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View of the city of Tacoma, W.T., Puget-Sound, county seat of Pierce C...

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 980 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes illus. and index to points of interest. AACR2

Supreme Court flag half-masted out of respect to dead jurist. Washingt...

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PIERCE, H.H. - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

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Waterfalls. Pierce Mill in Rock Creek Park

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Justice Pierce Butler - Public domain portrait photograph

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Grading citrus fruits in the packing plant at Fort Pierce, Florida

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Republicans start ball rolling for 1938. Washington, D.C. Aug. 24. Loo...

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Secretary Wallace greets "Future Farmers of America." Washington, D.C....

A group of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

School principal Robert Pierce helping boy make a hoe in shop class. G...

Picryl description: Public domain image of boy, child of a migrant worker, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Jeryl Johnson, Hillie Merritt, Gretchen Foster, Carol Toby, Myrna Fah...

NYWT&S staff photo by Al Ravenna. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Franklin Pierce, residence at 52 S. Main St., Concord, New Hampshire. ...

Public domain photograph of bedroom or living room, interior decor, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Merv Griffin gravesite at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Pa...

Located in the Westwood Village area, it is the resting place of some of the entertainment industry's greatest names. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Col... More

Walter and Carol Matthau gravesite at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village...

Located in the Westwood Village area, it is the resting place of some of the entertainment industry's greatest names. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Col... More

Catholic Church, Nisqually & Main Streets, Steilacoom, Pierce County, ...

Survey number: HABS WA-39-W-2 Public domain photograph of a Roman Catholic church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mount Rainier National Park, Rustic Furnishings, Paradise, Pierce Coun...

Significance: Since the 1980s, the National Park Service has recognized the historical value of rustic furnishings in National Register nominations, theme studies and architectural histories. This report, the f... More

Mount Rainier National Park, Rustic Furnishings, Paradise, Pierce Coun...

Significance: Since the 1980s, the National Park Service has recognized the historical value of rustic furnishings in National Register nominations, theme studies and architectural histories. This report, the f... More

Mount Rainier National Park, Rustic Furnishings, Paradise, Pierce Coun...

Significance: Since the 1980s, the National Park Service has recognized the historical value of rustic furnishings in National Register nominations, theme studies and architectural histories. This report, the f... More

Mount Rainier National Park, Rustic Furnishings, Paradise, Pierce Coun...

Significance: Since the 1980s, the National Park Service has recognized the historical value of rustic furnishings in National Register nominations, theme studies and architectural histories. This report, the f... More

Nisqually Glacier Bridge, Spanning Nisqually River at Nisqually Road, ...

Significance: The first bridge on the site was distinguished for its construction at the snout of the Nisqually Glacier; this made the Nisqually Road "the first road in America to reach a glacier." However, th... More

McChord Air Force Base, Building No. 724, Tacoma, Pierce County, WA

Survey number: HABS WA-230-A Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

McChord Air Force Base, Building No. 724, Tacoma, Pierce County, WA

Survey number: HABS WA-230-A Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Madigan Hospital, Patients' Recreation, Bounded by Wilson & McKinley A...

Survey number: HABS WA-202-6 Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Paradise Inn, Paradise, Pierce County, WA

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Paradise Inn, Paradise, Pierce County, WA

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U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Emergency Vehicle Garage, Oakley Road n...

Significance: The U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964; due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous ... More

Fort Nisqually, Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, Pierce County, WA

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-19 Survey number: HABS WA-37 Building/structure dates: 1843 Initial Construction

Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...

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Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...

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Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...

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Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...

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Puget Sound Power & Light Company, White River Hydroelectric Project, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Gig Harbor Net Sheds, Babich Net Shed, 2700 Harborview Drive, Gig Harb...

See HAER No. WA-186-N for copy of Cultural Resource Survey in field records. Peter Babich Net Shed added as secondary name, 6/18/2012 STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The seventeen extant net she... More

J. B. Pierce to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, June 04, 1860 (Telegram repl...

Pierce House, 153 Washington Street, Portsmouth, Rockingham County, NH

Survey number: HABS NH-101 Public domain photograph - historical image of New Hampshire, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Longmire Service Station, State Route 706, Longmire, Pierce County, WA

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Longmire Service Station, State Route 706, Longmire, Pierce County, WA

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Longmire Service Station, State Route 706, Longmire, Pierce County, WA

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North Pullayup River Bridge (Ruins), Formerly spanning North Pullayup ...

