The children of Col. Chauncey W. Griggs and Martha Ann Griggs posed for a family portrait in April of 1909 on the occasion of their parents' golden wedding anniversary. From left to right are: Heartie D. (wife of Dr. George C. Wagner), Everett G.; Herbert S.; Theodore D.; Chauncey Milton (called Milton), and Anna B. Milton was the oldest son and Anna the youngest child in the family. Col. Chauncey W. Griggs was one of the founders, in 1888, of the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co., and served as its first president continously until 1908 when he became chairman of the board of trustees. He died in October of 1910. (Major) Everett Gallup Griggs succeeded his father as president of the firm.

Griggs, Chauncey W.--Family; Wagner, Heartie D.; Griggs, Herbert S.; Griggs, Everett Gallup; Griggs, Theodore D.; Griggs, Chauncey Milton; Griggs, Anna B.; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1900-1910;

Tacoma's Stadium Bowl was under construction in April of 1909. Designed by local architect Frederick Heath and built by Western Engineering Co., the bowl had an original seating capacity of 23,486. It was dedicated on June 10, 1910. Stadium Bowl has been damaged several times over the years by mudslides and was forced to close in 1949. It did not reopen until about 1960. After renovation and rededication in 1980, it suffered further mudslide damage in 1981. BU-11552

Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Construction--Tacoma--1900-1910; Progress photographs;

Western Engineering Company began construction on Stadium Bowl in April 1909, first sluicing what was known as "Old Woman's Gulch" then removing more than 180,000 yards of dirt. Working with architect Frederick Heath, the team had just completed the 12-story modern, concrete Sandberg Building, later known as Schoenfeld's. Tacoma's distinguished stadium was dedicated June 10, 1910. Stadium #B6.

Worthy Morris drives his 1906 Cadillac loaded with several passengers over the back of a daredevil in front of the Pantages Theater. A curious crowd has gathered for the June, 1909, event. The unidentified man apparently traveled throughout the country making bets that he could survive being run over by an automobile. He did live through the Tacoma mashing but reportedly was finally crushed to death several years later. (Original print owned by Allen Morris. Print has been partially hand-tinted. No print on file. )

Cadillac automobile; Morris, Worthy; Pantages Theater (Tacoma);

Mayor John W. Linck was photographed at his desk in the mayor's office in Old City Hall in June of 1909. As Mayor of Tacoma he was invited to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition held on the campus of the University of Washington that year. He had won election to the mayor's office in April of 1908, defeating Democratic incumbent George P. Wright. Prior to serving as the city's mayor, he had extensive legal and political experience in the Midwest. John Linck served one term as mayor after which he spent several years as a justice of the peace.

Linck, John W.; Mayors--Tacoma--1900-1910; Old City Hall (Tacoma);

John H. Van Fossen sits at his desk in June of 1909. He was the Chief Clerk for the Assistant Superintendent of Transportation for the Northern Pacific Railroad in Tacoma. Mr. Van Fossen lived at 1212 North I Street. Washington state map and 1909 calendar on wall.

Van Fossen, John H.; Northern Pacific Railway Co. (Tacoma)--Employees;

Construction of Stadium Bowl. Stadium High School (then called Tacoma High School) looms over the site of the Stadium Bowl under construction in September of 1909. Standing in sharp contrast in the foreground is an unidentified man in overalls holding the reins of his sturdy horse who is harnessed to a sled of some sort. In the pre-tractor, pre-truck days, horses were commonly used to haul materials to and from construction sites. BU-11577, TPL-1541

Stadium High School (Tacoma); Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Construction--Tacoma--1900-1910; Horses--Tacoma--1900-1910;

This Eskimo family from Labrador was photographed on October 25, 1909 at the A.Y.P.E. in Seattle. The Inuits posed in front of a backdrop of snow covered log buildings. The A.Y.P.E. stood for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition which ran for 138 days on the expanded campus of the University of Washington. Over three million visitors paid admission of about 50 cents apiece to marvel at the temporary and permanent exhibit palaces, exquisite gardens, displays of jewelry and fine arts and to expose themselves to the culture of various nations and people.

