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Old Growth Forest

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Description: Two men, one in work clothes and one in a suit, stand at the base of old-growth pine trees in a forest and appear tiny in comparison to the trees. The tre...
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Douglas Fir and Logger

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Description: View of a man standing next to a douglas fir which is fourteen feet in diameter. The man is dressed in work clothes and an axe rests on his hip. In the bac...
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The McKinley Stump

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Description: View of a man standing in front of a huge wooden stump called the McKinley stump which is housed under a small gazebo. A sign relates that the tree was cut...
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Town Valley

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Description: Elevated view of the town in the valley, with houses, other buildings, a bridge, and roads. Caption reads: "General view of Loomis, Wash."
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Christmas Greeting Card

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Description: Christmas greeting card depicting the Benton-Franklin Inter-county bridge over the Columbia River connecting Kennewick and Pasco, Washington. A riverboat a...
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View of Mount Persis

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Description: A view of Mount Persis, part of the Cascade Range in Washington. Railroad tracks are running along a low and rocky river, and along the tracks runs a dirt ...
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Mountain Peak

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Description: View over trees toward a snow-capped mountain peak at high altitude.
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Lower Falls

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Description: View of the roiling lower falls on Spokane River with two bridges, and a large stone building with a sign that reads: "Washington Water Power Co." is above...
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International Trucks & Tractors Storefront

Date: 1944
Description: View from road of the storefront of Truck & Tractor, Inc., an International Harvester dealership. An Olympic Transportation Co. truck is parked near the en...
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Fishing Rocks

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Description: Elevated view across water toward large rocks from which people are fishing. Caption reads: "Fishing Rocks, Near Seaview, Wash."
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Elevated View of Seattle

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Description: Elevated view of the city from Capital Hill, with the Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains in the background.
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Lumbering Town

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Description: Distant elevated view of a lumbering town including a river and surrounding forest. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye View of Raymond, Wash."
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Lakeview Grocery and Market Truck

Date: 10 28 1936
Description: Men load boxes into the back of an International C-1 truck owned by Lakeview Grocery. The truck is parked in front of the Lakeview Grocery storefront. Text...
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Totem Maker

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Description: A view of a Native American man, the Totem maker, sitting outside of a tent and holding a carved totemic figure. Caption at bottom reads: "The Totem Maker,...
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Teams of Horses

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Description: Many teams of horses placing machinery on Palmer Mountain, climbing to 4,291 feet above sea level. Caption reads: "Placing Machinery on Palmer Mountain, Lo...
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W. & G.N. Wooden Railroad Bridge

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Description: View of a train passing over the W. & G.N. wooden railroad bridge which spans a mountain pass. Lumber is in the valley below. Caption reads: "W. & G.N. Br...
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North Head Lighthouse

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Description: Elevated view of the century-old North Head Lighthouse, completed in 1898, built in response to a marked increase in the number of shipwrecks along the Pen...
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"T.J. Potter" Steamship

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Description: View of the "T.J. Potter" steamship in the water near Long Beach. The ship features a paddle wheel and a smokestack. "T.J. Potter" ispainted on the side of...
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Irrigation Ditch and Apple Orchards

Date: 1910
Description: View of an irrigation ditch near apple orchards in. Mountains are in the distance. Caption reads: Irrigation Ditch And Apple Orchards, Near Cashmere, Wash....
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Congressman W.L. Jones In Orchard

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Description: Congressman W.L. Jones poses in an apple orchard. Text on photograph reads: "Congressman W.L. Jones And Apple Tree In Dr. J.I. Pogue' Orchard Which Yielded...

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