State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.); Eastern Washington University -- Buildings -- History
Photograph of the tower remaining in the aftermath of the fire that destroyed the Administration Building of the Cheney State Normal School (now Eastern Washington University) on April 24, 1912. Photograph also shows wire spool used in preparation...
Photograph of the Cheney Drug Co. in Cheney, Washington. It is a false front building common to the time and has a wooden sidewalk in front. Built by F. A. Pomeroy, a Cheney physician, this brick building has housed a number of businesses since its...
Showalter Hall (Eastern Washington University); Pillars of Hercules (Eastern Washington University); Rock formations;
Pillars of Hercules and Showalter Hall. Showalter Hall was named in honor of the school's president Noah Showalter, 1911-26. The Pillars of Hercules were built in 1915 as a memorial to the administration building that was destroyed by fire in...
Expeditions & surveys; Railroad surveys; Fort Walla Walla (Wash.)
Fort Walla Walla was first built along the Columbia River by the Northwest Company to act as a trading center. A second fort was built by the Hudson Bay Company prior to 1831 and served as a frontier post protecting their interests. This was...
Fire; Grand Coulee (Wash. : Coulee);Central business districts -- United States -- History.
The Grand Coulee Club on “B” Street in Grand Coulee being protected during a fire. Built in 1933 by Mr. and Mrs. John Pozar, it was operating as “Mom’s Tavern” in 1970.
Photograph of the First National Bank of Cheney in Cheney, Washington. The bank is situated on the corner of First St. and Normal Avenue, (now College Avenue) . It was built by Daniel F. Percival in 1889 after a fire destroyed the previous building...