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C52158-1

ca. 1890. Copy of customer's print. A parade/procession marches south down Pacific Avenue in 1890. At the bottom of the photograph are six riders on horseback followed by a drum major and small marching band. Military units are next. In the far left corner is Nels P. Neilson's Boots & Shoes (building with "Redfront" sign). The Luzon Building is at 1302-04 Pacific Avenue (left side, center). The historic building was demolished in September of 2009. Copy of photograph made on August 31, 1950. (TPL-3261)


Parades & processions--Tacoma--1890-1900; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1890-1900; Luzon Building (Tacoma);

C163008-5

ca. 1890s. This is one of the drugstores operated by Edward A. Roice on Sixth Avenue in the 1890's. During that period he had moved his pharmacy three different times but remained on Sixth Avenue. It is not known which particular address (2407-11, 2801-03, or 2815) on Sixth the above photograph reflected. This section of the drugstore was filled with customers examining items for sale or waiting for prescriptions to be filled.


E.A. Roice Drugstore (Tacoma); Drugstores--Tacoma--1890-1900;

C139793-2

ca. 1890. A glimpse into Steilacoom's past as two buildings on the north side of Commercial Street, between Main and Balch, were photographed ca. 1890. The smaller building to the right was built by George Weller in 1850 as a butcher shop. Henry Rupp later purchased it and operated a beer hall in it during the 1880's and 1890's. At the time of this photograph the larger two-story building was divided into a post office (on the left) and a butcher shop. There was a residence on the second floor. Both buildings were torn down in 1938.


Beer halls--Steilacoom; Post offices--Steilacoom; Facades--Steilacoom;

931-2

ca. 1890. Reprint of photograph of military men and some civilians assembled outside of tent. Photograph ordered by Edgar T. Short for his column in the Tacoma Times.


Military personnel--United States--1890-1900; Military uniforms--1890-1900; Tents; Clothing & dress--1890-1900;

A6038-1

ca. 1890. Old photograph copied around 1937, showing a wagon, perhaps a fire engine, being pulled at speed by two horses on what seems to be Tacoma's A Street in the 1890s. Tower in background appears to be that of City Hall. (filed with Argentum)


Carts & wagons--Tacoma--1890-1900; Horse teams;

C7234-4

ca. 1890. The original of this photograph was taken circa 1890. Several masted sailing ships are waiting to take on shipments of lumber at an unidentified dock believed to be on Tacoma's waterfront. Tacoma would become known as the "Lumber Capital of the World" due to its many sawmills and access to vast forestlands.


Lumber industry--Tacoma--1890-1900; Cargo ships--Tacoma--1890-1900; Sailing ships--Tacoma--1890-1900; Shipping--Tacoma--1890-1900;

2213-2

ca. 1890. This portrait of Frank C. Ross was taken in 1891, the year he sold the Tacoma and Lake City Railroad to the Union Pacific Railroad for $153,000. His top hat, double breasted Prince Albert, light overcoat, boutonniere and mutton chop whiskers were typical dress for an affluent businessman of the period. The Tacoma railroad operated from North 25th Street & Union to Lake City. Union Pacific proposed to extend the line from Portland to the Canadian border in exchange for concessions from Tacoma, such as city right of way, land for terminals and waterfrontage for warehouses and docks for their Pacific Mail ships. The Union Pacific sold the Tacoma line to John S. Baker and Robert Wingate whose attempts to keep the railroad afloat failed. They stopped operations in 1897. Mr. Ross celebrated his 80th birthday on March 3, 1938. He was still championing the development of the Tideflats that he had proposed 50 years before. Copy made for T.Times columnist E. T. Short, June of 1936. (T. Times 6/11/1936, pg. 5; T. Times 3/21/1938, pg. 5)


Ross, Frank C.; Tacoma & Lake City Railroad (Tacoma); Men--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1890-1900;

C19-1

ca. 1890. Copy of photograph of a 19th century Military Field Hospital. Medics, tents, patient on stretcher. Reproduced for Mr. Edgar Short for his column in the Tacoma Times. (T. Times) (Argentum)


