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  • A. H. Chambers' Block, Olympia, W. T.
  • Chambers, A. H.; Businessmen, American--Washington--Olympia ; Politicians--Washington--Olympia ; Commercial Facilities--Washington--Olympia; Buildings--Washington--Olympia
  • Street scene of Olympia, WA showing pedestrians in period clothing, horse-drawn carriage, wagon and the A. H. Chambers building. Mr. Chambers was a successful businessman who held a controlling interest in the Gas and Electric Light Works, was...
  • Northwest Illustrations Collection
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  • Almota House, H. H. Spaulding, Prop'r. Almota, W.T.
  • Buildings--Washington--Almota; Dwellings--Washington--Almota; Almota House; Spaulding, H.H.; Politicians--Washington--Almota; Clergy--Washington--Almota; Hotels--Washington--Almota
  • Street scene depicting pedestrians, horse and carriage, and the Spaulding's home. As well as being proprietor of the Almota House, Spaulding was pastor of a church; the school superintendent of Linn county, OR, in 1849-50; territorial commissioner...
  • Northwest Illustrations Collection
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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...
  • 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...
  • Northwest Illustrations Collection
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  • 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...
  • Northwest Illustrations Collection
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  • C.A. Sanders' Flouring Mill & Residence, Near Ellensburgh, W.T.
  • Mills--Washington--Ellensburg; Grain Industry--Washington--Ellensburg; Sanders, Carl August; Farmers--Washington--Ellensburg
  • Panoramic view showing the mill with horses and wagons waiting to be served, the Sanders' home and the surrounding fields, mountains, and roads. Carl August Sander was born in Berlin, Germany in 1840. He worked in milling in Florida, New York,...
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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...
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  • Farm Residence of H. W. Stratton, Esq. near Spokane Falls, W. T.
  • Farms--Washington--Spokane; Orchards--Washington--Spokane; Stratton, H.W.; Farmhouses--Washington--Spokane; Clergy--Washington--Spokane; Farmers--Washington--Spokane
  • An illustration of the orchards of the Stratton farm, with an inset illustration of the house and garden. H.W. Stratton, came to Oregon in 1871 as a minister. He organized the first Presbyterian churches at Weston and Walla Walla and in Boise,...
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  • Farm Residence of Joseph M. Shelton Near Ellensburgh, W.T.
  • Cattle ranches--Washington--Ellensburg; Shelton, Joseph M.; Outbuildings--Washington--Ellensburg; Livestock--Washington--Ellensburg; Ranchers--Washington--Ellensburg
  • A panoramic view of the Shelton farm showing the cattle pens, outbuildings, residence and surrounding lands. Joseph M. Shelton moved west from North Carolina in 1865. He settled in Denver, where he married Missouri C. Jones. In 1882 they moved...
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  • First National Bank, Sprague, W.T.
  • Banks--Washington--Sprague; Buildings--Washington--Sprague; Fairweather, Mr.; Brooke, Mr.; Bankers--Washington--Sprague
  • Street scene depicting the bank, pedestrians, horse and carriage, and boardwalk. The First National Bank of Sprague grew out of the banking businesses of Mr. Fairweather and Mr. Brooke, who began business in Sprague in 1882. It was chartered as the...
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  • Flouring Mill of S. H. Havemale & Son. Spokane Falls, W.T.
  • Grain industry--Washington--Spokane; Havermale, S.H.; Buildings--Washington--Spokane; Mills--Washington--Spokane; Business enterprises--Washington--Spokane; Clergy--Washington--Spokane; Rivers--Washington--Spokane
  • View of the Echo Roller Mills, owned by the Havermales, showing a river with floating logs, a bridge, flour mill, horses and wagon. Reverend Havermale came to Spokane in 1875. Along with his ministerial work, he claimed 160 acres near the city and...
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  • 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...
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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...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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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...
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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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  • 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...
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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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