Independent Mine, Cle Elum.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs

Kittitas County (Wash.) -- Buildings, Historic; Historic buildings -- Washington (State) -- Kittitas County; Mines and mining -- Washington (State) -- Cle Elum

This mine was one of the first in Cle Elum. It changed hands several times between its opening in 1900 and closure in 1927. The site near the east city limits now contains homes.

Ellensburg Public Library

Ellensburg Public Library

ca. 1916.

North Kittitas County Historical Society. Photo # NKB-018

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Independent Mine, Cle Elum.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs

Kittitas County (Wash.) - Buildings, Historic; Historic buildings - Washington (State) - Kittitas County; Mines and mining -- Washington (State) -- Cle Elum

This mine, one of the first in Cle Elum, changed hands several times between its opening in 1900 and closure in 1927. The site near the east city limits now contains homes.

Russell H. Connell (1876-1950.)

Ellensburg Public Library

Ellensburg Public Library

ca. 1916.

North Kittitas County Historical Society. Photo # NKB-018

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3 ½" x 5" b/w reprint of original photograph.

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Intersection at Fourth and Pearl Streets.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs

Ellensburg (Wash.) -- Streets, Historic; Historic streets -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg; Streets -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg; Pearl Street (Ellensburg, Wash.); Fourth Street (Ellensburg, Wash.); Commercial Streets -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg; Davidson Building (Ellensburg, Wash.); Albany Hotel (Ellensburg, Wash.); Cadwell-Olympic Building (Ellensburg, Wash.); Elwood (Harry S.) Drug Store (Ellensburg, Wash.); Phoenix Building (Ellensburg, Wash.)

A wide angle view of the intersection at Fourth and Pearl Streets looking north. The Davidson Building with it's Albany Hotel on the right and the Cadwell-Olympic Building, on the left, in which the Elwood Drug Store was located were two of the major buildings in Ellensburg. Both buildings were constructed in the summer and fall of 1889.

Unknown.

Ellensburg Public Library

Ellensburg Public Library

ca. 1898.

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3 1/4" x 9 1/2" b/w enlarged reprint of original photograph.

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Intersection of Sixth and Pearl Streets.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs

Ellensburg (Wash.) -- Streets, Historic; Historic streets -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg; Streets -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg; Pearl Street (Ellensburg, Wash.); Honolulu Block (Ellensburg, Wash.); Lynch Building (Ellensburg, Wash.); Geddis Building (Ellensburg, Wash.); Kleinberg Building (Ellensburg, Wash.)

Looking south on Pearl Street at the intersection of Pearl and Sixth Streets, this late 1890s photograph shows the rustic boardwalk and unpaved streets of Ellensburg. On the left is the Honolulu Block located on the northeast corner of Pearl and Fifth Streets built in 1889 by the McCandless Brothers who had large land and water investments in Honolulu, Hawaii Territory. The two towers of the Davidson and Kreidel Buildings on the east side of the street are hidden from view. On the southwest corner of Pearl and Fifth Streets is the Lynch Building built by Patrick Lynch in 1888. This building with its onion shaped finials survived the July 1889 fire which destroyed most of the Ellensburg business district. The two story wooden frame structure in the foreground on the right was a lodging house. The Geddis and Kleinberg Buildings on the west side of Pearl Street can be seen in the distance.Poor quality reproduction. Imagines blurred.

Unknown.

Ellensburg Public Library

Ellensburg Public Library

ca. 1896.

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5" x 7" sepia colored reprint of original photograph.

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Iron and Coal Mining Center.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs

Kittitas County (Wash.) -- Streets, Historic; Historic streets -- Washington (State) -- Cle Elum; Streets -- Washington (State) -- Cle Elum; Northern Pacific Railroad (Cle Elum, Wash.); Reed, Walter; Brosious, Pete; Reed House (Cle Elum, Wash.); Coal Mining -- Washington (State) -- Cle Elum; Lumbering -- Washington (State) -- Cle Elum

Thomas Gamble and Walter Reed homesteaded in the Cle Elum - Teanaway area in the northern portion of Kittitas County in the early years of the 1880s. With the discovery of coal in 1884 by Walter Reed and Pete Brosious and the construction of the Northern Pacific Railroad in 1886, Cle Elum became a major coal mining district in Washington Territory. Lumber mills were built to supply materials for the railroad, mines and homes for miners and their families. Walter Reed and his wife Barbara built the Reed House in 1886 and for years was the only place that could be used for a public meeting hall. The amount and quality of iron ore did not warrant widespread iron mining in the area.Lithograph from Volume II. History of the Pacific Northwest: Oregon and Washington. 1889. Lithograph titled, "Washington - Cle Elum, The Iron and Coal Mining Center.

