Wilkeson is a town on Wilkeson Creek southwest of Buckley in north central Pierce County. It was once an important producer of coal and sandstone quarry rock. The town was named in 1877 for Samuel Wilkerson, secretary on the board of the Northern Pacific Railway Company. The town was incorporated in 1909, and suffered a major flood the following year.

Message on back: Wilkeson Flood Mom & Dad's first home? Early March, 1910

Some of the damage in Wilkeson caused by the flood of March 1910. A line of men stand on the railroad bridge that crossed Gail's Creek just south of town. Parts of a washed out bridge are next to the railroad bridge. circa 1910.

Originally the Thurston County Courthouse, this building in Olympia, Washington became the second State Capitol building of Washington State (formerly Washington Territory). Purchased in 1901, it was dedicated in 1905. The current Legislative Building with the istinctive dome, has been in use since 1928. This building houses the offices of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. circa 1907. Printed on front: State Capitol Building, Olympia, Wash.

This beautiful building overlooking the Yakima Valley only existed between 1907 and 1910. It was run by doctor and surgeon Frederick M. Rossiter, who wrote "The Practical Guide to Health" which purported to treat all ailments from "asthma to writer's cramp". circa 1908. Printed on front: Sanitarium, Nob Hill, North Yakima, Wash.

• Message on back: Hendley Hall--Detroit Wash. Aug. 1910 Dear Miss Iverson:- I am having a spledid time. All I do is eat & sleep, and am two shades darker already. Went to church this a.m. at Allyn. We just had dinner. It is 4 o'clock. Hazel. W.H. Opie & Co. Box 7 & 9.
• Addressee: Miss S. Iverson Tacoma Wash

• The Tacoma Hotel, 913 "A" Street, opened in 1884. The 300 foot long, five story structure was made of red brick and stucco, with white stone trim. A spectacular fire on October 17, 1935 reduced it to ruins. circa 1907.
• Printed on front: Hotel Tacoma, Tacoma, Washington.

• President Grover Cleveland signed a bill in 1888 to let the unused military base Point Defiance be used as a city Park. By 1890 a streetcar line was completed to the park, and by 1898, the lodge shown here, a residence for the Park Superintendent, was constructed. circa 1909.
• Printed on front: Tacoma, Wash. Point Defiance Park.

• Broad view of northern downtown Tacoma, with Old City Hall and the Northern Pacific Headquarters to the right, the railyards to the left, and Mount Rainier in the distance. circa 1907.
• Printed on front: Gateway to the City, Tacoma, Washington.

Message on back: Yes Tobie, certainly you may call when in Tacoma. When are you coming? Signa.

• Pierce County Court House. Built in 1892 at 1012 So. G Street, it was demolished in 1959, after the new County-City Building was completed. circa 1907.
• Printed on front: Pierce County Court House, Tacoma, Washington.

• Message on back: Greetings from Seattle. Lydia.
• Addressee: Miss Signe Iverson 2324 So. L St., Tacoma, Wash.

St. Rita's Catholic Church was built in 1924 and is on the National Historic Registry.

• June 19th 1907 Dear Eva: As they get along everything seems to go more slowly. They haven't the shelf stone yet for the mantle. The brick work is going up and is now to the second story floor. They will commence on your fireplace today. I thought I could use one of the old hearths but the pieces of one will not work into the other and some of each are broken and to try to fix up and arrange the old combination would cost more than it is worth. Besides many of the old pieces are rubbed and worn and the whole thing would look patched. The plate rail in the dining room will be a beauty. My room has to have two more coats of paint before I can go into it. Most of the upstairs where they can get to it has one coat of paint. The hall all looks white. They have gone over the bathroom and have primed all the woodwork on the outside. The trimmers finished putting on the downspouts yesterday. I am writing in the kitchen while Emily is getting breakfast. I got some kidney and had it sliced into sandwiches with little pieces of bacon. The men are coming to work and I want to get out amongst them, and I have just been scolding Emily for not getting breakfast sooner. Breakfast is ready and Emily is impatient so I will close. Love to all (I have no paper) Kiss the babies--Daddy.
• Addressee: Mrs. Eva Linck E. Main St., Madison, Indiana.