Stunning Historical Photos of Vancouver, Washington in the 1910s

The airship is on its way to the Vancouver Barracks to deliver mail to Genernal Constant Williams, barracks commander at the time. The pilot of the ship is identified as Lincoln Beachey. This is a photo of the first airmail delivery underway.

Businesses visible on the left include the Majestic Bar, Vancouver Stationery and Office Supplies, and Anderson's Training Camp. On the right is a tailor, Vancouver Title-Abstracts, and Atkinson and Gilbert Real Estate.

A. M. Blake's home, built in 1910. From left to right: Mrs. Blake, Mr. Blake, Rosa Blake, Dorothy and Roland Asher (cousins). The address of the home is Coach Street 535, Camas.

A large group of uniformed soldiers stands in a single line, looking at the photographer, outside the Y.M.C.A. barracks building at the Vancouver Barracks.

The image shows soldiers in uniform standing in front of a long row of pup tents set up on the parade grounds. Rifles set in teepee formation sit in front of the soldiers. A row of barracks buildings are visible on the left. Two cannons sit in front of the building on the far left. A bandstand is visible among the trees on the right.

A dirt area is near photo right edge. Buildings and automobiles are in the background. Three large horizontal fuel tanks are in photo left.

The image shows a group of soldiers performing a rifle drill on the baseball field. All the men are in uniform and stand in rows with their rifles held over their heads except the soldier on the far right who faces the others with his rifle over his shoulder.

The photo is taken from an elevation in downtown Vancouver, looking toward the Columbia River and the Interstate Bridge.

The image shows soldier participating in a pie eating contest. A row of soldiers with their backs to the viewer and hands tied behind their backs, faces another row of soldiers who feed them pieces of pie.

Other pots sit on the stove. A waitress and chef stand behind the counter which runs diagonally in photo center. A row of stools is in right half photo, with one customer seated.

A large number of men are sitting and standing on and in front of a locomotive marked with the numbers "104".

Image shows a group of ten loggers standing and sitting near a donkey engine in a forest. The man standing in the foreground on the left skid of the donkey engine is marked with an "x". A note on the reverse reads "Grandpa [marked with X] at Tichenor's Camp on Murray place where the mill is not far from the old home place.

Members of the Pacific Coast Fire Chief's Association stand and sit in rows outside a stone building, gathered for their 19th annual convention in Vancouver, BC. One small boy is in the group. Most men wear a medal on their chests.

Snow is on the dense trees along the coast in the background. The ship was built 1890 at Bath, MA for the Oregon Improvement Co., by the New England Shipbuilding Co. Jan. 26, 1911 she was wrecked at Cape Mudge at the entrance to Seymor Narrows.

A woman holding a large rose floral bouquet stands on the dock, next to the bow of the S.S. Cokesit, built by the G.M. Standifer Construction Corp for the U.S. Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation, with her hand on a beribboned bottle hanging by the bow, ready to christen the ship.

The railroad was constructed by the U.S. Army Spruce Production Division to transport spruce logs to Fort Vancouver and other sites.

Two men in white aprons and hats serve the food. Another wears a white hat but no apron and stands to one side The mess is located out-of-doors at Fort Vancouver, WA.

The railroad was constructed by the U.S. Army Spruce Production Division to transport spruce logs to Fort Vancouver and other sites.

J.A. Walter (Deputy Sheriff), Mr. Strebe in the white apron, J.P.W. Andresen and C.J. Campbell stand outside at Andresen Grocery located at 804 Washington Street in Vancouver.

Arnada School, located on the corner of 26th (Forth Plain Boulevard) and G Street (facing H Street on the North side) in Vancouver.

Central School in Battle Ground, Washington. Building completed in 1910. Raised in 1912. Additions made in 1913 and 1914.

A snowy day in downtown Vancouver at 6th and Main, looking north. The Schofield building is on the left. In the distance, Horse teams and pedestrians navigate the snow-covered streets

A newly constructed portion of Interstate Bridge. The bridge replaced the use of ferry boats between Vancouver and Portland.

The first group of draftees from Vancouver answer the roll call in front of the Hotel St. Elmo on 5th and Washington in 1917.

Players sit on a bench during a baseball game celebrating the 4th of July in Vancouver, Washington. St. Paul's Lutheran and the Snodgrass House at 13th Street and Franklin are visible in the background.