Completed in 1941, and hailed as the "Eighth Wonder of the World", here the Grand Coulee Dam is shown still under construction. The project used 12 million cubic yards of concrete. circa 1940.
Dry Falls no longer carries water, but is the remnant of what was once the largest waterfall known to have existed on earth. Compared to Niagara Falls, that has a drop of 165 feet and is one mile wide, this waterfall was 3.5 miles of sheer cliffs that dropped 400 feet. It is located 7 miles southwest of Coulee City. circa 1940.
Dedicated in 1921, the Peach Arch represents the longest undefended boundary in the world. It was the first monument built and dedicated to world peace. circa 1945.
Printed on back: Peach Arch in Blaine, Washington, on the United States-Canadian International boundary, was erected as a symbol of goodwill and mutual understanding between the two countries. In Blaine also is the United States Customs Office. Tour the west this year with 76 gasoline
Printed on back: Skyhomish River, Washington, wends its way from the Cascades to Puget Sound amid such scenic beauty as this. Take State Highway 15 from Monroe. Tour the west this year with 76 gasoline
Printed on back: Mount Adams, southern Washington, is a weathered giant 12,470 feet high and one of the major Cascade cones. An accessible peak, its mountain meadows are filled every season with huckleberry pickers. Drive north from the Columbia River. Tour the West this year with 76 gasoline.
Money was appropriated fom Congress in 1910 to begin construction on the locks. They opened in May, 1917, but the removal of several old bridges, and the construction of new bridges in Fremont, Ballard, University and Montlake wasn't completed until 1934. circa 1950.
Printed on back: Government Locks, Seattle, separate Puget Sound from freshwater Lake Union and Lake Washington. Large ocean steamers easily pass through these enormous locks.
Completed in the summer of 1931, the A.E.Larson building, located at the corner of 2nd Street and Yakima Avenue, was an instant landmark in the city of Yakima. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. circa 1952.
The Ginkgo (not Gingko, as written on the front of the postcard) Petrified Forest is part of the Wanapum Recreational Area in Vantage, Washington. The park and a small museum opened to the public in 1938. circa 1940.
Printed on front: Petrified Log Gingko State Park-Wn.
Cute little buck hardly looks big enough to support his impressive headgear. Likely of the odocoileus hemionus columbianus species, or the Columbian black-tailed deer, the most prevalent type of deer in Western Washington. These deer prefer brushy, logged off lands and coniferous forests. circa 1940.
Printed on back: Westport Boat Haven. Fishing was good the day this view was made. The facility is usually crowded to its capacity. Westport is one of the "Hottest" fishing ports on the west coast.