North Pacific History Company, Portland, Oregon.

Ellensburg Public Library

Ellensburg Public Library

1889.

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6 1/2" x 9 1/2" b/w reprint of the original published lithograph.

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Johnson Brothers Company.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs

Kittitas County (Washington) -- Buildings, Historic; Historic buildings -- Washington (State) -- Kittitas County; Johnson Brothers & Co. General Merchandise (So. Cle Elum, Wash.); Stores, retail -- Washington (State) -- So. Cle Elum

Herman Hansen was the local manager of the Johnson Brothers and Company General Merchandise store in South Cle Elum about the time this L. B. Waters photograph was taken. The store's slogan "What you buy we stand by" advertised Johnson Brothers commitment to local customers.Postcard titled: "So. Cle Elum, WN." L. B. Waters, Photo.

L. B. Waters, Photographer.

Ellensburg Public Library

Ellensburg Public Library

ca.1917.

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5"x7" b/w reprint enlargement of original photo postcard.

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Johnson House.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs

Historic buildings -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg; Ellensburg (Washington) -- Buildings, Historic; Johnson House (Ellensburg, Wash.); Johnson, Thomas; Hotels -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg

The Johnson House was built by Thomas Johnson (1840-1908) in 1884 at the northwest corner of Fourth and Pearl Streets. The third floor was a ballroom, and the first and second floors were the hotel proper. The huge frame structure was completely destroyed by the July 4th 1889 fire. Johnson, an early pioneer in Yakima and Kittitas Counties, operated the first stage line from Ellensburg to The Dalles, Oregon. His hotel offered travelers many quality accommodations during their Ellensburg visit.

Unknown.

Ellensburg Public Library

Ellensburg Public Library

ca. 1887.

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8"x10" b/w photographic reprint from original.

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Jonesville, Washington.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs

Kittitas County (Wash.) -- Buildings historic; Historic buildings -- Washington (State) -- Kittitas County; Roslyn Fuel Co. (Jonesville, Wash.); Dwellings -- Washington (State) -- Jonesville; Mines and mining -- Washington (State) -- Jonesville

Jonesville (also known as Beekman), a community of 300 between Ronald and Lake Cle Elum, served a Roslyn Fuel Co. Mine. The mine closed in 1928, and the houses were torn down or moved to Ronald and Roslyn.This image can also be found as a hand colored postcard identified as Jonesville, Wahington.

Unknown.

Ellensburg Public Library

Ellensburg Public Library

ca.1914.

North Kittitas County Historical Society. Photo # NKSC-027

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Kahler Drug Co., Cle Elum.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs

Kittitas County (Wash.) - Streets, Historic; Historic streets - Washington (State) - Cle Elum; Streets -- Washington (State) -- Cle Elum; Pennsylvania Avenue (Cle Elum, Wash.); Stores retail -- Washington (State) -- Cle Elum; Kahler Drug Store (Cle Elum, Wash.); Low, Roland, M.D.; Holidays and festivals -- Washington (State) -- Cle Elum; Rites and ceremonies -- Washington (State) -- Cle Elum

Earle Kahler's drug store had been there over a decade when this picture was taken, next to the N.W.I. store on Pennsylvania Avenue. Dr. Roland Low, whose sign hangs outside his second floor office, practiced in Cle Elum from 1909 to 1917. The touring car full of patriotic little girls suggests July 4, 1917, as the date, two months after the United States entered World War One.

Unknown.

Ellensburg Public Library

Ellensburg Public Library

1917

North Kittitas County Historical Society. Photo # NKSC-016

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Kamola Hall Girls Dormitory.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs

Ellensburg (Wash.) -- Buildings, Historic; Historic buildings -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg; Kamola Hall, Central Washington University (Ellensburg, Wash.); Central Washington University (Ellensburg, Wash.); State Normal School (Ellensburg, Wash.)

Built in 1911 as the first girls dormitory on the campus of Washington State Normal School, Kamola Hall was constructed in a Spanish style of locally made bricks. The elegantly decorated hall was named Kamola, the daughter of the famous Kittitas Indian Chief Owhi. In 1915, an addition was built which could house 112 young women students. The hall is located on the north side of 8th Avenue between D and Walnut Streets. It was the third building constructed on the W.S.N.S. campus.Postcard titled: "No. 39 Girls Dormitory W.S.N.S. Ellensburg, Wash."

