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Got these two RPPCs (real photo post cards) off Ebay of Ohop Valley. They show the early farms and their development. The first one was taken been 1907-1920, then second was a little later (ca. 1930s). The trees have grown in some, and another barn went up. The RPPCs are a great piece of history…
Without the Eatonville Lumber Mill there wouldn’t have been an Eatonville. It was the industry that helped build the little community from a settlement to a town and employed up to 200 people. If you look closely, you can see the rail cars loaded up with product. Also, to the right is the Eatonville Lumber…
The roads in Eatonville this weekend were packed with people taking a drive up to Mount Rainier, a popular past time for over a century. Here are a couple shots of folks taking the trip around 1920. Looks like the view at Paradise hasn’t changed a whole lot. Photos courtesy of Pat Van Eaton. Click on…
Some things don’t change much. For example, Helen Peterson‘s Eatonville 8th grade graduation picture from the 1920s is pretty similar to my niece’s, Fiona Hopkin’s, 2013 Eatonville 8th grade graduation picture. Hats off to all those Eatonville graduates out there. Photos courtesy of Linda Lewis and Connie Hopkins. Click on images to enlarge.
1914 was a big year in baseball. On April 22, a nineteen year-old pitcher named Babe Ruth made his debut in the International League with a six-hit, 6-0 win for Baltimore over Buffalo. The same year Ty Cobb signed with the Tigers for another year. Baseball was also a big part of the sports scene…
When T.C. Van Eaton decided to start up a town, there wasn’t much more than trees. Today, I think he’d be pleased with the progress. Here’s T.C. around 1950 doing a little work in his yard. Photo courtesy of the Parnell family. Click on images to enlarge.
This picture of a Eatonville High School dance was taken in the 1940s. Cool decorations — a glass of bubbly on the wall. Live four-piece band too with saxophone player. The person marked “ME” is Arne Haynes. He was a senior in this picture and he graduated in 1942. Reminds me a bit of the Enchantment…
As Cindy Lauper says, “Girls Just Gotta Have Fun“. Here is Helen Peterson and Pearl (Peterson) Seaman having a blast making cider. Photo courtesy of Linda Lewis. Click on image to enlarge.
Folks have been driving up to Mount Rainier since there were wheels to get the up there. If you’ve been up to Paradise, you’ll see breathtaking views of the mountain and fields of wildflowers. It wasn’t always so beautiful up there, in fact it sounds like it was a three-ring circus up there in the…
Mount Rainier has been a popular destination for many years. However, camping gear has come a ways. Here are the Boettchers camping at Mt. Rainier about 100 years ago. The back of the photo reads . . . Left Carl Boettcher, Camp at Paradise, Mt. Rainier. Far left, Emma Boettcher (McGillray). Photo courtesy of Pat…
It was mid 70s and Eatonville had hydroplane fever. George Henley (aka Smiling George) was wracking up wins and securing himself a position as one of the greatest unlimited hydroplane racers of all time. George started racing boats on Silver Lake as a teenager and already he was becoming a true sportsman and a strong…
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