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    • Arcade Building, Property of W. P. Boyd & Co. Seattle, W.T.

    • Buildings--Washington--Seattle; Business Enterprises--Washington--Seattle; Boyd, William P.; Businessmen, American--Washington--Seattle
    • Drawing of the Arcade Building built by the W. P. Boyd Co. to house their business. William P. Boyd was born in Ireland, 1849. At the age of 15 he served as apprentice in a dry-goods store in Belfast, later moving to San Francisco. Upon arriving in...
    • 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...
    • Residence of J.M. Newman, near Ellensburgh, W. T.

    • Dwellings--Washington--Ellensburg; Newman, John Miles; Politicians--Washington--Ellensburg
    • Drawing of the Newman home including street, horses and wagon. John Miles Newman was born in Missouri in 1851. He moved to the Kittitas valley in 1878, and established a 190-acre orchard seven miles outside of Ellensburg. He was one of the founders...
    • 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...
    • Residence of J. N. Gilbranson, Spokane Falls, W. T.

    • Dwellings--Washington--Spokane; Gilbranson, J.N.; Businessmen, American--Washington--Spokane
    • Drawing of the home of J. N. Gilbranson of Spokane Falls. Born at Christiana, Norway, in 1834, Mr. Gilbranson came to the USA in 1854. He worked as a contractor and builder, eventually opening a sash and door business in Minneapolis under the name...
    • Brewery & Residence of Mrs. J.H. Stahl, Walla Walla, W.T.

    • Brewing industry--Washington--Walla Walla; Buildings--Washington--Walla Walla; Stahl, Mrs. John H.; Dwellings--Washington--Walla Walla; Business enterprises--Washington--Walla Walla
    • Drawing of the City Brewery owned by Mrs. J. H. Stahl and her home, which was built next to the brewery. Born in Germany, Mrs. Stahl lived in San Francisco, where she met and married John Stahl. They moved to the Walla Walla area in 1870. After the...
    • Residence of J. J. Browne

    • Dwellings--Washington--Spokane; Browne, J.J.; Businessmen, American--Washington--Spokane
    • Illustration showing the home of J. J. Browne in Spokane Falls. Born in Ohio and educated at Michigan University, Mr. Browne moved to the Northwest and spent four years in Portland, practicing law and serving as superintendent of public schools. In...
    • J. F. Seeber's Residence & Farm, Walla Walla, W. T.

    • Dwellings--Washington--Walla Walla; Cities & towns--Washington--Walla Walla; Farms--Washington--Walla Walla; Farmhouses--Washington--Walla Walla; Seeber, John F.; Farmers--Washington--Walla Walla
    • Drawing of John F. Seeber's house on the top half and his farm land on the bottom. Seeber was born in Fort Plain, New York in 1837. He moved west in 1858 and became a trapper, hunter and mountaineer for several years. In 1862 he moved to Walla...
    • Hotel Penobscot, Snohomish, W. T.

    • Buildings--Washington--Snohomish; Hotels--Washington--Snohomish; Business enterprises--Washington--Snohomish; Mallet, Joseph; Businessmen, American--Washington--Snohomish
    • Illustration of the Penobscot Hotel in Snohomish, Washington. Joseph Mallet, the proprietor was born in Penobscot County in Maine and moved to the Pacific coast when he was 20. He began logging and formed a partnership with S. H. Cyphers. The...
    • J. Betz's Brewery, Walla Walla, W.T.

    • Brewing industry--Washington--Walla Walla; Buildings--Washington--Walla Walla; Business enterprises--Washington--Walla Walla; Betz, Jacob; Businessmen, American--Washington--Walla Walla; Politicians--Washington--Walla Walla
    • Street-level view of the Star Brewery featuring pedestrians, horses, horse and carriage, the brewery and several barrels. Born in Germany, Jacob Betz and his family moved to the United States when he was six. When he was 14, he moved back to...
    • Houser & Harford's Roller Mill

    • Mills--Washington--Pataha; Dwellings--Washington--Pataha; Grain industry--Washington--Pataha; Businessmen, American--Washington--Pataha; Harford, John
    • Two images are shown, John Harford's residence is drawn on the top half and the flour mill on the bottom. Captain John Harford was born in New York in 1828. He, his wife, and two sons moved to the town of Pataha City, Washington, in 1882, where he...
    • Residence of Hon. H. L. Yesler, Seattle, W.T.

    • Dwellings--Washington--Seattle; Businessmen, American--Washington--Seattle; Yesler, Henry L.; Politicians--Washington--Seattle
    • Drawing of the home of Henry L. Yesler, considered, to be one of the three founders of Seattle (along with Denny and Maynard). Born in Maryland, Mr. Yesler moved to the Seattle area in 1851. He built a small steam sawmill, Seattle's first...

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