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For those of you who find town of National, and the mill that used operate there, fascinating, then you’re in for a treat. This image comes from David Gestrid. He says, “My dad was born in National. My grandparents owned a service station there for quite a while.” He adds that his dad had a hand…
The Redman Hall was once an important piece of the Eatonville community life. (It stood where the Landmark is now.) Over the years people met there forIORM meetings, auctions, dances, wrestling matches and more. Now the indian head that adorned the building (yes, it was a different pre-PC era) is on display at the Van Eaton cabin.…
These matchbook covers for King’s Place are probably from the 1940s or early 1950s. My understanding is that three-digit phone numbers were only used prior to 1958. But I’m hardly an expert on the topic. Feel free to correct me. King’s Place was located near the Ohop Grange, and was a popular place to eat for…
This Obituary for Clara (Jensen) Acuff comes to us from Abbi Wonacottt, author of Firm Foundation: formation of Eatonville, Wa., Clara lived a long and interesting life and was a cornerstone on the community. To read more about her amazing life, just click here or search Clara Jensen. Click on images to enlarge.
Kay Christensen Davis writes, “A letter from a congressman to my grandmother Harriet Christensen after the death of my grandfather Nels.” The 1940 letter reads: I have read with sadness of the tragic passing of your distinguished husband. His was a career which meant much to the development of eastern Pierce County. Words fail me…
We have Joe Larin (Eatonville postmaster from 1935 to 1944) outside the Eatonville Dispatch, showing off a sign Be a Deer, Don’t Litter OUR Forests. I’m going to guess this was the results of a kids’ contest, although I don’t have any information on it. It’s just that the Dispatch had lots of kid contests…
These photos come via Kay Christensen Davis and her cousin Neil Christensen. Kay’s great Aunt Blanche Christensen was a school teacher in Eatonville, and these pictures were taken in and around 1924. “The pictures were from my Aunt Blanche that taught school at Eatonville in the early 1920’s. She was my grandmother Harriet Christensen’s sister.…
The Gateway Inn has been part of the local landscape for decades, located just outside the park entrance. Here is a shot of it in the 1950s (judging by the cars). I love the signs over the doors – Steaks and Trout — and the pay phone off to the left. The second shot, taken recently,…
This check was issued by the State of Washington to the town of Eatonville on January 31, 1945. It represented monies from the War Liquor Tax Fund (WLT), which I believe is much the same as the state liquor tax. The amount of $1,644.84, which doesn’t seem like much, would be in today’s dollars $21,856.50. And…
Here’s a little before and after combo. The top is the Glacier Basin Adventure in the very early 1900s, and below is the same view in 2016. It’s hard to believe there was mining done at Mt. Rainier. “In 1948, 47 tons of ore was shipped off to Tacoma. In fact, it wasn’t until 1984 that…
This wonderful image is provided courtesy of Jeannie Woehl and Tacoma Power. It looks like a single gas pump in LaGrande, Washington, probably from the 1940s while they were working on the dam. And, of course, based on the cars we can see. If anyone has more light to shed on this image, please add…
Eatonville To Rainier 