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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...
    • 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...
    • 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 H.S. Hollingsworth, Colfax, W.T.

    • Dwellings--Washington--Colfax; Hollingsworth, Hezekiah S.; Cities & towns--Washington--Colfax
    • Illustration of the house including the hill behind and trees in front. Mr. Hollingsworth was one of the first settlers of Colfax, which, at the time of publication, was a town with a population of 2500. The region around the town was filled with...
    • 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...
    • 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...
    • 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...
    • 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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