Main Street looking east in Ritzville, Washington located in Adams County. Palace Lodging, Yakima Bar, Dr. Lemman Dentist, Rosenoff & Company Drugs and Myers Shepley Company businesses are all visible. Photograph c. 1908.
People standing outside of the Kane Brothers general merchandise store in La Center, Washington, located in Clark County near the foothills of the Cascade Mountain Range. Wooden crates litter the ground, a sign for Lowe's Paint and a partially obscured sign which may say "German American" is to the left of the doorway. Photograph c. 1909.
Interior of the Dudley Shoe Company in North Yakima, Washington, featuring three glass case displays and shoes stored in tall shelves equipped with rolling library ladders. Photograph c. 1909.
Interior of the Dunstan Brothers store in Fall City, Washington located in King County 26 miles east of Seattle on the Snoqualmie River. The recorded owners J. O. and W.H. Dunstan may be posing. Advertisements for Lilly's Flower Seeds, dyspepsia (indigestion) medication and UMC Cartridges are visible. Photograph c. 1909.
Exterior of the Quilcene Megaphone newspaper office in Quilcene, Washington located in Jefferson County on the Olympic Peninsula. The man sitting outside is possibly the Megaphone's editor Milton F. Satterlee, former publisher of the Quilcene Queen, the Port Townsend Weekly Democrat, Port Townsend Daily Herald, the Quilcene Mining Record, the Port Townsend Weekly Mirror, the Daily Call and finally the Quilcene Megaphone in 1909. The press was powered by the water wheel out front. Photograph by E.C.D., c. 1910.
New Palace Billiard Hall, Dr. O.K. Wolf offices and the Palace Theater in Vancouver, Washington located in Clark County. The theater was owned by C. Engleman and seated 381. Text on program: "1: Music, Xylophone Piano Orchestra 2. Moving Picture, A cry from The Wilderness or a tale of the L(sp?) and the Midnight Sun 3. Illustrated Song, Sweetheart Days 4. Moving Picture, A Just Reward . Mad Dog 5. Illustrated Song, Red Wing 6. Moving Picture, A Midnight Disturbanee. An Energetic Street Cleaner. Matinee Admission 10 C. A poster for A Night in Bohemia hosted by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks hangs in the doorway. Photograph by Anderson Studio, c. 1909.
The Chehalis United Methodist Church in Chehalis, Washington, located in Lewis County on Market Boulevard. Advertisements for Mail Pouch tobacco and Wrigley's Spearmint Gum as well as partially cleared land are visible. Photograph by Drummond Studio, c. 1909.
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church at the corner of 5th and Washington Avenue in Bremerton, Washington, located in Kitsap County. The church was built in 1901 in a ceremony officiated by Bishop Edward J. O'Dea and active before being replaced in 1921.
The Staeger Brothers Book Store and offices of an inactive post office, Dr. C.D. Powell, the Chehalis Bee-Nugget Newspaper and the Sterling Lumber Company, in Chehalis, Washington located in Lewis County. The Staeger Brothers store features advertisements for Kodaks, music, art goods and stationary. To the right of the building, there is a kiosk for Paramount Studio, featuring a series of photo portraits. Photograph by Drummond Studio, c. 1909.
Program for the dedication of St. Boniface's Church in Uniontown, Washington, located in Whitman County. Construction of the church began in 1893 and was finally completed in 1905 under the direction of Father J.A. Faust, who is pictured on the right. Photograph c. 1907. This is an alternate layout of the same images used in WIL (F)-177B.
The entrance of the Star Theatre in Vancouver, Washington, located in Clark County. Signs read: "Reel 1, Lucy Laramore, Views, Castles on the Rhine. Reel 2, Circcumstantial Evidence, The Swords. Song, When the birds are singing. Reel 3, Little Cryil, The Runaway". "High class entertainment for Ladies, Children and Gentlemen." "Entire change tomorrow." Photograph by Anderson Studio c. 1909.
North Side High School, Spokane, Washington. Albert Held, Architect. According to Superintendent of City Schools J.A. Tormey, Spokane had a enrollment of 1,541 high school students in 1906. The school district expected to see an increase in students, in high school and lower grades, the following year. Plans were made to build a new high school for the north side of the city. The North Side High School was expected to cost $300,000-$400,000 and be a "model of High School architecture." Photograph c. 1907.
The Washington Annex, 2nd Ave. and Stewart, Seattle, Washington. This view of the Washington Annex under construction was taken on the first day of January, 1907. It replaced the original Washington hotel building which had to be razed when the city demanded regrading of the site. Both structures were built by J.A. Moore.