Unknown.

Ellensburg Public Library

Ellensburg Public Library

ca. 1920.

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Kamola Hall Washington State Normal School.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs

Ellensburg (Wash.) -- Buildings, Historic; Historic buildings -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg; State Normal School (Ellensburg, Wash.); Central Washington University (Ellensburg, Wash.); Kamola Hall, Central Washington University (Ellensburg, Wash.)

Kamola Hall, constructed in 1911, was the first dormitory built on the Washington State Normal School campus. An addition was built in 1915 that increased accommodations to satisfy 112 students. Kamola Hall was used by the Army Air Corp during World War II. Since 1974, the hall was been co-ed. In 2002, Kamola Hall was closed for extensive renovations. The frail and delicate Kamola ( Que-mol-lah) was the favorite daughter of Kittitas Indian Chief Owhi. In 1864, Kamola became the wife of Chief Moses.Asahel Curtis, well known Northwest photographer took several photographs in the Ellensburg area in 1912. The original image is located in the Special Collections at the University of Washington.

Asahel Curtis 1874-1941.

Ellensburg Public Library

Ellensburg Public Library

1912.

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Kittitas County Courthouse and trees.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs

Historic buildings -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg; Ellensburg (Washington) -- Buildings, Historic; Public buildings -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg; Kittitas County Courthouse (Ellensburg, Wash.)

The Kittitas County Courthouse built in 1887 was locacted on Courthouse Square on Main Street. This photograph taken during the early 1940s shows a well established courthouse surrounded by large trees and flower gardens. A large flagpole was on the south side of the building. The old courthouse was demolished in the mid 1950s.Photo postcard titled: "Kittitas County Court House- Ellensburg, Wn-#2-30PeV".

Unknown.

Ellensburg Public Library

Ellensburg Public Library

ca. 1940.

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Photo postcard.

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Kittitas County Courthouse I.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs

Historic buildings -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg; Ellensburg (Washington) -- Buildings, Historic; Public buildings -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg; Kittitas County Courthouse (Ellensburg, Wash.)

The large, two story brick Kittitas County Courthouse was built in 1887 on the northwest corner of Main Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. The courthouse was located in the center of the block known as Courthouse Square. The courthouse was torn down during the 1950s to make way for a newer, modern courthouse. A group of Kittitas County officials and clerks pose in front of the courthouse. The many trees that surround Courthouse Square were planted shortly after the construction of the building. The county jail was located on the north end of the building.Early photo postcards of this view of the courthouse were popular during the first quarter of the 1900s. Postcard title of this view was Kittitas County Courthouse, Ellensburg, Wash. #D3902.

Unknown.

Ellensburg Public Library

Ellensburg Public Library

1900.

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Reprint of photo postcard and enlarged reprint of original photograph.

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Kittitas County Courthouse II.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs

Historic buildings -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg; Ellensburg (Washington) -- Buildings, Historic; Public buildings -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg; Kittitas County Courthouse (Ellensburg, Wash.); Winegar, Levi V.; Wynegar, Levi V.

Kittitas Count Courthouse showing group of men and women in front of entrance of courthouse. Kittitas County Sheriff Levy V. Winegar (Wynegar) wearing a derby hat is fourth man from the right.Levi V. Winegar (Wynegar) married the daughter of William Shoudy who was a brother to Ellensburg's founder, John A. Shoudy. Photo postcard titled Kittitas County Court House, Ellensburg, Wash. 98556. C. R. Jensen Neg. #L.066.

Unknown.

Ellensburg Public Library

Ellensburg Public Library

1900.

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Reprint enlargement of photo postcard.

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Kittitas Valley Creamery.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs

Historic buildings -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg; Ellensburg (Washington) -- Buildings, Historic; Commercial buildings -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg; Creameries -- WAshington (State) -- Ellensburg

By the early 1900s, the Kittitas Valley had 800 milk producing farms and dairies. Several large and successful creameries such as the Ellensburg, Cloverdale and Spring Creek Creameries were in operation. Wagons with full milk cans unload at this country creamery.

Unknown.

Ellensburg Public Library

Ellensburg Public Library

1904.

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4 1/2"x6 1/2" b/w copy of photographis reproduction of original.

