ca. 1888. Three children of William B. and Harriet E. Jolly of Portland, Oregon, were photographed circa 1888 by local photographer Thwaites. Children are (l to r) Ralph, age 6, Inez, age 1 and Cora, age 8. They are dressed in Sunday best, including hightop boots for both the boy and the two girls. Ralph, casually leaning against a chair, has a broad white collar, in the Eton style, and wears knickers with his hip-length jacket. Eight-year-old Cora has her hair pulled back and is dressed in a dark knee length outfit. The baby, Inez, is wearing a dress with elaborate collar and short jacket. All three children look seriously at the camera with little or no smiles.

Jolly, William B.--Family; Families--Oregon--Portland; Jolly, Ralph; Jolly, Cora; Jolly, Inez; Children--Clothing & dress--Oregon--Portland;

In March of 1926, Spring arrived early bringing unseasonable warm and sunny weather. In the opinion of J.M. Green of Horsehead Bay, Spring never left at all. For evidence, he holds two bouquets of posies picked outdoors at his place on a sheltered point on the Sound. The lower flowers are multi-colored straw flowers that usually die with the first frost but have bloomed all winter. The other bouquet is of doronicum, yellow spring daisies, that bloomed a full six weeks early. Also making an early appearance were spring vegetables, Delphiniums and Columbine. Horsehead Bay is a small inlet from Case Inlet, west of Arletta, in northwest Pierce County. (TNT 3/23/1926, pg. 1)

Green, J.M.; Flowers; Bouquets; Daisies; Spring; Seasons; Weather;

ca. 1920. Stack of wattles, or webbed sections, which form the screen of a salmon weir preventing the egress of the salmon. These were woven by the women, and to save labor, were laid by at the end of the fishing season while the main structure was left in the river. This photo was taken on the White River near the southwest corner of the Muckleshoot reservation circa 1920. (Caption from note typed on back of photo) (Photo donated by Arthur Ballard) TPL-8037

Fishing weirs--Washington; Fishing nets--Washington;

Model of salmon weir set up at Everett, Washington during an assembly of the Northwest Indian Federation in June of 1932. Jerry Dominick, the builder of the weir, is standing at the left. (Caption is taken from the typed note on the back of the photo) (Donated by Arthur Ballard) TPL-8041

Fishing weirs--Washington; Dominick, Jerry; Indigenous peoples--Washington;

ca. 1898. Johnson Nickeus, Mayor of Tacoma 1898 and 1899. Mr. Nickeus came to Washington around 1892, an already elderly man seeking milder weather. He brought with him the experience garnered in his long political and legal career; having served from 1883-86 in the Dakota legislature, as well as the Attorney General of that area and two years as a Consul to South America under President Benjamin Harrison. He was elected Mayor of Tacoma in April of 1898. In August of 1899, he was charged by a grand jury with "attempting to receive" a sizable bribe from C.P. Hurley, manager of the Tacoma Gas and Electric Light Co., in connection with a compromise of a million dollar suit against Light and Water. He went to trial on September 10, 1899. On the morning of September 14th, after arguing all night, the jury declared itself deadlocked 6 to 6. In April of 1900, Tacoma selected a new Mayor. (TDL 8/18/1899, pg. 1; 9/12/1899, pg. 1; 9/15/1899, pg. 3)

Nickeus, Johnson; Mayors--Tacoma--1890-1900;

ca. 1906. John Mason house. John Mason and family including: (l to r, standing) Robert Mason, and Lyde Wilson Wray; (l to r, sitting) woman believed to be Robert Mason's wife, John Paul Mason, Virginia (Mrs. John Quincy) Mason, Anita Noel Mason (with Ted Mason on her lap), and John Quincy Mason. Anita Noel Mason was the wife of Thomas Mason, who is not pictured. This family portrait was taken circa 1906. Mrs. John Quincy Mason had designed this Colonial home which was built in 1905. Her pioneer husband would pass away in 1920 and she died in 1936. (From the collection of David Kenworthy) (Additional identification provided by a reader)

Mason, John--Homes & haunts; Mason, John--Family; Mason, Virginia; Mason, Robert; Wray, Lyde Wilson; Mason, John Paul; Mason, Anita Noel; Mason, Ted; Mason, John Quincy; Families--Tacoma--1900-1910;

ca. 1910. Clarence R. Sharpe, Manager, (2nd from left) standing in front of the Longmire Springs Hotel in this circa 1910 photograph. From the collection of Beverly Knoll.

