Image title: An Assiniboin camp. The North American Indian, suppl. 3, plate 107.

Indians of North America--Assiniboin--1900-1920; Structures--Indians of North America; Indians of North America--Dwellings;

ca. 1908. Families enjoy a sunny day at McKinley Park circa 1908. The 22-acre park was a gift to the City of Tacoma by the Tacoma Land & Improvement Co. in 1901. It was named after President William McKinley who had died that year. The park was covered with trees, shrubs and grass and it took a few years to develop it for the public. Usage of the park diminished after the freeway was constructed along its northern border in 1962 but rebounded with the addition of new playground equipment, new restroom and improved pathways. (metroparkstacoma.org)

McKinley Park (Tacoma); Parks--Tacoma--1900-1910;

ca. 1908. Mt. Baker from Mt. Entrance - Puget Sound This hand tinted lantern slide was taken by a photographer named McCormick sometime before 1910. It was taken from Entrance Mountain on Orcas Island looking over Rosario Strait toward Mount Baker. The island between Orcas Island and the main land is Lummi Island.

Baker, Mount (Wash.); Entrance Mountain (Wash.); Mountains--Washington--1900-1910; Lummi Island (Wash.); Orcas Island (Wash.);

ca. 1908. Yakima Ave.-Center Street tunnel - Union Pacific Railroad (from copy negative). The first Holy Rosary Church, a wooden structure, is in the background. This is the site of the planned Union Pacific Railroad 8,600-foot tunnel circa 1908. Construction began about 1909 but abruptly halted the following year and was not resumed. It was thought that water conditions may have caused the stoppage. The abandoned tunnel was discovered in 1959 when drilling equipment involved in the construction of the Yakima Street Bridge broke into the tunnel.

Railroad tunnels--Tacoma; Union Pacific Railroad Co. (Tacoma); Holy Rosary Church (Tacoma);

ca. 1908. Two young women, one standing, one kneeling, pose together in front of a massive tree in Parkland, WA. From the collection of Don Cooper.

Trees--Pierce County--1900-1910

This view of "The Brothers," a pair of prominent peaks located in the Olympic Mountains, was probably taken in January of 1909 by Asahel Curtis. They are named by George Davidson in honor of Arthur and Edward Fauntleroy, brothers of his soon-to-be wife, Ellinor Fauntleroy.

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

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;

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;

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. 1909. View of the Olympic Mountains from the Chelan area, circa 1909.

Olympic Mountains (Wash.);

ca. 1909. This is believed to be Lake Sutherland in the Olympic Mountains, just outside the Olympic National Park, as viewed circa 1909.

Lakes & ponds--Washington;

ca. 1909. This view of Lake Sutherland through the trees from a road was probably taken circa 1909. The lake is located in the Olympic Mountains close to Lake Crescent.

Lake Sutherland (Wash.);

ca. 1909. Small group of people on an excursion to Mount Rainier. They are standing and sitting next to the Nisqually River near Longmire. From the collection of Don Cooper.

Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Nisqually River--Pierce County--1900-1910

ca. 1909. A view of the buildings at Longmire Springs in Mount Rainier National Park in 1909. Several rustic wooden buildings are shown along with a number of tents. From the collection of Don Cooper.

Longmire Springs (Washington); Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Tents

ca. 1909. A lone hiker stands at the edge of a cliff of glacial ice, part of the Nisqually Glacier, looking toward Mount Rainier. From the collection of Don Cooper.

Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Nisqually Glacier; Mountaineering--Washington--1900-1910; Snow & ice climbing; Rainier, Mount (Wash.)

Image title: Klickitat basketry. The North American Indian, v. 7, p. 160.

Indians of North America--Klickitat--1910-1920; Basketry--Indians of North America;

ca. 1909. Post card showing the First Bank of Wilkeson, Washington, circa 1909. From the collection of N.P. Anderson.

Banks--Wilkeson--1900-1910;

ca. 1909. The First Bank in Wilkeson, WA. Four men stand in front of the bank. The man at the far right is probably Tobie J. Anderson, the cashier at the bank. The man in the long coat and bowler hat is probably W. H. Pringle, the president of the bank. From the collection of N. P. Anderson. TPL-9752

Banks--Wilkeson--1900-1910; First Bank (Wilkeson);