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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-016 Front

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-017 Back

  • Message on back: This is the place we are roosting tonight. No stages ? up here. Tobie We came over some pretty scaley places today and I am pretty nervous so if you can't read this raw, just cook it. July 17, 1907 8:35
  • Addressee: Miss Signe Anderson 2324 So. L St. Tacoma, Wn.

ANDERSON-017 Front

One of the most popular destinations in Mount Rainier National Park, Paradise offers spectacular views. The Inn at Paradise was built in 1916 and 1917, so here is a view prior to it being constructed. circa 1907. Printed on front: Camp of Clouds in Paradise Park, Eagle Cliff in background. Elevation 6000 feet, Rainier National Park, Wash.

ANDERSON-018 Back

  • Message on back: I miss the sight of you going down the hill in the morning little Signe. Having a fine time Harry.
  • Addressee: Miss Signe Anderson 2324 So. L St. Tacoma, Wn.

ANDERSON-018 Front

Though the card features a quite opulent, double-decked beach house on Alki Point, this card was actually mailed from Nellita, a small community in Kitsap county on Hood Canal. circa 1908. Printed on front: A Summer Home at Alki Point. Washington.

ANDERSON-019 Back

  • Message on back: Hendley Hall--Detroit Wash. Aug. 1910 Dear Miss Iverson:- I am having a spledid time. All I do is eat & sleep, and am two shades darker already. Went to church this a.m. at Allyn. We just had dinner. It is 4 o'clock. Hazel. W.H. Opie & Co. Box 7 & 9.
  • Addressee: Miss S. Iverson Tacoma Wash

ANDERSON-019 Front

  • This card featuring Stadium High School and Stadium Bowl was sent from Detroit, Washington, which was a small town between Allyn and Grapeview on Case Inlet in Mason County. There is still a housing development in the area named Little Detroit--although the post office is now in Grapeview. The W. H. Opie mentioned in the card has had a presence in Tacoma since 1884, both as a builder and as a realtor. circa 1910.
  • Printed on front: Grand March at Stadium ? (damage)

ANDERSON-020 Back

  • Message on back: 8/10/07 A Gentle reminder of when you went "Sailing, sailing o'er the sea." Signa.
  • Addressee: Mr. T. J. Anderson Emerald, Wis.

ANDERSON-020 Front

  • The Tacoma Hotel, 913 "A" Street, opened in 1884. The 300 foot long, five story structure was made of red brick and stucco, with white stone trim. A spectacular fire on October 17, 1935 reduced it to ruins. circa 1907.
  • Printed on front: Hotel Tacoma, Tacoma, Washington.

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-022 Front

  • President Grover Cleveland signed a bill in 1888 to let the unused military base Point Defiance be used as a city Park. By 1890 a streetcar line was completed to the park, and by 1898, the lodge shown here, a residence for the Park Superintendent, was constructed. circa 1909.
  • Printed on front: Tacoma, Wash. Point Defiance Park.

ANDERSON-023 Front

  • Broad view of northern downtown Tacoma, with Old City Hall and the Northern Pacific Headquarters to the right, the railyards to the left, and Mount Rainier in the distance. circa 1907.
  • Printed on front: Gateway to the City, Tacoma, Washington.

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.

ANDERSON-024 Front

  • Constructed in 1892 of stacked logs, the Rustic Bridge in Point Defiance Park was dismantled in 1920. circa 1907.
  • Printed on front: Rustic Bridge, Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, Washington.

ANDERSON-025 Front

  • This card doesn't look to have been used postally, but nevertheless the intent was made clear in some other way, since the writer, Signa Theresa Iverson, went on to marry the intended recipient, Tobie John Anderson. By the 1920 census they were married and had their first child Sydney, by the1930 census they had two children, with the addition of Neil. circa 1908.
  • Printed on front: On the cliffs at Mt. Tacoma, near Tacoma, Wash.

ANDERSON-026 Back

  • Message on back: I got two letters from Miss Shotwell and one from Miss Hageman. Bernard.
  • Addressee: T. J. Anderson. Emerald, Wis.

ANDERSON-026 Front

  • Pierce County Court House. Built in 1892 at 1012 So. G Street, it was demolished in 1959, after the new County-City Building was completed. circa 1907.
  • Printed on front: Pierce County Court House, Tacoma, Washington.

ANDERSON-027 Back

  • Message on back: Dear Toby: Our address until we leave Seattle is Hotel Stewart Madison St. Please call or mile acct.
  • Addressee: Mr. T.J. Anderson, Wilkeson, Wash. c/o First Bank of Wilkeson crossed out, replaced with Scan Am. Bank Box #84, Tacoma, Wash.

ANDERSON-027 Front

  • According to HistoryLink.org, this Totem Pole was stolen by members of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce from the Tlingit Tribe, while the group was on a "Good Will" tour of southeast Alaskan ports, sponsored by the Seattle Post Intelligencer. 8 men were indicted in Federal court but never served papers--and the suit was later dismissed by a U.S. District Court judge, as one of his first acts in office, after he was "entertained at the Rainier Club" while visiting Seattle. The Tlingits wanted $20,000 for the stolen item--the Seattle post Intelligencer ended up paying them $500. After the original was damaged by fire in 1938, it was replaced by a replica carved by the descendants of the people who created the original pole. circa 1909.
  • Printed on front: Totem Pole and Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington

ANDERSON-028 Back

  • Message on back: Greetings from Seattle. Lydia.
  • Addressee: Miss Signe Iverson 2324 So. L St., Tacoma, Wash.

ANDERSON-028 Front

  • View of bustling downtown Seattle, with more streetcars visible than automobiles. circa 1911.
  • Printed on front: Second Avenue, Seattle, Washington

ANDERSON-029 Back

  • Message on back: 5/24/08 Just ready to leave for Tacoma. We didn't get to see the fleet as we expected. Seattle--as busy as ever. Don't think I'll get to see Victor before I go. Hope to see you tomorrow. L. P.
  • Addressee: Miss Signe Iverson 2324 So. L St., Tacoma, Wash.

ANDERSON-029 Front

  • Located at 810 Third Avenue in Seattle, this card depicts what the proposed building was to look like. Still recognizable from the picture on the card, the completed building didn't have the raised middle section or the clock tower. It was completed in 1908. circa 1908.
  • Printed on front: Central Building, Seattle, Washington.

ANDERSON-030 Back

  • Message on back: Albany, Ore. Sept. 25, '09 Hello Signa, This is near the place where my brother is going to college. We walked across this river on the bridge today and it is so clear you can see the bottom anywhere. Have you been on any more automobile rides? With love, Christine Sandstrom
  • Addressee: Miss Signe Iverson 2324 So. L St., Tacoma, Wash.

ANDERSON-030 Front

  • The Willamette River is a tributary of the Columbia River. It is a87 miles long, and it flows from the coastal mountains to the Cascade Range in western Oregon. It was named a national American Heritage River in 1997 by the US Environmental Protection Agency. circa 1909.
  • Printed on front: Ferry on Willamette River, Corvallis, Ore.
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