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People have been driving up to Mt. Rainier since the first car. Here’s a great shot of Nisqually visitor entrance , probably around 1920. As you can see, not many things have change in the last 100 years — except for maybe the cameras. Click on image to enlarge.
This postcard of the Little Mashell is pretty interesting. The side with the falls is nice, but it’s the other side, that is entitled Paradise Valley Route, that is even more curious. It’s a shot of farms. Alder? Elbe? Any guesses, anyone? Anyone have a guess. Click on images to enlarge.
We have an new photo provided to us by Elaine Burch. The image is of Dr. Bridge’s Lumberman’s Hospital, which was located on Mashell. (The building still stands across from the high school.) What’s amazing about this picture is not only that it exists and the names were written on the back . . .…
The Eatonville Hotel had a long history before it was taken down in the late 1960s. (It used to stand next to Key Bank.) It was built in the 1912 and for a long time incorporated the Van Eaton cabin. This matchbook promoted the popular hotel when it was owned by Dick Taylor and Margaret…
Matchbook covers were, and still are, a popular way to promote a business. Here is a matchbook cover advertising the Eatonville Shoe & Repair Shop, probably in the 1940s. This is a time when logging was big business for the town because Highline & Bergman were known for their logging boots. And an easy-to-remember number…
This little sterling silver spoon, about 3″ long, engraved with the words Eatonville, was probably given away by one of the shops in Eatonville in the 1920s (per Terry Van Eaton). If anyone has any idea which shop, please free free to comment. One suggestion was the Hearon Jewelry store. Photo courtesy of Diane Mettler.…
Hi, I apologize for being away so long. But I’m back now, with a lot of great images of the Eatonville community, all the way up to Rainier. Here is one image of the Paradise cabins and Tatoosh Range at the Mount Rainier National Park. As it turns out, this postcard — and the dense…
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 Little Mashel (Mashell) Falls, which is still a popular hiking spot today on Pack Forest property. This is extra special…
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. Click on images to enlarge.
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 this day longer ago than I realized until my aunt Mary [Mary Burwash Chalberg posted a remembrance. I have…
This gentleman is Dick Fry. He’s pictured here working at the Richfield service station — located on Mashell Ave., where presently John Anderson operates AutoWorx. Back then it was owned by Bud Anderson, who would later become the supervisor of the school bus garage. In 1958 I believe he sold it to Severson, who then it…
This article ran in the Eatonville Dispatch in 1952. It begins with “The score books show that Eatonville High School basketball team, the second best “B” class team in the state of Washington. The team was a testament to true sportsmanship and lead by Coach Ernest Cope. Image courtesy of Dick Logston. Click on image…
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