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C117132-34

ca. 1900. Copy made from glass plate, Richards Studio. This may be a street scene from Yakima, Washington, circa 1900. The street is wide enough for a streetcar and many passing horses and carts. There are some carriages parked along the raised sidewalk. People could conduct business at the Yakima Valley Bank, get their teeth checked at Yakima Dental or buy a $12 suit at the Empire. Copy of glass plate made on October 3, 1958.


Commercial streets--Yakima; Street railroads--Yakima; Carts & wagons--Yakima;

C123298-1

ca. 1900. The Rustic Bridge in Point Defiance Park, circa 1900. (A copy by Richards Studio of a customer's print, negative is not available.) The Rustic Bridge was built over Sorex Gulch, located midway between the present boathouse and Owen Beach. It was built in 1892 and was dismantled in 1920. It was a stacked log bridge with notches for crosslogs which tied the two sides of the bridge together. It was constructed of 3500 logs and was 250 feet long and approximately 80 feet high. Limbs were used to build the rustic handrail and benches along the pedestrian walkway. The stream at the mouth of the Sorex Gulch was dammed, creating a pond. A picnic site was created beside the pond and this became one of the most popular attractions for park visitors. A smaller pedestrian bridge can be seen in the foreground of the photograph; its handrail matches that of the Rustic Bridge. (Pierce County Cultural Resource Survey, prepared by Office of Historic Preservation, Community Development Department)


Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Parks--Tacoma; Bridges--Tacoma;

C95-1

ca. 1900. Gilbert L. Palmer (3rd from the left), the first warden of McNeil Island prison, serving from 1893-1900, and six of his men, were photographed standing next to Cell House # 1 circa 1900. Completed in 1874, the brick and stone building contained 48 double cells, each secured with a heavy, grated flat-iron door. The old cell block was torn down in the mid-1930s. The small, frame building behind the prison is one of the guard houses, where the guards were quartered. Before 1893, the prison had been run by Federal Marshalls. Left to right: Robert Troutman, John Drake, G. L. Palmer (warden), John Devoin, Robert Longmire (deputy warden), Frank Mooney, and H. E. Palmer. Copy of early photograph for Mr. Short, T. Times. (Price, Lester K. "McNeil, History of a Federal Prison", McNeil Island, Washington, July, 1970.)


Prisons--Washington; McNeil Island Federal Prison (McNeil Island); Prison guards; Rifles; Troutman, Robert; Drake, John; Palmer, Gilbert L.; Devoin, John; Longmire, Robert; Mooney, Frank; Palmer, H.E.;

C95-3

ca. 1900. View from beach of McNeil Island Prison in the early days. Gilbert L. Palmer is warden at this time. During his service, from 1893-1900, a residence for his use was built on the hill north of the prison, Lumber in the foreground, was purchased and made into shingles by the prisoners to raise funds for the upkeep of the prison. The Federal prison facilities at McNeil Island were primitive and received little attention or money from Congress. Copy photograph for Mr. Short, T. Times. (Price, Lester K. "McNeil, History of a Federal Prison", McNeil Island, Washington, July 1970.)


Prisons--Washington; McNeil Island Federal Prison (McNeil Island);

C95-4

ca. 1900. Early day chain gang at McNeil Island Prison. Prisoners at this time were mainly "squaw-men" and white men convicted of selling liquor to Indians whose sentences ranged from a few months to a year. Some men served time for murder, mutiny, and other crimes. A few women prisoners were also housed at McNeil, but not in the cellhouse. They were incarcerated in the guards quarters. When prisoners were not in cells, they worked in the fields, clearing and preparing land for gardens to feed the occupants at McNeil. Prisoners wore their own clothes while working in the fields or the striped wool uniforms issued to them. Copy photograph for Mr. Short, T. Times. (Price, Lester K. "McNeil, History of a Federal Prison", McNeil Island, Washington, July 1970).


