Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Photograph Album: Washington State -- Tacoma, Olympia and Mt. Rainier
circa 1900
PC 166
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Title
- Photograph Album: Washington State -- Tacoma, Olympia and Mt. Rainier
- ID
- PC 166
- Date [inclusive]
- circa 1900
- Extent
- .25 linear feet of shelf space , 1 box
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- Album with over 180 original gelatin silver photographs of Washington State, showing Tacoma, boating in Commencement Bay, Olympia, Spanaway, Eatonville, and hiking and camping on the slopes of Mount Rainier at the beginning of the 20th century.
Preferred Citation
[Item description] Photograph Album: Washington State -- Tacoma, Olympia and Mt. Rainier
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Scope and Content
Lively private album of photos taken by the residents of the Washington state; interesting images include panoramas of Mount Rainier, views of Tacoma train station (with railway cars and two ladies standing next the Northern Pacific Express), steamers in the Commencement Bay, Spanaway Hotel, Thomas van Eaton’s “General Merchandise” store and Hotel Groe (built in 1892) in Eatonville, Old Capitol Building in Olympia (built in 1890-92), Soldiers’ Monument in Tumwater’s Masonic Memorial Park (Olympia, opened in 1902 to honour the Washington State soldiers who fought in the Spanish-American/Philippine-American War), a street parade showing horse driven carts, and circus elephants. There are also numerous images of the family and friends on their properties, during picnics and leisure camping trips, while boating in Commencement Bay, scenes of a public gathering; a series of photos show a trip to Mount Rainier with camping tents on the mountain slopes, glaciers and waterfalls, the hikers in the fields densely covered with lilies, and on the snowy slopes. Overall a very interesting private album illustrating life in Washington State at the beginning of the 20th century. (from seller's description).
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2017
http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Acquisition Information
Purchased by WSU MASC in 2017.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Greg Matthews.
Names and Subjects
Geographic Name(s)
- Washington (State) -- Pictorial works.
Subject(s)
- Washington (State)
- Photographs.