Guide to the Photograph Album: Washington State -- Tacoma, Olympia and Mt. Rainier circa 1900
PC 166

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.

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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).

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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.

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Names and Subjects

Geographic Name(s)

  • Washington (State) -- Pictorial works.

Subject(s)

  • Washington (State)
  • Photographs.

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