Longmire Springs Hotel; Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Sharpe, Clarence R.;

ca. 1888. Unidentified baby photographed by Isaac G. Davidson in Tacoma, W.T., circa 1888. The infant is wearing a loose fitting, long sleeved outfit and looks unsmilingly at the cameraman.

Infants--Tacoma; Children--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1880-1890;

ca. 1880. Charles Hebard and Franke Tobey Jones taken before they moved to Tacoma from Michigan.

ca. 1931. Man with an artificial left arm hanging wallpaper.

Wallpaper industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Artificial limbs; Amputees

ca. 1932. A staged photograph taken for the Unemployed Citizens League of Tacoma showing five women doing various kinds of needlework. The woman at the front left appears to be doing crocheting or hooking. The woman at the right seems to be doing needlepoint. The woman seated to the right toward the back may be doing crewel work, and the woman who is standing seems to be knitting. The photograph was taken in a private residence. There is an American flag hanging over the fireplace, and a chalkboard on the wall.

Needlework--Tacoma--1930-1940; Flags--United States

ca. 1880. Alexander Smith (A.S.) Abernethy, elected Mayor of Tacoma September 6, 1882. Mr. Abernethy served as Mayor in 1882 & 1883. He was born in New York in 1813. In 1850, he was asked by his older brother George to come to the Northwest to manage the Oak Point (saw) Mill. George Abernethy (1807-1877) went on to become Oregon's first Governor. Alexander Abernethy was Oak Point's most prominent citizen from 1850-1880, campaigning for Washington Territory and later serving as a Republican in local political positions. He had a land claim west of Longview in Cowlitz County. Already an elderly man when he served as Mayor, he died five years later in February of 1888 and was buried in the family cemetary on his land claim. (History of Stella, Oak Point, Eufaula, Coal Creek and Surrounding Areas; US GenWeb Archives)

Abernethy, Alexander Smith; Mayors--Tacoma--1880-1890;

ca. 1916. Multnomah Falls, Columbia River Highway, Oregon, circa 1916 as photographed by Portland photographers Arthur B. Cross and Edward L. Dimmitt. The men teamed up to form the firm of "Cross & Dimmitt" in 1916. They sold real photo post cards of Portland, Columbia River Gorge and Mt. Hood off the running boards of their Model T at Crown Point as the Columbia River Highway was under construction. This view of the cascading 611-foot tall Multnomah Falls was one of theirs. Multnomah Falls, about a 30 minute drive east of Portland, remains a spectacular sight year round as it does not dry up during the late summer months. (www.pdxhistory.com/html/post_card_history-article; www.oregon.com/attractions-article)

Waterfalls; Multnomah Falls (Oregon); Scenic overlooks;

ca. 1903. Salmon weir under construction in White River, four miles south east of Auburn and near or within the south west boundary of the Mucklesoot Reservation. The structure seems to be complete except for the wattled screen. A horizontal pole suspended by a cord is being installed by the workers. This snapshot was taken when two youths were on a hike in the summer of 1903. Photo by Elmer E. Patten. Mr. E. D. VanWinkle, of Auburn, furnished the print of which this is a copy. (Caption from the typed note on the back of the photo.) (Donated by Arthur Ballard) TPL-8040

Fishing weirs--Washington;

ca. 1950. Simpler form of funnel snare woven of willowstems. Designed to trap the steelhead trout on its return downstream in the early spring of the year. The proportions of the snare are somewhat distorted owing to the nearness of the camera. (Caption taken from the typed note on the back of the photo) (Donated by Arthur Ballard) TPL-8042

Fishing nets--Washington;

ca. 1907. Belle Sharpe (left) and Lillian McPherson stand in front of the Elite Cafe in this circa 1907 photograph. The Elite Cafe was at 2405 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma. The proprietors of the cafe were C.W. Sharpe and Collin McPherson. From the collection of Beverly Knoll.