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Kreidel Building II.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs

Historic buildings -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg; Ellensburg (Washington) -- Buildings, Historic; Samuel Kreidel Block (Ellensburg, Wash.); Kreidel Building (Ellensburg, Wash.); Commercial buildings -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg

Located at the busy intersection of Third and Pearl Streets, the Kriegel Building housed many Ellensburg businesses. The large building was constructed immediately after the July 1889 fire by Samuel Kriegel. Workman positioning the large finial atop the tower. Simon Fogarty's two identical buildings on right face Third Street. Electrical power poles and early street lights can be seen.A clearer and slightly enlarged view of BLD-014.

Unknown.

Ellensburg Public Library

Ellensburg Public Library

ca. 1900.

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Kreidel Building.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs

Historic buildings -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg; Ellensburg (Washington) -- Buildings, Historic; Samuel Kreidel Block (Ellensburg, Wash.); Kreidel Building (Ellensburg, Wash.); Commercial buildings -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg

The Kriegel Building constructed during the fall and winter of 1889 by Samuel Kriegel was an impressive Ellensburg landmark. Located on the northeast corner of Third and Pearl Streets, the building was mordernized during the 1940s with the removal of the familiar tower and ornate facade.

Unknown.

Ellensburg Public Library

Ellensburg Public Library

ca 1900.

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8"x10"b/w reproduction from original photograph.

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Labor Day Parade, Cle Elum, 1917.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs

Kittitas County (Wash.) - Streets, Historic; Historic streets - Washington (State) - Cle Elum; Streets -- Washington (State) -- Cle Elum; Rites and ceremonies -- Washington (State) -- Cle Elum; Parades -- Washington (State) -- Cle Elum; Pennsylvania Avenue (Cle Elum, Wash.); Rose Theater -- Washington (State) -- Cle Elum; M. W. Davies Jewelry Store (Cle Elum, Wash.); Holidays and festivals -- Washington (State) -- Cle Elum

More people participated than watched as this parade moved north on Pennsylvania Avenue. Identifiable businesses are the Rose Theatre built in 1909, M. W. Davies' Jewelry Store, and a millinery shop. Note the relatively tree-less ridge at top.

Russell H. Connell (1876-1950.)

Ellensburg Public Library

Ellensburg Public Library

1917.

North Kittitas County Historical Society. Photo # NKSC-023

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Lighthouse Cabin Court.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs

Historic buildings -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg; Ellensburg (Washington) -- Buildings, Historic; Lighthouse Cabin Court (Ellensburg, Wash.); Motels -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg; Lundstrom, Paul

The Lighthouse Cabin Court, also called The Lighthouse Motel and the Lighthouse Auto Court, was built by Paul Lundstrom in 1935. Lundstrom owned and operated the court with its 15 "cozy cabins." Located on West Eighth Avenue the auto court had a tall lighthouse with beacons which pointed the way from the construction site of Highway 10. The new highway would carry heavy Snoqualmie Pass and Seattle to Spokane traffic past the auto court. In 1947, Hugh Boucher purchased the business and had the lighthouse tower removed.Photograph postcard titled: "Ellensburg, Wash. On Seattle Highway."

Unknown.

Ellensburg Public Library

Ellensburg Public Library

ca. 1940.

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Lourdes Academy and Catholic Church.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs

Ellensburg (Wash.) -- Buildings, Historic; Historic buildings -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg; Catholic Church (Ellensburg, Wash.); Ellensburg (Wash.) -- Buildings, Historic; Historic buildings -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg; Catholic Church (Ellensburg, Wash.); Churches -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg; Lourdes Academy (Ellensburg, Wash.); School buildings -- Washington (State) -- Ellensburg

Located on North Pine Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues were the Lourdes Academy and the St. Andrews Catholic Church. The church was built in 1884 and moved to this location in 1904. The academy was completed in the fall of 1908. It was used as a school for Catholic children but also housed a convent and provided living quarters for students. The building was discontinued as a school in 1966 when the property was sold. Lourdes Academy on right and St. Andrews Catholic Church on left facing N. Pine Street.Postcard titled: "Lourdes Academy and Catholic Church, Ellensburg, Wash." Postmarked August 27, 1919 at Ellensburg and addressed to Miss Margaret Morrison, #967 E. 16th N., Portland, Ore. from Ruby Maddux. Handwritten note in ink.

Published for Sprouse & Son, Tacoma, Washington.

Ellensburg Public Library

Ellensburg Public Library

1908.

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Original colored photographic postcard.

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