Looking Back’s theme for 2025 features Thurston County area photographers, artists, and their subjects. Ron Allen’s photographic career began with State Patrol, then led to his own studio; he photographed legislators, local people, and events. He was photographer for the Puyallup Fair for 47 years and is shown there in a photo from the 1960s. We extend condolences to the family following Ron’s death in April of this year. Photograph selected and captioned by Deborah Ross on behalf of the Olympia Historical Society and Bigelow House Museum, https://olympiahistory.org.
Photos courtesy of the Allen family