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FLEMING-191 Front

  • Fancy leaves, small flowers and lace surround a pastoral country scene on this birthday card. circa 1910.
  • Printed on front: Birthday Greetings

FLEMING-198 Front

  • The original two-way, four-lane toll bridge was designed by the engineer Homer Hadley and constructed of reinforced concrete in 1940. It sank in a storm on November 25, 1990, while it was undergoing refurbishing & repair. The current bridge was built in 1993. circa 1950.
  • Printed on front: The pontoon floating bridge over Seattle's Lake Washington

FLEMING-199 Back

Printed on back: The State of Washington Ivites-a-Million to the gateway of the Pacific Ocean's famous Olympic Loop. Hoquiam Jaycees In cooperation with the Washington State Advertising Commission, the Junior Chamber of Commerce is inviting a million visitors to enjoy a wonderful vacation in Washington. For more information about beautiful Washington State, write-Washington State Junior Chamber of Commerce Room 27, Transportation Bldg., Olympia, Washington.

FLEMING-200 Front

  • This island group extends from the Canadian boundary on the west and north, from the boundaries of Whatcom and Skagit counties on the east, and to the center of the Strait of Juan de Fuca on the south. There are twenty-five major islands and many smaller islands and reefs of which 172 are habitable. The original name of the archipelago was for Lopez de Haro, who discovered the group in 1789. On June 24, 1791, the birth date of San Juan Bautista, Lieut. Eliza re-named the group using the name of that saint. His name has become official. In 1841, the name Navy Archipelago, was given by the Wilkes Expedition, but it never came into common use. circa 1950.
  • Printed on front: Cruising is a year-round pleasure in the 177 islands of Washington State's San Juan group

FLEMING-203 Back

  • Printed on back: This view gives one a clear idea of the wonderful engineering used in the construction of this famous highway. The road is cut through solid granite.
  • Message: Dear Dora Your letter was rec. this morn. Hope the family are much better. May is getting better but is far from being well. I am all tired out myself, to. Tell Bessie I send my best regards to them all. Anna.
  • Addressee: Miss Dora Hansen Newberg, Oregon c/o Chas Wade Rout

FLEMING-204 Front

  • Mount Baker is an active volcano in the Cascade Range of Washington State, named after Joseph Baker of the H.M.S. Discovery, who first saw and recorded the peak in 1792. The first successful ascent of the mountain took place in August, 1868. It is located about 30 miles east of Bellingham in Whatcom county, in the Mount Baker National Forest. It has the most glaciers of any mountain in the Cascade range except for Mount Rainier. circa 1917.
  • Printed on front: See Washington First. A Crevasse on Roosevelt Glacier, Mt. Baker.

FLEMING-206 Front

  • Government Camp is an unincorporated community located in Clackamas County, Oregon, south of Mount Hood. Government Camp was given its name by settlers traveling the Barlow Road, who discovered several wagons abandoned there by the Regiment of Mounted Riflemen. circa 1920.
  • Printed on front: Mt. Hood from Government Camp.

FLEMING-207 Front

  • McMurray is a scattered community of small farms and homes on the west shore of Lake McMurray southeast of Mount Vernon in southwest Skagit County. It was once an important lumber and shingle manufacturing town. The railroad station was named by the Northern Pacific Railway for Dr. McMurray, a physician who homesteaded the site of the town. It was incorporated February 1, 1910 and disincorporated October 31, 1922. circa 1917.
  • Printed on front: At McMurray

FLEMING-210 Front

The original two-way, four-lane toll bridge was designed by the engineer Homer Hadley and constructed of reinforced concrete in 1940. It sank in a storm on November 25, 1990, while it was undergoing refurbishing & repair. The current bridge was built in 1993. circa 1950.

FLEMING-210 Back

Printed on back: Lake Washington Floating Bridge-World's longest bridge constructed of concrete pontoons is an engineering marvel. Constructed and financed by tolls, it is now free and carries U. S. Highway No.10 directly east from downtown Seattle and on through Snoqualmie pass to the east.

FLEMING-216 Front

  • A postcard greeting for St. Patrick's Day, featuring leprechaun garb, four-leaf clovers, and a shillelagh. circa 1909.
  • Printed on front: Remember Green, Erin. The Morn's Mornin' to you!

FLEMING-217 Back

Printed on back: Mt. Rainier, although some 50 air miles distant, shows its snowy mantle across any view southwest from Seattle, Washington. Here it competes for attention with beautiful Lake Washington.

FLEMING-219 Front

  • Presumably a card wishing the recipient a Happy New Year--featuring revelers enjoying food and spirits. circa 1915.
  • Printed on front: For Auld Lang Syne

FLEMING-221 Front

  • A Thanksgiving greeting card featuring food, live turkeys, snowy cabins and pastoral fields. circa 1910.
  • Printed on front: Best Wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving Day

FLEMING-221 Back

  • Message: I received your card and I am very sorry that I can not go down for Thanksgiving. I thank you very much for your invitation. I will try to get down some time. Your friend, U. K.
  • Addressee: Myrtle Crossen 518-W. Wishkah Aberdeen, Wash.

FLEMING-223 Front

  • Victoria's oldest hotel has been serving guests since 1876. It has recently been renovated, and is now called the Dalton. circa 1910.
  • Printed on front: Dominion Hotel, Victoria, B.C.

FLEMING-226 Front

Thomas Robert Monk had a photography studio in Tillamook. In this card, people are lined up along the street to watch a parade go by. circa 1920.

FLEMING-229 Front

  • Street scene in Tillamook, showing the Monk Photographic Studio. circa 1920.
  • Printed on front: 2nd Ave. E Tillamook, Ore.

FLEMING-230 Front

  • Beacon Rock State Park is a park in the U.S. state of Washington, in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, on State Route 14 about 35 miles east of Vancouver, Washington. Beacon Rock, from which the park takes the name, is on the north bank of the Columbia River. It was named by Lewis and Clark in 1805, but called Castle Rock until 1916. circa 1916.
  • Printed on front: Castle Rock, Columbia River, Oregon. On Line O.W.R & N. Co.

FLEMING-233 Back

  • Message: Whitehorse 4/1/12 Just to let you know I haven't forgotten. How are you? Had some great trips this Spring. Weather is fine, but have plenty to do. Will leave for Seattle about the 20th, Griff is here to relieve me. Will be at St. Michael this season. Harry
  • Addressee: Miss Jeanne Watson 918-Laura St. Aberdeen Wash

FLEMING-234 Front

  • Fisherman with a bite on a rock in a fast moving current. circa 1916.
  • Printed on front: Trout Fishing in a Mountain Stream.

FLEMING-235 Back

  • Message: Mar 11th '10 Here are some fish for your supper. Having fine weather-and did not suffer any with the storms that have swept the other part of the state. Spent a very pleasant after-noon yesterday with Mrs. Judge Pearson and hope to have many more. They are having a visit this afternoon from their Gen. Agt. of the ? Co. We are well and busy and going to be more so. Hope for a letter in the morning. K. B.
  • Addressee: John Watson College View, Nebr.
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