Locals know Barney’s Corner as a gas station, but early on it was much, much more.
I believe this matchbook cover comes from around the 1940s. Back then there was food and dance.
Barney was Keith Malcom’s brother …
Roudof Kobb
I don’t know anything about this picture, but I like it. Knowing that Roudof Kobb was supplying some music during what looks like a shingle-making operation, makes me feel like the loggers had a cultured side as well.
Accordions, known as the one-man-band, are a rather new instrument, developed in the 1800s.
Courtesy of Pat Van Eaton.
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These images come from Sandra Wood, who found them in her father’s things. Since he logged up in National, she assumes they are from that area.
Enjoy!
Photos courtesy of Sandra Wood.
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This little piece of history was just for sale on Ebay. It’s a postcard from W. Harding to Elsie Holgate in Longmire Springs (the area seven miles outside Mount Rainier National Park). It’s a shot of …
The Eatonville School District has come a long way in the last 100+ years. This was Eatonville’s first schoolhouse. You can find it today at Glacier View Park.
Here is some information about the little school house …
Joe Larin captured this group cleaning up at the Mashel Prairie Indian Cemetery Shaker Church. Anyone have any names?
The Indian Henry grave monument is there today in La Grande, Wash.
This isn’t something new to Eatonville. In …
The Burwash family is sitting outside at the farm, checking out the newest addition to the family.
Sarah Rabel writes this February 16, 2017:
“Today, my mind has rested on Grandma Burwash [Carolyn Burwash], who passed away …
..anda one-a anda two-a, let’s give a bigga hand-a for Roudof-a Kobb. (Lawrence Welk comes to Eatonville.)….. Or ..Polka while you saw !!try this….. “Innn and out and innn and out, Roudolfs got a squeeze box, Eatonville never sleeps at night” (slightly adapted fom a song by “The Who”)