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BROWNING-100

ca. 1908. Men digging a ditch along what is now the 5200 block of South Tacoma Way - probably laying water pipe. Many building fronts can be seen in the background including: A. E. Thompson & Sons and Smith Hardware Co.

BROWNING-104

ca. 1908. Several men, one with a bicycle, by a corner building in the 5200 block of what is now South Tacoma Way. The corner building has a sign above the door that says "Rooms." Street looks like it is dirt, not paved.

BROWNING-105

ca. 1908. A street scene in South Tacoma. A horse and buggy approach a Funiture and Hardware store on the right side of the picture. An early model automobile is parked in front of a building on the other side. There is a banner hanging above the street.

BROWNING-118

ca. 1908. A young boy, with two ribbons pinned to the lapel of his coat, leans against the railing of the fence that encloses the racetrack at the Western Washington Fairgounds in Puyallup. Several exhibition tents and the grandstand can be seen in the background.

BROWNING-120

ca. 1908. A hearse with the name Piper painted under the driver's side window. The hearse is probably owned by the Piper Undertaking Co. which is listed in theTacoma City Directory of 1910 at 5034 So. Union Avenue, George W. Piper proprietor.

BROWNING-121

ca. 1908. A woman, young man, and boy stand in front of an unfinished house with dormers. The boy holds a hammer, the woman a hatchet, and the young man a saw and a carpenters square. Photograph listed as "Kirks residence."

BROWNING-122

ca. 1908. A woman with a small child and a dog stands in front of a two story house. The child, who has a bow in her hair, appears to be the same girl that is in BROWNING-132.

BROWNING-123

ca. 1908. A man in a suit and hat, and a woman in a full length, dot covered dress stand next to a horse with fruit trees behind them. The horse moved his head during the exposure - causing it to blur. The photograph is identified as "Kramer's & horse."

BROWNING-124

ca. 1908. A man in a business suit and tie, holding the leash of a dog, stands in front of the corner of the porch of a two story house. Flowers are in full bloom behind the unidentified man.

BROWNING-128

ca. 1908. A man, woman and child pose for a formal portrait. The man is holding a saw; the child is holding both a hammer and a saw. The child is standing on an ornate couch.

BROWNING-130

ca. 1908. Two women and a man stand in front of a large two-story house. House has dormers, bay window, and front and back porches. A.D. Browning's residence.

BROWNING-132

ca. 1908. A little dark haired girl, with a bow in her hair, sits on a highchair. The chair is in front of the porch of a house. There is a sheet or blanket hanging behind the girl serving as a backdrop. A white basin and cloths are adjacent on the wooden porch.

BROWNING-135

ca. 1908. Houses and buildings in Tacoma. A sign on the roof of one of the buildings says "...Tacoma Mill Co." Could be the South Tacoma Mill Co. Dirt road is pitted with large puddles of water.

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