Prisons--Washington; McNeil Island Federal Prison (McNeil Island); Prisoners;

C8451-1

ca. 1900. Copy negative of old postcard picture. Photograph was copied for Mrs. F. E. Washburn, 305 No. K., in June of 1939. TPL-7176


Houses--Tacoma--1890-1900;

C155538-0

ca. 1900. This undated photograph shows a gathering of Pierce County pioneers at the Ezra and Eliza Jane Meeker mansion; the house was built around 1889. Many of the Puyallup valley's first settlers were Oregon Trail blazers who arrived in Pierce County in the 1850s. Today, the Meeker Mansion is a museum that celebrates the history of these early pioneers. TPL-5685.


Pioneers--Washington (State); Meeker, Ezra, 1830-1928; Meeker, Elizabeth Jane; Houses--Puyallup--1890-1900;

C117132-36

ca. 1900. This magnificent house, which stood at 4301 North Stevens Street, was built by the real estate developer Allen C. Mason in 1892. Mason, who came to Tacoma in 1883 with $2.40, was a millionaire by 1892. He helped finance the commuter railroad that ran from Division to Point Defiance, and spent tens of thousands of dollars "boosting" Tacoma. He lost his fortune in the "panic of 1893", and was forced to sell his newly built mansion. It was bought by Whitworth College, and was the main building on their north Tacoma campus from 1899 to 1913 when they moved to Spokane. John P. Weyerhaeuser purchased all the main buildings of Whitworth College in 1920 and razed them to build "Haddaway Hall." (Copy of glass plate was made by Richards on October 3, 1958.)


Whitworth College (Tacoma); Universities & colleges--Tacoma;

C122806-1

ca. 1900. Copy of a customer's negative, a family portrait ordered by W. Arthur Roberts. Copy was made on August 31, 1959. Photograph most probably dates from around 1900. The women wear upswept hairdos and the high necked shirt waists of the Gibson girl era. The men have suits with stiff collared shirts and ties.


Families--1890-1900;

C82515-1

ca. 1901. The Lichtenberg grocery store was located at 1510 Jefferson Ave. on the ground floor of a building that faced both Jefferson and Commerce St. Founded by Julius Lichtenberg, the store was in operation from 1897 to 1909 and was a typical grocery carrying fruits and vegetables, salt fish, and the finest coffee and tea. Above Lichtenberg's, and occupying the Commerce St. side of the building, was the Western Blank Book Co. Specializing in ruled ledger books, the Blank Book Co. was in business from 1893 to 1912.


Lichtenberg Grocery (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma; Carts & wagons--Tacoma;

C117132-3

ca. 1903. The contract to build the first steel bridge to span the Foss waterway at the foot of South 11th Street was let in 1894 and construction was completed in 1895 at a cost of $90,000. An article from the Tacoma Daily Ledger dated Feb. 1, 1895 stated: 'In its relation to the future greatness of Tacoma, the erection of the bridge is perhaps the most important public work since the first train came through the Stampede tunnel." In this view, dating from around 1903, long lines of employees from the many businesses on the tideflats stream across the bridge toward downtown Tacoma. The Pacific Starch Co. (far left) opened in 1903; it was the "largest starch factory in the United States." The first 11th Street Bridge was closed in 1911; it was replaced by the more modern, "vertical lift" Murray Morgan Bridge. ( Copy of glass plate made on October 3, 1958.) TPL-8743


11th Street Bridge (Tacoma); Bridges--Tacoma;

C164080-2

ca. 1903. Copy of customer print ordered by W.H. Hewitt on November 8, 1973. This is an artist's rendering of the mill located at the Northern Pacific station in Wilburton. It was apparently built by "Tacoma capital" and "operated in the midst of the big trees across Lake Washington from Seattle." In 1903 Wade Hewitt and Charles Lea became the operators of the sawmill located at the head of the Mercer Slough. The Hewitt-Lea Lumber Co. dealt in lumber, lath and shingles.


Renderings; Sawmills--Wilburton;

TPL-7645

ca. 1904. The old Tacoma Tourist Hotel being rebuilt into Stadium High School, Tacoma, circa 1904. It opened as Tacoma High School in September of 1906 with 878 students and 38 teachers.


