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Spokane -- Views (Folder 3, #32)

"Looking across the city from the north bank of the river from a point about directly north from the Carnegie Library. Jake Hill is seated on a tree stump in the foreground of the view."

Spokane -- Views (Folder 3, #35)

"Spokane as seen under the cloud mantle of the past Saturday afternoon, October 24th." Taken from Lewis and Clark High School.

Spokane -- Views (Folder 3, #40)

Looking north across the city from a point immediately above the Judge Turner residence on 7th Avenue. Between Howard and Stevens running north.

Spokane -- Washington Water Power Company (#01)

"Washington Water Power temporary headquarters after the Spokane fire of 1889. The great fire struck the city's downtown in early August, just five months after WWP was created. Using any wire that would carry 10 amps - including barbed ware -…

Spokane -- Washington Water Power Company (#03)

"WWP put an appliance store on wheels to take the most up-to-date modern electric conveniences to housesholds around the Inland Northwest. WWP would be among the leaders in promoting and selling electric ranges and water heating."

Spokane -- Washington Water Power Company (#11)

"Culligan building on right. Monroe bridge and railroad bridge"

Spokane -- Washington Water Power Company (#12)

"Looking upstream at headgate house and dam"

Spokane -- Washington Water Power Company (#15)

"Northern Pacific and Monroe Street Bridge looking downstream"

Spokane -- Washington Water Power Company (#17)

"Headgate house, Post Street Building. Montgomery Wards"

Spokane -- Washington Water Power Company (#18)

"Culligan soft water building on north bank of river"

Spokane -- Washington Water Power Company (#19)

"Power house and pipe stacks"

Spokane -- Washington Water Power Company (#20)

"looking north on Monroe Street"

Spokane -- Washington Water Power Company (#21)

Post Street building and Post Street Bridge

Spokane -- Water Wagon (#01)

"Carl Waldemar Nielsen (aka Nelson) with his water wagon. He came to the United States from Denmark in 1905. In 1907 he is shown living at E. 725 Sprague Avenue and in 1908 he is at 118 Division."

Spokane -- Western Union (#01)

Front office of the Western Union Office in Spokane, 1911.

Spokane -- Western Union (#02)

"Bookkeeping room at Western Union, Spokane"

Spokane County -- Beaver trapping (#01)

"Trapper has caught and killed two beaver."

Spokane County -- Beaver trapping (#02)

"Looking for places to set Beaver traps" on the Little Spokane.

Spokane County -- Beaver trapping (#06)

"Stretching and drying the beaver skins on a frame to cure them"

Spokane County -- Beaver trapping (#07)

"Trapper has caught and killed two beaver"

Spokane County -- Beaver trapping (#08)

"A beaver caught in a trap and ready to be killed"

Spokane County -- Beaver trapping (#09)

"Setting beaver traps along Little Spokane River"

Spokane County -- Courthouse (#08)

Judge Charles H. Leavy, Superior Court, Spokane.

Spokane County -- Courthouse (#10)

"Interior of the Sheriff's office at the Spokane County Courthouse showing Sheriff Dempsey on the phone; Con Harrington, Ed Burch, Joe Murphy, one unidentified"

Spokane County -- Courthouse (#17)

Spokane County Courthouse, ca. 1899.

Spokane County -- Courthouse (#20)

"1888 County Courthouse scene in Spokane. Trial involved a man who ran down and killed another with a carriage and horses."

Spokane County -- Dairies (#01)

Pine Creek Dairy in Spokane Valley.

Spokane County -- Dairies (#02)

Hiram K. Bixler at his small dairy farm in the Mica district.

Spokane County -- Elections (#01)

U. B. Lunch counter at what appears to be a booth at the Spokane County Fair. Clarence Long was elected sheriff in 1921.

Spokane County -- Hangman Valley (#01)

"Looking southward up Hangman Valley and across the Stafford Addition from the end of 9th Avenue"

Spokane County -- Hangman Valley (#02)

"Looking northward down the valley and across the Sixth Avenue bridge from the High Drive parkway near the Washington Water Power Company's substation."

Spokane County -- Hangman Valley (#03)

"Looking northward down the valley from between two large pine trees and from near the Washington Water Power Company substation at 27th Avenue."

Spokane County -- Hangman Valley (#04)

"Looking southward up the valley from High Drive parkway. To the left is Browne's Butte. Inland Empire Highway follows valley"

Spokane County -- Marshall Canyon (#01)

"Looking southwestward up the canyon from High Drive, Spokane."

Spokane Valley -- Agriculture (#19)

Unidentified sheep farm in Spokane Valley.

Spokane Valley -- Agriculture (#03)

"Alfalfa harvest near Liberty Lake."