A group from the 1908 outing of the Mountaineers hike across a snow field on Mount Baker.

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Life line work on Boulder Glacier - Mt. Baker. Mountaineers work together to enable climbers to ascend Boulder Glacier in this July of 1908 photograph. Part of the Mt. Baker series.

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On the moraine - Mt. Baker, part of the Mt. Baker series that was taken on July 20, 1908. These mountaineers march in a row carrying sturdy staffs while on the moraine, an accumulation of earth and stone carried and finally deposited by a glacier.

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On July 20, 1908, an unidentified mountaineer is seen peering at a deep crevasse on Mount Baker.

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A long line of hikers with poles is silhouetted against a snowfield on Mt. Baker on July 20, 1908. This is one in the Mt. Baker series of photographs by Asahel Curtis.

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Part of the Mt. Baker series taken by Asahel Curtis. This is on the snow field of Mt. Baker in July of 1908. The line of hikers appears only as a black blur on the white surface.

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A long line of Mountaineers climb a steep ice slope on the Boulder Glacier (Mount Baker) during the Mountaineer's outing to Mount Baker in 1908. A similar photograph was used in the November 1908 edition of The Mountaineer in the article "With the Mountaineers on Mt. Baker" by Lulie Nettleton.

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Lifeline work on Mt. Baker. This July 20, 1908 lantern slide shows mountaineers ascending snowy Mt. Baker with the use of a lifeline.

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The ice formation, known as a serac, was photographed by Asahel Curtis on Boulder Glacier, Mount Baker, during the 1908 Mountaineers Outing. A serac is a pointed mass or pinnacle of ice left standing among the crevasses of a glacier.

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Mountaineers prepare to leave the summit of Mt. Baker on July 20, 1908 . Part of the Mt. Baker series.

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Two separate lines of climbers are at the summit of Mt. Baker on July 20, 1908. Part of the Mt. Baker series.

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Crater at Mt. Baker as viewed on July 20, 1908. Part of the Mt. Baker series.

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Coasting correctly as demonstrated by two apt mountaineers during their July, 1908 outing on Mt. Baker. Part of the Mt. Baker series.

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Boulder Creek - Mt. Baker. Mountaineers in July of 1908 gaze at snow-capped Mount Baker while alongside Boulder Creek. The creek, according to Washington Place Names, rises in Boulder Glacier on the southeast slope of Mount Baker in south central Whatcom County. Boulder Creek was named by Joseph Morovitz, homesteader, because of the huge, round boulders at the ford of the creek where his trail crossed.

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A large party is seen on the moraine as they ascend Mt. Baker on July 20, 1908. This was one of Asahel Curtis' photographs in the Mt. Baker series.

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These climbers are nearing the timberline of Mt. Baker on July 20, 1908. This photograph was taken by Asahel Curtis as part of the Mt. Baker series.

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Icicles on Easton cave located at Mt. Baker. This July 20, 1908 lantern slide is part of the Mt. Baker series.

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Mt. Baker series - Park Creek Valley - Mt. Baker. Three hikers admire the pristine view on July 26, 1908.

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Spray park at the head of Traitor Creek, photographed by Asahel Curtis on August 25, 1908. Part of the Mt. Rainier series.

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The congregation of the German Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church celebrated the dedication of the $8000 church located at South 16th and "L" Sts. on September 27, 1908. Rev. Arthur Spleiss of Sherwood, Oregon, delivered the dedicatory morning service. An afternoon and evening service followed led by Rev. H. Janssen of North Yakima and Rev. W.H. Behrens of Portland respectively. The new church was 44 x 86-feet and had a seating capacity in its auditorium of 500. In addition, there was a large Sunday School room. In 1953 the Miles Memorial CME Church purchased the property. It was demolished in 2004. (TDL 9-27-1908, p. 32-article)

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ca. 1908. Tatooch Range & Reese's Camp. According to Washington Place Names, Reese's Camp was located on the south central slope of Mount Rainier in the Paradise Park region of the south central zone of the park. Reese's was named after John L. Reese, who was the proprietor of a log-and-canvas hotel there prior to 1916.

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ca. 1908. View of Mt. Rainier from Alta Vista - Paradise Park. This circa 1908 photograph was taken by Asahel Curtis.

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Mount Rainier as viewed from Parkland, WA across the open fields of a farm. From the collection of Don Cooper.

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ca. 1908. Employees of the Rhodes Brothers delivery department, circa 1908. The men and boys were dressed in uniforms, including 1907 style "puttee" leggings. (Names written on the back of the photograph appear to be: Back row, left to right, "Butch" Smith, Bill Sinding, Ed Lasson, Art Nedevold, Roy Andesson and Carl Johnson. Center row: Ernie Smith, "Babe" Knutson, Art Lasson, Herb Johnson and Paul Day. Front row: Al Swanson, Kenny McKeen and Al James- two unidentified) When Rhodes Brothers opened in 1903, they employed four delivery wagons. Rhodes Brothers was painted in bold letters on the horse drawn wagons. A "special delivery" boy road with the driver and carried the packages to the houses. The boys would also deliver packages by streetcar. In 1912, the wagons were replaced by gas powered delivery trucks. (Photograph donated by the Rhodes Reunion Committee) (TDL 11/8/1903, pg. 17; "A History of Pierce County Washington", Vol. 3, pg 73-77)

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ca. 1908. Copy of Mt. Rainier National Park map. This map was photographed by Asahel Curtis about 1908. The boundaries of the national park have been noted and the glaciers including the Tahoma, Edmunds, and Cowlitz glaciers have been identified. A bluish mark has been placed over the area covering Mt. Rainier.

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ca. 1908. Stacks of grass are scattered among the trees in an orchard in Parkland, WA. From the collection of Don Cooper. TPL-9963

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ca. 1908. Copy of customer print. Family portrait of the John Cheneys. Taken approximately in 1908 when Ben Cheney was three and his sister Lula, one, probably by the children's grandfather, Benjamin Franklin ("Frank") Cheney, a professional photographer in Lima, Montana. The picture is labeled "John, Lulu, Ben, Martha." After the death of Martha Cheney in 1914, the children were taken to live with their paternal grandparents who had moved to South Bend, Washington. John Cheney would remarry and remain in Montana until moving west to Tacoma in the mid-1920's. (The Sou'wester, Fall, 2000, p. 6)

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ca. 1908. Copy negative of a customer's print. The print is dated September 7, 1908 and was taken on the Golden Wedding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Martin E. Mead. The individuals are identified as back row, left to right, Mr. and Mrs. Steven Mead and William H. Mead. Bottom row, left to right, Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Mead and Mrs. and Mrs. Martin E. Mead. All of the individuals are dressed in dark, somber clothes.

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The Ladies Aid group of the Fern Hill Methodist Church met at a private residence near South 78th Street and Pacific Avenue in 1908. The women planned ice cream socials, bazaars and other church activities. Some of the women in this portrait were later identified as: Mrs. A. Hartley, Ms. Cooper, Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Brill, Mrs. Chenowith, Mrs. Wilhelmi and Dorothy, Mrs. Clarkson and little Mildred.

ca. 1908. Elevated view of Northern Pacific Shops and Griffin Wheel Co. in South Tacoma, circa 1908. TPL-1864