- 2.1.9-BROWNING-061
- Item
- c. 1908
ca. 1908. A young dark-haired woman in a striped dress with a long skirt is sitting on "The Flying Merkle" motorcycle. The photograph appears to have been taken in a park-like setting.
ca. 1908. A young dark-haired woman in a striped dress with a long skirt is sitting on "The Flying Merkle" motorcycle. The photograph appears to have been taken in a park-like setting.
Tacoma Gas Light Company wagon, as photographed in July of 1908 on South Tacoma Way. The building in the background is 5046-50 South Tacoma Way. Six men stand in front of the wagon. The wagon has a canvas cover on the side of which is painted a gas oven and the words, "Cook with Gas- Light with Gas." The Gas Company had an ever changing name; known as Tacoma Gas & Electric Light Co. from 1905-06, the name was shortened to Tacoma Gas Light Co. in 1907 and finally to Tacoma Gas Co. in 1910. (It was later known as the Tacoma Gas and Fuel Co. and the Washington Gas Co.)
ca. 1910. Building at 5034 South Tacoma Way. P. Oscar Storlie, Funeral Director and Storlie & Myhre, Real Estate. Man standing in front of building. Woman holding child to left in photo.
ca. 1908. Elevated view of Northern Pacific Shops and Griffin Wheel Co. in South Tacoma, circa 1908. TPL-1864
ca. 1908. Northern Pacific Railroad workers at South Tacoma shops. Northern Pacific steam locomotive #3013 sitting on track in train yard. Same as BROWNING-081.
ca. 1908. Northern Pacific steam locomotive # 1537 sitting in train yard at Northern Pacific shops in South Tacoma.
ca. 1908. Union Pacific Railroad steam locomotive No. 512, crew and several men.
ca. 1908. The top of a broken telephone pole hangs from the phone lines over a rail yard. Photo was probably taken at the Northern Pacific shops in South Tacoma.
ca. 1908. One of the streetcars of the South Tacoma Line of the Tacoma Railway & Power Co. stops in front of the C. S. Enger Hardware Store in South Tacoma at 5401 South Union (later South Tacoma Way). The Enger Hardware Store occupied a succession of buildings in the south end starting in the 1890s.
John Winston's Mill. Ten people (5 of them women) sit outside a lumber mill building.Two horses in harness stand next to the building.
ca. 1908. A bear is behind the iron bars of a cage - probably at the zoo in Point Defiance Park in Tacoma.
ca. 1908. A woman, young man, and boy stand in front of an unfinished house with dormers. The boy holds a hammer, the woman a hatchet, and the young man a saw and a carpenters square. Photograph listed as "Kirks residence."
ca. 1908. A woman in a white blouse and long, dark skirt, wearing a wide brim hat, stands behind a dairy cow in a field.
ca. 1908. A man, woman and child pose for a formal portrait. The man is holding a saw; the child is holding both a hammer and a saw. The child is standing on an ornate couch.
ca. 1908. Three men in ice plant with several blocks of ice.
ca. 1908. A man and a herd of milk cows in an open field.
Forest in LaGrande, WN. Evergreen trees in a canyon.
ca. 1908. A biplane and a man on a bicycle are silhouetted against an overcast sky. Towering trees provide a darkened backdrop.
ca. 1908. Two men in a horse-drawn carriage in front of a blacksmith shop in South Tacoma. The building on the corner behind them is the Northern Pacific Hotel at 5201 South Tacoma Way.
Hill Hardware Co. wagon & driver at east end of Wagon Bridge, Steilacoom Lake. Driver is C. L. Whitney. In 1908 the Hill Hardware Co. was at 2317-2319 Pacific Ave.
ca. 1908. Tacoma Steam Laundry wagon and driver. The wagon is piled full of bags of laundry. Even the driver's seat is packed, leaving no room for him to sit. From copy negative. Similar to BROWNING-073.
1910/09/27. Mr. Mann and family outside house at Manitou Park in South Tacoma. In center standing is Ted Mann. Others are not identified. Photograph was taken on September 27, 1910.
Mr. Menson standing behind wire fence in front of small house.
ca. 1908. Shaw house in South Tacoma "Buffalo Bill" Three men, holding rifles, standing behind fence in front of house. There is a gramophone (record player) visible through the window of the house.
ca. 1908. Northern Pacific Railroad workers at South Tacoma Shops. Steam locomotive and crew