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    • Residence of Eugene Reith, Esq., Pendleton, OR

    • Dwellings--Oregon--Pendleton; Rieth, Eugene; Cities & towns--Oregon--Pendleton
    • Drawing of the home of Eugene Rieth in Pendleton, Oregon. Pendleton is located at the foot of the Blue Mountains between Birch and Wildhorse Creek. It was situated along the Oregon Trail, which fed a constant stream of settlers into the area,...
    • 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...
    • 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...
    • 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...
    • Headquarters of Moxie Co., Yakima, W. T.

    • Cattle ranches--Washington--Yakima; Farms--Washington--Yakima; Ker, W.M.; Outbuildings--Washington--Yakima; Livestock--Washington--Yakima; Farmhouses--Washington--Yakima
    • The bottom half of the illustration depicts the buildings and cattle pens which made up the headquarters of the Moxee Company. The top half is composed of three smaller drawings; a hop field, a tobacco field and the residence of W. M. Ker, the...
    • 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 Ulmer Stinson, Snohomish, W. T.

    • Dwellings--Washington--Snohomish; Stinson, Ulmer; Businessmen, American--Washington--Snohomish
    • This image of a house, people and horse-drawn carriage shows the residence of Ulmer Stinson of Snohomish, A native of Maine, Mr. Stinson was a lumberman and logger from his youth. He moved west in 1863, mining for a year in Nevada before settling...
    • Snoqualmie Hop Ranch

    • Farms--Washington--Snoqualmie; Waterfalls--Washington--Snoqualmie; Cities & towns--Washington--Snoqualmie; Rivers--Washington--Snoqualmie
    • A birds-eye view of a hop ranch. Inset is a view of Snoqualmie Falls at a height of 268 ft. The Snoqualmie Hop Ranch, at 420 acres, claimed to be the largest hop ranch in the world at the time of this drawing. Due to high prices for hops worldwide,...
    • 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....
    • J. A. Perkin's Residence. Colfax, W.T.

    • Dwellings--Washington--Colfax; Politicians--Washington--Colfax; Perkins, J.A.; Bankers--Washington--Colfax; Businessmen, American--Washington--Colfax
    • Street-level view of the residence of J.A. Perkin's depicting his home set against the hillside, pedestrians, and a horse and carriage. Considered the father of Colfax, Perkins moved to the area when there were less than a dozen families there. He...
    • 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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