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In 1892, Angelo Pecchia was born a farmer’s son in Italy. No one could have guessed he’d open theaters in the United States — especially since the first motion picture camera was yet to be invented. Coming to America Angelo came to the U.S. when his was 16. He performed countless jobs — from railroad worker to…
Here are a few shots from the Nisqually dam taken in 1927. This excerpt is taken from the book Upper Nisqually Valley: “The flow that was to be used for power generation was divereted into a 1,3000 foot settling canal, which removed silt from the water. Then the water flowed into a tunnel that was…
This post comes from David Breneman: John Galbraith was my grandfather’s best friend. My grandfather, William Hill, managed the Standard Oil depot in Eatonville. The last time I was in town, it was still there, as was my grandparents’ house, a couple blocks away from the Galbraiths’. When the Galbraiths left Eatonville, they moved into…
Trees haven’t changed much, but the logging trucks sure have. Pictured are Kelly Trucks trucks owned by Griffith & Graeber logging out of Eatonville. In this first photo you can make out Goodyear on the tire. The shots were taken around 1923. Courtesy the Jack Graeber family. Click on images to enlarge.
This letter, presumable drafted by T.C. Van Eaton, makes the argument that Eatonville would be a wonderful spot for a poultry business. It’s definitely a draft, because you can see the scratched out words and edits. I especially like the part about “no cold to freeze wattles and combs”. For those of you who don’t…
T.C. Van Eaton ran for Congress on the Republican ticket back in 1912. His wife, Nellie was right behind him. However, she was a mother first. I’m not sure who this letter was specifically addressed to, but she tells the woman she will be T.C.’s secretary and communicate to the women what’s going on in…
Great shot of Torger Peterson’s son, Pete, and his granddaughter Linda Lewis. Pete was the son of Torger Peterson, a pioneer of Ohop Valley. This shot was taken on the family farm. The house and barn are no longer there, and it’s the hub now of the Nisqually Land Trust.
Girlfriends haven’t changed much over the years. This is Anna Peterson (Torger Peterson’s daughter) and Laura King. They probably had quite a bit in common — they were both from pioneer families, both grew up in a remote area and both probably went to the same school with the same (albeit limited number of) young…
Axel Henry and Mathilda (Anderson) Hedborg were early homesteaders in Alder — you could say they blazed the trail. (They were members of the Pioneer Association of 1928. To be on this roster you had come to the area before 1903.) In 1889, Henry bought 160 acres about 3 miles outside Alder. He had to…
What’s really impressive about T.C. Van Eaton’s stationery is the detail at the top. The illustrations show the layout of the town of Eatonville, the Van Eaton home, Mt. Rainier and the mill. This image is worth enlarging to see all the detail. Photo courtesy of Pat Van Eaton. Click on image to enlarge.
In 1910 Eatonville was home to a wild and wooly gang . . . of little boys. The boy in second row, second over from the right, is Dan Christensen. He would be named President of the Mashell Telephone Company in 1953. Photo courtesy of Pat Van Eaton. Click on image to enlarge.
The Eatonville Hotel (aka the Snow Hotel) went through some transformations over the years. It was built in 1912 and this first shot was July 24, 1967. Today you know it better as the Eatonville Manor. Images Courtesy of the Taylor family and Debbie and Gary Saint. Click on images to enlarge. …
Eatonville To Rainier 