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Scotch Broom - The Golden Trail.

School Children's Pictorial Pageant. A Most Spectacular Parade. Spokane's Pow Wow.

Scenic splendor on the Spokane River. Looking East near Spokane, Wash.

Scenic Hot Springs on the Great Northern R. R., Washington.

Scene on Spokane River, Near Bowl and Pitcher, Spokane, Wash.

Scene on Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Wash.

Scene at Manito Park, Spokane, Washington.

Bear Pit at Manito Park, Spokane, Washington.

Sanitarium, Nob Hill, North Yakima, Wash.

Sandy Wong and Virginia Fox in the Chinese Gardens Restaurant

The Chinese Gardens restaurant opened on 611 West Sprague Avenue in 1948 by John (Sheong) Chan. This is a photograph is of waitress Virginia Fox and Sandy Wong, whose uncle, Y.S. Hoy, had a financial interest in the business. The Chinese Gardens was…

Sanborn Map of Spokane Block Containing Chinese Businesses and Boarding Houses, 1889

Prior to the existence of Trent Alley, many Chinese residents lived and worked north of Front Street (now Spokane Falls Boulevard) in the eastern half of what as of 2024 is Riverfront Park. The structures toward the top of the map (Stevens Street)…

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of Trent Alley, 1950

Trent Alley is typically associated with three blocks between Trent Avenue (now Spokane Falls Boulevard) and Main Avenue. This map depicts those blocks with the eastern edge at the top of the map. The eastern-most block, where Trent Alley forms an…