Message: Ben: Just a line to let you know we expect to be home tomorrow tell Pete to have some-thing to eat for us, we are having a dandy time. Went to see Fatty Arbuckle last night. G.B.
A girl in a pink, flouncy dress swings her bonnet daintily as she stands next to the poem about Ballard, Washington. It is a generic poem- the name of the city must be handwritten in.
Printed on front: The name of this town is Ballard/ And I'm having the greatest fun/ I hate to think of leaving/ Wish my visit had just begun/ Have met the jolliest people/ So if ever you're up this way/ I'm sure you will have a good time/ Even tho' you're here but one day!
Message: Tuesday- Dear Royal M- I did not write that note to Mrs. Fal??? forgot it I wish you would do it for me Am having a fine time don't know when I will be back I leave everything in your hands. L.C.
Message: Dear Lethe, I am sending you your bribe to-day. It is raining, but it does not storm here as in L. I think I willl spend tomorrow night with the boys. B.
Addressee: Miss Lethe E. Watson, College View, Nebr.
Message: Mama's good long letter came today. will ans soon. Having fine weather. The Roof is on and chimney built- looks fine. Having grand weather. Was glad to know that you had a dry Lincoln and hope that you will get the rain that you need. Glad that you are all well. The cards came (mailed?), they were fine. Billy sends love too, Lethe.
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
An enormous metal cylinder to be used as a dredge is being lifted by a wooden hoisting apparatus onto a horse-driven cart. Men stand by watching or assisting with the effort.
Printed on front: Loading Machinery at Dawson Wharf. Weight of Cylinder for Dredge (Single Piece) 27, 250 LBS. Dawson, Y.T. Hauled by J. A. McConnell.
Message: Portland February 14-1916 Friend Klock, will drop you a line. still in Portland having a good time. hoping you are getting better by this time as the last time I was up there I could not see you. Yours truly N P Nelson
Addressee: Mr Ben Klock Hoquiam Wash c/o Hoquiam General Hospital
Waves and sea foam crash against what is probably the South Jetty on the Columbia River. Railroad tracks run along the top of the jetty which stretches into the distance as far as we can see in the photograph. circa 1916.
Printed on front: Columbia River Jetty, near Seaside, Oregon. "After a Storm."
A wooden ramp leads down into a mass of docked fishing boats, their masts stretching far out into the distance where we can see a bit of the Seattle city skyline.
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.
Aerial view of residential and industrial areas of Hoquiam, with Grays Harbor in the background. Hoquiam is a small city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, known for its logging industry. The card is addressed to a man working at Polson Logging Camp 4. The Polson Company's logging camps were located near Hoquiam. circa 1910.
Printed on front: Bird's Eye View of Hoquiam, Wash., looking South.
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.
Students and instructors pass through the lobby of the Behnke-Walker Business College on their way to classes. This business school was founded around 1900, and taught skills in business related areas such as retail, real estate, insurance, and banking. The school boasted of being the only college in the U.S. in the early 1900's that equipped each office with a typewriter, and the only business school west of the Mississippi that owned an adding machine.
Printed on front: Success Series, Behnke-Walker Business College, Portland, Oregon. Lobby to Bookstore, Office and elevator
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
Several male and many female students sit behind desks equipped with Remington typewriters. They are all looking in one direction, apparently listening to their instructor.
Printed on front: Success Series, Behnke-Walker Business College, Portland, Oregon One of two typewriting rooms over 150 new machines
A drenched and bedraggled man pulls himself out of the water onto land. A bright green parrot sits on his floating hat, commenting, "I look like a new Easter Bonnet.". circa 1907.
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
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.)
View of two AYPE buildings- the Oriental and Hawaii/Philippines Buildings- as seen from the steps of the European Building across the way. The European and Oriental Buildings were architectural mirror images of each other, as were the Hawaii Building and Alaska Building (not seen here). These exhibition "palaces" were temporary structures built for the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition and dismantled soon after its close in October 1909. circa 1909.
Printed on front: Hawaii and Oriental Foreign Exhibit Buildings from European Building. Official Post Card.
Colored photo of the New York Building from the 1909 AYPE. This building was a replica of former Secretary of State William Seward's home in Auburn, New York. Seward was best known for his role in negotiating the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867. During the fair, a statue of Seward was unveiled in front of this building that was later moved to Seattle's Volunteer Park. During the AYPE, the New York Building was primarily used for hosting VIP's and special groups. Afterwards, the building served as the music building for the University of Washington, and then as the Dean's residence. circa 1909.
Printed on front: New York Building. Official Post Card.