Survey number: HAER WA-77 Building/structure dates: 1934 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1960 Subsequent Work

McChord Air Force Base, Lanham Housing 3-Bedroom Duplex Type, Tacoma, ...

Survey number: HABS WA-230-B Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

McChord Air Force Base, Lanham Housing 3-Bedroom Duplex Type, Tacoma, ...

Survey number: HABS WA-230-B Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Christine Falls Bridge, Spanning Van Trump Creek on Nisqually Road, Lo...

Significance: The "rustic style" Christine Falls Bridge carries the Nisqually Road over the narrow box canyon of Van Trump Creek at Christine Falls. The graceful stone-faced reinforced concrete spandrel arch b... More

Madigan Hospital, Chapel, Bounded by Wilson & McKinley Avenues & Garfi...

Survey number: HABS WA-202-5 Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Madigan Hospital, Standard & Combination Wards, Bounded by Wilson & Mc...

Survey number: HABS WA-202-9 Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Yakima Park Stockade Group, Longmire, Pierce County, WA

Survey number: HABS WA-236 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 87001337

Yakima Park Stockade Group, Longmire, Pierce County, WA

Survey number: HABS WA-236 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 87001337

Yakima Park Stockade Group, Longmire, Pierce County, WA

Survey number: HABS WA-236 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 87001337

Yakima Park Stockade Group, Longmire, Pierce County, WA

Survey number: HABS WA-236 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 87001337

Stevens Canyon Highway, Between Paradise, WA, & State Highway 123, Ash...

Significance: The Stevens Canyon Highway was the last segment of the Mount Rainier National Park partial circuit road system to be constructed. Although not completed until 1957, the road features a number of ... More

Stevens Canyon Highway, Between Paradise, WA, & State Highway 123, Ash...

Significance: The Stevens Canyon Highway was the last segment of the Mount Rainier National Park partial circuit road system to be constructed. Although not completed until 1957, the road features a number of ... More

Stevens Canyon Highway, Between Paradise, WA, & State Highway 123, Ash...

Significance: The Stevens Canyon Highway was the last segment of the Mount Rainier National Park partial circuit road system to be constructed. Although not completed until 1957, the road features a number of ... More

Pantages Theatre & Jones Building, 901-909 Broadway, Tacoma, Pierce Co...

Significance: The site on which the building was constructed has particular importance in the history of Tacoma commerce. William Jones, who commissioned the project, was a key figure in the development of the... More

Pantages Theatre & Jones Building, 901-909 Broadway, Tacoma, Pierce Co...

Significance: The site on which the building was constructed has particular importance in the history of Tacoma commerce. William Jones, who commissioned the project, was a key figure in the development of the... More

Pantages Theatre & Jones Building, 901-909 Broadway, Tacoma, Pierce Co...

Significance: The site on which the building was constructed has particular importance in the history of Tacoma commerce. William Jones, who commissioned the project, was a key figure in the development of the... More

Madigan Hospital, Clinic-Surgery, DuPont, Pierce County, WA

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Captain Pierce House, Boston Avenue, Altamonte Springs, Seminole Count...

Significance: The building was prefabricated in the 1870's in New England, carefully dismantled and stored aboard a ship. It reached Sanford, Florida by barge via the St. John's River, and was transferred by m... More

Captain Pierce House, Boston Avenue, Altamonte Springs, Seminole Count...

Significance: The building was prefabricated in the 1870's in New England, carefully dismantled and stored aboard a ship. It reached Sanford, Florida by barge via the St. John's River, and was transferred by m... More

Deer Creek Bridge, Spanning Deer Creek at East Side Highway, Longmire,...

Significance: The Deer Creek Bridge is one of the larger "rustic style" bridges in Mount Rainier National Park. The reinforced concrete semi-elliptical arch bridge is faced in native conglomerate, and the roug... More

City Waterway Bridge, Spanning City Waterway at State Route 509, Tacom...

