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Elsie, Joan and Margaret Van Eaton are out on the town in 1948. The one traveling in style is Joan. Take a look at that stroller. It’s a Taylor Tot and they were made from the 1920’s to the 1970’s. The company was the Frank F. Taylor Company of Cincinnati, Ohio. Dream Girl, with Betty Hutton…
They always tell you, don’t feed the bear. But people just can’t seem to help themselves. Here are some folks feeding a bear at Mount Rainier, probably in late 40s. It looks like a cub standing around waiting for handouts. But where there is a small cub, there is normally a protective mother bear. Hopefully…
Martha Parrish (who just turned 99 this year) said that forest fires up in the hills around Eatonville were a common thing when she was young. You’d often see the smoke rising up out of the woods in the summer. You don’t hear much about early fire fighters though. Here’s a picture of Nate Williams…
With all the news about Eatonville’s police department lately, I thought it might be a good time to look back at the town’s law enforcement. Moving through Marshals Eatonville has had its ups and down with law enforcement since 1907, when the first town marshall was appointed — L. E. Martin. Martin’s job wasn’t glamorous.…
If you were headed up to Paradise years ago, you might have stopped by “The Logs” for the evening. Below is what was printed on the back of their postcard, and it sounds like a great time. I don’t know if there are many hotels with trout ponds any more. The Logs — Resort Motel…
The caption on this photo read: Anna Peterson and Ted Peterson in their 1914 Cadillac. It’s good to see that there was a good sense of humor back then. If you’re curious what a 1914 Cadillac touring car really looked like back then, here’s a shot. Photo courtesy of Linda Lewis. And THANK YOU to Joe…
It was a big transition to move from horse to tractor. Here are pictures of Pete Peterson plowing in Ohop Valley first with his horses, and later with a 1920’s Case tractor. My grandfather (Louie Mettler Sr. ) used to talk about having to hook the team of horses up to the tractor at times.…
A farmer is only as good as his horses. Here is Pete Peterson showing off his horses, Chub and Daisy. Do you know how I know horses were important? I’ve seen more pictures of his horses than his wife. Photo courtesy of Linda Lewis. Click on image to enlarge.
Ernie and Harrison Christian logged together for years until Ernie was tragically killed in the woods. These shots were taken around 1970 in a hill above Morton. The saw in the shot is a Stihl 090. Photos courtesy fo the Christian family and Pat Van Eaton. Click on images to enlarge. …
This article ran in the Eatonville Dispatch, December 19, 1946. Eatonville Center of Hunt for Lost Airplane Eatonville was “in the news” for a brief period last week end. Walter Winchell, the New York radio gossipeer, gave it out in his Sunday evening broadcast that the lost plane with its 32 Marines aboard, had been…
The names Chevrolet and Van Eaton will always be linked. The Van Eaton Chevrolet showroom was part of the town for decades. Here’s an ad out of the Eatonville Dispatch for the new 1952 four-door Chevrolet sedan that was going to be on display. Rolling out a new car was a big event. You didn’t…
The caption under this picture read “Good Luck Gold Mine”. This is the second picture I’ve come across referring to a gold mine in Eatonville. The first was a gold mine at Wildcat Falls (behind the Eatonville airport). The Mensik family may have done some of the mining. I don’t know how “lucky” this mine was,…
Eatonville To Rainier 