The grocery department of E.E. Paddock's general merchandise store in Farmington, Washington, located in Whitman County established by George Truax in 1879 and named after Farmington, Minnesota, the original home of Mr. Truax.Paddock's occupied a new concrete building and basement 70 x 100 feet. Photograph c. 1907.
The Nome Circle and Forestry Building of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle, Washington. The Forestry Building featured columns of fir logs from Grays Harbor County and was billed as the "largest log house in the world." After the fair, the University of Washington used the structure both as botanical museum and the Burke Museum before being demolished in the 1930s. Photograph c. 1909.
Visitors at the main entrance (facing outwards) of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle, Washington. Admission was 50 cents and 3,740,551 paid admissions during the 138 day fair. The organizers made a profit of $62,676, which was donated to charity. Photograph c. 1909.
The Triangular gardens in front of the Music Pavilion at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle, Washington, featuring roses, rhododendrons, dahlias, lilies, gladioli, phlox and peonies. Photograph c. 1909.
The Government Building (center) European, Alaskan, United States, Hawaii-Philippines, Oriental, Agricultural and Manufacturers Buildings from across The Geyser Basin at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle, Washington. Although some of these buildings were later utilized by the University of Washington, the majority were constructed for temporary use. Photograph by F.H. Nowell, c. 1909.
South Side High School in Bellingham, Washington located in Whatcom County, directed by Superintendent of Schools W.J. Hughes. Photograph by Sandison, c. 1907.
The Farmers Bank of Krupp in Krupp, Washington, located in Grant County, 93 miles west of Spokane, operated by B.F. Paff. The building featured American Bond brickwork, decorative cornice and a striped awning. Photograph by Elmer, J., c. 1908.
The Hotel Grand in Naches, Washington, located in Yakima Valley at the foot of Mount Clemens. Naches was founded on the completion of the North Yakima and Valley Railroad in 1907 and officially incorporated in 1922, following local merchant Lewis Smith being elected mayor. Photograph c. 1907.
The Waldorf Apartments and S.H. Poynor Furniture Store at the corner of Pike and Seventh Avenue in Seattle, Washington. The building was established in November of 1908 with 2700 sq. ft. of floor space. A year later, the business had grown to cover 10,800 sq. ft. and carried a full line of furniture, carpets, rugs and household items. Photograph c. 1909.
Chanslor & Lyon Motor Supply Co. in Seattle. Chanslor & Lyon's offices and salesrooms were located at 916 E. Pike St. The company was one of three large automobile supply houses in the Broadway - E. Pike St. area which was fast becoming the automobile center of the city. The other two firms were the Motor Equipment Co. and Hatch & Dodd. Chanslor & Lyon featured Hartford Tires. This c. 1909 view of the company's store front has two men standing at the entrance of the store while a sporty automobile with two occupants is parked outside. Photograph c. 1909.
Eight men and women pose at the log steps of the Cloud Cap Inn, built on Mt. Hood, Oregon, at an elevation of 6,000 feet. The Inn was built in 1889 using amabilis firs and given its name by Nannie Wood, wife of Col. C.E.S. Wood. Guests had to travel via railroad to Hood River, and then be transported via stagecoach high up the mountain, a ride that took several hours. By the time of this photograph, the Cloud Cap Inn was only operating during the spring and summer due to the 60 feet of snow falling during winters. It is on the Oregon Register of Historic Places. Photograph c. 1907.
A group of children wading in Green Lake, located in Seattle, Washington. Green Lake was donated to the City of Seattle by the State of Washington in 1905 and included in the Olmsted Brothers' comprehensive parks plan, undergoing major changes over the subsequent 15 years. Photograph c. 1903.
A Family on walking path in Kinnear Park, located in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The park is named after the land's original owner, George Kinnear, who had moved to Seattle from Illinois in 1874, promoted the first wagon road through Snoqualmie Pass and organized the Immigration Board. Kinnear sold the park's wooded land to the City of Seattle in 1889 for $1.00. Photograph c. 1906.
Portrait of Yakima person, known by some as "Indian Nancy," who lived in a tepee with her husband "Blind Toby" on Water Street in Ellensburg, Washington, located in Whatcom County. Nancy had worked for a number of Ellensburg women, died about six years after this picture was taken and is buried in Toppenish, Washington. Photograph by Otto W. Pautzke, c. 1905.