Message: Now don't say I didn't send you a card from us. We will be home some time to-morrow night, may be Sun. morning, Ellen, Bernard and myself have been going every day and evening since we got up here, I have tried to get Ellen all in, but can't, am all in myself. H.S.
Following the announcement that "We are Here", a small poem sends greetings to the card's recipient. Colorful illustrations depict porters carrying trunks and valises and an idyllic view of the countryside from a porch- the place of arrival. circa 1921. Printed on front: We are Here. We have hardly arrived/ Yet now contrive/ To send you a line of greeting/ By earlier post/ A word at most/ In the hope that we'll soon be meeting
Message: Friend Ben- I don't feel very good since I came back to Spokane and think I will be up there again soon you see the boat- maybe and find out if has the launch fixed and if he has her fix I will come up and run it for him Best regards to all the boys ????Regards ????
Addressee: Mr. Ben Klack Soap Lake Wash Thomas Hotel
Dramatic night view of crashing water at he foot of the Spokane Falls on the Spokane River. Brick buildings on the bluff above are probably part of the Spokane Flour Mill, built in 1895. The mill still exists, has been renovated, and is an integral part of the very popular Riverfront Park. circa 1913.
Printed on front: Lower Falls by Moonlight, Spokane, Washington.
The Ninth Street School, with machinery and building materials visible at the left side of the photograph. This school was heavily damaged in the earthquake of 1949, and demolished a couple of years later after a new elementary school was built. circa 1910.
A log boom is a barrier set up in a waterway to collect timber cut down from nearby forests. Once collected, the booms can be towed to sawmills or on to the mouth of the river. circa 1910.
Two men dressed for an outing in matching jackets and hats pass through the woods in their horse and buggy. The Hoquiam River is seen through the trees at left. circa 1910.
Printed on front: On the Hoquiam River near Hoquiam, Wash.
Four men wearing suits and serious expressions pose within the hull of a ship under construction. Peter Matthews established the Matthews Shipyards in 1897 to build lumber carrying schooners. Upon his death, the company was run by his son-in-law, George Hitchings, and renamed Hitchings and Joyce. circa 1910.
Printed on front: Ship Building at Hoquiam. Wash. Matthews Ship Building Co.
This ship was part of a fleet called the British Columbia Coast Steamship Service, run by the Canadian Pacific Railway. From 1901-1981, these steamships provided passenger service to coastal communities, canneries, logging camps, and summer excursions to Alaska. The Princess Adelaide was built in 1910 and withdrawn from service in 1938. She was sold to Typaldos Brothers in 1949 and renamed the Anjelika. circa 1910.
Printed on front: C.P.R. "Princess Adelaide," Pacific Coast Service
View of Victoria, B.C.'s oldest hotel- the Dominion- built in 1876 and still in existence today. In this portrayal, the four story brick building seems to stand by itself, with a wide road in the foreground being travelled by many horses and buggies. circa 1910.
Photo of the Old Post Office in Victoria, B.C., located on the northwest corner of Government Street and Humboldt. A banner hangs above the front entrance, and horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians are passing by. circa 1910.
View down Second Street of the business district of the Dalles. This city is located in Wasco County, Oregon, on the Columbia River and is historically known as the end of he Oregon Trail. The photo was possibly taken during a holiday. Some of the buildings are festively adorned with American flags. "O.-W. R. & N." refers to the Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company, a railroad system that ran through Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, and was eventually absorbed into the Union Pacific Railroad Company. circa 1910.
When gold was discovered in eastern Oregon in 1861, a rush of incoming miners created Baker City, a town formally incorporated in 1874. Baker City is now known more for its tourist industry. The photo shows men in an open pit employing placer mining techniques which involve the use of water to mine, move, and separate minerals from deposits of sand and gravel. circa 1910.
Printed on front: Placer Mining near Baker, Ore. On line of O.-W. R & N.
The First Baptist Church of Portland was completed in 1894. Architect Warren Hayes designed it in a Romanesque Revival style that contrasted with the more Gothic styles of other Portland churches of the time. It has been referred to as the White Temple because of the light colored sandstone from Washington State. Incorporating a half block at Taylor Street, the church is still very active today. circa 1910.
Printed on front: The White Temple, First Baptist Church, Twelfth and Taylor Streets, Portland, Ore.
The Portland Rose Society held their first floral parade in 1904, and in 1907, these parades were incorporated into the newly created Portland Rose Festival. Additionally, night parades- or "electric parades"-were added to the festivities featuring floats illuminated by torches and electric lights. Discontinued for some time due to rowdiness, the night parades have resumed as part of the Portland Rose Festival but are now called Starlight Parades. This photograph depicts an exotic Egyptian themed float showing "Cleopatra en Voyage". Colorful roses run along the borders of the postcard. circa 1914.
Printed on front: Souvenir Portland Rose Festival Electric Parade.
