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  • W. H. Taylor's Residence, Spokane Falls, W. T.
  • Dwellings--Washington--Spokane; Bankers--Washington--Spokane; Taylor, W.H.; Politicians--Washington--Spokane; Businessmen, American--Washington--Spokane
  • Illustration of the home of W. H. Taylor of Spokane Falls. A newspaperman, Mr. Taylor came to the Pacific coast with the intent of establishing a newspaper in San Francisco. He stopped off in Salt Lake City for a few years and helped make the Salt...
  • Northwest Illustrations Collection
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  • Kinnear General Store, Sprague, W. T.
  • Businessmen, American--Washington--Sprague; Politicians--Washington--Sprague; Business enterprises--Washington--Sprague; Kinnear, E.; Buildings--Washington--Sprague
  • Street scene showing the Kinnear general merchandise store with pedestrians, horses, and carriages. Mr. Kinnear moved to Washington from Ohio in 1871. He engaged in business in Colfax before moving to Sprague. Kinnear ran one of the largest stores...
  • Northwest Illustrations Collection
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  • J. H. Shields' Lumber Yard, Sprague, W. T.
  • Lumber industry--Washington--Sprague; Business enterprises--Washington--Sprague; Shields, John H.; Businessmen, American--Washington--Sprague; Mills--Washington--Sprague
  • Depiction of the Shields lumber yard in Sprague, Washington, showing the buildings, stacks of lumber, the river and a passing train. John H. Shields was one of the more prominent lumber merchants in the Pacific Northwest. He established his...
  • Northwest Illustrations Collection
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  • 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...
  • Northwest Illustrations Collection
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  • Residence of A. H. Reynolds. Walla Walla, W.T.
  • Dwellings--Washington--Walla Walla; Businessmen, American--Washington--Walla Walla; Bankers--Washington--Walla Walla; Bankers--Washington--Dayton; Reynolds, A.H.
  • Residential street scene depicting the Reynolds' home, boardwalk, and pedestrian. Reynolds was a pioneer of Walla Walla, Washington. He owned several flour mills and a large amount of real-estate. He was the director of the First National Bank at...
  • Northwest Illustrations Collection
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  • 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...
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  • Residence of Thos. Mercer. Seattle W.T.
  • Mercer, Thomas; Politicians--Washington--Seattle; Dwellings--Washington--Seattle; Businessmen, American--Washington--Seattle
  • Residential street scene depicting the Mercer home, pedestrians, the boardwalk and a man on horseback. Mercer arrived at the site that would become Seattle in 1853, bringing with him the first team of horses in the area. He claimed 160 acres of...
  • Northwest Illustrations Collection
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  • 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...
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  • J.A. Cochran's Farm Residence Near Pullman, W.T.
  • Cochran, J.A.; Farmhouses--Washington--Pullman; Farms--Washington--Pullman; Farmers--Washington--Pullman
  • Drawing of the farmhouse and surrounding lands of the J. A. Cochran Farm outside Pullman, with an inset portrait of Cochran. Pullman was originally known as Three Forks because two other creeks joined together with the Palouse River at this point....
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  • Residence of Frank Johnson, Esq., Spokane Falls, W. T.
  • Dwellings--Washington--Spokane; Johnson, Frank; Businessmen, American--Washington--Spokane
  • A drawing of the home of Frank Johnson, a well-known contractor and architect in Spokane Falls. Born in Holland, Mr. Johnson moved to New York in 1852 where he learned his trade. He moved to the Washington Territory in 1880 and was able to claim...
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  • McCurdy Block, Port Townsend, W. T.
  • Buildings--Washington--Port Townsend; Commercial facilities--Washington--Port Townsend; McCurdy, Samuel M.
  • Drawing of the office buildings that made up the McCurdy Block in Port Townsend. These buildings were built on the site of the first house of Samuel M. McCurdy, a respected physician. Mr. McCurdy moved to Washington in 1854. He served as a surgeon...
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  • Odd-Fellows Hall
  • Buildings--Washington--Seattle
  • Drawing of the Odd-Fellows Hall in Olympia. Clubs and fraternal organizations were popular in the 1880s and were instrumental in bonding newly developed communities. The Odd-Fellows organization was established in the Washington Territory by some...
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