ca. 1907. Dorcas Spalt rides through Wright Park in her 1906 Cadillac, driven by her son, Worthy Morris. Purported to be the first Cadillac in Tacoma. Man standing next to car was not identified except as a friend of Mr. Morris. (Original print owned by Allen Morris. No print copy on file.)

Cadillac automobile; Spalt, Dorcas; Morris, Worthy; Wright Park (Tacoma);

ca. 1907. A long row of Augustine & Kyer store horse-drawn delivery wagons is pictured outside the massive Italianate-style Coleman building in Seattle circa 1907. Augustine & Kyer were wholesale and retail grocers who also manufacturered chocolates. They shared the Coleman building with the Hudson's Bay Fur Co., Wells Fargo & Co., Morey-Merriam, and Men's Shoe Store. The real estate firm of McGraw, Kittinger and Case and Empire Lines were on the second floor. The Coleman building was located at the corner of 1st Avenue and Marion. Augustine & Kyer maintained a store in Seattle until at least through 1951. They sold their candy manufacturing and sales business to Horace William Heath. Stains on the sepia copy were on the original photograph. Date of original print is not known; copy was made on September 30, 1958. Copy of customer print, ordered by Bud Merrill of Seattle.

Augustine & Kyer (Seattle); Carts & wagons--Seattle; Horses--Seattle; Facades--Seattle; Coleman Building (Seattle);

ca. 1907. This view of the west side of the 5200 block of South Tacoma Way dates from about 1907. The Red Front Saloon stands on the extreme left with large signs that advertise full measures sold of Old Taylor, Sunny Brook, King Kentucky and Old Crow, all at reasonable prices. Furnished rooms and lodging could also be obtained upstairs at the Red Front. Other nearby businesses included a tobacco shop, the Mechanics Exchange, the brick Peter Leonard Block building and a rooming house. This block would later be the approximate site of Steve's Gay '90s Restaurant. The bar from the Red Front Saloon was relocated to Steve's. (Photograph ordered by Steve's.) TPL-4762, TPL-5709.

Red Front Saloon (Tacoma); Bars--Tacoma--1900-1910; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1900-1910; Signs (Notices);

ca. 1907. Engine & Truck Co. No. 2. This sepia photograph is dated approximately 1907. The men of Engine & Truck Co. No. 2 stand proudly with their new Continental steam fire engine, 2nd size, 700 gpm. 1907 also saw Truck Co. No. 2 obtain the 1889 Hayes 65' aerial formerly belonging to Truck Co. No. 1, who had purchased a 75' Seagrave aerial. The firefighting apparatus was still pulled by sturdy horses. Engine Co. No. 2 and Truck Co. No. 2 were in new quarters that year with a station built at 2701 Tacoma Avenue South. (100 Years of Firefighting in the City of Destiny Tacoma, Washington, p. 42)

Tacoma Fire Department (Tacoma); Fire engines & equipment--Tacoma; Horses--Tacoma;

ca. 1907. View of Mt. Queets in the Olympic Mountains, taken about September of 1907. Its elevation is 6476 feet.

Queets, Mount (Wash.);

ca. 1907. Mount Olympus in the Olympic National Park as photographed by Asahel Curtis in the spring of 1907. This photograph was probably taken by Curtis during the preparatory trip up the Elwha River before the 1907 Mountaineers Outing. This photograph was used by Curtis in several articles including one published in the November 1909 Mountaineer.

Olympus, Mount (Wash.); Mountains--Washington--1900-1910; Olympic National Park (Wash.)

Elwha - Geyser Valley - Olympics Just south of Rica (Goblin) Canyon, the Elwha River enters a large valley that was named Geyser Valley (or Geyser Basin) by the members of the Press Expedition. This photograph was probably taken by Grant Humes. Grant Humes and his brothers lived on a homestead at the south end of the valley. TPL-9957

Geyser Valley (Wash.); Elwha River (Wash.); Rivers--Washington--1900-1910;

Press Valley - Olympics Some twenty miles down the Elwha River, the river opens out into a large valley that was named the Press Valley by the members of the Press Expedition. It was named for the Seattle Press, the sponsor of the expedition which explored the Elwha River and the Olympic peninsula in 1890. The Press Valley is in north central Jefferson county. This is another lantern slide that can be ascribed to Grant Humes.

Press Valley (Wash.); Elwha River (Wash.); Valleys--Washington;

Mt. Fitzhenry - 3 miles from McDonald Bridge - Olympics. This lantern slide was probably taken by Grant Humes during the trip to plan the 1907 Mountaineers Outing. The caption on the slide indicates that it was taken three miles from the McDonald Bridge. The picture is a view of Mount Fitzhenry with the Elwha River in the foreground.

