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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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,...
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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 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...
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  • 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,...
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