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This photo of the covered bridge across the Nisqually River at Elbe was taken by Steve Burwash. At the far end of the bridge is his family. The photo was taken probably in the early 60s. The “cover” of the bridge is no longer standing. Photo courtesy of Martin Burwash. Click on image to enlarge.
Steve Burwash took this shot of the original Mashel River Bridge. Tim Daubert says, “In 1981 the bridge above was torched by an arsonist and was re-built so it looks a bit different today and is still used occasionally by the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad.” Ray Weber adds, “It burned twice in 1981.” Image courtesy of…
This postcard of Echo Rock at Mountain Rainier is from about 1908. Thank you Jeff Morrison for sharing. Click on image to enlarge.
Here is a postcard of Indian Henry’s Hunting Ground at Mount Rainier, from about 1911. Here is some information from The Big Fact Book About Mount Rainier: “At Indian Henrys Hunting Ground, form 1908 to 1915, George Hall and his wife, the former Sue Longmire, had a [] tent camp. A government bulletin from 1912 listed prices at $.75 for…
Martin Burwash writes this about his photos of Johnny Larson . . . Ever wonder what a real northwest pioneer actually looked like? Well here you go. This is Johnny Larson. He and my Grandpa [Matt] Kjelstad were boyhood friends and neighbors in Ohop Valley, southeast of Tacoma. Together with the other pioneering people in…
Martin Burwash writes about this collection of photos . . . But here’s a little Milwaukee Road history I haven’t seen….the Mineral reload when it was operated by a steam donkey. These were taken with my very first camera, a Brownie Starlite…Payless 127 film in 1964. What you are seeing is indeed a steam donkey…
This great article appeared in the Dispatch some time ago (maybe the 30s – still trying to find out). It reads: The greatest gathering of old timers here since the famed barbecues of Indian Henry will be at the home of Mrs. and Mrs. Clifford Manning Sunday from 1 to 5 o’clock in observances oft…
This photo was recently on ebay. I wasn’t familiar with this building and asked the Eatonville History group on Facebook about it. Here is what I got. Ryan Eaton provided a Google map showing where sit had been on Lynch Creek Rd. E.: Rob Harbison added: Yes, That’s where the line relocation started when the built…
(This was provided by one of the Hedborg family and appeared in the Eatonville Dispatch in 1942.) Axel Henning Hedborg, one of the leading farmers and most prominent citizens of southern Pierce County, passed away at his home near Alder Sunday, February 1, 1942 before 6 P.M. Mr. Hedborg was born in Vermdö, Stockholm,…
Today we text. Yesterday we sent postcards. This particular postcard was sent from Chehalis, Wash., in 1910 to Marie Lutkins (Lutkens) in Elbe. Her dad had built the Lutkens Hotel in 1894. He was quite the fisherman and kept the hotel stocked with all the trout it needed. I found a reference that board at…
La Grande was a interesting town in the early 1900s — famous for it’s all-electric, ultra-modern homes. Jim Rupert says, “The far right in the far corner of the picture was the paint shop when I worked there in the summers. Virgil Buttler ran that shop. Behind that and the other little square house way…
Ohop Bob was built in 1914 by the Tacoma Auto Club. It was operating as a restaurant, serving a wonderful chicken dinner, until the early 1960s. These two postcards are an early look at the building (in 1922 a second story was added). The first photo shows a brand new building and the spectacular view…
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