ca. 1910. The 41st annual session of the Grand Lodge of Washington I.O.G.T. Chautaugua was held on Vashon Island in 1910. Many of the men and women are wearing I.O.G.T. regalia. Included in the group are Bertha Penberthy (front row, 4th from left) and Effie and Merton Brewer (front row, 9th & 10th from left) I.O.G.T. stood for the Independent (now International) Order (now Organization) of Good Templars which promoted the ideals of temperance, peace and brotherhood. It was one of the first organizations with no distinction between race, color, creed and sex. The Grand Lodge of Washington would hold the 1911 annual session again on Vashon Island. (www.iogt.us-article on organization)

Independent Order of Good Templars (Wash.); Meetings--Vashon Island;

ca. 1910. Mouth of Okanogan River - Looking down. This circa 1910 photograph was taken by Frank S. Matsura at the mouth of the Okanogan River, where it flows into the Columbia River.

Okanogan River (Wash.); Rivers--Okanogan County;

ca. 1910. Yakima Ave./Center St. tunnel. Drilling equipment involved in the construction of the Yakima Ave. Bridge in 1959 opened an abandoned railroad tunnel just beyond Yakima Avenue and Center Street. The tunnel was begun by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1909 but construction abruptly stopped the next year and never started again. It is possible that water conditions caused the halt of the planned 8,600 foot tunnel. The tunnel was believed to be about 26-feet high and about 100 feet below the present street grade. Questions arose later regarding what, if anything, was used to back-fill the tunnel with cord wood and dirt mentioned as possible solutions. Discovery of the abandoned tunnel did not ultimately stymie the building of the 1.3 million dollar bridge; it would be dedicated in September of 1961. G45.1-007 (TNT 7-2-59-article; TNT 7-5-59-article)

Railroad tunnels--Tacoma;

German-American Band in concert at the intersection of South 11th and Tacoma Ave. South during the 1910 4th of July celebrations. The News Tribune, in a segment titled "Pages from Tacoma's Family Albums," identified the band simply as "Adler's band." Names of the musicians were not available. The building on the right with flag and awning, 1101 Tacoma Avenue South, contained the Andrew Johnson Shoe Store on the lower level. There may have been apartments for rent above. In later years it would house many businesses including a series of restaurants: Anton's, Siri's and Kelly's (musician Red Kelly's) . The building has been remodeled and the Sidebar Bistro will be opening there in 2009. TPL-306 (TNT 4-13-34, p. 13)

Musicians--Tacoma--1910-1920; Andrew Johnson Shoe Store (Tacoma);

Waldren Flying Machine Hoquiam This three-wheeled flying contraption was piloted by a Mr. Waldren in Hoquiam on the 4th of July in 1910. Among those standing near the "flying machine" was John A. ("Jack") Croston, who is believed to be second on the right of the pilot. Mr. Croston operated a garage and Chevrolet agency at 1135 Tacoma Avenue South, across the street from the Tacoma Public Library, during the years 1917-19. Copy of photograph made on February 19, 1928. TPL-2688; G71.1-141

Airplanes--Hoquiam; Croston, John A.;

Yearbook for The Woman's Club on the theme of "English Literature."

ca. 1911. Street scene in Grandview, Washington. Copy of customer print. Asahel Curtis traveled to Grandview in Yakima County in 1911 to photograph several areas of town. Print #20733 was taken of the business district including the Grandview State Bank. Several men are pictured outside the bank while three horse-drawn buggies go by. Photograph ordered by Dr. C.B. Coulter of the University of Puget Sound. (University of Washington Digital Collections)

Commercial streets--Grandview; Grandview State Bank (Grandview); Carriages & coaches--Grandview;

ca. 1911. Copy of customer print. This is possibly the small town of Grandview, Washington, about 1911. Photographer Asahel Curtis, brother of Edward Curtis of Seattle, would spend years photographing the Klondike Gold Rush, Washington State's historical events and people, and its natural resources, especially Mount Rainier. In 1911 he traveled to Grandview and took several pictures of the town and surrounding areas. #20734 is a view of scattered small houses and possibly crops growing between them. Photograph ordered by Dr. C.B. Coulter of the University of Puget Sound.

Houses--Washington;

ca. 1911. South Tacoma Branch Library, corner So. 56th and Puget Sound Ave. This was the first branch library in a building of its own in the Tacoma Public Library System. The idea grew from the Women's Christian Temperance Union's South Tacoma Reading Room, opened in 1905 as an alternative to South Tacoma's numerous saloons. This branch library building opened in 1911, the same year as Union Station. It was designed by George Gove, Architect and W. K. Steele served as contractor. Cost of construction was $3,620. In 1958, the building was judged to be unsafe and obsolete. It was demolished and replaced in 1959 with a modern $112,000 library and fire station. TPL-4269

