The Staeger Brothers Book Store and offices of an inactive post office, Dr. C.D. Powell, the Chehalis Bee-Nugget Newspaper and the Sterling Lumber Company, in Chehalis, Washington located in Lewis County. The Staeger Brothers store features advertisements for Kodaks, music, art goods and stationary. To the right of the building, there is a kiosk for Paramount Studio, featuring a series of photo portraits. Photograph by Drummond Studio, c. 1909.
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church at the corner of 5th and Washington Avenue in Bremerton, Washington, located in Kitsap County. The church was built in 1901 in a ceremony officiated by Bishop Edward J. O'Dea and active before being replaced in 1921.
People standing outside of the Pioneer Drug Company on the H.H. Allen Block in North Yakima, Washington, located in Yakima County. Built in 1887, the building has Italianate features such as decorative brackets, tall, arched windows and elaborate window crowns along the side of the building. Photograph c. 1907.
Drawing for high school building in Chehalis, Washington, located in Lewis County. The building could have been one of eight schools that were operating in the Chehalis District No. 9 system at the time. Photograph by Drummond Studio, c. 1909.
The Chehalis United Methodist Church in Chehalis, Washington, located in Lewis County on Market Boulevard. Advertisements for Mail Pouch tobacco and Wrigley's Spearmint Gum as well as partially cleared land are visible. Photograph by Drummond Studio, c. 1909.
The Westminster Presbyterian Church in Chehalis, Washington, located in Lewis County. The church was originally organized in 1855 and incorporated in 1857 before this building was dedicated in 1908, which remains active and extant. Photograph by Drummond Studio, c. 1909.
Horse drawn ambulance outside of Louis J. Sticklin and Sons Funeral Directors and Embalmers building in Chehalis, Washington, located in Lewis County. Sticklin was born on September 24, 1860 in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. Originally a casket maker, Sticklin moved to Chehalis in 1890 and established his business after gaining a state certificate and embalmer's diploma. Photograph by Drummond Studio, c. 1909.
New Palace Billiard Hall, Dr. O.K. Wolf offices and the Palace Theater in Vancouver, Washington located in Clark County. The theater was owned by C. Engleman and seated 381. Text on program: "1: Music, Xylophone Piano Orchestra 2. Moving Picture, A cry from The Wilderness or a tale of the L(sp?) and the Midnight Sun 3. Illustrated Song, Sweetheart Days 4. Moving Picture, A Just Reward . Mad Dog 5. Illustrated Song, Red Wing 6. Moving Picture, A Midnight Disturbanee. An Energetic Street Cleaner. Matinee Admission 10 C. A poster for A Night in Bohemia hosted by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks hangs in the doorway. Photograph by Anderson Studio, c. 1909.
Queen Anne style residences of R. F. Lytle and J. Lytle in Hoquium, Washington located in Grays Harbor County, featuring wraparound porches, turrets and half-timbering. R.F. Lytle was the president of the Hoquiam Lumber & Shingle Company and the Lytle Logging & Mercantile Company. Photograph by J. O. Stearns, Hoquiam, c. 1903.
Exterior of the Quilcene Megaphone newspaper office in Quilcene, Washington located in Jefferson County on the Olympic Peninsula. The man sitting outside is possibly the Megaphone's editor Milton F. Satterlee, former publisher of the Quilcene Queen, the Port Townsend Weekly Democrat, Port Townsend Daily Herald, the Quilcene Mining Record, the Port Townsend Weekly Mirror, the Daily Call and finally the Quilcene Megaphone in 1909. The press was powered by the water wheel out front. Photograph by E.C.D., c. 1910.
Family outside of the Adna Hall, L.W. Field General Merchandise Store and Post Office in Adna, Washington located six miles west of Chehalis in Lewis County.
The Toledo Public School building in Toledo, Washington located in Lewis County, south of Chehalis. The school employed four teachers, maintained ten grades and was equipped with a library containing 1,000 volumes. Photograph c. 1909.
Interior of the Dunstan Brothers store in Fall City, Washington located in King County 26 miles east of Seattle on the Snoqualmie River. The recorded owners J. O. and W.H. Dunstan may be posing. Advertisements for Lilly's Flower Seeds, dyspepsia (indigestion) medication and UMC Cartridges are visible. Photograph c. 1909.
