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This photo of a women’s hat shop from a century ago, perhaps in Tacoma, reminds Michael Sullivan of the Edward Hopper painting “Nighthawks.” (Washington State Historical Society) This tire shop appears to be a family affair; the calendar on the wall is dated July 1919. (Washington State Historical Society) The Model Bakery was in Tacoma a century ago. (Washington State Historical Society) This shop doubled as “Our Family Grocer” and headquarters of the Puyallup Valley Fruit Growers Union, but not much else is known about the people in this photo. (Washington State Historical Society) The calendar on the wall of this cobbler’s shop is from the Mt. Vernon Drug Company, so perhaps this photo was taken a century ago in Skagit County. (Washington State Historical Society) The camera case visible in the lower right is one clue to the identity of the photographer who took this image of an ice cream stand somewhere in the Puget Sound area 100 years ago. (Washington State Historical Society) Can you share any insight about this Italian grocery, perhaps located in Tacoma a century ago? (Washington State Historical Society) The Carlson Bar was located in Wilkeson in Pierce County; do you recognize any of these people? (Washington State Historical Society) Do you recognize this early service station, perhaps located somewhere in Pierce County or south King County, circa 1919? (Washington State Historical Society)
Searching for Washington’s mystery photographer