University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
PH0184
Washington and Oregon
photograph album
circa 1890-1905
1 album (23 photographic prints; sizes vary)
1 business card
Collection materials are in
English.
Photographs of
Tacoma buildings and locations, Madison Beach Pavilion in Seattle, ships in
Portland, Oregon harbor, and Oregon scenic views
23 photographs in one album depict buildings and locations in Tacoma,
including St. Peter's Episcopal Church and the Tacoma tideflats; the Madrona
Beach Pavilion in Seattle; views of ships in the Portland harbor, including the
sailing ships Badger and Adams ; the steamer Flyer at
dock; and Oregon views, including Rooster Rock on the Columbia River near
Corbett, and Multnomah Falls. Images of people include a photo of a woman
seated at a desk labeled "myself," who is presumably the creator of the album,
and photos of a group of young men and women at a pier and at a railway yard.
Also included is a business card for Harmony House in Tacoma.
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Donor: Kay Fiddler, 1987.
Processed by Cristina D. Linclau, 2009; processed by Elizabeth
Russell, 2010.
Because many of the photographs were falling out of the album, 22
photographs were removed from the album, sleeved and stored in a separate
envelope.
In addition, a number of images had previously fallen out or been
removed from the album. These pages are included in the inventory in order to
document the original captions.
Photographs
Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Photographs
Tacoma
Washington (State)
Oregon
Seattle
Ships and Shipping
1
1
Steamer Flyer at either Northern Pacific Wharf, Tacoma or
Commercial Dock, Seattle
circa 1890-1905
The Flyer ran between Tacoma and
Seattle from 1890 to 1918. The steamer was built circa 1890, and it traveled
nearly two million miles on the Seattle to Tacoma route before being
extensively rebuilt in 1918. After the rebuilding, the steamer was renamed the
Washington. After wartime service, she was
retained by the Puget Sound Navigation Company for another decade as a spare
boat and in special excursion service.
1
2
Western Washington Hospital for the
Insane at Fort Steilacoom
circa 1890-1905
Fort Steilacoom ceased to be a military base in 1868. In 1871, the
Hospital for the Insane was established there for the mentally ill residents of
Washington Territory. In 1888, the building became Western Washington Hospital
for the Insane. In 1915, it became Western State Hospital, as it remains today.
The Fort Steilacoom hospital is arguably the second oldest surviving
institution in the state.
1
3
Blank page
Presumably once contained a photo that is now missing.
1
4
Masted ship at dock
circa 1890-1905
1
5
Blank page
Presumably once contained a photo that is now missing.
1
6
Front view of St. Peter's Church,
Tacoma
circa 1890-1905
This church at 2910 N. Starr St., was built in 1873, and is now
Tacoma's oldest surviving building. The ivy visible here had consumed the
church tower by the end of the 19th century.
1
7
Side view of St. Peter's Church, Tacoma,
with view of N. Starr St. and Puget Sound
circa 1890-1905
1
8
Tideflats, probably in Tacoma, with a
lumber processing plant in the background
circa 1890-1905
Lumber yard is possibly the St. Paul and Tacoma Logging Co., which
built a sawmill near the Tacoma tideflats in 1889.
1
9
Front view of a two-story wood frame
house
circa 1890-1905
1
10
Crowd gathered in front to three-story
building with ladder leading to window
circa 1890-1905
Faint image in foreground is possibly a fireman. A bicycle is also
visible in the foreground.
1
11
Madison Street Pavilion at Madison Beach,
Seattle
circa 1890-1905
1
12
Wooden house with picket fence in
front
circa 1890-1905
Overexposed.
1
13
Woman wearing a hat topped with flowers,
standing on a lawn
circa 1890-1905
1
14
Group of four women and five men on a
pier
circa 1890-1905
Badly overexposed photograph. Inked.
1
15
Group of five women and three men posed
in front of a steam locomotive numbered 347
circa 1890-1905
Steam locative number 347 was a class E-3 10-wheeler built by
Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1890. This locomotive was probably on a Northern
Pacific Railroad train.
Badly overexposed photograph.
1
16
U.S.S.
Badger moored in Portland, Oregon with clock tower of Union Station in
background
circa 1899
Caption: Training Ship Badger.
This auxiliary cruiser was commissioned by the U.S. Navy in 1898
as part of the North Patrol Squadron. The cruiser took part in the blockade of
Cuba. In 1899, the cruiser was transferred to the Pacific coast. Between August
1899 and October 6, 1899, the cruiser was used by the Oregon and California
Naval Militia for training voyages along the Pacific coast. Among the known
ports of call of the Badger are Portland and
Astoria, in Oregon and Eureka and San Francisco in California. The ship was
taken out of commission on October 31, 1899 and struck from the Naval Vessel
Register on March 23, 1900, then becoming the property of the War Department on
April 7, 1900.
Union Station was finished in 1896.
1
17
Steamboat at dock in Portland with Union
Station clock tower visible to the right
circa 1896-1905
Caption: China Ship Columbia.
1
18
Three-masted warship
U.S.S. Adams moored in Portland
circa 1899
The USS Adams was a U.S. Navy
training ship that sailed to Hawaii from May to June 1899. The
Adams' first stop on returning to the west coast
of North America was Port Angeles, Washington on July 13, 1899. A week later,
she sailed up the Canadian coast. The training ship entered San Francisco on
July 26, 1899.
1
19
Rooster Rock, on the Columbia River near
Corbett, Oregon
circa 1890-1905
Caption: Rooster Rock.
Photograph taken from deck of boat.
1
20
Visitors to Multnomah Falls in spring or
summer
circa 1890-1905
Man with bowler and man carrying camera tripod over his shoulder
in foreground. Two women wearing white are in distance.
1
21
Missing photograph as of October
2009
undated
Caption: Our House.
1
22
Missing photograph as of October
2009
undated
Caption: Part of Our Front Room.
1
23a
Woman wearing hat trimmed with fabric
around the crown
circa 1890-1905
1
23b
A young woman wearing glasses and a hat
trimmed with dark ribbon
circa 1890-1905
This woman is likely the creator of the album.
1
24
Woman seated at a desk, next to a
telephone
circa 1890-1905
Caption: Myself.
This is the same woman pictured in 23b, likely the album's
creator.
1
25
Three-masted sailing ship and three junks
in Hong Kong Harbor
circa 1890-1905
Written on verso: Sunset Hong Kong Harbor.
1
26
Man in train conductor's uniform, holding
a cigar
circa 1890-1905
Written on verso: This is a little to dark.
1
27
Business card for The Harmony House, 1149
1-2 C Street, Tacoma
circa 1903-1905
Printed on verso is a joke about a Dakota newspaperman, credited
to "Ex."
The Harmony House in Tacoma is listed in the 1903-04 and 1905-06
Tacoma directories, but is not listed in prior directories. The proprietor of
the Harmony House is named as Vinton Kinkade in the 1903-04 Tacoma directory,
and named as Mrs. Vinton Kinkade in the 1905-06 directory.