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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...
    • 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...
    • 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...
    • 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...
    • 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...
    • McAlisters Ranch near LaGrande, OR

    • Ranches--Oregon--LaGrande; Livestock--Oregon--LaGrande; Farmhouses--Oregon--LaGrande; Outbuildings--Oregon--LaGrande; McAlister, D.A.; Ranchers--Oregon--LaGrande
    • This illustration consists of two drawings, one of the McAlister ranch and one of their home, with an inset portrait. D. A. McAllister was one of the first horse-breeders in Eastern Oregon. He came to the Northwest in 1862, working as a drover for...
    • 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...
    • 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 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...
    • The Bull Ranch, Ellensburgh, W. T., Walter A. Bull, Esq.

    • Cattle ranches--Washington--Ellensburg; Outbuildings--Washington--Ellensburg; Livestock--Washington--Ellensburg; Farmhouses--Washington--Ellensburg; Bull, Walter A.; Ellsworth, C.W.P.; Farmhouses--Oregon--LaGrande; Kineth, Charles
    • Actually several drawings of several subjects, this illustration gives a bird's eye view of the Bull Ranch (cattle and outbuildings) in Ellensburg as well as drawings of the residences of Charles Kineth in Ellensburg and C. W. Ellsworth in...
    • 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...
    • 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...

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