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This piece of history is courtesy of a ebay seller. It’s airmail from the Swanson Airport dedication, May 2, 1953. In 1952, John Swanson, Eatonville councilman and logger, told the council that there was a need for an Eatonville airport. His expense statement was hard to argue with — it would cost the town nothing.…
This isn’t the best shot of the Eble IOOF, (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) but it was taken when the building was fairly new. In fact, it looks a bit like a Hollywood set. You don’t hear a lot about the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, but they still exist today. On their website they…
This shot of the Snoqualmie River was taken 1926. Not sure exactly the Nisqually, but yesterday was Thanksgiving and every time I shee this shot I start humming “Over the river and through the woods, to Grandmothers house we go.” Photo courtesy of the South Pierce County Historical Society. Click on image to enlarge.
This photo ran April 17, 1954. The caption read: Historic Grave: Mrs. Orville Danforth peered over a tumble-down fence at the grave of Indian Henry, a friendly guide to early Mount Rainier trailblazers. The town of Eatonville plans to move Indian Henry’s body to a new site and erect a historical marker. It is one…
Two shots taken at the sawmill in National early in the 1900s. The shorts are more of a before and after. The first shot you can see the logs rolling into the water. The second you can see the finished lumber. Laurie says, “The first picture if the last load of logs dumped into the…
The Kruse family had a bridge in the early 1900s that spanned the Nisuqally. It was located near La Grande and was operational until around 1930. The Kruse family was one of the first to settle in the Alder area and I wish there were pictures of the building of this bridge. There are a…
Willie Madden was one of Mineral school’s basket ball players in 1930. “In the 1930s college basketball was the dominant form of organized basketball. The Depression had sunk the professional American Basketball League (ABL), which had been formed in the 1920s, but it actually revived the college game, which was played mostly in gymnasiums and armories.” (enotes.com)…
It was March, 1960, and Eatonville resident, Mrs. Kenneth Trummert, was about to start one of the largest manhunts ever conducted in Washington. The Dispatch reports that, “. . . she identified a stranger in the Eatonville area as Joseph Charles Self, 29, accused of slaying a Seattle taxicab driver, Ralph Gemmill, Jr., in Southern…
This pictures ran in a 1989 edition of the Dispatch. The caption reads: Logging quickly became the main industry in the area, supporting a number of mills in Eatonville, Alder, Elbe, Ashford, National and many other more short-lived communities. When this photo was taken trees were felled without the benefit of chainsaws and forests were…
Early pioneer, Nate Williams, was a colorful character, known as a trapper, hunter, prospector, house mover, mason, miner, horse trader and trailer breaker, among other things. You hear less about his brother Ed and his wife Carrie. Ed was there helping Nate build the Williams Garage, which we know today as Tall Timbers. And Ed…
Eatonville high school has been playing baseball for over 100 years. Here’s a shot of the 1913 team, with coach B. W. Lyon and Mr. Hollingsworth. Clarence Williams is far left on the front row. Also in the front row are Ed Christensen (center) and H. Christensen (right of Ed). These guys also played basket…
Most old pictures or postcards of Ohop Valley show the fields green and lush. This is the first one I’ve found with golden fields, which you’d find in the fall or late summer. I’m not sure the date of the image. The postcard looks like it’s from the 1950s, but the image on the card…
Eatonville To Rainier 