Tacoma Public Library, South Tacoma Branch (Tacoma); Public libraries--Tacoma;

ca. 1911. South Tacoma Drug Store, 5401 South Tacoma Way Fred Ludwig, proprietor. This circa 1911 photograph shows the interior of the drugstore along with employees and customer(s). Frederick Andrew Ludwig, University of Washington School of Pharmacy graduate, is in the foreground, far left. Others in the photograph (order unknown) are: Lee Jewell, Erny Bittner, J.A. Dague, and Dr. Carlsen (possibly E.L. Carlsen). Mr. Ludwig partnered with pioneer pharmacist J.A. Dague to buy Tacoma's oldest pharmacy, Yuill & McKenzie, in 1910. The pharmacy was moved to 5401 South Tacoma Way in 1911. In 1916 Mr. Ludwig acquired sole ownership of the drugstore which now bore his name. Mr. Ludwig, founder of the Tacoma chain of Ludwig Drug Stores, died on February 4, 1976, at the age of 88. (TNT 2-5-76, D-9-obituary)

South Tacoma Drug Co. (Tacoma); Ludwig Drugs (Tacoma); Drugstores--Tacoma--1910-1920; Ludwig, Frederick Andrew; Dague, J.A.; Jewell, Lee;

ca. 1911. This large group of men and women attended the 42nd annual session of the Grand Lodge of Washington I.O.G.T. Chautauqua on Vashon Island circa 1911. I.O.G.T. stood for the Independent (now International) Order of Good Templars. Several in the group above are wearing the I.O.G.T. regalia. The organization promoted temperance and brotherhood.

Independent Order of Good Templars (Wash.); Meetings--Vashon Island;

ca. 1911. Rhodes Brothers Store, circa 1911; Textiles and dry goods department. By 1911, the store was beginning to look less cluttered, with wider aisles. A counter littered with bolts of fabric supplied a place for shoppers to sit and clerks to cut the fabric. The displayed fabric on top of cabinet was priced at 39 cents per yard. Note on back of photo; image used in 1911 booklet. By 1911, Rhodes Brothers had outgrown the three floors at this location and was adding three more. (photograph donated by the Rhodes Reunion Committee)

Rhodes Brothers Department Store (Tacoma); Department stores--Tacoma;

ca. 1911. In 1911, Truck Co. No. 1 received a Seagrave tractor for aerial; their old tractor was given to Truck Co. No. 2. View of Truck Co. No. 2 firefighters with No. I's truck, pulled by three horses, taken the same year. According to the Tacoma Times, this was Tacoma's first modern ladder truck. At the tiller is L.S. Finney with Harry White driving. Standing next to the driver's seat is Charles W. Nichols. Standing on the ground, left to right, are: S.F. Buck, William F. Bing, A.L. Hooten, Edward Evans. TPL-709. (Talbot: 100 Years of Firefighting in the City of Destiny Tacoma, Washington, p. 52; T. Times 6/18/1936, pg.1)

Tacoma Fire Department (Tacoma); Fire engines & equipment--Tacoma; Horses--Tacoma;

ca. 1911. Sepia photograph of Engine Co. No. 4's new quarters in the 200 block of E. 26th St. near "C." This large two-story brick structure had three apparatus doors. Three men are standing outside the facility, seemingly dwarfed by the massive building. Engine Co. No. 4 had moved from 505-507 E. 26th to 224 E. 26th in 1911 and remained there until 1972. It is on both the City and National Registry.

Tacoma Fire Department (Tacoma); Fire stations--Tacoma--1910-1920;

ca. 1911. June, 1911, saw Engine Co. No. 4 in new quarters at 224 E. 26th St., just a few blocks distant from their old location. They were now housed in a two-story brick building that was equipped with three bays. Sepia photograph shows the men and equipment of Station No. 4. In 1910 they received a 2nd class American LaFrance Metropolitan steam fire engine, possibly shown above. This brick building designed by Frederic Shaw is still standing and is on the city and national registry of historic buildings. (100 Years of Firefighting in the City of Destiny Tacoma, Washington, p. 49, 52)

Tacoma Fire Department (Tacoma); Fire stations--Tacoma--1910-1920; Fire engines & equipment--Tacoma; Horses--Tacoma;

ca. 1911. Copy of customer print. This is the Grandview Lateral Canal located in Yakima County. Asahel Curtis of Seattle traveled to Grandview, Washington, in 1911 and photographed several scenes of the rural landscape. #20740 shows the intake for irrigation water. A man in a horse-drawn buggy pauses on the unpaved road before crossing the bridge. There is no other traffic in sight. Several farmhouses are in the distance. Photograph ordered by Dr. C.B. Coulter of the University of Puget Sound. (University of Washington Digital Collections)

Bridges--Grandview; Irrigation canals & flumes--Grandview; Carriages & coaches--Grandview;

George F Cram Company
1 map; 34 x 41 cm. From page 178-179 of Cram's unrivaled atlas of the world. Relief shown by hachures. Shows counties, cities and railroads. Scale ca. 1:1,300,000 On verso: "Alaska" and "Idaho" maps. In lower margin: 178, 179.

Yearbook for The Woman's Club on the theme of "Ireland."