ca. 1908. Two couples pose for their picture in a parlor. The young men are wearing suits and ties. One woman is wearing a blouse with a tie, and jumper. The other is wearing a long skirt with a matching long-sleeved jacket. This photograph may have been taken at a "Parlor play." The couples in this photograph also appear in BROWNING-020. The two men and one woman also appear in BROWNING-137.

ca. 1908. Two young men, dressed like cowboys, sit on horseback. Both the horses moved during the exposure, so they and their riders are blurred. Behind the horsemen there is a shack with a paper notice tacked to the wall. The notice says "$100 reward for capture of "Texas Bill". The horseman to the right in the photograph has a handgun in a holster at his waist.

ca. 1906. Two men in small boat on unidentified lake, woman in long dress and hat on tree-lined lane that runs along the water.

ca. 1910. Rodeo in Stadium Bowl. Horses and riders (with numbers on their backs) on field at Stadium Bow. Riders dressed in western garb. People watching from seats.

ca. 1910. Rodeo at the Stadium Bowl. Horse and rider race around a track built into the Stadium Bowl. Puget Sound can be seen in the background.

ca. 1908. A woman stands beside a small house in Manitou Park in South Tacoma. The house is surrounded by snow, and icicles are hanging from the edge of the roof. There are snow covered trees in the background.

ca. 1908. A man with a dog at his side, and a woman with a small child, stand in the backyard of a large house. The man is barely visible near a small shrub/tree near the right side of the photograph. The photo also shows the garden behind the house and several trees.

ca. 1908. Same as BROWNING-050. Two women in front of two story house. House is several feet above street level. Sign "Dr. Carlsen" in front yard. Dr. Carlsen lived at 5317 So. Lawrence.

ca. 1908. Winter scene of woman and child standing on the porch of a large, two story house. Snow covers the yard and roof. According to information that came with the negative, the house is on Washington St. A windmill driven water pump is in the backyard of the house.

ca. 1908. A house covered with snow and icicles. Information with negative said, "Street car man's home in Manito (sp) Park."

ca. 1908. A young dark-haired woman in a striped dress with a long skirt is sitting on "The Flying Merkle" motorcycle. The photograph appears to have been taken in a park-like setting.

Tacoma Gas Light Company wagon, as photographed in July of 1908 on South Tacoma Way. The building in the background is 5046-50 South Tacoma Way. Six men stand in front of the wagon. The wagon has a canvas cover on the side of which is painted a gas oven and the words, "Cook with Gas- Light with Gas." The Gas Company had an ever changing name; known as Tacoma Gas & Electric Light Co. from 1905-06, the name was shortened to Tacoma Gas Light Co. in 1907 and finally to Tacoma Gas Co. in 1910. (It was later known as the Tacoma Gas and Fuel Co. and the Washington Gas Co.)

ca. 1910. Building at 5034 South Tacoma Way. P. Oscar Storlie, Funeral Director and Storlie & Myhre, Real Estate. Man standing in front of building. Woman holding child to left in photo.

ca. 1908. Four young couples sitting in a room in a house. The young men are sitting in chairs. The women are sitting in the men's laps. This photograph is possibly a "Parlor play." Written on back of copied photos is "The Club" (prostitution).

ca. 1910. Young men in uniforms (holding axes) stand on horsedrawn float. Float is marked "So. Tacoma Camp No. 8600." Float stands in front of the C. S. Enger Hardware Store at 5412-14 South Union (later South Tacoma Way). Built in 1910, this was the third building occupied by Enger Hardware in South Tacoma.

ca. 1908. A man with a full beard, wearing a vest and hat, stands behind a dairy cow in a field. In the background can be seen a fence and tall trees. Man identified as Mr. Stoten.

ca. 1908. Man and woman in front of the George Scott residence in South Tacoma.

ca. 1908. Smith Hardware Company in South Tacoma.

ca. 1908. Railroad tracks and buildings in South Tacoma including some of the Northern Pacific Shop buildings. The decision of Northern Pacific Railroad to move its car shops to the South Tacoma area (then called Edison) in 1891 resulted in the development and growth of this community, then considered far outside the downtown business district. The shops were located west of Union Ave. (now called South Tacoma Way) between South 46th and South 58th Sts. At first employees would commute to work by streetcar and trains but later houses were built and primarily purchased by railroad workers. The car shops, largest in the West and responsible for the repair and erection of railroad needs west of Montana, provided steady employment and a regular payroll for hundreds. By 1909, boilermakers, now unionized, made 39 cents an hour with helpers earning 24 cents an hour. The Northern Pacific was willing to pay for its skilled labor force. ("Boilermakers Lodge 568, To Live in Dignity;" Bergman: "South Tacoma")

ca. 1908. View of the top floor of the Northern Pacific Hotel, at 5201 So. Union Ave. Behind the hotel are other buildings in South Tacoma.

ca. 1908. Electron power plant on the Puyallup River, near Orting.

ca. 1908. A young boy, with two ribbons pinned to the lapel of his coat, leans against the railing of the fence that encloses the racetrack at the Western Washington Fairgounds in Puyallup. Several exhibition tents and the grandstand can be seen in the background.

ca. 1908. A woman with a small child and a dog stands in front of a two story house. The child, who has a bow in her hair, appears to be the same girl that is in BROWNING-132.

ca. 1908. A group of men, women, and children crowd into a butcher shop - probably in South Tacoma. Four butchers in white aprons stand at the far left side of the picture. This photograph is similar to BROWNING-071.

ca. 1911. A hearse and a car parked in front of a two-car detached garage. The name "Piper" in printed on the door of the hearse. It is probably the hearse for the South Tacoma Undertaking Parlors at 5034 S. Union Ave., George W. Piper, proprietor.

ca. 1908. Northern Pacific Railroad shops in South Tacoma.

ca. 1909. Northern Pacific Railroad steam locomotive #287 resting on tracks next to one of the buildings at the Northern Pacific shops in South Tacoma.

ca. 1908. Several men, one with a bicycle, by a corner building in the 5200 block of what is now South Tacoma Way. The corner building has a sign above the door that says "Rooms." Street looks like it is dirt, not paved.

ca. 1908. View of Bremerton Navy Yard. Several navy warships can be seen in harbor.

ca. 1908. A hearse with the name Piper painted under the driver's side window. The hearse is probably owned by the Piper Undertaking Co. which is listed in theTacoma City Directory of 1910 at 5034 So. Union Avenue, George W. Piper proprietor.