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When Dr. A. W. Bridge had a patient in his 1914 Model T ambulance, he found it difficult to check on the patient’s condition unless he stopped the ambulance first. The patient’s cot was behind him and he couldn’t twist around and observe the patient and drive at the same time. Custom Changes Dr. Bridge…
Here’s an earlier version of Eatonville’s City Hall, as well the Light and Water Dept. and the Police Headquarters. By the 1970s it had been replaced with with the newer version. Rosemarie Van Cleve was the Court Commissioner for many years. She worked first with Judge Frank Van Eaton. When judges had to be attorneys,…
Ohop Valley is covered in snow and Mount Rainier is just behind the clouds. Walking through the valley in 2010 I was snapping pictures. If I had been a farmer just a few decades ago I would have been milking, mending fences, feeding, cleaning and all the other farm duties in the cold instead of…
The Mt. View Cafe was part of the Ford building in Eatonville. Rosemarie Van Cleve says that George Van Cleve Sr. (Pappy) built the building intending this portion of the building to a showroom, but then couldn’t get new cars to showcase. His answer? Turn the spot into a cafe until he could get the…
Jeff Morrison shares this picture of the Mt. View Cafe. “The man in the plaid shirt looks like George Van Cleve,” says Juanita Hagen. (He was also known as Pappy around town.) The Mount View Cafe was connected to the Van Cleve Ford building/dealership (since demolished) and the cafe was later used as the Ford…
This piece of the Nitrogen Plant came from Sally (Asplund) McKay’s farm. It turns out that when the Nitrogen Plant was torn down at least some of the farmers. For the Asplund farm it was used in the cement to help fortify it like rebar or at keep the cements cost down. Sally says now…
“Morning milking,” says Martin Burwash. “While I hung machines on cows on one end of the barn, my grandpa would grab a three-legged stool and hand milk this old girl. It took forever to milk her out with the machine, but Grandpa [Matt Kjelstad] could get 3+ gallons out of her in under 5 minutes.”…
In a time when we receive messages via email, Facebook and texting, “snail mail” seems a little old timey. In 1890 though, getting messages in and out of a frontier town was vital. T.C. Van Eaton wasted no time setting up a post office in Eatonville. The first post office opened July 25, 1890, and…
Eatonville high school has been shooting hoops for over a century. Here are the 1918 champs, including the coaches son holding the basksetball. Front Row: Morris Calloway, Don Lyon, McKinley Van Eaton Second Row: B. W. Lyon, Herman Hekel, Johnny Hotes, Curtis Hedberg Back Row: On the crutches, and unfortunately cropped out at some point,…
The move from horses to cars didn’t happen overnight. You can see from this picture of Mashell Avenue during the winter of 1914. Per Pat Van Eaton, this pictures shows a big time of change for Eatonville. T.C. Van Eaton had just sold his store to Christensen. Electric power had reached Mashell Ave.. The two…
Charlie (Charles) Beottcher was well known as a logger in the Alder area. Here’s shot of him moving logs. At the base of the pole you can see where he (or someone) has been splitting. There are a variety of splitting malls. Photo courtesy of Pat Van Eaton. Click on image to enlarge.
Eatonville To Rainier 