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This postcard shows some of the damage in Wilkeson caused by the flood of March 1910. A line of men are standing on the railroad bridge that crossed Gail's Creek just south of town. The vehicle bridge next to the railroad bridge has been washed out by the flood. circa 1910.

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Days of torrential rain and warm Chinook winds that raised the temperatures in the Cascades to the 40s brought floods throughout western Washington in March of 1910. In Wilkeson, Gail's Creek became a river, overflowing its banks and flooding the town. The Livesley & Dice General Merchandise store can be seen just beyond the railroad bridge that crossed the raging creek at Church and Davis Streets. circa 1910.

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Tobie J. Anderson in coat and hat, gloves in hand, selecting a cigar at the Miners Trading Co. general store in Wilkeson, WA. The shelves and display cases of the store are filled with merchandise, and there is a victrola sitting on the counter. circa 1910.

ANDERSON-012 Back

  • Message on back: How are they coming kid. Who did you say beat Sunday and how many times did you strike out? I bet Spanaway Lake raised about three feet after all you fellows got through sweating. Yours as B4 Bill the Careless Kid.
  • Rain in de Face. The Base Ball Kid. 1214 So. 8th St. Tacoma, Wn.

ANDERSON-013 Back

  • Message on back: What do you think about those snaps--Come up here and we show you how to fish. B.
  • Addressee: Mr. Tobie Anderson. #1214 South 8th St. Tacoma, Washn.

ANDERSON-015 Back

  • Message on back: Did you say a transfer to So. K Street O! I beg your pardon a ? alright. I'll take a I.C.S. Bernard.
  • Addressee: T.J. Anderson Emerald, Wis.

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Originally constructed as a hotel, it never opened because the structure was damaged by fire in 1898. It was converted for use as Tacoma High School in 1906. The name was changed in 1913 to Stadium High school., after Lincoln High school was built. circa 1907. Printed on front: High School, Tacoma, Wash.

ANDERSON-016 Back

  • Message on back: Berg has not gone to Coos Bay yet, he has to much business on "L" St. Don't be so grouchy lossen up and write a fellow or her any way. Bernard
  • Addressee: T.J. Anderson Emerald, Wis.

ANDERSON-021 Front

Tobie J. Anderson and his new Model T, posing in front of the pavilion in Point Defiance Park. The Pavilion was built c. 1902, and featured a restaurant and boat rental concessions. By the late 1930's the building had been demolished. circa 1912.

ANDERSON-022 Back

  • Printed on back: Point Defiance Park consists of 640 acres of natural woodland, surrounded by ten miles of shore-line of Puget Sound waters. From the park, to the west, may be seen the Olympic Range, and to the west, Cascade Range with Mount Tacoma rising to a height of over 14,519 feet. The scenery here is delightfully picturesque.
  • Message on back: Daer Freind (sic): Rec. Telegr. from Alaska--and everything satisfactory--Leaving Seattle next month. Best Wishes, Yours H. Christensen?
  • Addressee: Mr. T. J. Anderson First Bank Wilkeson, Wash.

ANDERSON-024 Back

  • Message on back: 8/9/07 Hope you arrived safely and are having a jolly good time. Signa.
  • Addressee: Mr. T. J. Anderson Emerald, Wis.
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