ca. 1907. Glass lantern slide of Mounts Ellinor and Rose in the Olympic Mountains, circa 1907, by Asahel Curtis.

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

ca. 1907. This Asahel Curtis slide was believed to have been taken in November of 1907. It is a section of the Skokomish River located within the Olympic Mountains.

Skokomish River (Wash.); Olympic Mountains (Wash.);

ca. 1907. This is Peak 4 - Mount Seattle at head of the Elwha and Quinault in the Olympic Mountains. The view was taken by Asahel Curtis circa 1907.

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

ca. 1907. Horse and wagon teams in front of the new concrete storage warehouse at 2302-12 East E St., circa 1907. The two story warehouse was built at a cost of $30,000 for developer W.P. Reynolds. The building, designed by architect and structural engineer I. Jay Knapp, was 75 x 140 feet at the foundation and was fireproof. On its completion, the Commercial Truck Co. moved into the building. They were a moving and storage company. They were sold in 1929 to the group owning AA Star Transfer of Aberdeen and became Star Commercial Moving and Storage. In 1941, Star dropped their storage business and became solely a moving company. The building was taken over by Terminal Warehouses, Inc. (photograph courtesy of Dan Powell) TPL-9834

Commercial Truck Co. (Tacoma); Moving & storage trade--Tacoma--1900-1910; Storage facilities--Tacoma; Carts & wagons--Tacoma--1900-1910; Horse teams--Tacoma;

ca. 1907. Men and equipment of Fire Station No. 2, ca. 1907. The station was located at 2701 Tacoma Avenue So. and built in mid-1907. A 1889 Hayes 65' aerial was assigned to Truck Co. No. 2 along with a Continental 2nd size steam fire engine, 700 gpm, and a hose wagon No. 2, 1890 California apparatus. The fire station is still in use at the same location in 2004. It is on both the City and National Registries. Photograph from the collection of retired Tacoma Fire Department member, William Turner.

Tacoma Fire Department, Fire Station No. 2 (Tacoma); Fire stations--Tacoma; Fire engines & equipment--Tacoma;

ca. 1907. Established by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1888 as Puget Sound University and reorganized in 1903 as the University of Puget Sound, the university opened its first permanent campus at 602 North Sprague Ave. that year. Noted architect George W. Bullard designed the buildings. In 1924 the university moved to its present location at 1500 North Warner and the buildings were demolished. Jason Lee Intermediate (now Middle School) was built on the site of the former campus. From 1914-1959 U.P.S. was known as the College of Puget Sound before resuming its current name.

University of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1900-1910; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1900-1910;

ca. 1907. Copy of customer print. Composite picture where President Teddy Roosevelt has been inserted to stand next to Northwest pioneer Ezra Meeker before the old State Department's "War and Navy" building in Washington D.C., upon the conclusion of Meeker's reenactment of his 1852 journey via covered wagon on the Oregon Trial. Signs decorating the old prairie schooner indicate that Meeker had left Puyallup on January 29, 1906, and arrived in Indianapolis, Indiana on January 5, 1907, a distance of 2,610 miles. Accompanied by his faithful dog "Jim," Edward Songer and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Goble, the 76-year-old Meeker and his yoke of oxen and wagon were a throwback to the days of westward expansion. Mr. and Mrs. Goble are believed to be included in the above photograph. Meeker sought preservation of the Oregon Trail route as an important part of our nation's history. He stopped at many towns along the way to raise money for memorials to the Trail and even received a special permit to drive his team down New York City's famous Broadway. Meeker did meet up with President Roosevelt after he decided to continue his journey to Washington D.C., arriving there on November 29, 1907. The president was interested in preserving the Trail and eventually Congress would appropriate $50,000 to mark the trail. Photograph ordered by the Washington State Historical Society. (en.wikipedia.org, NWR clipping file, TDL 1-31-06, p. 12)

Meeker, Ezra, 1830-1928; Covered wagons--Washington D.C.; Cattle--Washington D.C.; Pioneers; Westward movement; Roosevelt, Theodore; Presidents; Dogs;

ca. 1907. Mt. Olympus from Elwha Pass - Dodwell-Rixon Pass, circa 1907.

Olympus, Mount (Wash.);

ca. 1907. This view of Mt. Rainier from the west, focusing on three peaks, was taken by Asahel Curtis, probably on July 1, 1907.

Rainier, Mount (Wash.);

ca. 1907. Belle Sharpe (left) and Lillian McPherson stand in front of the Elite Cafe in this circa 1907 photograph. The Elite Cafe was at 2405 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma. The proprietors of the cafe were C.W. Sharpe and Collin McPherson. From the collection of Beverly Knoll.

Elite Cafe (Tacoma); Cafes--Tacoma--1900-1910; Sharpe, Belle; McPherson, Lillian; Women--Tacoma--1900-1910;

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.)