Fitzhenry, Mount (Wash.); Mountains--Washington--1900-1910; Elwha River (Wash.);

This photograph of a Roosevelt Elk was taken by Asahel Curtis somewhere along the Elwha River in May of 1907. Most of the Elwha is in the Olympic National Park.

Elk--Washington; Elwha River (Wash.); Rivers--Washington--1900-1910;

Elwha - Goldie Canyon - Olympics Another lantern slide presumed to be by Grant Humes, this photograph show the canyon at the point where the Goldie River flows into the Elwha at the north ends of the Press valley. The log that stretches across the river is probably a log bridge.

Elwha river (Wash.); Goldie river (Wash.); Rivers--Washington--1900-1910; Canyons--Washington--1900-1910

Windfall Canyon - Olympics Another lantern slide presumed to be by Grant Humes, this photograph shows a log bridge spanning the mouth of Windfall Creek at the point were it enters the Elwha River.

Bridges--Washington--1900-1910; Log bridges; Elwha river (Wash.); Windfall creek (Wash.); Canyons--Washington--1900-1910

Mouth of Goblin Cave - Olympic Mountains. Probably taken by Grant Humes, this lantern slide shows Goblin Cave (or Goblin Canyon). Now known as Rica Canyon, the Elwha River goes through a narrow canyon as it flows north from the Geyser Basin. This photogaph shows two bridges that spanned the mouth of the canyon in 1907. The name Goblin Canyon dates from the Press Expedition.

Bridges--Washington--1900-1910; Elwha River (Wash.); Rica Canyon (Wash.); Canyons--Washington--1900-1910

10 miles from Angeles - McDonald Bridge - Olympics This hand tinted lantern slide was probably taken by Grant Humes during the trip up the Elwha River to plan the 1907 Mountaineers Outing. The caption on the slide indicates that it shows the bridge over the Elwha River just outside the settlement then known as McDonald. McDonald was about ten miles southwest of Port Angeles. McDonald is now know as Elwha.

Elwha river (Wash.); Bridges--Washington--1900-1910;

May 27, 1907 - Alders - On the Elwha - Olympics. Alders growing along the Elwha River in what is now the Olympic National Park. The photograph that is a base for this hand tinted lantern slide was taken by Asahel Curtis during the trip to plan the 1907 Mountaineers Outing to the Olympic range.

Trees--Washington--1900-1910; Birches--Washington; Olympic National Park (Wash.); Elwha River (Wash.)

May 27, 1907 - Fording the Elwha at the Godkin - Olympics A man and dog lead a packtrain across the Elwha River. This photograph by Asahel Curtis was taken during the planning expedition for the 1907 Mountaineers Outing. The packtrain is crossing the Elwha at the point where it meets the Godkin.

Elwha river (Wash.); Packtrains--Washington--1900-1910; Godkin river (Wash.); Dogs; Rivers--Washington--1900-1910

May 27, 1907 - Crackerville/Camp Godkin - Olympics This lantern slide reproduces a photograph by Asahel Curtis that was taken in spring of 1907 when he, W.M. Price, and Grant Humes hiked down the Elwha River to plan the 1907 Mountaineers Outing. Two men sit on the ground in a camp that is identified by Curtis as Crackerville or Camp Godkin. Camp Godkin, now known as Camp Wilder, is just north of the point where the Godkin flows into the Elwha. The men in the picture are probably W. M. Price and Grant Humes.

Camps--Washington--1900-1910; Camping--Washington--1900-1910; Camp Wilder (Wash.); Lean-tos

Cougar Peak - Olympic Mountains. This is part of the Olympics series taken on August 1, 1907.

Olympic Mountains (Wash.); Mountains--Washington--1900-1910;

Olympic series - Cougar Peak, Mt. Noyes & Mt. Meany - in the Olympic Mountains as photographed by Asahel Curtis on August 1, 1907.

Olympic Mountains (wash.); Mountains--Washington--1900-1910;

An early automobile shares Pacific Avenue with two street cars and a horse drawn wagon in August of 1907. The buildings on the east side of Pacific include: the Tourist Hotel, 1013 Pacific Avenue; The Royal saloon, 1015 Pacific Ave.; the Berlin Building, on the corner of South 11th and Pacific Ave.; and the Peoples Store, 1101-07 Pacific Avenue. Of the buildings in this two block section of Pacific Avenue, only the Peoples Store is still standing. TPL-8101

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1900-1910; Business districts--Tacoma--1900-1910; Street railroads--Tacoma--1900-1910; Automobiles--Tacoma--1900-1910;

Mt. Seattle with party on summit, taken on August 1, 1907. Part of Asahel Curtis' Olympic series.