Stadium High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1900-1910; Tourist Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels-- Tacoma--1900-1910; Streets--Tacoma--1900-1910; Building construction--Tacoma--1900-1910;

91637-A

Wedding picture of Mr. & Mrs. Clarence O. Lynn, owners of the C.O. Lynn Mortuary. Copy of the customers' print, no negative available. The First Lutheran Church of Tacoma was the scene of the nuptials June 14, 1905 that united Hilma Johnson of Tacoma and Clarence O. Lynn of Omaha, Nebraska. The couple was married in the church where they first met. When Mr. Lynn came west to establish himself, he was first employed by Conrad Hoska, funeral director. At the time of his marriage, Lynn went into business for himself, opening his own funeral home. In 1918, he built his own building at 717-19 Tacoma Ave. So. In 2000, the Lynn family still operates their business out of this building. (TNT 6/12/1955, pg. D-1)


Lynn, C. O.; Johnson, Hilma--Marriage; Weddings--Tacoma--1900-1910; Brides--1900-1910; Wedding costume--1900-1910; Grooms (Weddings)--1900-1910;

C117132-13

ca. 1905. Copy made from glass plate, Richards Studio. People dressed more formally during the early part of the last century, even for a day at the beach. Women are strolling on sandy Owen Beach with hats, outfits that sweep the ground, folded umbrellas and handbags. Men wearing suits and hats are lounging on the bare sand. Even little children have on proper dresses and the ever present hat. In the background, crowds line the pier extending into the water; the Point Defiance Pavillion is adjacent to the pier. Copy made from glass plate on October 3, 1958.


Piers & wharves--Tacoma; Beaches--Tacoma; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma);

C117132-10

ca. 1905. Copy from glass plate, Richards Studio. View of South 11th and Pacific Ave., circa 1905. Streetcars once ran up 11th Street, an additional source of transportation besides the horse & cart and the occasional automobile. A few pedestrians are spotted crossing carefully as there are no visible "stop" signs for oncoming traffic. United Cigars, Tacoma Oyster and the Union Dental Co. are some of the visible businesses in a building on the corner of 11th & Pacific. That building was later demolished and the Rust Building constructed in its place. The building at the left foreground is the Equitable Building, 1102-04 Pacific. The Fidelity Building is on Broadway at the northeast corner of 11th. Additional stories would be added later. The tower on the County Courthouse is dimly seen to the rear of the photograph. Copy from glass plate made on October 3, 1958. TPL-9912


Commercial streets--Tacoma--1900-1910; Street railroads--Tacoma--1900-1910; Equitable Building (Tacoma); Fidelity Building (Tacoma);

C137336-2

ca. 1905. Copy of customer print, ordered by the City of Steilacoom. The photograph is of the Steilacoom business district around 1905. Board sidewalks lead up to area businesses along the main road. Steilacoom is the state's oldest incorporated town and the first county courthouse north of the Columbia was built there. By 1910, Steilacoom boasted a population of 430.


Business districts--Steilacoom--1900-1910;

C117132-2

ca. 1905. This early photograph of the American Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) dates from about 1905. To the left is the smelter's new 307 foot tall chimney which when built in 1905 was the tallest concrete chimney in the world. Twelve years later, in 1917, ASARCO replaced this giant chimney with a new one that stood almost twice as tall - at 571 feet. The smelter closed in 1985 due to both environmental and economic reasons; the smelter's tall stack was demolished on January 17, 1993. (Copy was made on October 3, 1958.)


Chimneys; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Smelters--Tacoma; American Smelting & Refining Co. (Tacoma); Smokestacks--Tacoma;

C117132-18

ca. 1906. Copy made from glass plate, Richards Studio. Exterior of Provident Building, circa 1906. The Provident Building was designed by George Bullard and was finished by summer, 1903. The solid Romanesque-style building was constructed of brick and used the semi-circular Roman arch. Many businesses occupied the six-story structure over the years. At the time of the above photograph, Menzies & Stevens who were clothiers, hatters and furnishers, C.J. Johnson & Co., real state & timber lands, and the Canadian Pacific Railway were listed as doing business there in the 1906 City Directory. The building was renamed the Security Building in 1952. Copy of glass plate made on October 3, 1958.


