Miss Spokane Invites You. To attract new residents to the Inland Empire, the Spokane Advertising Club held a contest for a representative symbol. In 1912, "Miss Spokane" became that symbol, and pictures of the first Miss Spokane, Marguerite Motie,…
Spokane and the Inland Empire: The Land of Mighty Rivers and Giant Waterfalls, Great Lakes, Rugged Mountains with Vast Mineral Storehouses, Grand Forests and Immense Wheat Fields. Souvenir of Spokane, Wash.
Franklin D. Roosevelt visited the construction site of the Grand Coulee Dam in August 1934. More than 20,000 people came to see Roosevelt give a brief speech. This invitation reserved a seat.
Dance card for benefit ball, 1892. Young ladies used dance cards to keep track of their partners at a dance or ball. The cards listed the evening's dances and sometimes came with a small pencil attached so that the dance partner's name could be…