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Here we see bricks being produced at Clay City in the early 1900s. This shot was probably taken shortly after 1907 when The Far West Lumber Company formed the Far West Clay Company and opened the Clay City plant. You can see men at work on the roof and scaffolding around one of the chimneys. The…
It seems like almost every picture of the early Eatonville High School basketball teams seems to be of a championship team. These players rocked in the house during the 1920-21 season and came away as Pierce County champions. 1920 was a big year for sports. • The Boston Red Socks sold Babe Ruth to the…
THANK YOU to everyone who has visited this site and made it a success. In 2012 there were 58,623 visits — roughly 19 times the population of Eatonville. Your input is making this a valuable addition to Eatonville’s history. Hopefully 2013 will be one historians will look back on kindly. Happy New Year!! Diane Photo…
The (ca. 1905) postcard mailed from Ashford, Wash., reads: “This ledge of rock juts out several feet from summit and you have to be pulled over it by a rope. I did not try this as it is too late in the season.” Mount Rainier is wild combination of fire and ice. In 1961 a…
Around 1912 La Grande was home to what was “a town without a chimney“. Here are a couple more pictures of these futuristic homes, which ran solely on electricity. Unfortunately, none of these homes survived. Photos courtesy of Pat Van Eaton. Click on images to enlarge.
Nellie Appleby, born in Chautaugua County, Kansas, had no idea when this picture was taken that she would eventually marry a man named T. C. Van Eaton. She would be his third wife and they would have three kids, John, Robert and Nell. I’m curious what this little girl would have said if you had…
It’s the day after Christmas and I, like many I’m sure, took pictures yesterday day with my phone. Things have come a long way since May 3, 1929, when this ad for The Mashell Telphone & Telegraph Company that appeared in the Cruiser News. Telephones were a relatively recent thing all around the U.S. As…
Sisters Olava Kjelstad and Marie (Hansen) Anderson were pioneers of Ohop Valley and judging by this catch there were also pretty good at fishing too. They were captured here after a little fly fishing in the 1930s (guessing at the date since Olava passed away in 1943.) Photo courtesy of the Kjelstad family. Click on…
This swing bridge (aka suspension bridge) over the Nisqually was aptly named. I can only image walking across it during a storm or high wind. People must have been more sure-footed back then. Photo courtesy of Laurie Anderson Osborn. Click on image to enlarge.
I can’t find any information on Hans Peterson, but I can tell you he was either courageous or insane. Here he is bringing in explosives on horseback. The explosives were widely used to clear out rock for roads and other things around here. You’ll notice “Dupont” on some of the boxes. The chemical company was…
How cool was George Boettcher, sitting on one of the first motorcycle in downtown Alder, Wash. These bikes are collectors now. Here’s a shot of what one of the first Harley Davidson’s looked like around 1903. For a little history on the early bikes, click HERE. Photo courtesy of Pat Van Eaton. Click on image to…
It the first snowfall of the season tonight, so this picture seemed fitting — Mashell Avenue around 1905 during a snow. Even a local dog was out enjoying things. I believe the shot was taken at the intersection of Mashell and Center, looking toward where the Eatonville high school would one day stand. Photo courtesy…
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