Significance: The City Waterway Bridge is an early example of a vertical lift bridge, designed by the renowned firm of Waddell and Harrington. Three features made it remarkable, if not unique among vertical li... More

Gig Harbor Net Sheds, Gilich Net Shed, 3802 Harborview Drive, Gig Harb...

STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The seventeen extant net sheds in Gig Harbor, Washington, are significant as remnants of the community's cultural heritage and economic development. Families, mo... More

Union Depot Area Study, Tacoma, Pierce County, WA

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-29 Survey number: HABS WA-165

Union Depot Area Study, Tacoma, Pierce County, WA

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-29 Survey number: HABS WA-165

Union Depot Area Study, Tacoma, Pierce County, WA

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-29 Survey number: HABS WA-165

Fort Lewis, Locomotive Shelter, South side of South Drive, DuPont, Pie...

Significance: According to inventory records maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (USACERL), Building 1-B-99 is one of two remaining structures t... More

Officers' Houses, Steilacoom, Pierce County, WA

Survey number: HABS WA-39-W-18 Building/structure dates: 1858 Initial Construction

Purdy Bridge, Spans strait between Henderson Bay & Burley Lagoon, Purd...

Significance: An example of a reinforced-concrete box-girder bridge, which was common in Europe but rare in the United States. It was considered the longest of its kind when built. It has been placed on the N... More

Shaub Ellison Company Building, 1902 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce Co...

Significance: The significance of the Shaub Ellison Company Building is both architectural and historical. The building was initially constructed in 1931 by J.B. Garrard for the Shaub Ellison Company as the re... More

Madigan Hospital, Post Office & Post Exchange, Bounded by Wilson & McK...

Survey number: HABS WA-202-7 Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gig Harbor Net Sheds, Skansie Brothers Net Shed, 3207 Harborview Drive...

STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The seventeen extant net sheds in Gig Harbor, Washington, are significant as remnants of the community's cultural heritage and economic development. Families, mo... More

McMillin Bridge, Spanning Puyallup River at State Route 162, McMillin,...

Significance: This is a rare example of a reinforced-concrete through truss bridge. The form of its members and details are unique. At the time of its construction it was thought to be the longest concrete tr... More

McChord Air Force Base, Lanham Housing 2-Bedroom Duplex Type, Tacoma, ...

Survey number: HABS WA-230-C Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Puget Sound Flouring Mills, 611 Schuster Parkway, Tacoma, Pierce Count...

Significance: The Sperry Flour Company warehouses are the oldest remaining structures of the original Puget Sound Flouring Mills opened by William S. Ladd, one of Portland's most prominent 19th century industri... More

Pierce Homestead, State Route 31, Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, NH

Significance: Home of Governor Benjamin Pierce (1757-1839); birthplace and early home of Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), 14th President of the United States. Survey number: HABS NH-202 National Register of Histo... More

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott...

Significance: The Prescott Bridge is a rare regional example of a Waddell-and-Harrington, vertical-lift highway bridge. Built by a group of Prescott residents who operated it as a toll crossing from 1923 to 19... More

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott...

Significance: The Prescott Bridge is a rare regional example of a Waddell-and-Harrington, vertical-lift highway bridge. Built by a group of Prescott residents who operated it as a toll crossing from 1923 to 19... More

Anne Spencer House, Study, 1313 Pierce Street, Lynchburg, Lynchburg, V...

Survey number: HABS VA-1173-A Public domain photograph of bureau, office furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Paradise River First Crossing Bridge, Spanning Paradise River at Narad...

Significance: The gently-arched Paradise River First Crossing Bridge above Narada Falls is a characteristic "rustic style" bridge of the type commonly employed by the National Park Service and the Bureau of Pub... More

Benjamin Pierce House, 305 Cabot Street, Beverly, Essex County, MA

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-172 Survey number: HABS MA-606 Building/structure dates: 1802 Initial Construction

Philip Keach House, Steilacoom, Pierce County, WA

Survey number: HABS WA-39-W-5 Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Philip Keach House, Steilacoom, Pierce County, WA

Survey number: HABS WA-39-W-5 Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Klickitat Creek Bridge, Spanning Klickitat Creek on Yakima Park Highwa...