Medical aspects of war--1890-1900; Military medicine--1890-1900; Military personnel--United States--1890-1900; Tents; Military uniforms--1890-1900;

TPL-2858

ca. 1890. Horse-and-buggy in front of Fidelity Trust Company Building, 11th and C, Tacoma, Washington, circa 1890. Driver is unidentified. Sidewalk appears to be of concrete but the street is made of boards. The Fidelity Building was new in 1890 and originally built as a six-story brick structure. It later added six more stories in 1909. It was demolished in 1949 to make way for the F.W. Woolworth Co. building. S7.1, G66.1-124


Fidelity Building (Tacoma); Office buildings--Tacoma--1890-1900; Carriages & coaches--Tacoma--1890-1900; Horses--Tacoma--1890-1900;

TPL-395

ca. 1890. It seems to be a slow business day at the Charles Berger Carriage Manufacturing & Supply Company at 15th and Commerce in Tacoma around 1890. Employees, some in leather aprons, pose outside of the blacksmith and wagon making company. The company also does carriage painting and trimming. Board sidewalks run down the hill beside the building and the Waverley Hotel can be seen in the right background. (Copy of original)


Charles Berger Carriage Manufacturing & Supply Co. (Tacoma); Waverley Hotel (Tacoma); Forge shops--Tacoma--1890-1900;

TPL-395B

ca. 1890. It seems to be a slow business day at the Charles Berger Carriage Manufacturing & Supply Company at 15th and Commerce in Tacoma around 1890. Employees, some in leather aprons, pose outside of the blacksmith and wagon making company. The company also does carriage painting and trimming. Board sidewalks run down the hill beside the building and the Waverley Hotel can be seen in the right background. (Copy of original)


Charles Berger Carriage Manufacturing & Supply Co. (Tacoma); Waverley Hotel (Tacoma); Forge shops--Tacoma--1890-1900;

TPL-4118

ca. 1890. In this photograph from 1890 the crew of Fire Station No. 5 of the Tacoma Fire Department, 1215-17 So. I Street, demonstrate how they could quickly dress when awakened by a "midnight alarm". The unidentified fireman at the far right has his baggy pants draped around his boots to speed his response. Engine Co. No. 5 was placed in service October 13, 1890, with a third class Ahrens Piston steam fire engine weighing 5,800 pounds and California Fire Apparatus four wheeled hose wagon with 4,485 pounds weight carrying 1000 feet of hose. Jess Poyns was the Captain, age 25 in 1890; he later became Department Chief. This fire station was a very busy one in 1890, answering 45 alarms and performing duty at 15 fires. In 1935 the company moved to new quarters at 1453 So. 12th; the old quarters were subsequently demolished. (2nd Annual Report, Tacoma Paid Fire Department, p. 28-29; 100 Years of Firefighting in the City of Destiny Tacoma Washington, p. 21, p. 72)


Tacoma Fire Department (Tacoma); Fire stations--Tacoma--1890-1900; Fire fighters--Tacoma--1890-1900;

Rutter TPL-3748

ca. 1886. Several long boats (Indian canoes) rest on the beach at about Fifth and Pacific in Tacoma in this photograph from the mid 1880s. Long boats could transport a whole family with supplies for a season of fishing. This group of boats is probably preparing to head upstream on the Puyallup River where members of the Puyallup tribe worked in the hop fields of the Puyallup Valley. The Puyallups are part of the Puget Sound Salish original peoples. They were hunters, gatherers and fishermen, although they inhabited permanent houses along the riverbanks and along the Sound. Salmon was their main food and figured strongly in their culture. Under the Treaty of Medicine Creek, the tribe ceded much of their territories but retained fishing rights. Rutter Collection TPL-564


Longboats--Tacoma--1890-1900; Indians of North America--Tacoma--1890-1900;

Rutter JOGDEN-06

ca. 1890. This is how Tacoma appeared circa 1890. This elevated view is taken looking across the "city waterway" and tideflats toward Tacoma. Tacoma in 1890 was a boom town, with its population burgeoning to some 30,000 people, due in part to the Northern Pacific Railroad. Photograph is courtesy of the John Ogden Collection. TPL-10168


Cityscapes;

French TPL-1052

ca. 1890. This photograph of the Tacoma Hotel (at left) was taken from below the bluff and possibly while on Commencement Bay. Engine House No. 6, 823 A Street, is the building at right still under construction in 1890. The Tacoma Hotel, 913 A Street, opened in August of 1884 and reputedly was the most beautiful hotel north of San Francisco.


Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1890-1900; Fire stations--Tacoma--1890-1900;

TPL-7014A

ca. 1890. Copy negative of a Tacoma Fire Department horse-drawn steam pumper, circa 1890.


Tacoma Fire Department (Tacoma); Fire engines & equipment--Tacoma--1890-1900;

TPL-1079

ca. 1890. This is a view looking up South 9th from A Street in downtown Tacoma circa 1890. The big building in center of photo (to the right of 9th) is the Fife Block Building, later the Hotel Donnelly. Across 9th from this bulding is the Wright Building. Built in 1874 it was the first brick building in Tacoma. Although massive brick and stone structures were being constructed in the commercial business districts, streets were still rough and unpaved.


Commercial streets--Tacoma--1890-1900; Wright Building (Tacoma); Fife Block Building (Tacoma);

F. Jay Haynes TPL-1302

ca. 1890. Seattle street scene showing W.H. Pumphrey & Co. Booksellers and Stationers, W.P. Boyd & Co., and Haxtun Steam Heating. Building materials and/or rubble line street. Streetcar.

F. Jay Haynes TPL-1316

ca. 1890. Street scene in Seattle. Construction in progress. Barber pole advertising baths and shave for 15 cents. V. Hugo Smith Real Estate. John Wielands Lager Beer. Brick buildings, unpaved road, horses and men in street.

F. Jay Haynes TPL-1335

ca. 1890. Looking north toward the growing Tacoma business district from about South 30th and C Streets, circa 1890. Small houses dot the landscape in the photograph's foreground. At left center is the South 29th St. Bridge. The South 24th, 25th, and 26th Street steel bridges are at center. At the far right is East "C" Street. Photo from "Northern Pacific Railroad Scenery" with photos by F. Jay Haynes (F. Jay Haynes Collection)


Neighborhoods--Tacoma--1890-1900; Bridges--Tacoma--1890-1900;

TPL-4132

ca. 1890. Station # 3, Tacoma Fire Department. Location of Engine Co. No. 3 was listed at the corner of No. "G" and McCarver in 1889 with Captain Amil Krantz in charge of at least five men. A few weeks after a disastrous Seattle business district fire which saw Tacoma volunteers leap in to assist their Seattle brethren, the Tacoma City Council put its volunteers on salary. Considerable new equipment was purchased from the International Fire Engine Company of Seneca Falls, New York, and Tacoma had the first paid fire department. The 2nd Annual Report of the Tacoma Paid Fire Department, for the fiscal year ending May 31, 1891, listed a complete inventory of both employees and equipment for each fire station. Besides the Silsby steam fire engine and American Fire Apparatus hose wagon, 2 sliding poles, 6 rubber coats, 4 horse blankets, 6 spittoons, and one crowbar were among those listed. Running expenses for the fiscal year totaled $7,341.36 including $336.10 for oats, $8.05 for carrots and the largest expenditure, $5887.76 for salaries. Rosters were also listed, including the men's ages, nationality and former occupations. (2nd Annual Report, Tacoma Paid Fire Department, p. 24-25; 100 Years of Firefighting in the City of Destiny Tacoma, Washington, p. 17-18)


Tacoma Fire Department (Tacoma); Fire stations--Tacoma--1890-1900; Fire engines & equipment--Tacoma; Fire fighters--Tacoma--1890-1900; Horses--Tacoma;

C8771-1

ca. 1890. Copy negative of photograph of old Puget Sound Savings Bank building. Photograph was "improved" by superimposing a sketch of a man on a bicycle and a drawn horse-drawn trolley car. Copy negative produced August 19, 1939.


Banks--Tacoma--1890-1900; Puget Sound Savings Bank (Tacoma)

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