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Big Brother and Big Sister Programs - 4

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Barbara Comte, Exec. Director of Tacoma/Pierce Co. Big Brothers/Sisters, stands at one of the several doors of the organizations Bingo Hall at 84th and Sprague Streets which will have to be brought up to county guidelines (including "panic" bars).
Geff Hinds/photo

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The Adna Mill Company in Adna, Washington, six miles west of Chehalis on the South Bend branch of the Northern Pacific Railroad. In the early 1900s, Adna consisted of two general merchandise stores, two hotels, a blacksmith shop, one Evangelical church and a public school. The Adna Mill had an average capacity of 60,000 feet of lumber and 830,000 shingles per day and employed 90 men. Photograph c. 1909.

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Unpaved road between Port Angeles and Lake Crescent in Clallam County which included stops at Lake Sutherland. Photograph by Leo Hettzel, Port Angeles, c. 1903.

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Timber hoisted on a Lamb Cableway above the Black Creek, a branch of the Wynooche River near Montesano, Washington. The Lamb Cableway was invented by Hoquiam resident Frank H. Lamb to lift logs from waterways to high land where they can be skidded to railroads and navigable waters. Photograph c. 1903.

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Logger William Hepfinger pictured skidding lumber in South Aberdeen, Washington, to be shipped by rail to St. Louis for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904 for Hepfinger's "Western Washington Exhibit." Photo copyright William Hepfinger, c. 1903.

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Logger William Hepfinger pictured beside lumber in South Aberdeen, Washington, to be shipped by rail to St. Louis for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904 for Hepfinger's "Western Washington Exhibit." The banner hung on the lumber reads, "The State of Washington." Photo copyright William Hepfinger, c. 1903.

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Fishermen using the brailing method to gather salmon from the water at the Cattle Point fish trap off of the San Juan Islands. Photograph c. 1903.

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Fishermen emptying nets of salmon at the Cattle Point fish trap off of the San Juan Islands. Photograph c. 1903.

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Fishermen hauling in fishing nets with salmon at the Shultz & Gross trap near Roche Harbor, Washington. Photograph taken August 2nd, 1901.

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Laborers in a sheep shearing corral owned by Lloyd and McKerlie near Ellensburg, Washington. Ellensburg is located in Kittitas County where thousands of sheep were wintered in the low lands of the south and eastern parts of the county along the Columbia and Yakima Rivers. Sheep were normally shorn in the springtime when its heavy fleece would not be needed to keep the animal warm. Photograph by Paultzke, Otto W., Ellensburg, c. 1908.

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Waterfront street in the town of Friday Harbor, Washington in the San Juan Islands featuring signs for Saloon Best 5 Cent Beers, Office Pacific Steam Laundry and Soda Fountain with fruits, candies and ice cream. By 1903, Friday Harbor was the commercial center and county seat of San Juan County. Photograph c. 1903.

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Third and Union intersection in Seattle, Washington looking east. The Federal Building is at right, followed by the Post-Intelligencer Building and the White Building. The Antlers Hotel is midway down the block at left with the Crary Building in the distance. Photograph by Webster & Stevens, c. 1909.

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The Friday Harbor Drug Store in Friday Harbor, Washington located on the San Juan Islands advertising drugs, books and photo supplies. The building on the right has a poster announcing a July 4th Whatcom celebration. Photograph c. 1907. 

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Group of school children and teachers outside of The Lopez School House on Lopez Island, Washington, located in the San Juan Islands. Photograph c. 1903.

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