Tobie J. Anderson and his new Model T, posing in front of the pavilion in Point Defiance Park. The Pavilion was built c. 1902, and featured a restaurant and boat rental concessions. By the late 1930's the building had been demolished. circa 1912.
Printed on back: Point Defiance Park consists of 640 acres of natural woodland, surrounded by ten miles of shore-line of Puget Sound waters. From the park, to the west, may be seen the Olympic Range, and to the west, Cascade Range with Mount Tacoma rising to a height of over 14,519 feet. The scenery here is delightfully picturesque.
Message on back: Daer Freind (sic): Rec. Telegr. from Alaska--and everything satisfactory--Leaving Seattle next month. Best Wishes, Yours H. Christensen?
Addressee: Mr. T. J. Anderson First Bank Wilkeson, Wash.
This card doesn't look to have been used postally, but nevertheless the intent was made clear in some other way, since the writer, Signa Theresa Iverson, went on to marry the intended recipient, Tobie John Anderson. By the 1920 census they were married and had their first child Sydney, by the1930 census they had two children, with the addition of Neil. circa 1908.
Printed on front: On the cliffs at Mt. Tacoma, near Tacoma, Wash.
President Grover Cleveland signed a bill in 1888 to let the unused military base Point Defiance be used as a city Park. By 1890 a streetcar line was completed to the park, and by 1898, the lodge shown here, a residence for the Park Superintendent, was constructed. circa 1909.
Printed on front: Tacoma, Wash. Point Defiance Park.
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 1907.
Printed on front: Gateway to the City, Tacoma, Washington.
Pierce County Court House. Built in 1892 at 1012 So. G Street, it was demolished in 1959, after the new County-City Building was completed. circa 1907.
Printed on front: Pierce County Court House, Tacoma, Washington.
The Willamette River is a tributary of the Columbia River. It is a87 miles long, and it flows from the coastal mountains to the Cascade Range in western Oregon. It was named a national American Heritage River in 1997 by the US Environmental Protection Agency. circa 1909.
Printed on front: Ferry on Willamette River, Corvallis, Ore.
Message on back: Albany, Ore. Sept. 25, '09 Hello Signa, This is near the place where my brother is going to college. We walked across this river on the bridge today and it is so clear you can see the bottom anywhere. Have you been on any more automobile rides? With love, Christine Sandstrom
Addressee: Miss Signe Iverson 2324 So. L St., Tacoma, Wash.