Elite Cafe (Tacoma); Cafes--Tacoma--1900-1910; Sharpe, Belle; McPherson, Lillian; Women--Tacoma--1900-1910;

ca. 1910. Carl W. Sharpe (left), and Clarence R. Sharpe, Manager, sit on the front porch of the Longmire Springs Hotel. From the collection of Beverly Knoll.

Longmire Springs Hotel; Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.)

unidentified children

Model of salmon weir set up at Everett, Washington in June of 1932 by Jerry Dominick. Mr. Dominick was Snoqualmie born, but was a long time resident of the Muckleshoot reservation. Side (or end) view. Note the use of cedar withes to fasten the tripod members together at the tip. Also note the dip net in place within the far tripod. (Caption from note typed on back of photo) (Donated by Arthur Ballard) TPL-8039

Fishing weirs--Washington;

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;

President Franklin D. Roosevelt celebrates his first birthday in the White House with a "toga, toga" party. Copy of photograph donated to Tacoma Public Library by Leon Sides. In 1934, critics of Roosevelt's New Deal reforms categorized him as a "prickly Julius Caesar." For his 52nd birthday, his buddies donned togas and attended a party costumed Roman style. Gathered for the party were members of Roosevelt's Cuff Links Club and their spouses. The Club was composed of people to whom he had presented cufflinks in 1920 when he was a vice presidential candidate. Roosevelt's first lady, Eleanor, is pictured second from left in the standing row as the Delphic Oracle. Also pictured is daughter Anna, to the right of the President, as a vestal virgin. Mrs. Anna Dall on January 18, 1935 married John Boettiger, Seattle newspaperman. (TNT 11/5/1978)

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945; Roosevelt, Anna Eleanor, 1884-1962; Costumes--Roman; Presidents--United States; Presidents' spouses--United States; Birthday parties--1930-1940;

President Franklin D. Roosevelt, second row center, celebrates his first birthday in the White House with a "toga, toga" party. Copy of photograph donated to Tacoma Public Library by Leon Sides. The pictures were given to Sides by Pulitzer prize winner Kirke L. Simpson (front row center in photo.) FDR, called by his detractors a "prickly Julius Caesar," took the insult to heart and costumed in a toga for his 52nd birthday. He is surrounded by the members of his Cuff Links Club, people to whom he presented cuff links in 1920 when he was a vice presidential candidate. The party, which evolved into an all night poker spree, was kept under wraps for many years until the January 28, 1973 issue of the TNT ran the picture. (TNT 11/5/1978)

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945; Costumes--Roman; Presidents--United States; Birthday parties--1930-1940; Simpson, Kirke L.;

ca. 1890. Charles Barstow Wright, 1822 - 1898, a builder of the Northern Pacific Railroad and of the city of Tacoma, Washington. He also founded Annie Wright Seminary, then a private school for girls, donated land which became Wright Park, donated time and money to build the old St. Luke's Episcopal Church, and started the first gas and water systems in Tacoma. Charles Wright Academy is named in his honor. (Image donated by Vic Kucera)

Wright, Charles Barstow, 1822-1898;

Siyum Hatorah Ceremony. From the collections at Temple Beth El

ca. 1920. Dip net as used on the Green River, King County, Washington. This differs somewhat from those used in other localities. There are two cross-arms not three and the network of strings is attached to and hangs from the cross-arms. A loop at the top held by the fisherman warns by a tremor of the approach of a salmon. The appliance when lifted enclosed the salmon. The net assumed a basket shape. (Caption from note typed on back of photo) (Donated by Arthur Ballard) TPL-8038

Fishing nets--Washington; Indigenous peoples--Washington;

View of Tacoma Tideflats from the top of the Medical Arts Building. The City Waterway can be seen in the background. City Hall, with its distinctive clock tower, is clearly visible. This photograph was taken on April 5, 1931.

Aerial photographs--1930-1940; Cityscapes--1930-1940; City Waterway (Tacoma); Old City Hall (Tacoma);