Provident Building (Tacoma); Security Building (Tacoma); Facades--Tacoma--1900-1910;

C63825-2

ca. 1906. A portrait of Ben Cheney as an infant. He was born in Lima, Montana, in 1905. This young boy grew to love baseball, to develop a business that included lumber mills in three states and to become the owner of the Tacoma Giants baseball team and a stockholder in the San Francisco Giants. He generously spent his money so youngsters could play in organized team sports. Over 20 years more than 5,000 persons had played on the Cheney Studs teams. He lived out his benevolent life in the Tacoma area and died in 1971. (The Ben Cheney Story by Med Nicholson, The Sou'wester, Fall 2000)


Portraits; Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971; Philanthropists;

C141398-10

ca. 1906. "Indian Annie" and son John, descendants of Chief Steilacoom, are pictured aboard their new houseboat, a Christmas gift from friends, circa 1906. Indian Annie's shack was destroyed by fire and she, the granddaughter of Chief Steilacoom, was forced to live in a tepee on the beach of Puget Sound. Concerned local residents led by Mrs. Francis M. Haskell got together and contributed money to build a suitable houseboat for Indian Annie so that she would not have to leave the Sound. The houseboat was completed a few days before Christmas in 1906 and was towed to the beach near Steilacoom where Indian Annie had pitched her tepee. The new home took Indian Annie completely by surprise, especially when told it was a gift from her deceased husband, John, whom she had mourned greatly. The actual contributors to the project --Mrs. Haskell, Tacoma Mill, Tidewater Lumber, Standard House Furnishings and others--stayed silent. Indian Annie and her dog immediately took residency in what she repeatedly stated was "my home." (TNT 12-20-81- "Time Machine" article)


Houseboats--Washington; Indigenous peoples--Washington;

C117132-25

An early automobile shares Pacific Avenue with two street cars and a horse drawn wagon in August of 1907. The buildings on the east side of Pacific include: the Tourist Hotel, 1013 Pacific Avenue; The Royal saloon, 1015 Pacific Ave.; the Berlin Building, on the corner of South 11th and Pacific Ave.; and the Peoples Store, 1101-07 Pacific Avenue. Of the buildings in this two block section of Pacific Avenue, only the Peoples Store is still standing. TPL-8101


Commercial streets--Tacoma--1900-1910; Business districts--Tacoma--1900-1910; Street railroads--Tacoma--1900-1910; Automobiles--Tacoma--1900-1910;

C155024-1

ca. 1907. Jones Block ca. 1907. Also known as the Gross Brothers Store prior to 1899. Located at 901 Broadway, the occupants included Tacoma Bazaar, Christoffersen, Campion & Co. and Bay View Hotel on upper floors. The Olympic Club was located at 902-06 Commerce; sign visible at left corner. The Jones Block was later demolished in 1916 to make way for the Pantages Theater. Copy of customer print ordered by Harry Roegner. TPL-5476


Jones Block (Tacoma); Bay View Hotel (Tacoma); Tacoma Bazaar (Tacoma); Christoffersen, Campion & Co. (Tacoma); Signs (Notices);

A6060-2

ca. 1907. Copy of photograph of Rhodes Department Store, circa 1907. View of three story building by Ambrose J. Russell and Frederick Heath, Architects, 1903. Photograph was taken after repairs to building. Richards Studio copy made on 11-31-1937. (filed with Argentum)


Commercial buildings--Tacoma--1900-1910; Department stores--Tacoma--1900-1910; Rhodes Brothers Department Store (Tacoma);

C164600-145

ca. 1907. Established by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1888 as Puget Sound University and reorganized in 1903 as the University of Puget Sound, the university opened its first permanent campus at 602 North Sprague Ave. that year. Noted architect George W. Bullard designed the buildings. In 1924 the university moved to its present location at 1500 North Warner and the buildings were demolished. Jason Lee Intermediate (now Middle School) was built on the site of the former campus. From 1914-1959 U.P.S. was known as the College of Puget Sound before resuming its current name.


