mt. Rainier series, Mt. Rainier from Pinnade Peak. This was the beginning of a peak storm on Mt. Rainier.

Snow & ice climbing; Rainier, Mount; Mountains--Washington--1900-1910;

ca. 1905. Six unidentified men pose with their horses in front of the offices of the Commercial Truck Co. in the early 1900's. The Commercial Truck Co. first appears in the City Directory in 1903. The company occupied 717-19 Broadway after its construction in 1902. They listed their business as transfer, drayage, piano movers, livery and feed stables. The company was a predecessor of Tacoma's Star Moving Co. (photograph courtesy of Dan Powell)

Commercial Truck Co. (Tacoma); Moving & storage trade--Tacoma--1900-1910; Horses;

ca. 1905. This early photograph of the American Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) dates from about 1905. To the left is the smelter's new 307 foot tall chimney which when built in 1905 was the tallest concrete chimney in the world. Twelve years later, in 1917, ASARCO replaced this giant chimney with a new one that stood almost twice as tall - at 571 feet. The smelter closed in 1985 due to both environmental and economic reasons; the smelter's tall stack was demolished on January 17, 1993. (Copy was made on October 3, 1958.)

Chimneys; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Smelters--Tacoma; American Smelting & Refining Co. (Tacoma); Smokestacks--Tacoma;

ca. 1905. An unidentified man calmed a rearing horse near the offices of the Commercial Truck Co. in the early 1900's. The Commercial Truck Co. first appeared in the 1903 Tacoma City Directory. S.J. Pollard was listed as president with J.W. Garvin as Secretary-Treasurer and A.W. Tuel as Manager. They listed offices at 717-719 South C and 718-720 Commerce St. (in TPL building index as 717-19 Broadway). The company moved into this building on its completion in 1902. They listed their services as transfer, drayage, piano moving, livery and feed stables. The company sold in 1929 to AA Star Transfer of Aberdeen and became Star Commercial Moving & Storage, a predecessor of today's Star Moving Co. (photograph courtesy of Dan Powell)

Commercial Truck Co. (Tacoma); Moving & storage trade--Tacoma--1900-1910; Horses;

ca. 1905. The steamer Fairhaven is in drydock for repairs at Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, circa 1905. Built in Tacoma in 1889 and launched from the yards of Cpt. John Holland, the stern-wheeler was 130 feet long with 26-foot beam. She was built at a cost of $30,000 for the Fairhaven Land Co., of which Nelson Bennett was president. The wooden stern-wheel steamer was used by more than one company including the La Conner Trading & Transportation Co. and the Island Transportation Co. She had suffered several accidents during her long tenure on local waters including sinking in ten feet of water after striking a rock near Utsalady in 1902 and smashing her bow while caught by strong gales at Coupeville in 1907. Here the Fairhaven is undergoing repairs circa 1905 at Quartermaster Harbor, a nearly five-mile-long inlet which is formed by Vashon Island on the west and Maury Island on the east. The drydock was one of the largest in the Puget Sound. It could lift several large ships at a time and was in place until 1909. The Fairhaven was beached in 1918 after a fire and ended her days as a quasi-houseboat. (Carlaw, 'The Pickrell Brothers recall the Fairhaven,' The Sea Chest, XV1 (Dec. 1982-article)

Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Quartermaster Harbor (Wash);

Snow & Burgess Built as a full-rigged ship at Thomaston, Maine in 1878 by Thomas Watts. Converted to a fiveΓÇômasted schooner on the West Coast in 1904. 1655 gross tons. Burned for junk in 1922 after arriving at Port Townsand from Manila with a broken back, a year earlier. (Gibbs, Jim. Pacific Square-Riggers : Pictorial History of the Great Windships of Yesteryear. 1987. Pg. 190.)

