Nathaniel Crosby III was the son of a sea captain whose family settled in Tumwater in early days. Nathaniel, the central figure in this photo, operated this store for several years. He and his wife Cordelia built the Crosby House in Tumwater, which still exists, one of the few spared when I-5 was built. Crosby was the grandfather of crooner Bing Crosby.
undated photograph, courtesy State Capital Museum Collection, Washington State Historical Society, catalog C2018.0.9
Text © Deborah Ross and The Olympian 2019