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BROWNING-018

ca. 1908. A group of men, women, and children stand and sit in front of a streetcar station in South Tacoma. The men are in suits. The women are wearing long skirts, and most are wearing hats. One woman is holding an umbrella.

BROWNING-021

ca. 1908. A young couple pose for a picture while sitting in a parlor. The young man is wearing a suit and tie, but the young woman appears to be wearing a robe or house dress of some kind. This photograph may have been taken at a "Parlor play." This couple also appear in BROWNING-020 and BROWNING-137.

BROWNING-024

ca. 1908. Several men stand in the judges tower at the Puyallup fairgrounds which is decorated with bunting. There is a crowd of people on the grounds and several buildings can be seen in the background.

BROWNING-070

ca. 1907. Four men and a boy sit in chairs in front of a furniture store in South Tacoma. There is a poster in the window of the store advertising a program at the Savoy Theatre starting the Girton Stock Co. in a production of "Graustark." Another poster on the left is an illustration of an actress in the part of Jo Pemberton in the play, "For Mother's Sake."

BROWNING-071A

ca. 1908. A group of men, women, and children crowd into a butcher shop - probably in South Tacoma. Four butchers in white aprons stand at the far left side of the picture. This photograph is similar to BROWNING-071.

BROWNING-074

ca. 1911. A hearse and a car parked in front of a two-car detached garage. The name "Piper" in printed on the door of the hearse. It is probably the hearse for the South Tacoma Undertaking Parlors at 5034 S. Union Ave., George W. Piper, proprietor.

BROWNING-104

ca. 1908. Several men, one with a bicycle, by a corner building in the 5200 block of what is now South Tacoma Way. The corner building has a sign above the door that says "Rooms." Street looks like it is dirt, not paved.

BROWNING-120

ca. 1908. A hearse with the name Piper painted under the driver's side window. The hearse is probably owned by the Piper Undertaking Co. which is listed in theTacoma City Directory of 1910 at 5034 So. Union Avenue, George W. Piper proprietor.

BROWNING-123

ca. 1908. A man in a suit and hat, and a woman in a full length, dot covered dress stand next to a horse with fruit trees behind them. The horse moved his head during the exposure - causing it to blur. The photograph is identified as "Kramer's & horse."

BROWNING-138

ca. 1908. A self-portrait of Amzie D. Browning in coat, vest and cap. He stands in front of a large tree with a small dog at his feet. A pin on the lapel of his coat spells out the letters "WASH."

BROWNING-139

ca. 1908. An unidentified man, holding straw in his hand, stands in a field with a small herd of cattle and two horses. There is a grove of trees beyond the field. A fence and a building can be seen beyond the trees.

BROWNING-140

ca. 1908. The South Tacoma Mill Company warehouse with wagons and piles of lumber. The Northern Pacific shops in South Tacoma can be seen in the background. According to the 1909 Tacoma City Directory, the South Tacoma Mill Co. was at So. 54th and Washington. J. R. Addison was the president of the company.

BROWNING-141

ca. 1906. A flower decorated float, with a sign on the side that says "So. Tacoma Yeomen," sits in front of the Metropolitan Market and several other buildings in the 5400 block of So. Union in So. Tacoma. This section of Union later became So. Tacoma Way. There are four large horses hitched to the wagon/float. Each has an American flag stuck into its harness.

BROWNING-147

ca. 1908. A group of men, women and children are standing, with nine bicycles, in front of two wooden buildings. The group is identified as the Orilla Amature Bicycle...(Club?)

BROWNING-151

1910/09. Two young men dressed as "cowboys;" one holding a six-shooter, the other with his gun in a holster. They are in front of a plain wood building. On the wall over their heads is a sign, "$100 reward for the capture of "Texas Bill." Photograph was taken in September of 1910.

BROWNING-156

ca. 1908. Five men are standing next to the side of a wood frame building. Two of the men are holding bicycles which are partially obscured by foliage. Two are standing on the wooden steps that lead from the door in the side of the building.

BROWNING-142

ca. 1911. Al G. Barnes Wild Animal Circus wagon with a small brass band on top and African lions inside is pulled down a street in South Tacoma. Probably taken Sept. 13, 1911.

BROWNING-067

ca. 1910. Unidentified young man, holding a metal milk pitcher in each hand, stands next to a horse-drawn mik wagon among the trees. The wooden panels on the side of the wagon say "Jersey Milk."

BROWNING-071

ca. 1908. A group of men, women and children crowd into a butcher shop - probably in South Tacoma. Various cuts of meat are on display including a whole smoked pig. Four butchers, in white aprons, are standing behind the counter.

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