Luna Park was an amusement park in Seattle, Washington that operated from 1907 until 1913 and was billed as the "Greatest Amusement Park on the West Coast." Located on the northern tip of Alki Beach in West Seattle, all that remains of the site today is the pilings for the pier that can be seen during extremely low tides. Luna Park closed in 1913 amidst a surge of prohibitive morality (championed by a group called the "Forces of Decency"), and local political scandal.
This area of Mount Rainier, close to Paradise Inn and Valley, sports the Alta Vista Trail--a 1.5 mile round trip paved hike that showcases the wildflowers in summer.
Printed: Rainier National Park The Mountain in Winter
Printed: Mid-winter on Alta Vista, near Paradise Inn, Rainier National Park. Snow at this point sometimes reaches a depth of twenty feet in February.
Message: Dear Peterson family--Just a note from the far north to thank you for the Christmas rememberence. The gifts will be so useful and I certainly needed both. Wish you a Happy New Year & hope you might enjoy this snow sometime.--JH
Addressee: Mrs. August F. Petereson 516 So. 34th Tacoma
The Lions Gate Bridge, officially known as the First Narrows Bridge, is a suspension bridge that crosses the first narrows of Burrard Inlet and connects the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, to the North Shore municipalities of the District of North Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver, and West Vancouver. The term "Lions Gate" reflects the Lions, a pair of mountain peaks north of Vancouver.
Printed: Lions Gate Bridge over the First Narrows, Vancouver, B.C., Canada "Empress of Japan" Outward Bound for the Orient
Message: Dear Folks--Have a room by myself now-find it lonesome but one must expect that. When you come over be sure to look me up-It's easy to find-Spring Str. is on one side of library on 4th Ave. I am 9 blocks up from 4th on Spring. Address 1320 Spring-Love-Anne Athenson
Latourell Falls is located in Guy W. Talbot State Park. The falls is on Latourell Creek and was named after Joseph Latourell, a prominent Columbia River Gorge settler. The falls itself was located on the property of Guy W. Talbot of Portland, who, in 1929, donated 220 acres of property to the State of Oregon. Latourell Falls is at Columbia River Mile 130, approximately one mile downstream of Shepperds Dell and one mile upstream of Crown Point and Rooster Rock.
Printed: Latourelle Falls on the Columbia River Highway, Ore.
Beaverhead County, located in the southwest corner of Montana, is surrounded on three sides by the Continental Divide. The county's land area consists of deep basins separated by forested mountain ranges. Four different mountain ranges are located in the county including the Beaverhead Mountains of the Bitterroot Range, the Tendoys, the Centennial Range and the Pioneer Mountains.
Printed: Beaverhead County High School, Dillon, Mont.
Message: Soho Field July 5-33 Hello Folks:-All is well after forth hope you are all ? This is how it looks when a boat leaves here. Won't be long before you'll be 25 will it? It's raining hard here. McGills
Addressee: Mrs. P. A. Peterson 516-So. 34th St. Tacoma, Wash.
The Pittock Mansion was home to Portland pioneers Henry and Georgiana Pittock from 1914 to 1919. Owner of the Weekly Oregonian, Henry Pittock was also into banking, real estate, sheep farming, railroads, steamboats, silver mining and the pulp and paper industry. Georgiana founded many organizations to help women and children, and also is credited with originating Portland's annual Rose Festival. The mansion stayed in family hands after their deaths, until it was put on the market in 1958. Damage from the 1962 storm further threatened the property, but preservationists banded together to save the landmark, and in 1964 the city of Portland purchased the property. After restoration, the mansion reopened for public tours in 1965.
Printed: Pettock Residence, one of the most popular homes in Portland, Ore.
Message: Jan 10th 1912 Dear brother:- Well I have now started with nearly 2 days and have plenty in sight. And I am feeling fine and I hope you are kept bussy up there. I have 3/4 hours walk to work and it's good exercise regards to all. ?
Addressee: Mr. August Peterson 2914 So. K. St. Tacoma, Wash.
This vertical lift bridge, dedicated in February 1913, was originally called the 11th Street Bridge. It was officially renamed the Murray Morgan Bridge in 1997 for the noted Tacoma historian and author.
Deception Pass is a narrow, tidal passage between Fidalgo Island on the north and Whidbey Island on the south in Skagit and Island counties. Capt. George Vancouver named it Port Gardner in 1792 not knowing that the channel was open at the west end. When Joseph Whidbey of his command found the western outlet, Vancouver renamed it Deception Passage, because he had been deceived as to its nature, and named the island after his assistant who found the mistake. circa 1915.
Printed on front: The Famous Deception Pass on the Route from Seattle to Bellingham. Puget Sound, Wash.
Printed on back: Seattle, Washington Looking north on Third Avenue and showing a section of the business section of the "Queen City".
Message: Dear Rhoda, Thanks for the invitation, but Roy is working 6 days a week, 10 hours a day in Anacortes and drives home every day, so he's all in when Sunday comes. Say hello to Brian & Gerald. Thank you for letters and I like Brian's drawing. Love, Ruth
Addressee: Mrs. Rhoda Sirles109 East 72ndTacoma, Wash. 98404
There is a Masonic Garden in the southwest corner of the New Tacoma Cemetery. circa 1960.
Printed on front: The beauty of Masonic symbolism and tradition are told in the universal language of stone, bronze, lawn and flowers by this classically simple memorial at the New Tacoma Cemetery, Tacoma, Washington.
Still in business, although completely remodeled in 2006, the Redwood Motel followed the trend initially of the motor court motels of the 30's and 40's. Located in Grant's Pass, Oregon in the Rogue River Valley. circa 1970.
View of "Terrible Tilly" light house, one mile offshore from Tillamook Head in the Pacific Ocean. Built in 1881, this beacon was de-commissioned in 1957, due to the high cost of maintenance. circa 1940.
Printed on front: Tillamook Head Lighthouse - Oregon Coast
View of snow-capped Mt. St. Helens prior to her eruption in 1980. Initially thought to be destroyed in the eruption, Spirit Lake has recovered more quickly than expected from the damage. circa 1970.
The Craters of the Moon National Monument was established in 1924, although a Presidential proclamation in 2000 greatly expanded the protected area.The site in the state of Idaho near the town of Arco encompasses three lava fields, and represent one of the best preserved flood basalt areas in the continental United States. circa 1960.
Printed on back: Salem, Oregon The huge gold statue of Paul Bunyan on the top of the Capitol building provides romance of a bygone era in this unusual night scene.
Printed on back: Top Left: The fir-lined highways of Oregon offer the visitor one of the most beautiful tours in America. Lower right: Roadside scenes such as this are not uncommon as we see a truck and flat-car loaded with timber which will be transported to a nearby mill for transformation into one of the many by-products of the highly productive forests of the Pacific Northwest.
