David and Hazel Smith photograph albums, circa 1905-1916

Caption on photo: Upper Harbor.

Caption on photo: Looking West on Morrison Street From Fifth.

Written on page: Triplets.

Written on page: Australia.

Caption on photo: Auto Meet and Meadows Seattle

In the first decade of the twentieth century, The Meadows Race Track, south of Georgetown along the Duwamish River, was the premier venue in the Northwest for horse racing. The one-mile dirt track also saw the Northwest's first automobile race in 1905 and its first demonstration of the airplane in 1910.

Caption on photo: Mount St. Helens from Lava Fields.

Written on page: Mrs S and Mr S.

Written in pencil on photograph: Alice.

Written on page: Mrs S and Mr S.

Written on page: In camp at Long Lake Minn.

Caption on photo: King Street Residencies.

Written on page: Summer cottag [sic] at Long Lake.

Written on page: The Bathing Suit Brigade.

The Oaks, now known as Oaks Park, is one of the oldest continuously operating amusement parks in the United States. Opened in 1905, The Oaks was originally intended to attract visitors during Portland's Lewis and Clark Exposition.

Caption on photo: Lumber Industry at Portland.

The statue is titled: The Coming of the White Man.

Written on photo: Woodland Park 8-10.

Historical note: City Park is now Washington Park.

Caption on photo: Sykes 10-30-10

Written on photo: Mt. Lowe Cal.

Note in pencil: [No - Manitou & Pike's Peak Ry, Colorado, RHE 2-4-87].

This note was written by previous librarian Richard H. Engemann.

Written on photo: On Mt. Lowe Cal.

Note in pencil: [No - Manitou & Pike's Peak Ry, Colorado, RHE 2-4-87].

This note was written by previous librarian Richard H. Engemann.

Signs on buildings: Copper Block, Steam Heated Rooms, and Buffet.

Letters on car: A. N. Ry. Co. A24.

Caption on photo: Looks lonesome dont [sic] it?

Written on photo: Ruby.

Caption on photo: Just Cousins.

Written on photo: May.

Caption on photo: Three Nice Girls From Spokane WA.

Written on photo: Aint she a dinger.

Written on page: She had no money so we tied her up.

Written on photo: Hydraulic pressure used in Seattle regrades.

Written on page: Clinic of native women where we teach the mothers how to keep their babies well and how to care for the sick ones. This is part of my "Mothers Congress" work here. Miss Ayers a missionary for 22 years is on the left. [Illeg].

Written on page: Near Vega Canal. How do you like my native friends.

Written on page: Isn't he beautiful.

Written on page: In Veracruz. Taken when Dean was there to fish

Written on page: The whole "Drum" family. We ate our dinner in this summer house. Below is our picnic party up the Vega Canal. These people are from Iowa.

Written on page: Banana Lane entrance to Hotel at Lake Chapella [sic].

Written on page: Jones.

Written on page: Gulf of Mexico at Veracruz.

Written on page: Note 3rd Rl Going 45 Mi Per Hr.

TheUraniawas built in Seattle in 1907. Owned by the Anderson Steamboat Company, she was 85 feet long and carried passengers on Lake Washington between Kenmore, Juanita and Madison Parks. TheUraniaburned and sank off Houghton, a neighborhood of Kirkland,WA, on February 12, 1914.

Written on page: Wgt 500lb; 50 H.P.; Engn 150 lbs.

Charles K. Hamilton, nicknamed the "Crazy Man of the Air," performed a series of aviation demonstrations from March 11-13, 1910 at the Meadows Racetrack just south of the center of Seattle, part of what is now the Boeing airfield. His flight on March 11 was the first in Washington State. During this series of demonstrations, he crashed his CurtissReims Racerinto a pond at the track. Suffering only minor injuries, Hamilton returned to the track on that Monday, March 14th to perform two free air shows. He then went to Tacoma, WA, where he was hired by Tallman-Thompson Co., Inc. to take a birds-eye photo of the city. Tallman-Thompson, located at 111 So. 10th, was the owner of Lakewood Subdivisions. The company owned 3,000 lots in Lakewood, being sold at $125 each and up. The company had 5,000 18x24 copies of the aerial view printed up and gave them away as promotion. Hamilton then made his way to Vancouver, BC, and later Spokane, WA, where he performed another series of aviation demonstrations from April 1-3. He ended his tour of the Northwest with a series of demonstrations on Mercer Island in early April.

Written on page: Out of Tacoma.

Written on page: Me & Him.

Second photo missing on page. Written on page: Him & Him; Another Smith.

Written on page: Bob shot this one.

Second photo missing on page. Written on page: Me; May - 1- 1910 Picnic East Seattle.

Sign on building: Consulado General de la Republica de El Salvador.

Written on page: Dave Barnett - Bob Bouten - Dick & George Kevselo on Rock.

Written on page: Gibbs Boys & Self.

Written on page: Old - Neg.

Signs in background: Rainier National Park Co. and Refreshments Waiting Room.

Written on back: Thompsons.