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  • Port Gamble Mills, Puget Mill Company Owners.
  • Mills--Washington--Port Gamble; Lumber industry--Washington--Port Gamble; Shipping--Washington--Port Gamble; Business enterprises--Washington--Port Gamble
  • Birds-eye view of Port Gamble Mill depicting ships, buildings and people. Port Gamble was a company town of the Puget Mill Company, whose three founders were from Maine. They preferred to hire men who were also from Maine to work for them, so they...
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  • Port Ludlow and Utsalady Mills
  • Mills--Washington--Utsalady; Lumber industry--Washington--Utsalady; Shipping--Washington--Utsalady; Business enterprises--Washington-Utsalady
  • Birds-eye views of the lumber mills at Port Ludlow and Utsaladdy (sic) depicting lumber, mills, ships, water and mountains. Port Ludlow was known more for its ship building than as a mill town. The steam sawmill there was purchased at auction by...
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  • Residence of Mrs. N. E. De Spain, Pendleton, OR
  • Dwellings--Oregon--Pendleton; De Spain, Jeremiah; De Spain, Nancy E.
  • Drawing of the home of Mrs. N. E. De Spain, with inset portrait of the late Jeremiah De Spain. Nancy E. Howard was the daughter of Reverend William H. Howard of Monmouth, Oregon. She married Jeremiah De Spain in 1866 and they moved onto a sheep...
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  • Residence of W. G. Willis, Esq.. Spokane Falls, W. T.
  • Dwellings--Washington--Spokane; Willis, W.G.; Cities & towns--Washington--Spokane
  • Drawing of the lavish home of W. G. Willis of Spokane Falls. Spokane was settled in 1873 by James Glover who was enchanted with the Falls. The discovery of silver and lead deposits nearby, the vast forests and fertile soil encouraged immigrations....
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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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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  • 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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  • De Spain Block, Property of Mrs. N.E. De Spain, Pendleton, OR
  • Businessmen, American--Oregon--Pendleton; De Spain, Jeremiah; Buildings--Oregon--Pendleton; Commercial facilities--Oregon--Pendleton
  • Street-level view of the De Spain Building in Pendleton, Oregon. Jeremiah De Spain was one of the pioneers of Union and Umatilla counties. Starting out as a sheep rancher, he later moved into, and became a prominent member of, Pendleton. He...
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  • 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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  • 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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  • Sprague Brewery, Owned by R.O. Porack
  • Brewing industry--Washington--Sprague; Buildings--Washington--Sprague; Porack, R.O.; Business enterprises--Washington--Sprague; Cities & towns--Washington--Sprague
  • View of the Sprague Brewery and surrounding lands and buildings. Sprague, the capital and metropolis of Lincoln county, was at this time the division headquarters of the Northern Pacific Railroad and the only large town in this part of the plains.
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