This early photograph shows the Livery Stable operated by Moses Rice Tilley. Established in the 1860s, it was the first stagecoach and livery (carriage rental) business in Olympia, at the northwest corner of State and Capitol (current site of the Family Support Center). Photograph selected and captioned by Deborah Ross on behalf of the Olympia Historical Society and Bigelow House Museum. More information is available at olympiahistory.org.
Unknown photographer, 1800s, Susan Parish Collection, Southwest Regional Archives