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  • Residence of John Nash, Ellensburgh, W.T.
  • Dwellings--Washington--Ellensburg; Nash, John; Cities & towns--Washington--Ellensburg
  • Drawing of the home of John Nash in Ellensburg, with a horse and carriage passing by in the street. Ellensburg experienced tremendous growth in the late 1870s and early 1880s, so much so that during 1888 and 1889, it was under serious consideration...
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  • The Arlington House, Seattle, W.T.
  • Hotels--Washington--Seattle; Morse, Olney N.; Buildings--Washington--Seattle
  • Drawing of the Arlington Hotel with inset portrait of O. N. Morse. Olney N. Morse was born in New York in 1826. He lived much of his life in the area of Sacramento, California, operating stage lines, ranching and keeping hotels. He arrived in...
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  • Eshelman, Llewellyn & Co., Real Estate Brokers, Seattle, W.T.
  • Real estate business--Washington--Seattle; Buildings--Washington--Seattle; Business enterprises--Washington--Seattle; Businessmen, American--Washington--Seattle; Eshelman, J.F.; Llewellyn, W.H.
  • This drawing shows the Seattle Post Building at Yesler and Post streets. It was built in 1881 by John Leary and served as the offices of the Post-Intelligencer newspaper for nearly eight years before it burned in the fire of 1889. The image was...
  • Northwest Illustrations Collection
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  • Blackman Bro's Mill, Snohomish, W.T.
  • Lumber Industry--Washington--Snohomish; Blackman, Elhanan; Blackman, Hyrcanus; Blackman, Alanson; Businessmen, American--Washington--Snohomish; Mills--Washington--Snohomish; Rivers--Washington--Snohomish
  • Drawing of the Blackman Brothers Mill and the river it was built on. Elhanan, Hyrcanus and Alanson Blackman were an esteemed family from Maine who worked primarily in the lumber industry. The Blackman brothers moved to Snohomish in 1875, where they...
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  • Residence of W. G. Willis, Esq.. Spokane Falls, W. T.
  • Dwellings--Washington--Spokane; Willis, W.G.; Cities & towns--Washington--Spokane
  • Drawing of the lavish home of W. G. Willis of Spokane Falls. Spokane was settled in 1873 by James Glover who was enchanted with the Falls. The discovery of silver and lead deposits nearby, the vast forests and fertile soil encouraged immigrations....
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  • Views in Ellensburgh, W.T.
  • Buildings--Washington--Ellensburg; Hotels--Washington--Ellensburg; Cities & towns--Washington--Ellensburg; Commercial facilities--Washington--Ellensburg; Business enterprises--Washington--Ellensburg; Shoudy, John Alden; Cadwell, Edward P.;...
  • This drawing includes two images: "The Ashler House. Property of E. P. Cadwell" and "The Shoudy-Cadwell Block". John Alden Shoudy, one of the founders of Ellensburg, arrived in Kittitas in 1871. Much of the town was laid out on land claimed by...
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