Group of people and horses outside of the Mohler Mercantile Company building in Mohler, Washington, located in Lincoln County. The covered porch is labeled "E. Yake Co." and the pediment of the building features decorative latticework with a five pointed star. Photograph c. 1900.
Interior of the Dudley Shoe Company in North Yakima, Washington, featuring three glass case displays and shoes stored in tall shelves equipped with rolling library ladders. Photograph c. 1909.
Holland's Drug Store, Dr. G.E. Barton Dentistry and C.E. Bingham and Company Bank on the Bingham-Holland Block, located on the southwest corner of Metcalf and Woodworth St. of Sedro-Wooley, Washington in Skagit County, built in 1905. Photograph by Marsh c. 1908.
Fourth of July street parade from a building's vantage point on 1st Avenue between Cherry and James St. in Seattle, Washington. Right to left, the Pacific Coast Seamship Company, the Lowman and Hanford Stationary and Printing Company (draped in in American flag) and the Tremont Buildings are visible. Photograph c. 1907.
People standing outside of the Kane Brothers general merchandise store in La Center, Washington, located in Clark County near the foothills of the Cascade Mountain Range. Wooden crates litter the ground, a sign for Lowe's Paint and a partially obscured sign which may say "German American" is to the left of the doorway. Photograph c. 1909.
The Clark County Courthouse in Vancouver, Washington, built in 1892 to replace the courthouse destroyed by fire in 1890. The building was designed by Seattle architect W.A. Ritchie featuring red bricks, metal shingles on the roof and Richardsonian Romanesque bands of Tenino stone. The building was torn down and replaced in 1941. Photograph by Waggener, James, c. 1906.
People outside of the King Mercantile Company and Klinke Restaurant in Ritzville, Washington located in Adams County, with the turreted H.E. Gritman building visible to the left. The King Mercantile Company opened in 1900, changed ownership and name to John F. Irby Hardware Co. in 1907 and became the Adams County Mercantile Co. in 1908 before being used intermittently afterwards as a theater. Photograph c. 1906.
Main Street looking east in Ritzville, Washington located in Adams County. Palace Lodging, Yakima Bar, Dr. Lemman Dentist, Rosenoff & Company Drugs and Myers Shepley Company businesses are all visible. Photograph c. 1908.
The Pendleton High School in Pendleton, Oregon, located in Umatilla County and maintained at this time by County Superintendent of Schools Frank K. Welles. Photograph c. 1908.
This is the Toledo Hotel, in Toledo, Washington. The man on the sidewalk near the hotel entrance is possibly J.L. Steinberger, its proprietor. The two women on the second floor balcony are probably hotel staff. Toledo in 1909 was a thriving little community with two hotels, including the wood-framed Toledo Hotel. It is located on the banks of the Cowlitz River. Photograph c. 1909.
The Hotel Mabton in Mabton, Washington located in Yakima County, owned by Frank Martin. Mabton formed due a Northern Pacific Railway line through the area and was incorporated in November 1905. Photograph c. 1909.
The McKinley Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church at Fifth and Pacific Avenue in Bremerton, Washington, located in Kitsap County. The 36 by 54 foot structure could seat 400, cost $5,000 and was dedicated in December 7, 1902. The church was named after Methodist President William McKinley. Photograph by Arthur T. Miles, c. 1909.
The Sedro-Woolley Iron Works offices in Sedro-Woolley, Washington located in Skagit County, where the company's foundry and machine shop was also located. At the time, Sedro-Woolley had a population then of about 4,000. Photograph by Marsh, c. 1908.
The State Capitol Building in Olympia, Washington, located in Thurston County. The Richardsonian Romanesque structure was constructed from Chuckanut sandstone and opened in 1892 as the Thurston County Courthouse, overlooking Sylvester Park. The building was designed by Willis Ritchie who had contributed similar municipal buildings in Port Townsend and Spokane. The state purchased the courthouse in 1901 for $350,000 to serve as the capitol building until 1928. Photograph c. 1909.
Text from photo: "View of Eagle Harbor, WA and plant of Pacific Creosoting Co." The Pacific Creosoting Company, originally The Perfection Pile Preserving Company, treated logs with creosote as a preservative and became one of the largest producers of treated wood products in the United States. Photograph c. 1909.
Unidentified street in Davenport, Washington located in Lincoln County featuring The Lucas Brothers Hardware Store on the Turner Block, the Davenport Trading Company Department Store on the McMillan Block, the J.H. Berge building and Granger Groceries. Photograph c. 1907.
