Printed on back: Tacoma, Washington. In left center is the County-City Building and in the right background a portion of Commencement Bay, one of the finest natural harbors in the World. Tacoma has long been recognized as the Gateway to both Mt. Rainier and the Olympic Peninsula, America's last primitive frontier.
Message: January the 7th, 1910 Dear Mrs. Thorsen, This is my and Arthurs birthday. I am 50 isn't that afull old. Please get me one of those cakes of (always young) for me. Send it with James he is coming down Sunday. Goldie has got twin genes isn't it afful. Love from Mr. Nilson
Addressee: Mrs. Harry Thorsen, Billings, Mont. 207 So. 31. Str.
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 1908.
Printed on front: Gateway to the City, Tacoma, Wash.
Message: Tacoma, Wash. 6-4-08 Dear friend: Were you in town all day the 30th? How did you enjoy the celebration? The battleships looked fine. Didn't they? How are you getting along? I am going to try to call the next time I come out home. Lovingly, Myrtle E. Price (957 Tac. Ave.,)
This vertical lift bridge, dedicated in February 1913, was originally called the 11th Street Bridge. It was officially renamed the Murray Morgan Bridge in 1997 for the noted Tacoma historian and author. circa 1913.
Printed on front: New Lift Bridge, Tacoma, Washington