• Originally called Tinkerville, after Henry Harrison Tinker who platted the town in 1880. Officially known as Long Beach since the Post Office was established in 1887. This postcard shows the boardwalk area known as Rubberneck Row, where people would wait to catch or meet the train. Still a popular summer destination, and home to the Washington State International Kite Festival every year. circa 1907.
• Printed on front: Rubberneck Row, Long Beach, Wash.

• Established in 1895 by a one million dollar endowment from Andrew Carnegie. circa 1908.
• Printed on front: Pittsburg, Pa., Carnegie Library in Schenley Park

• Loggers taking a break while felling a large fir tree. circa 1905.
• Printed on front: Giant Fir Tree

• Message: Dear Cousin: I hope you arrive home safe, and have luck in business. Your Cousin Charles.
• Addressee: Mr. R.A. Wahlen. Hoquiam. Wash.

• The S. S. Minnesota was built at New London, Connecticut for the Great Northern Railroad in 1904. At the time it was built, it was the largest passenger steamer sailing from Pacific ports.
• Printed on front: S.S. Minnesota on Puget Sound, Washington.

• At 14 stories the tallest building in Seattle upon its completion in 1904, until eclipsed by an 18 story building in 1911. This was also the first steel-framed skyscraper built in Seattle. Located at the corner of Second and Cherry, it has undergone a renovation and is slated to become a hotel. circa 1910.
• Printed on front: Alaska Building, Seattle, Washington.

• Pioneer Henry Yesler developed the waterfront around what is now Pioneer Square, and the area quickly became a large shipping concern--with timber, coal and grain going out to ports all over the world. After the devasting fire that decimated the business district and surrounding area in 1889, the area was reconstructed quickly. By the time of this photo in 1908, the area was again bustling and a major center of commerce in the region. circa 1908.
• Printed on front: Section of Water Front, Seattle, Washington.

• Everett was officially incorporated on May 4, 1893, the year the Great Northern Railroad came to the town. It was named for the son of Charles Colby, who along with Henry Hewitt and Colgate Hoyt founded the city. Everett is the county seat and largest city in Snohomish County. circa 1910.
• Printed on front: Everett looking east from Wetmore Ave.

• South Bend is the county seat of Pacific County. The town started as a saw mill in 1860, and incorporated in 1890. circa 1905.
• Printed on front: So. Bend, Wash. The Oyster Fleet on the Natural Beds.

• The county seat for Pacific County, South Bend was likely named for its position on the Willapa River. The town started as a mill town in 1860, and incorporated in 1890. circa 1905.
• Printed on front: So. Bend, Wn. A View of the Lower End of the City.

• Message: Received your letter and was glad to hear from you so soon. Be sure and let me know definitely when you will start and I will meet you. Also the boat. I think I have a good room spotted 4th & Pike, $1.50 a week. 2 1/2 blocks from H. C. Wick.
• Addressee: Mr. Howard Wahlen Hoquiam, Wash.

• Cowboy appears to be sleeping soundly while his horse runs off and a furry friend drinks what's left in his bottle. circa 1907.
• Printed on front: Where ignorance is bliss--

• A curious bear cub sniffing at a beehive atop a utility pole. The Polson Logging Company was formed in 1895 by the Polson Brothers, and later bought out by Rayonier in 1948. Hoquiam, known for its timber industry, is located on the north side of Grays Harbor.
• Printed on front: Bear cubs Camp 5 Polson Logging Co Hoquiam Wn

An abandoned cabin succumbs to time and nature.

• When the Washington Condensed Milk Company went bankrupt in 1899, it was bought out by Elbridge Amos Stuart, who re-named it the Pacific Coast Condensed Milk Company. Later, Stuart re-named the company once again as the Carnation Milk Company. A portion of this building still exists in downtown Kent.
• Printed on front: Pacific Coast Condensed Milk Co., Kent, Wash.

• Message: Kent June 6th, 1917 Dear Jen. arrived here all O.K. went to work at one oclock. dont know just how I will like it yet. But think it will be alright. George and I just came in from a walk after supper. Tell Bill he wants 15. be good. Think I will be in sat night. as ever, Jas.
• Addressee: Mrs. Jennie Conaty 1203- Denny Way Seattle.

Printed on back: You cannot be expected to detect those differences in material which make such a material difference in shoes. You may not know good leather from bad- high-grade work from inferior. But you can at least take the precaution of buying your shoes where misrepresentations are never for a moment tolerated. W. T. Harper Kent, Wash.

• Portrait of reknowned Washington pioneer Ezra Meeker, dressed in leather fringed jacket. Born in Ohio in 1830, Meeker emigrated to Washington Territory in 1852 via the Oregon Trail. Actively involved in the early events of Washington Territory, Meeker was an historian who made it his life's work to commemorate the Oregon Trail and its pioneers. From 1906 to 1908, Meeker made his first of several trips back across the Oregon trail, raising funds in communities along the way to place commemorative markers. Selling post cards contributed to the funds. Eventually he placed 150 markers along the trail.
• Printed on front: E. Meeker