University of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1900-1910; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1900-1910;

WO 155538-F

ca. 1907. Copy of customer print. Composite picture where President Teddy Roosevelt has been inserted to stand next to Northwest pioneer Ezra Meeker before the old State Department's "War and Navy" building in Washington D.C., upon the conclusion of Meeker's reenactment of his 1852 journey via covered wagon on the Oregon Trial. Signs decorating the old prairie schooner indicate that Meeker had left Puyallup on January 29, 1906, and arrived in Indianapolis, Indiana on January 5, 1907, a distance of 2,610 miles. Accompanied by his faithful dog "Jim," Edward Songer and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Goble, the 76-year-old Meeker and his yoke of oxen and wagon were a throwback to the days of westward expansion. Mr. and Mrs. Goble are believed to be included in the above photograph. Meeker sought preservation of the Oregon Trail route as an important part of our nation's history. He stopped at many towns along the way to raise money for memorials to the Trail and even received a special permit to drive his team down New York City's famous Broadway. Meeker did meet up with President Roosevelt after he decided to continue his journey to Washington D.C., arriving there on November 29, 1907. The president was interested in preserving the Trail and eventually Congress would appropriate $50,000 to mark the trail. Photograph ordered by the Washington State Historical Society. (en.wikipedia.org, NWR clipping file, TDL 1-31-06, p. 12)


Meeker, Ezra, 1830-1928; Covered wagons--Washington D.C.; Cattle--Washington D.C.; Pioneers; Westward movement; Roosevelt, Theodore; Presidents; Dogs;

C117116-1

ca. 1907. A long row of Augustine & Kyer store horse-drawn delivery wagons is pictured outside the massive Italianate-style Coleman building in Seattle circa 1907. Augustine & Kyer were wholesale and retail grocers who also manufacturered chocolates. They shared the Coleman building with the Hudson's Bay Fur Co., Wells Fargo & Co., Morey-Merriam, and Men's Shoe Store. The real estate firm of McGraw, Kittinger and Case and Empire Lines were on the second floor. The Coleman building was located at the corner of 1st Avenue and Marion. Augustine & Kyer maintained a store in Seattle until at least through 1951. They sold their candy manufacturing and sales business to Horace William Heath. Stains on the sepia copy were on the original photograph. Date of original print is not known; copy was made on September 30, 1958. Copy of customer print, ordered by Bud Merrill of Seattle.


Augustine & Kyer (Seattle); Carts & wagons--Seattle; Horses--Seattle; Facades--Seattle; Coleman Building (Seattle);

C132559-1

ca. 1907. This view of the west side of the 5200 block of South Tacoma Way dates from about 1907. The Red Front Saloon stands on the extreme left with large signs that advertise full measures sold of Old Taylor, Sunny Brook, King Kentucky and Old Crow, all at reasonable prices. Furnished rooms and lodging could also be obtained upstairs at the Red Front. Other nearby businesses included a tobacco shop, the Mechanics Exchange, the brick Peter Leonard Block building and a rooming house. This block would later be the approximate site of Steve's Gay '90s Restaurant. The bar from the Red Front Saloon was relocated to Steve's. (Photograph ordered by Steve's.) TPL-4762, TPL-5709.


Red Front Saloon (Tacoma); Bars--Tacoma--1900-1910; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1900-1910; Signs (Notices);

TPL-4122

A large crowd gathered to witness firefighters attempting to put out the flames that engulfed the top floor of the Davis Smith & Co. building at 1754 Pacific Avenue on February 24, 1908. The early morning fire caused $47,000 damage to the building and its contents. The fire was apparently caused by the accidental crossing of electric wires on the five-story brick building's top floor. Lt. George Hill, Engine Co. No. 4, was killed falling from a ladder from the fifth floor. In addition, five other firefighters were injured and six employees suffered burns. Engine Co. No. 5's hose wagon overturned on the way to the fire; injured firefighters righted the wagon and continued to the fire to render assistance. (100 Years of Firefighting in the City of Destiny Tacoma, Washington, p. 44-45)


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

C144406-79

ca. 1908. Copy of customer print. Family portrait of the John Cheneys. Taken approximately in 1908 when Ben Cheney was three and his sister Lula, one, probably by the children's grandfather, Benjamin Franklin ("Frank") Cheney, a professional photographer in Lima, Montana. The picture is labeled "John, Lulu, Ben, Martha." After the death of Martha Cheney in 1914, the children were taken to live with their paternal grandparents who had moved to South Bend, Washington. John Cheney would remarry and remain in Montana until moving west to Tacoma in the mid-1920's. (The Sou'wester, Fall, 2000, p. 6)


Families--Montana--Lima; Cheney, John--Family; Cheney, John; Cheney, Martha; Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971; Cheney, Lula;

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