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SUSAN-013 Front
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- c. 1910 (Creation)
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- Ezra Meeker, a Washington State pioneer, undertook two re-crossing of the Old Oregon Trail between 1906-1912 to raise commemorative markers for its original pioneers. This photo was taken on the eve of his departure for the first trip. Camp 1, as he called it, was on the lawn of his own house. The Meeker Mansion was a 17- room structure built in 1890. Meeker was correct in predicting that the building would last long into the future. It is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and serves as a museum in the city of Puyallup.
- Printed on front: Ezra Meeker's Homestead, Puyallup, Wash. Camp No. 1, Old Oregon Trail Monument Expedition January 29th, 1906.