Bellingham was originally several smaller towns, but was consolidated in 1903. It is located in Whatcom County on Bellingham Bay. circa 1908. Printed on front: Cor. Elk and Holly Streets, Bellingham, Wash.
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.
According to HistoryLink.org, this Totem Pole was stolen by members of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce from the Tlingit Tribe, while the group was on a "Good Will" tour of southeast Alaskan ports, sponsored by the Seattle Post Intelligencer. 8 men were indicted in Federal court but never served papers--and the suit was later dismissed by a U.S. District Court judge, as one of his first acts in office, after he was "entertained at the Rainier Club" while visiting Seattle. The Tlingits wanted $20,000 for the stolen item--the Seattle post Intelligencer ended up paying them $500. After the original was damaged by fire in 1938, it was replaced by a replica carved by the descendants of the people who created the original pole. circa 1909.
Printed on front: Totem Pole and Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington
Located at 810 Third Avenue in Seattle, this card depicts what the proposed building was to look like. Still recognizable from the picture on the card, the completed building didn't have the raised middle section or the clock tower. It was completed in 1908. circa 1908.
Printed on front: Central Building, Seattle, Washington.
Message on back: 5/24/08 Just ready to leave for Tacoma. We didn't get to see the fleet as we expected. Seattle--as busy as ever. Don't think I'll get to see Victor before I go. Hope to see you tomorrow. L. P.
Addressee: Miss Signe Iverson 2324 So. L St., Tacoma, Wash.
John W. Linck was elected Mayor of Tacoma in 1908, and left the office in 1910. He was married to the former Eva K. Buchanan in 1896. This postcard is believed to be about the remodeling of their home at 817 No. J Street in Tacoma, once owned by pioneers John and Virginia Mason.
June 21st 1907. Dear Eva: Well they have your fireplace built of chocolate colored pressed brick-the shelf is not on it yet, The big chimney is above the roof of the house-the plastering around the chimney and in the closets upstairs has the first coat on and may get the other this afternoon or tomorrow. The painting is going along slowly--only one painter here today. My room is papered and painted and we are dusting and moving the things in today. Then they will commence on my old room--they are closing up the ? ing about the chimney on the outside. The last brick they brought up were yellow soft things and I wouldn't let them put them on the chimney or it would have been done. They have not quite finished the plate rail. They sent up some of the pieces and the teamsters put them on the bottom of the load and they got all bruised but the carpenter wouldn't put them up--so we are waiting and it takes a day ot two to get anything. The cherries are ripe. The new asparagus is coming up nicely--everything I planted is up nicely as ever. --Daddy. I cannot tell all I want to for fear you would catch ??
Addressee: Mrs. Eva K. Linck, E. Main St., Madison, Indiana.
Jack (John W.) was the son of Tacoma Mayor John W. and Eva K. Link. Buchanan was Eva's maiden name, and they were married in Madison, Indiana--so this is likely a card to a relative. Linck was elected Mayor in 1908 and left office in 1910. Their family home was at 817 NO. J. Street.
Printed on front: I miss the babies
Message: I'm nearly well now am glad to say it Jack Linck
June 19th 1907 Dear Eva: As they get along everything seems to go more slowly. They haven't the shelf stone yet for the mantle. The brick work is going up and is now to the second story floor. They will commence on your fireplace today. I thought I could use one of the old hearths but the pieces of one will not work into the other and some of each are broken and to try to fix up and arrange the old combination would cost more than it is worth. Besides many of the old pieces are rubbed and worn and the whole thing would look patched. The plate rail in the dining room will be a beauty. My room has to have two more coats of paint before I can go into it. Most of the upstairs where they can get to it has one coat of paint. The hall all looks white. They have gone over the bathroom and have primed all the woodwork on the outside. The trimmers finished putting on the downspouts yesterday. I am writing in the kitchen while Emily is getting breakfast. I got some kidney and had it sliced into sandwiches with little pieces of bacon. The men are coming to work and I want to get out amongst them, and I have just been scolding Emily for not getting breakfast sooner. Breakfast is ready and Emily is impatient so I will close. Love to all (I have no paper) Kiss the babies--Daddy.
Addressee: Mrs. Eva Linck E. Main St., Madison, Indiana.
