In 1909, President William Howard Taft took a tour of Washington State. This photo commemorates the day that residents of Lacey came out in force to cheer on the president as he passed by rail through the small community. The Lacey depot can be seen behind the crowd.
unknown photographer, 1909, courtesy State Capital Museum collection, Washington State Historical Society, catalog C1968.52.1
Text © Deborah Ross and The Olympian 2019