Sailing ships; Schooneers;

Wedding picture of Mr. & Mrs. Clarence O. Lynn, owners of the C.O. Lynn Mortuary. Copy of the customers' print, no negative available. The First Lutheran Church of Tacoma was the scene of the nuptials June 14, 1905 that united Hilma Johnson of Tacoma and Clarence O. Lynn of Omaha, Nebraska. The couple was married in the church where they first met. When Mr. Lynn came west to establish himself, he was first employed by Conrad Hoska, funeral director. At the time of his marriage, Lynn went into business for himself, opening his own funeral home. In 1918, he built his own building at 717-19 Tacoma Ave. So. In 2000, the Lynn family still operates their business out of this building. (TNT 6/12/1955, pg. D-1)

Lynn, C. O.; Johnson, Hilma--Marriage; Weddings--Tacoma--1900-1910; Brides--1900-1910; Wedding costume--1900-1910; Grooms (Weddings)--1900-1910;

Harness gleaming and bedecked in garlands, the huge bays of Chemical Engine Co. No. 1 were ready to participate in the Tacoma Rose Carnival Parade on June 22,1905 . The parade was just one of the many activities in the three day festival which included band concerts, water pageants, a children's parade and a carnival ball. Chemical Co. No. 1, Engine Co. No. 1, and the hook and ladder Co. No. 1 from the Saint Helens station were chosen to represent the Tacoma Fire Department during the parade. Chief George McAlevy had wanted to furnish a larger display but reconsidered due to the city's need in case of fires. Chemical Engine Co. No. 1 was housed in the Fire Department headquarters at 9th & A Streets in downtown Tacoma. It would remain there until 1916 when it was put out of service. Photograph taken on June 22, 1905, by B. Waters. (Tacoma Daily News, 6-21-05, p. 3, Tacoma Daily News, 6-22-05, p. 1)

Tacoma Fire Department (Tacoma); Fire fighters--Tacoma--1900-1910; Fire engines & equipment--Tacoma; Horses--Tacoma; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1900-1910; Rose Carnival (Tacoma);

In 1905, Sarsaparilla, the pampered pooch of the Tacoma police force, was famous for using his ugly mug to "sweat" a confession out of suspects. "Sas," as he was known, had been left at the police station when only a few days old and was raised on a bottle. The bull dog was soon known as the ugliest dog in Tacoma. When a suspect was brought into Police Chief Malony's office for questioning, "Sas" only had to be called from his blanket in the Chief's office, fix his slanted eyes on the criminal and the information began to flow. (TDN 10/28/1905, pg. 17)

Bulldogs; Dogs--Tacoma--1900-1910; Police dogs;

ca. 1906. A line of eight climbers hike across a snowfield somewhere along the Tieton River. Captioned "New Snow - Tieton", this photograph was probably taken near the source of the South Fork Tieton River in the Goat Rock Wilderness area of the Snoqualmie National Forest.

Mountaineering--Washington--1900-1910; Snow & ice climbing; Snoqualmie National Forest

ca. 1906. Identified as "Crescent Falls - Tieton River," this circa 1906 photograph shows six hikers standing at the foot of a waterfall. This photograph by Smith was taken somewhere in the Snoqualmie National Forest.

Waterfalls; Mountaineering--Washington--1900-1910; Snoqualmie National Forest (Wash.)

ca. 1906. A group of climbers look down into a crevasse on a glacier identified as "Goat Peak Glacier," Tieton, circa 1906. It is probably a glacier on one of the peaks in the Goat Rocks Wilderness on the border between the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and the Snoqualmie National Forest.

Mountains--Washington--1900-1910; Mountaineering--Washington--1900-1910; Glaciers; Snow & ice climbing; Snoqualmie National Forest (Wash.); Goat Rocks Wilderness (Wash.)

ca. 1906. A fleet of new Ford automobiles is lined up outside the Washington Automobile Co., 710-12 Pacific Ave., circa 1906. The firm, operated by W.W. Pickerill, was the first automobile dealership in Tacoma. Prior to being occupied by the Washington Automobile Co., the building had been the home of the Tacoma Athletic Club and also served later as the Odd Fellows Temple.

Ford automobile; Washington Automobile Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1906. Eight mountain climbers stand next to a crevasse in the Meade Glacier, Mount Curtis Gilbert, circa 1906. Mt. Curtis Gilbert is in the Goat RockWilderness area in Yakima County.

Glaciers; Snow & ice climbing; Mountaineering--Washington--1900-1910; Mountains; Snoqualmie National Forest (Wash.); Goat Rocks Wilderness (Wash.);

ca. 1906. A group of hikers rest on a bare slope next to a mountain stream and a small waterfall circa 1906. This photograph is captioned "Goat Falls - Head of Tieton River." It is not possible to tell from this information whether this photograph was taken near the source of the North Fork or South Fork Tieton River.