Seattle, Mount (Wash.); Mountains--Washington--1900-1910; Mountaineering--Washington--1900-1910;

Dinner held at the Tacoma Hotel on September 7, 1907, in honor of William H. Taft during his visit to Tacoma while he was Secretary of War. 300 prominent members of the Chamber of Commerce and local businessmen accorded Secretary Taft a rousing welcome. Those included Everett G. Griggs, S.A. Perkins, Francis W. Cushman, T.J. Handforth, George F. Wright, Alexander Baillie, Thomas Carstens and Dave Gross among hundreds. This was the second address of the day for Secretary Taft who had arrived in Tacoma after inspection of the maneuver grounds at American Lake. He had praised the site as ideal for a military post with the only drawback being the cost of some of the privately held property. Secretary Taft spoke to a teeming crowd of some 12,000 Tacoma citizens at Wright Park at 5 p.m. that evening prior to the banquet. They had gathered to hear the potential successor to Teddy Roosevelt. Showing that he was held in high esteem by not only the well-to-do but the average working man, an impromptu escort of about 500 men just finished with their daily endeavors marched along the automobile carrying William Taft and his party to Wright Park. 2/3rds of them bore lunch pails and working garb. (TDL 9-7-1907, p. 1-article; Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 9-8-1907, p. 1, 23-article)

Banquets--Tacoma--1900-1910; Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Taft, William H.; Government officials--United States;

On October 2, 1907, loggers building a sawmill in the woods paused to have their photograph taken. The mill is being constructed using cut logs from the heavily forested hillside. The name of the logging company and the location of the mill were not provided.

Logs; Sawmills; Construction;

ca. 1908. Tatooch Range & Reese's Camp. According to Washington Place Names, Reese's Camp was located on the south central slope of Mount Rainier in the Paradise Park region of the south central zone of the park. Reese's was named after John L. Reese, who was the proprietor of a log-and-canvas hotel there prior to 1916.

Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Mountains--Washington--1900-1910; Reese' s Camp (Wash.);

ca. 1908. View of Mt. Rainier from Alta Vista - Paradise Park. This circa 1908 photograph was taken by Asahel Curtis.

Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Mountains--Washington--1900-1910;

Mount Rainier as viewed from Parkland, WA across the open fields of a farm. From the collection of Don Cooper.

Farms--Pierce County--1900-1910; Rainier, Mount (Wash.);

ca. 1908. Employees of the Rhodes Brothers delivery department, circa 1908. The men and boys were dressed in uniforms, including 1907 style "puttee" leggings. (Names written on the back of the photograph appear to be: Back row, left to right, "Butch" Smith, Bill Sinding, Ed Lasson, Art Nedevold, Roy Andesson and Carl Johnson. Center row: Ernie Smith, "Babe" Knutson, Art Lasson, Herb Johnson and Paul Day. Front row: Al Swanson, Kenny McKeen and Al James- two unidentified) When Rhodes Brothers opened in 1903, they employed four delivery wagons. Rhodes Brothers was painted in bold letters on the horse drawn wagons. A "special delivery" boy road with the driver and carried the packages to the houses. The boys would also deliver packages by streetcar. In 1912, the wagons were replaced by gas powered delivery trucks. (Photograph donated by the Rhodes Reunion Committee) (TDL 11/8/1903, pg. 17; "A History of Pierce County Washington", Vol. 3, pg 73-77)

Rhodes Brothers Department Store (Tacoma)--Employees; Department stores--Tacoma; Delivery boys;

ca. 1908. Copy of Mt. Rainier National Park map. This map was photographed by Asahel Curtis about 1908. The boundaries of the national park have been noted and the glaciers including the Tahoma, Edmunds, and Cowlitz glaciers have been identified. A bluish mark has been placed over the area covering Mt. Rainier.

Maps;

ca. 1908. Stacks of grass are scattered among the trees in an orchard in Parkland, WA. From the collection of Don Cooper. TPL-9963

Orchards--Parkland--1900-1910; Grasses;

ca. 1908. Copy of customer print. Family portrait of the John Cheneys. Taken approximately in 1908 when Ben Cheney was three and his sister Lula, one, probably by the children's grandfather, Benjamin Franklin ("Frank") Cheney, a professional photographer in Lima, Montana. The picture is labeled "John, Lulu, Ben, Martha." After the death of Martha Cheney in 1914, the children were taken to live with their paternal grandparents who had moved to South Bend, Washington. John Cheney would remarry and remain in Montana until moving west to Tacoma in the mid-1920's. (The Sou'wester, Fall, 2000, p. 6)

Families--Montana--Lima; Cheney, John--Family; Cheney, John; Cheney, Martha; Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971; Cheney, Lula;