Mt. Baker trip - Working out of crevasse on eastside of Mt. Baker On August 7, 1906, F.H. Kiser led five other climbers, including Asahel Curtis, in a desperate attempt to get to the top of Mount Baker from a northeast approach. This photograph shows five of the climbers working their way out of a crevasse.

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Forsythe jumping crevasse - Mt. Baker The original caption for this photograph indicates that it shows C.E. Forsyth, one of the six member of the Kiser party that climbed Mt. Baker in 1906 leaping across a crevasse. This photograph was used by Asahel Curtis in his April 1907 article for the Overland Monthly.

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Ascending snow slope on eastern side of Mt. Baker below main crevasse - Mt. Baker The Kiser party climbs a steep snow slope on the east side of Mount Baker. This photograph was used by Asahel Curtis in several articles about the Mt. Baker climb.

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Mt. Baker trip - Mazama box on ridge - The Mazama Sphinx - Mt. Baker This August 7, 1906 photograph of the Mazama box was taken before the final ascent. When the Kiser party reached the top of Mount Baker there were no visible rocks to build a cairn. The box was buried in the snow.

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Mt. Baker trip - Falls at base of Mt. Shuksan - west slope This photograph of a waterfall on Mount Shuksan was used by Asahel Curtis in his article about the first ascent that was published in Overland Monthly. The caption by Curtis described this photograph as "The southeast side of Shuksan, where the ascent was made, showing the precipitous character of the peak."

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A letter to Margery B. Stallcup to her mother dated Sept. 3rd, 1906.

In October of 1906, photographer Asahel Curtis compiled a series of images entitled the "Chelan" series. This particular view is of the Lyman Glacier, Glacier Lake and Cloudy Pass Park in the Cascade Mountains.

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Lyman Glacier from North Star Mountain and Tamarack Mtns on summit of Cascades - at head of R.R. Creek. This image was taken by Asahel Curtis in October of 1906 and was part of the Chelan series.

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Small ice cave as photographed in October of 1906 by Asahel Curtis as part of the Chelan series.

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This hand-tinted glass lantern slide was the work of photographer Asahel Curtis in October of 1906. It is of R.R. Creek (Railroad Creek) from the Meadow Creek - Chelan series. Railroad Creek is a tributary to Lake Chelan.

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Snow dusted R.R. Creek Mountains and serene small lake were photographed in October of 1906. This was part of Asahel Curtis' Chelan series.

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This October of 1906 view is of Cloudy Pass Park and mountains where the head of R.R. Creek is located. Part of Asahel Curtis' Chelan series.

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Bonanza Mt. - Cloudy Pass Park and North Star Mt. - photographed in October of 1906 as part of the Chelan series of Asahel Curtis.

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An unidentified climber looks upon the head of the Suiattle River in this photograph from October of 1906. It originates from the Suiattle Glacier in the Cascade Range. Part of the Chelan Series.

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Unidentified hiker was photographed peering into a crevasse in Isella Glacier in October of 1906. This was part of the Chelan series taken by Asahel Curtis.

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View of the Lake Chelan shoreline taken in October of 1906 by Asahel Curtis. Part of the Meadow Creek - Chelan series.

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ca. 1906. A line of eight climbers hike across a snowfield somewhere along the Tieton River. Captioned "New Snow - Tieton", this photograph was probably taken near the source of the South Fork Tieton River in the Goat Rock Wilderness area of the Snoqualmie National Forest.

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ca. 1906. Identified as "Crescent Falls - Tieton River," this circa 1906 photograph shows six hikers standing at the foot of a waterfall. This photograph by Smith was taken somewhere in the Snoqualmie National Forest.

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ca. 1906. A group of climbers look down into a crevasse on a glacier identified as "Goat Peak Glacier," Tieton, circa 1906. It is probably a glacier on one of the peaks in the Goat Rocks Wilderness on the border between the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and the Snoqualmie National Forest.

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ca. 1906. A fleet of new Ford automobiles is lined up outside the Washington Automobile Co., 710-12 Pacific Ave., circa 1906. The firm, operated by W.W. Pickerill, was the first automobile dealership in Tacoma. Prior to being occupied by the Washington Automobile Co., the building had been the home of the Tacoma Athletic Club and also served later as the Odd Fellows Temple.

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ca. 1906. Eight mountain climbers stand next to a crevasse in the Meade Glacier, Mount Curtis Gilbert, circa 1906. Mt. Curtis Gilbert is in the Goat RockWilderness area in Yakima County.

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ca. 1906. A group of hikers rest on a bare slope next to a mountain stream and a small waterfall circa 1906. This photograph is captioned "Goat Falls - Head of Tieton River." It is not possible to tell from this information whether this photograph was taken near the source of the North Fork or South Fork Tieton River.

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ca. 1906. A group of riders and several pack horses rest in a mountain meadow. A snow covered mountain rises in the background. The caption for this photograph was: "Meadow and Glacier - Goat Peaks". The mountain in the background is probably Mount Curtis Gilbert. This mountain was also known as "Gilbert Peak" and "Goat Rocks". The glacier near the top of the peak would be the Meade Glacier. This circa 1906 photograph may have been taken from Conrad Meadows on the South Fork Tieton River.

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ca. 1906. A group of six campers sit close to one of two tents in a high mountain clearing in this circa 1906 photograph by Smith. There is snow on the side of the ridge immediately behind their camp. The original caption for this photograph was: "Camp Stormy - U.S.R.S. - Tieton". U.S.R.S. may stand for United States Ranger Station. This photograph was taken somewhere in the Snoqualmie National Forest.

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ca. 1906. A lone climber looks down into a crevasse on Meade Glacier. The photograph, which was titled "Can't see bottom," was taken by a photographer named Smith circa 1906. The Meade Glacier is on Mount Curtis Gilbert in the Goat Rocks Wilderness area of the Snoqualmie National Forest.

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ca. 1906. A group of six hikers, at least one of which appears to be a woman, sit on a forested slope next to a falls on the Tieton River. This photograph is one in a series by Smith that were taken on an expedition up the Tieton River in the Snoqualmie National Forest.

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ca. 1906. Reflections of trees and hills on Lake Chelan, close to Sunday Morning Mine, circa 1906. Part of Asahel Curtis' Chelan series.

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ca. 1906. John Mason house. John Mason and family including: (l to r, standing) Robert Mason, and Lyde Wilson Wray; (l to r, sitting) woman believed to be Robert Mason's wife, John Paul Mason, Virginia (Mrs. John Quincy) Mason, Anita Noel Mason (with Ted Mason on her lap), and John Quincy Mason. Anita Noel Mason was the wife of Thomas Mason, who is not pictured. This family portrait was taken circa 1906. Mrs. John Quincy Mason had designed this Colonial home which was built in 1905. Her pioneer husband would pass away in 1920 and she died in 1936. (From the collection of David Kenworthy) (Additional identification provided by a reader)

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ca. 1906. Copy negative of an early Tacoma Fire Department fire truck, circa 1900.

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ca. 1906. Copy made from glass plate, Richards Studio. Exterior of Provident Building, circa 1906. The Provident Building was designed by George Bullard and was finished by summer, 1903. The solid Romanesque-style building was constructed of brick and used the semi-circular Roman arch. Many businesses occupied the six-story structure over the years. At the time of the above photograph, Menzies & Stevens who were clothiers, hatters and furnishers, C.J. Johnson & Co., real state & timber lands, and the Canadian Pacific Railway were listed as doing business there in the 1906 City Directory. The building was renamed the Security Building in 1952. Copy of glass plate made on October 3, 1958.

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