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FLEMING-026 Front

  • A puppy and a baby, both the same size, look at each other eye-to-eye and wonder who belongs to who. circa 1906.
  • Printed on front: Whose Baby is OO?

FLEMING-028 Front

  • Dramatic night view of crashing water at he foot of the Spokane Falls on the Spokane River. Brick buildings on the bluff above are probably part of the Spokane Flour Mill, built in 1895. The mill still exists, has been renovated, and is an integral part of the very popular Riverfront Park. circa 1913.
  • Printed on front: Lower Falls by Moonlight, Spokane, Washington.

FLEMING-030 Front

  • The Ninth Street School, with machinery and building materials visible at the left side of the photograph. This school was heavily damaged in the earthquake of 1949, and demolished a couple of years later after a new elementary school was built. circa 1910.
  • Printed on front: Public School, Raymond, Wn.

FLEMING-036 Front

  • Photo of the Old Post Office in Victoria, B.C., located on the northwest corner of Government Street and Humboldt. A banner hangs above the front entrance, and horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians are passing by. circa 1910.
  • Printed on front: Post Office, Victoria, B.C.

FLEMING-039 Front

  • The First Baptist Church of Portland was completed in 1894. Architect Warren Hayes designed it in a Romanesque Revival style that contrasted with the more Gothic styles of other Portland churches of the time. It has been referred to as the White Temple because of the light colored sandstone from Washington State. Incorporating a half block at Taylor Street, the church is still very active today. circa 1910.
  • Printed on front: The White Temple, First Baptist Church, Twelfth and Taylor Streets, Portland, Ore.

FLEMING-040 Front

  • The Portland Rose Society held their first floral parade in 1904, and in 1907, these parades were incorporated into the newly created Portland Rose Festival. Additionally, night parades- or "electric parades"-were added to the festivities featuring floats illuminated by torches and electric lights. Discontinued for some time due to rowdiness, the night parades have resumed as part of the Portland Rose Festival but are now called Starlight Parades. This photograph depicts an exotic Egyptian themed float showing "Cleopatra en Voyage". Colorful roses run along the borders of the postcard. circa 1914.
  • Printed on front: Souvenir Portland Rose Festival Electric Parade.

FLEMING-041 Front

  • Moclips is a small community on the Pacific Coast north of Hoquiam, Washington once known for its cedar shingle and shake industry. Although the caption reads "Granville Point", the photo was probably taken at Point Grenville, an area northwest of Moclips named in 1792 by Captain George Vancouver after British Secretary of State William Grenville. circa 1908.
  • Printed on front: Spray Rock, Granville Point, near Moclips, Wash.

FLEMING-044 Back

  • Message: Am up here to the rose carnival Came up on the boat. my very first trip on the old ocean. not very much in love with the water, ha ha- This is a beautiful place I am very anxious to have a home here. will write more later. love to all from "Glee" 743 Fern Ave. Portland Heights Portland Oregon.
  • Addressee: Miss Lethe Watson College View Nebraska

FLEMING-045 Back

  • Message: Mr & Mrs Baumert, Kind friends!- We reached Wallace the 5th at 8 PM regestered in Spokane 8:30 AM. Just wait till I get that claim. J. W. looking fine 11 of us went on a picnic yesterday, was 5000 ft above sea level. Visited a lead and zinc(?) mine 400 men working Pay well for time (?). 55 thousand dollars (?) coming down the mountain at sunset . lovely sight. How is Mr B. is he on crutches yet, give Daddy & Mr B my regards. (signature illegible).
  • Addressee: Mrs Wm Baumert Laura St. N. Aberdeen. Wash.

FLEMING-049 Front

  • People strolling on paths or touring in autombiles through a forested park featuring an elaborate water fountain.
  • Printed on front: City Park, showing Fountain, Portland, Ore.

FLEMING-050 Back

  • Message: The folks around last morning after I mailed my card to you, was de-lighted to see the boys it was so un-expected to see them ? into the ? they both look so nice Bertha
  • Addressee: Mrs. R. L. Philbrick Hoquiam Washington 610- 6th

FLEMING-053 Front

  • Wooden schooners are lined up at a dock in Tacoma, waiting to be loaded with piles of timber resting in the foreground.
  • Printed on front: Loading Lumber for Shipment, TACOMA, Washington.

FLEMING-054 Front

  • View of the front and right side of the Lewis & Clark Exposition's Forestry building- a large, rustic structure made almost entirely of rough-hewn logs.
  • Printed on front: Lewis & Clark Exposition Portland, Or. 1905. Forestry Building.

FLEMING-059 Back

  • Message: Mama's good long letter came today. will ans soon. Having fine weather. The Roof is on and chimney built- looks fine. Having grand weather. Was glad to know that you had a dry Lincoln and hope that you will get the rain that you need. Glad that you are all well. The cards came (mailed?), they were fine. Billy sends love too, Lethe.
  • Addressee: Mr. John Watson, College View, Neb.

FLEMING-061 Front

  • Waves and sea foam crash against what is probably the South Jetty on the Columbia River. Railroad tracks run along the top of the jetty which stretches into the distance as far as we can see in the photograph. circa 1916.
  • Printed on front: Columbia River Jetty, near Seaside, Oregon. "After a Storm."

FLEMING-061 Back

  • Message: Portland February 14-1916 Friend Klock, will drop you a line. still in Portland having a good time. hoping you are getting better by this time as the last time I was up there I could not see you. Yours truly N P Nelson
  • Addressee: Mr Ben Klock Hoquiam Wash c/o Hoquiam General Hospital

FLEMING-065 Front

  • Students and instructors pass through the lobby of the Behnke-Walker Business College on their way to classes. This business school was founded around 1900, and taught skills in business related areas such as retail, real estate, insurance, and banking. The school boasted of being the only college in the U.S. in the early 1900's that equipped each office with a typewriter, and the only business school west of the Mississippi that owned an adding machine.
  • Printed on front: Success Series, Behnke-Walker Business College, Portland, Oregon. Lobby to Bookstore, Office and elevator

FLEMING-070 Back

  • Message: Hoquiam March 14 1910 Dear Father Weather is some better then when I last wrote you. hoping you are all well. M.G.
  • Addressee: Mr. James Gilles Port Daniel Centre Bonaventure Co- P.Q. Canada

FLEMING-072 Front

  • The Emergency Hospital was one of the first buildings to be completed on the AYPE grounds, tending patients both before and after the fair opened in 1909. Cases involved anything from heatstroke and minor accidents, to gunshots wounds (a man was shot in the rowdy "Streets of Cairo".) The Hospital boasted of a horse-driven ambulance stationed in a garage next door. circa 1908.
  • Printed on front: Emergency Hospital, Alaska, Yukon, Pacific Pacific Exposition, 1909, Official Post Card. Seattle, Wash.

FLEMING-076 Front

  • A white lighthouse, red water tower, and diminutive lighthouse keeper's house stand among the sand dunes in Westport, Washington.
  • Printed on front: U.S. Lighthouse, Westport, Washington

FLEMING-077 Front

  • A lone man walks the beach in front of Westport's lighthouse, lighthouse keeper's quarters, and a water tower . circa 1908.
  • Printed on front: Light House, Westport, Wash.

FLEMING-077 Back

  • Message: Dear Father We are all well and hoping you are all enjoying the best of health. weather very cold here at present love and best wishes from all M.G.
  • Addressee: Mr James Gilles Port Danile Centre Bonaventure C. P.Q. Canada

FLEMING-079 Front

School children dressed in costumes rehearse for a pageant, play, or choir event. They stand on stage before a teacher, while other children watch from the audience seating below.

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