Message: Crater Laker Ore- Dear ones, Wed- We were up at this beautiful spot on Sun. with gertrude and Claude- Have been having a wonderful time. Every bit of furnishing is made by hand in this lodge. Love, mother
Addressee: Mr. & Mrs. M.E. Buckman. 3153 Liberty Fresno Calif.
Message: Sun. morning. We didn't go to Star (?) last night. Jean is home. It rainy. We are all well but miss you- Hope I get a letter this morning- Lots of love to you from all, Lethe
Addressee: W. M. Baumert. Aberdeen, Wash. 505 E. Wishkah.
A logger leans back against an enormous log resting on a rail car. This is probably one of two logs exhibited at the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific-Exposition where two huge pieces of timber, interchangeably referred to as the "Big Stick", were displayed at the Forestry Building. This might be the 156 feet long log cut down in Cowlitz County, shipped by the Castle Rock Logging Company to Seattle, and displayed on the back porch of the Forestry Building. circa 1909.
Printed on front: A Washington "Big Stick".
Message: Teddy will need this when he gets back to America
Fish wheels were water-powered nets that scooped up migrating salmon and steelhead, funneled them into the wheel through wooden weirs, and dropped them into a holding bin. These fishing devices were usually owned by canneries, and operated on the shallow, fast moving waters of the Columbia River between 1879-1934. Due to conflict with other commercial fishermen and with Native American fishing grounds, laws were eventually passed in both Washington and Oregon prohibiting the use of fish wheels. circa 1912.
Printed on front: Fish Wheel, Columbia River, Oregon. On Line of O.W.R.R. & N. Co.
Printed on back: Each instructor in this College teaches from a fund of practical knowledge gained in actual business life. Every kind of office work has been handled by some of our teachers.
Message: Portland, Oregon. In every large firm in Portland, may be found one or more former Benhke-Walker students. 1467 calls for help this year. Behnke-Walker Business College.
Addressee: Miss Mary Hansen, Laurel, Oregon. R. F. D. #2.
Printed on back: This college is so well equipped that stenographers may have the use of a typewriter at any hour of the day.
Message: (Typed.) Portland, Oregon. A poor education costs less than a good one; you cannot afford any but the best. Thorough business training- our specialty- will insure you a good position. Behnke-Walker Business College.
Addressee: Miss Anna Hansen. Laurel, Oregon. R.F.D. #2
Half of the Manufactures Building featuring its pergolas and rounded porch. Geyser Basin- now known as Frosh Pond- is in the foreground, the Machinery Building is visible at far right, and many visitors are strolling about. The AYPE was held in 1909 on the campus of the University of Washington. Most of its buildings were temporary structures not intended to last much longer than the fair. circa 1908.
Printed on front: Manufacturers Building and Machinery Hall, Alaska, Yukon, Pacific Exposition, 1909. Seattle, Wash. (Official Post Card.)
Message: Dear Father and Mother We are all well have compnay from B.C. will be gone in a few days. will write you a long letter soon hope you are all well love to all M.G.
Addressee: Mr James Gilles Port Daniel Center Bonaventure C. P.Q. Canada
Message: Dear Father, Hope you are all better- do not work too hard we are having lots of rain in Hoquiam yet don't think we are going to have any summer. M G
Addressee: Mr James Gilles Port Daniel Center Bonaventure Co P.Q. Canada
Message: Dear Mother,- I am glad you enjoyed the ferns. When Lettie came we can get more so you can give a few to your friends. I missed your good Thanksgiving dinner. Love to all Will.
Addressee: Mrs. John Watsan. College View, Nebraska, Box 89
Seven young girls dressed in white nightgowns and caps stand at the front of a classroom. They are all holding lighted candles and baby dolls. Possibly this was part of a skit or school play.
Originally a private park founded in 1883, much of the land was purchased by John M. and Abbie H. Frink and gifted to Seattle on October 25, 1906. The park's roadways and paths were designed by the famed Olmsted Associates in Brookline, Massachusetts, who took over the firm of their father, Frederick Law Olmsted-- to maximize the views of Lake Washington and to interconnect with other parks in Seattle. The parks paths, trails and footbridges were spruced up in anticipation of the AYPE held in Seattle in 1909, and an active friends group provides maintenance and restoration of native plants to the park today. circa 1917.
Printed on front: Frink Boulevard Serpentine, Seattle U.S.A.
Message: Dear Daisy we are resting and writing postal cards we leave again in the morning. I wish you could be with us. It is nice and warm lots of dust in the roads. With love, Bertha
Addressee: Mrs. R.L. Philbrick 610 Sixth St. Hoquiam, Wash.
Message: Wed morn-we are going to lake lunch here and then journey on. Yesterday was very warm in Seattle and we were all glad to be on our way again-Bertha-
Addressee: Mrs. R.L. Philbrick Hoquiam, Washington 610 Sixth St.-
Dry Falls no longer carries water, but is the remnant of what was once the largest waterfall known to have existed on earth. Compared to Niagara Falls, that has a drop of 165 feet and is one mile wide, this waterfall was 3.5 miles of sheer cliffs that dropped 400 feet. It is located 7 miles southwest of Coulee City. circa 1940.
Made from 12 million cubic yards of concrete, Grand Coulee Dam is the largest concrete structure in the United States and the third largest hydroelectric facility in the world. circa 1940.
Printed on front: Aerial View of the Grand Coulee Dam and Vicinity
Hops have been an important Northwest crop since the late 1800's. Washington state is currently the number one producer of hops in the country, and most of those are grown in the Yakima Valley. circa 1915.
Message: Dear Cousin:- Got your Xmas card O.K. we are all well, hope you are the same. I like school fine. Did Santa Claus come down there? he was out here all right. How are Annie & Jessie I am writing to May. Do you see Hannah? Is she working yet? As ever yours, Bessie L.W. Answer soon.
Addressee: Miss Dora Hansen Portland, Oreg 389 Taylor St.
