This card doesn't look to have been used postally, but nevertheless the intent was made clear in some other way, since the writer, Signa Theresa Iverson, went on to marry the intended recipient, Tobie John Anderson. By the 1920 census they were married and had their first child Sydney, by the1930 census they had two children, with the addition of Neil. circa 1908.
Printed on front: On the cliffs at Mt. Tacoma, near Tacoma, Wash.
The Willamette River is a tributary of the Columbia River. It is a87 miles long, and it flows from the coastal mountains to the Cascade Range in western Oregon. It was named a national American Heritage River in 1997 by the US Environmental Protection Agency. circa 1909.
Printed on front: Ferry on Willamette River, Corvallis, Ore.
John W. Linck was elected Mayor of Tacoma in 1908, and left the office in 1910. He was married to the former Eva K. Buchanan in 1896. This postcard is believed to be about the remodeling of their home at 817 No. J Street in Tacoma, once owned by pioneers John and Virginia Mason.
Three determined looking loggers pose with their giant saw next to a fir tree. The loggers' work appears to be almost done: the tree has a huge gash sawed into it, and is on the verge of crashing down. circa 1910.
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
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.
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 The Princess Adelaide was built in 1910 and withdrawn from service in 1938.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.
Exterior and interior photographs of Tacoma's original Carnegie library building, funded by steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. The building, completed in 1903, now houses the Tacoma Public Library's Northwest Room history collection, and is annexed to the more modern main branch of the Tacoma Public Library. circa 1906.
Printed on front: Tacoma Public Library Tacoma, Wash.
A dapperly dressed man poses next to a fallen Spruce tree, reaching his arm up its side. The width of the huge tree is almost twice the height of the man. circa 1909.
Printed on front: A Fallen Giant (Spruce) Aberdeen, Wash.
Four elegantly dressed ladies wearing flowered bonnets, a small child, and a somewhat disengaged gentleman ride in a car trimmed with ferns and roses. They are participating in the 1909 Portland Rose Festival Parade, an annual event that originated in 1907. Details in the postcard are tinted in pastel hues of pink, green, and blue. circa 1909.
Printed on front: Decorated Automobile in Portland, Ore., Rose Festival Parade.