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This is a wonderful look at Eatonville’s Japanese community back in the early 1900s before WWII. It was created by Maryellen Sakura, wife of David Sakura, who once lived in the town as a small child. If you click on the image to enlarge it, you’ll see that item #2 has been marked. This was…
A glimpse of Clear Lake in 1962. It says Ohop Lake on the card, but I’m pretty sure this is Clear Lake. Have a lot of memories swimming and water-skiing with my girlfriend on that lake. Anyone else like to share their memories? Photo courtesy of Diane Mettler. Click on images to enlarge.
I’m still posting each page of the Mashell Telephone Co. switchboard. Today is the first page of the S’s. See if you spot someone you know. • Ed Seymour, 175 • T. Simonsen, 2-3664 • Lawrence Simpson, 2-4101 • R. E. Skinner, 2-4461 • G. E. Skinner, 161 • Eugene Smith, 2-4131 • Bill Smith…
Took this picture of a picture at a recent South Pierce County Historical Society meeting. It’s a panorama shot of Eatonville in the early 1900s. Feel free to zoom in and take look. It’s a wonderful view of the town. Click on image to enlarge.
I’ve been posting the Mashell Telephone Co. switchboard, which was last used in the early 50s, one page at a time. Today we’re looking the remaining Ps and the Rs. Take a look and see if you recognize any friends or relatives. • Ruth Pravitz, 115 • B. K. Predmore, 2-4132 • Mose Puraries, 2-3714…
The Mashell Telephone Co. used to use a switchboard up until the early 1950s. Here are the O’s. See if you recognize anyone. • Frank Maxwell, 24203 • Ohop Bob, 2-5596 • Ohop Lookout, 24401 • Alfred Ohneck, 7821 • Jens Olden, 2-3151 • Norman Olden, 2-4431 • Andy Olson, 2-3112 • H. C. Olson…
Rainier Connect was previously the Mashell Telephone Company. Back in the day (up until the early 195s) the company used switchboard. Here is the last part of the Ms and also the Ns. Notice anyone familiar? • George Moen, 2-3233 • Fred Morrison, 2-4872 • Jeff Morrow, 134J1 • Morey’s Place, 142J31 • Don Murphy,…
Mashell Telephone Company used a switchboard up until the early 1950s. This page shows the M’s. You may recognize some familiar names. • J.R. Morris, 2-3582 • Moore-Haven Rest Home, 2-4821 • Bert Morrison, 2-4311 • E. F. Morgan, 2-3517 • Belle Morgan, 2-3853 • Frank Maxwell Jr., 2-4252 • Silvio (Joe) Mariani, 2-4251 •…
This picture comes from Mary (Burwash) Chalberg. “Here I am sitting on the old Dodge farm truck with Pop [Steve Burwash], my brother Martin and the farm dog Major. This looks like the summer of 1964 when I was 2 years old.” Thank you Mary! Click on image to enlarge.
This photo of the Nisqually Power Plant from 1911 shows quite a bit of detail. I found this information in History of Southeastern Pierce County: “The Alder mill shut down in 1911 and burned in 1912. A good small shingle mill was set up on the Chas. Boettcher place but soon ran out of cedar.…
This postcard was for sale on Ebay.com a while back. It’s a one-long bridge that was once used in Mineral, Wash. Judging by the roots, they may have just built the bridge where the tree fell. If you have any information, please share. Click on image to enlarge.
Many of Martin Burwash’s photos of the Burwash/Kjelstad farm in Ohop Valley have made this blog because they are just incredible — like this one. “Probably my favorite picture my brother Martin Burwash took of the farm years ago,” says Mary Burwash Chalberg. “I loved the early summer mornings of light ground fog and dew.” Photo courtesy…
Eatonville To Rainier 