Significance: The Klickitat Creek Bridge is representative of the National Park Service's "rustic style" of architecture through its use of a masonry veneer to conceal its reinforced concrete construction. Suc... More

Union Depot Area Study, Pacific Brewing & Malting Company, 2500 Holgat...

Significance: The Pacific Brewing & Malting Company is a representative example of early 20th century industrial development in Tacoma. During prohibition it was converted to the manufacture of soap. Survey n... More

Madigan Hospital, Clinic-Lab-Professional Services, DuPont, Pierce Cou...

Survey number: HABS WA-202-22 Public domain photograph of hospital building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gig Harbor Net Sheds, Castelan - Jerkovich Net Shed, 8200 Novak Street...

STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The seventeen extant net sheds in Gig Harbor, Washington, are significant as remnants of the community's cultural heritage and economic development. Families, mo... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Gymnasium Building, North Waterfront & ...

Significance: The U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964; due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous ... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Gymnasium Building, North Waterfront & ...

Significance: The U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964; due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous ... More

Goodrich Silvertown Building, 1955 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce Coun...

Significance: The Goodrich Silvertown Building is significant as an intact example of a type of commercial structure which combined the exuberance of the Art Deco architectural style with advanced construction ... More

Goodrich Silvertown Building, 1955 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce Coun...

Significance: The Goodrich Silvertown Building is significant as an intact example of a type of commercial structure which combined the exuberance of the Art Deco architectural style with advanced construction ... More

Isaac Pierce House, 711 Sixth Street Southeast, Washington, District o...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-7 Survey number: HABS DC-14

Pierce, Easton, Russell, Bunker, & Gardner Houses, 15, 17, 19, 21 & 23...

Significance: Only row houses in Nantucket; part of the Orange and Union Streets Neighborhood Study (MASS-1014). / The James Easton House, built as part of five row houses, by Philip H. Folger, was purchased by... More

Pierce, Easton, Russell, Bunker, & Gardner Houses, 15, 17, 19, 21 & 23...

Significance: Only row houses in Nantucket; part of the Orange and Union Streets Neighborhood Study (MASS-1014). / The James Easton House, built as part of five row houses, by Philip H. Folger, was purchased by... More

Electron Hydroelectric Project, Along Puyallup River, Electron, Pierce...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Electron Hydroelectric Project, Along Puyallup River, Electron, Pierce...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Electron Hydroelectric Project, Along Puyallup River, Electron, Pierce...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Electron Hydroelectric Project, Along Puyallup River, Electron, Pierce...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Yakima Park Highway, Between Mather Memorial Parkway & Yakima Park, Lo...

Significance: The Yakima Park Highway provided access to the high mountain meadows at Yakima Park on the northeast flank of Mount Rainier and fostered the development of the Sunrise area. Survey number: HAER W... More

Yakima Park Highway, Between Mather Memorial Parkway & Yakima Park, Lo...

Significance: The Yakima Park Highway provided access to the high mountain meadows at Yakima Park on the northeast flank of Mount Rainier and fostered the development of the Sunrise area. Survey number: HAER W... More

Purse Seiner SHENANDOAH, Gig Harbor Peninsula Historical Society and M...

Significance: It is a classic example of a wood-hulled Puget Sound purse seiner from the early to mid-twentieth century. She is one of the last of the Gig Harbor-built purse seiners and one of only two Skansie... More

Purse Seiner SHENANDOAH, Gig Harbor Peninsula Historical Society and M...

Significance: It is a classic example of a wood-hulled Puget Sound purse seiner from the early to mid-twentieth century. She is one of the last of the Gig Harbor-built purse seiners and one of only two Skansie... More

Purse Seiner SHENANDOAH, Gig Harbor Peninsula Historical Society and M...

Significance: It is a classic example of a wood-hulled Puget Sound purse seiner from the early to mid-twentieth century. She is one of the last of the Gig Harbor-built purse seiners and one of only two Skansie... More

Purse Seiner SHENANDOAH, Gig Harbor Peninsula Historical Society and M...

Significance: It is a classic example of a wood-hulled Puget Sound purse seiner from the early to mid-twentieth century. She is one of the last of the Gig Harbor-built purse seiners and one of only two Skansie... More