Alaska-Yukon-Pacific-Exhibition (Seattle); Fairs--Seattle; Inuit--Clothing & dress--1900-1910; Families--Labrador; Log buildings--1900-1910;

Tacoma's Stadium Bowl under construction in December of 1909. The building of Stadium Bowl adjacent to Stadium High School (then called Tacoma High School) continued during the winter months of 1909. It would be dedicated the following June of 1910. Stadium Bowl would suffer from multiple mudslides over the years which forced closure more then once. BU-11586

Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Construction--Tacoma--1900-1910; Progress photographs;

ca. 1910. Studio copy photograph of Stanley Ketchel, Middleweight Boxing Champion, American, 1908-1910. Ketchel is wearing his elaborate championship belt. Ketchel (born Stanislaus Kiecal) was known as the "Michigan Assassin," reflecting his birthplace and hard hitting style of fighting. He fought middleweights, light heavyweights and heavyweights during his short career, including heavyweight champ Jack Johnson. Ketchel was the first two-time middleweight champion. He died at age 24, shot in Missouri by an allegedly jealous ranch hand named Walter Dipley. The legendary fighter was part of the inaugural class of inductees in 1990 into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. (T. Times, 11/15/1938, p. 12; boxrec.com). (Argentum)

Ketchel, Stanley; Boxers (Sports)--1900-1910;

ca. 1910. Copy of a customer's photograph of the North Pacific Bank Note Company staff, circa 1910, in front of company's office at 1012 1/2 A St. Immediately to the right is J.N. Barrett, printer. (1005 A St.) (WSHS)

North Pacific Bank Note Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1910. Ben Cheney looks to be five years old and his sister Lula three in this portrait almost certainly taken in Lima, Montana, by their grandfather, Benjamin Franklin Cheney. Ben was born March 24, 1905, in Lima and was nine-years-old when he and his sister Lula came from Montana after the death of their mother, Martha Kidd Cheney, in 1914. Ben and Lula began new lives in South Bend with their grandparents B.F. and Rebecca Cheney. (The Ben Cheney Story by Med Nicholson, The Sou'wester, Fall 2000) TPL-6327

Portraits; Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971; Cheney, Lula; Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971--Family;

ca. 1910. Copy made from glass plate, Richards Studio. South 11th Street looking east. The steepness of South 11th St. is evident in this view from possibly the early 1900's. Traffic seems very light, with only a streetcar, one automobile and one man keeping pace with his team of horses. Tacoma would not experience parking problems in the downtown area for quite a few years. A glimpse of Peoples Store on the corner of 11th & Pacific can be seen as well as a meat market believed to be owned by William T. Dickenson further up on 11th. The Perkins Bldg., on A St., has flags flying. The Stone-Fisher department store, later known as the Fisher Department Store then the Bon Marche, is to the foreground, far right at the corner of Broadway and 11th. Copy made from glass plate on October 3, 1958.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1900-1910; Street railroads--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Horses;

ca. 1910. Originally advertised as the "Great White Store on C Street", the five-story Stone-Fisher Department Store, at the corner of South 11th and Broadway, opened in February, 1906. This photograph from around 1910 shows the building's original facade as designed by Frederick Heath, with tall plate glass windows that could be protected by a giant roll-down awning. In the 1920s a seven-story addition was added to the building, and in 1925 the name was changed to Fisher Company. One of the most popular, and most successful of Tacoma's many department stores, Fisher's spent $500,000 in 1947 to remodel and modernize, including new fixtures in all departments. In 1952 Fisher's was taken over by The Bon Marche, and in 1964 it closed when The Bon moved to the Tacoma Mall. TPL-9913

Fisher's Department Store (Tacoma); Department stores--Tacoma--1910-1920; Facades--Tacoma--1900-1910;

ca. 1910. Copy made from glass plate, Richards Studio. This is the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club circa 1910. Stands are filled with well-dressed ladies, some under canopies, as they watch tennis matches. Some spectators are viewing the tennis from a bridge overhead; that bridge has now been demolished. There is a referee and two seated line judges as well as ball boys. Tennis outfits were quite formal in the early 1900's; women are dressed sedately in long skirts although the sole male player has on more casual attire. Copy of glass plate made on October 3, 1958.

Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma); Tennis; Tennis courts; Spectators;

ca. 1910. Mayor Angelo Vance Fawcett, portrait circa 1910. Mr. Fawcett was a four-time mayor of Tacoma with terms of 1896-97, 1910-11, 1914-19, and 1922-26. He finally retired after his 1926 defeat by Melvin G. Tennent. His son, C. Val Fawcett, would follow in his father's political footsteps, eventually becoming mayor himself in the mid 1940s. Photograph ordered by Tacoma Savings & Loan Association on April 17, 1974, possibly for use in the savings & loan's 75th anniversary celebration starting on May 1st. TPL-5884

Fawcett, Angelo Vance; Mayors--Tacoma;

ca. 1910. A fleet of delivery wagons has gathered in front of the Hyson Apartments, 702-14 Saint Helens Ave., circa 1910. Two of them are associated with the Hoyt Doughnuts, 2713 Sixth Ave., with advertising proclaiming them the "Best Ever." The wagon on the far right is from Dickson Bros. Bakery.

Carts & wagons--Tacoma--1910-1920; Dickson Bros. Bakery (Tacoma); Hoyt Doughnut Co. (Tacoma); Hyson Apartments (Tacoma);

Image title: Youth in holiday costume - Umatilla. The North American Indian, v. 8, p.80.

Indians of North America--Umaitlla--1910-1920; Men--Indians of North America; Indians of North America--Portraits; Indians of North America--Clothing and dress;

Image title: Red Owl - Flathead

Indians of North America--Salishan--1910-1920; Men--Indians of North America; Indians of North America--Portraits;

Image title: Evening on Flathead Lake. The North American Indian, v. 7, p. 152.

Indians of North America--Kutenai--1910-1920; Canoes--Indians of North America;

ca. 1910. Boarding House in Wilkeson, Washington, circa 1910. Mrs. R. T. Lewis, proprietor. Front row, 2nd from left, Tobie J. Anderson; 4th from left, probably Edward R. Perry. From the collection of N.P. Anderson

Lodging houses--Wilkeson--1900-1910; Anderson, Tobie J.;

ca. 1910. View of Tacoma taken by a camera pointed south from a location on the steep slope between So. Cliff Ave. and Pacific Ave. at about So. 4th St.. The photograph clearly shows the railroad yard (called the "half moon yard"), the Tacoma tideflats, and Mount Rainier in the distance. There is a banner hangling over Pacific Ave. that reads "You'll Like Tacoma." The old Tacoma City Hall stands at the far right with the Northern Pacific Headquarters Bldg. on the other side of the street. TPL-9631

Northern Pacific Headquarters Building (Tacoma); Railroad sidings--Tacoma--1900-1910; Railroad freight cars--Tacoma--1900-1910; Old City Hall (Tacoma); Rainier, Mount (Wash.);

ca. 1910. Copy of old boxing picture for the Times. Barechested man with ornate belt. This is identical to series C3-4 which depicts Stanley Ketchel, American middleweight boxing champion, 1908-1910. The elaborately designed belt is his championship belt. Ketchel was the first two-time middleweight champ and died at age 24, victim of an allegedly jealous ranch hand. Stanley Ketchel was part of the inaugural class of inductees into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. (T.Times 11-15-1938, p. 12; boxrec.com)

Boxers (Sports)--1900-1910; Ketchel, Stanley;

ca. 1910. Anton Fox delivering milk for his Wapato Park customers circa 1910. Mr. Fox was a native of Switzerland who had arrived in the United States about twenty years before. He resided in the Hunters Prairie area of Pierce County. Mr. Fox was the proprietor of the Wapato Park Dairy and delivered milk and cream in metal milk cans. His horses, Daisy and Billy, pulled the milk wagon and the faithful family dog, "Tedy Bar," (Teddy Bear) accompanied them. (Photograph and information provided by Emma Ohern of Spanaway).

Fox, Anton; Wapato Park Dairy (Tacoma); Cans; Milkmen & milkwomen--Tacoma--1910-1920; Carts & wagons--Tacoma--1910-1920; Horses--Tacoma--1910-1920; Dogs--Tacoma--1910-1920;

ca. 1910. Two women, names not provided, pause to enjoy the sights of Wright Park's Bird Lake while on a rustic wood bridge circa 1910. Thanks to the planned design of Edward Schwagerl and execution by Ebenezer Roberts, Wright Park delighted its visitors with many rustic features including bridges and elevated flower planters. Located near downtown Tacoma, Wright Park provided a relaxing and soothing atmosphere in what was increasing becoming an urban area. (McGinnis: Tacoma's Wright Park, p. 29)

Wright Park (Tacoma); Parks--Tacoma--1910-1920; Pedestrian bridges--Tacoma; Bird Lake (Tacoma);