Mountaineering--Washington--1900-1910; Waterfalls; Steams; Snoqualmie National Forest

ca. 1906. A group of riders and several pack horses rest in a mountain meadow. A snow covered mountain rises in the background. The caption for this photograph was: "Meadow and Glacier - Goat Peaks". The mountain in the background is probably Mount Curtis Gilbert. This mountain was also known as "Gilbert Peak" and "Goat Rocks". The glacier near the top of the peak would be the Meade Glacier. This circa 1906 photograph may have been taken from Conrad Meadows on the South Fork Tieton River.

Mountaineering--Washington--1900-1910; Snoqualmie National Forest (Wash.); Goat Rocks Wilderness (Wash.); Horses; Pack animals; Meadows; Curtis Gilbert, Mount (Wash.); Packtrains;

ca. 1906. A group of six campers sit close to one of two tents in a high mountain clearing in this circa 1906 photograph by Smith. There is snow on the side of the ridge immediately behind their camp. The original caption for this photograph was: "Camp Stormy - U.S.R.S. - Tieton". U.S.R.S. may stand for United States Ranger Station. This photograph was taken somewhere in the Snoqualmie National Forest.

Snoqualmie National Forest (Wash.); Mountaineering--Washington--1900-1910; Camping--Washington--1900-1910; Tents; Goat Rocks Wilderness (Wash.);

ca. 1906. A lone climber looks down into a crevasse on Meade Glacier. The photograph, which was titled "Can't see bottom," was taken by a photographer named Smith circa 1906. The Meade Glacier is on Mount Curtis Gilbert in the Goat Rocks Wilderness area of the Snoqualmie National Forest.

Snoqualmie National Forest (Wash.); Goat Rocks Wilderness (Wash.); Mountains--Washington--1900-1910; Glaciers; Meade Glacier (Wash.); Snow & ice climbing; Mountaineering--Washington--1900-1910;

ca. 1906. A group of six hikers, at least one of which appears to be a woman, sit on a forested slope next to a falls on the Tieton River. This photograph is one in a series by Smith that were taken on an expedition up the Tieton River in the Snoqualmie National Forest.

Water falls; Snoqualmie National Forest (Wash.); Mountaineering--Washington--1900-1910

ca. 1906. Reflections of trees and hills on Lake Chelan, close to Sunday Morning Mine, circa 1906. Part of Asahel Curtis' Chelan series.

Reflections; Lake Chelan (Wash.);

ca. 1906. John Mason house. John Mason and family including: (l to r, standing) Robert Mason, and Lyde Wilson Wray; (l to r, sitting) woman believed to be Robert Mason's wife, John Paul Mason, Virginia (Mrs. John Quincy) Mason, Anita Noel Mason (with Ted Mason on her lap), and John Quincy Mason. Anita Noel Mason was the wife of Thomas Mason, who is not pictured. This family portrait was taken circa 1906. Mrs. John Quincy Mason had designed this Colonial home which was built in 1905. Her pioneer husband would pass away in 1920 and she died in 1936. (From the collection of David Kenworthy) (Additional identification provided by a reader)

Mason, John--Homes & haunts; Mason, John--Family; Mason, Virginia; Mason, Robert; Wray, Lyde Wilson; Mason, John Paul; Mason, Anita Noel; Mason, Ted; Mason, John Quincy; Families--Tacoma--1900-1910;

ca. 1906. Copy negative of an early Tacoma Fire Department fire truck, circa 1900.

Fire engines & equipment--Tacoma--1900-1910; Tacoma Fire Department (Tacoma);

ca. 1906. Copy made from glass plate, Richards Studio. Exterior of Provident Building, circa 1906. The Provident Building was designed by George Bullard and was finished by summer, 1903. The solid Romanesque-style building was constructed of brick and used the semi-circular Roman arch. Many businesses occupied the six-story structure over the years. At the time of the above photograph, Menzies & Stevens who were clothiers, hatters and furnishers, C.J. Johnson & Co., real state & timber lands, and the Canadian Pacific Railway were listed as doing business there in the 1906 City Directory. The building was renamed the Security Building in 1952. Copy of glass plate made on October 3, 1958.

Provident Building (Tacoma); Security Building (Tacoma); Facades--Tacoma--1900-1910;