Washington (State) -- Amber -- History; Farmhouses
House built by H. M. Showalter on his farm near Amber, Washington. On the porch are Susie Miller, Mrs. Abbie Showalter, Charley Showalter (child), and H. M. Showalter.
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...
Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.);Hydroelectric power plants -- Washington (State);Dams -- United States -- Design and construction; Scrapers (Earthmoving machinery) ; Horse-drawn vehicles -- History
Construction of the temporary railroad from Coulee City to the dam site utilized methods common a half century earlier when the Northern Pacific built its branch to Coulee City. Horse drawn fresno scrapers are being used to grade the roadbed.
Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.);Hydroelectric power plants -- Washington (State)
View looking west across the reservoir side of the dam. The spillway drum gates are not installed, and the roadway across the top of the dam has not been built yet.
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.
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...
The train of the Red River hunters consisting "of 824 carts, about 1,200 animals, and 1,300 persons, men, women, and children." The encampment is formed by making "a circular or square yard of the carts, placed side by side with the...
Expeditions & surveys; Railroad surveys; Assiniboine Indians; Gifts; Fort Union (Mont.)
"Fort Union is situated on the eastern bank of the Missouri River, about 2 ¾ miles above the mouth of the Yellowstone. It was built by the American Fur Company in 1830, and has from that time been the principal supply store or depot of that...
Eastern Washington University -- Buildings; Criminal investigations;
A photograph of the Washington State Crime Lab which is 32,000 square feet and is located on the Eastern Washington University campus. The crime lab was built in 2006 and houses a full staff of 30 forensic scientists.
Dams -- Montana; Dam construction -- Montana; Hungry Horse Dam
Hungry Horse Dam is on the South Fork of the Flathead River in Montana. The dam was built as part of the Hungry Horse Project to provide hydroelectric power and flood control. At 564 feet, the dam is the 10th highest in the U.S.
Dams -- Montana; Dam construction -- Montana; Hungry Horse Dam
Photograph of construction workers pouring cement at the Hungry Horse Dam construction. The dam was built as part of the Hungry Horse Project to provide hydroelectric power and flood control. At 564 feet, the dam is the 10th highest in the U.S....
Dams -- Montana; Dam construction -- Montana; Hungry Horse Dam
Photograph of construction workers sand blasting at the construction of the Hungry Horse Dam. The dam was built as part of the Hungry Horse Project to provide hydroelectric power and flood control. At 564 feet, the dam is the 10th highest in the...