Message: Dear Uncle Fred, I am a big boy now would like to go and see you and will someday will keep house next summer while mama is gone to see you all. Ernest
Addressee: Mr. Fred Gilles Port-Daniel Centre, Bonaventure Co. P. Q. Canada
Six men sitting on a huge stump, purported to be a "suburb" of the logging town. Often these cards were used to draw attention to the resources in the area being featured. Some fallen timber at the base is shaped like an enormous ax. circa 1907.
Street scene in early Hoquiam, featuring a Millinery shop, Kanby's Kitchen where ice cream and baked goods were available, Practical Tailors, and a business called Coomb's. circa 1908.
Printed on front: Eighth Street Looking South. Hoquiam, Wash.
Message: Dear Aunt:-excuse me for not answering but I have been busy and sick. I hope this finds you and your family well. My oldest boy is married and lives in St. Louis, Mo. This is my picture. I was very glad to hear from you, and will write soon. Your loving nephew Will. answer soon. I am leaning on a gourd that I raised in my garden.
Addressee: Mrs. Nancy Watson College View, Nebraska Box 87.
The cornerstone for the present church was laid in 1903. In 1906, the school was completed. Remodeled in 1961, the cathedral still retains many of the original architectural features. circa 1905.
Printed on front: Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes, Spokane, Washington.
Notice sent to Mrs. Eva Mae Fleming informing her of her appointment as an Election Precinct Officer for Grays Harbor County in November, 1980. circa 1980.
Natatorium Park began as a trolley park. These parks were often owned by the trolley lines, and were placed at the end of the tracks to give riders a reason to ride. Initially named Twickenham park after a housing development of the same name, the park sported a baseball diamond, hotel and casino, and boasted the first heated swimming pool in the state of Washington. The pool was called the Natatorium for the latin word for swimming pool, and shortly thereafter the park was renamed Natatorium Park--or the Nat--by its patrons. circa 1905.
Printed on front: Natatorium Park, Spokane, Washington.
Printed on back: The Library--New York University. The General Library (at University Heights) contains 56,000 volumes, catalogued according to the Dewey decimal system, and includes the Oswald Ottendorfer Library of Germanic Literature, the La Garde Library of Semitic Languages, and the Huebner Classical Library. Message:
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.
Shown here is the west side and entrance of the Jefferson Building. The Library of Congress was established in 1800 --the legislation was targeted to acquire "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress - and for putting up a suitable apartment for containing them therein." After the original library was destroyed by invading British troops in 1814, Thomas Jefferson offered his extensive personal collection for the new library. circa 1915.
Printed on front: Congressional Library, Washington, D.C.
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.
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 1910.
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. In 1908 the B.L. Lewis Mill was ordered into receivership due to large amount of money owed to others. circa 1910.
Printed on front: B. L. Lewis Yards & Mills, Coeur D'Alene, Idaho.
