New Starbucks Reserve Roastery

If you are into cars you might want to buy a Corvette. If you are into coffee, you might want to check out the new Starbucks Reserve Roastery. The first-of-its-kind store opened yesterday just a couple of blocks from John's Island Headquarters. Our founder loves coffee and went down to check out the Grand Opening ... here are some of his photos ...

Starbucks Reserve Roastery
Seattle, Washington, USA
Friday, December 5, 2014
Grand Opening

First Reserve Roastery of about 100 to open
soon around the world.

Not your ordinary coffee shop

Coffee roasting

The coffee you drink here may have just been roasted.

New logo ... Star over R

Really BIG store ... about 15,000 square feet.

Cool room for meetings

Media spokeswoman

Lots of media on hand

Wine bar / cafe section

Mention in news media
TheStreet website for investors

John thoroughly enjoyed his coffee and muffin!  Thank you for stopping by John's Island.

16 Photographs Glacier Nat'l Park -- Early 1900s

Small set of souvenir photos
appx. 2 1/2" x 4 1/4" inches
probably issued between
1910 - 1920
Glacier National Park

Glacier Nat'l Park was created
May 11, 1910

There is no indication of who took these photos. We did find a government website with this info: "Many high quality photographs exist from the parks’ early photographers such as Morton Elrod, T.J. Hileman, Ted Marble, F. E. Matthes, and others who scoured the park to publicize it’s beauty and earn their livings."

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A Bachelor's Dream -- 1913

A Bachelor's Dream on his Claim,
in the Northwest

Just over 101 years ago ... can't you imagine it? Don't miss the broom and dustpan.

Postmarked Marmarth, North Dakota, August 27, 1913.

Let us know if you can help us read the message ... our guess is below ...

Dear Friend

Just a ????? riding up and down the hills. Just have time to breathe between times. Am tired & sleepy all the time.

With love
Millie

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Answering your questions: 

To Kerri and Happyone … We have been collecting old post cards for 20+ years.  It’s difficult to say how many we have but probably a couple of thousand. There are basically two sources we’ve used:  1.  Memorabilia “swap meets” or “shows” where dealers and collectors gather around the country, usually once a year in a particular location, and 2. More recently, online auctions. Thank you for your questions.

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Olympic Mountains from Seattle -- 1908

Card # 1489 -- View of the Olympic Mountains, Puget Sound, Washington, from Seattle.

Although the stamp is missing, the postmark is Hillyard, Washington, November 9, and it looks pretty clearly, to us, to be 1903. However, in the message, it looks like the sender wrote the date as March 8, 1908. Either way, it's an old card.

Here is the message ...

Printed in the United States, Edward H. Mitchell, Publisher, San Francisco.

We were unaware of Hillyard, Washington, but found the following on the web ...

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Miss Spokane -- 1912

When you collect postcards the possibilities of which cards to add to the collection seem almost unlimited. We think a collector needs focus ... For us, it's mostly railroads, the opening up of the Western USA, and US National Parks. There are likely going to be a few cards that don't fit exactly into the main categories, like this one .... Miss Spokane 1912.

An attractive young lady for sure, tastefully attired, as drawn by Eleanor Gaddis.  We discovered more about Miss Spokane at HistoryLink.org where they tell us ... "An initial contest offering prizes for drawings and designs for the Miss Spokane symbol was officially announced in the Spokane Daily Chronicle on January 17, 1912.  On March 7, 1912, Eleanor Gaddis's sketch of a female Indian Maiden figure holding a large jug from which water cascaded was chosen the winner.  The Spokane Advertising Club immediately launched a contest to find a human female face to superimpose on Gaddis's drawing."

Check out HistoryLink.org for more on Miss Spokane.

This is an unused card ...

Close up of bottom front side shows design and drawn by Eleanor Gaddis and engraving by McDermid Engraving Co., Copyright 1912, Union logo for printing, and Official Seal.

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Aristocrat of the Rails - 1926

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