Bicycling on North Main Street II.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs

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Mrs. William "Bertha" Rehmke (left) and Mrs. Otto "Ellen" Pautzke (1868-1960) rest with their bicycles on the northeast corner of North Main Street and Sixth Avenue in this circa 1908 Pautzke photograph. Mrs. Rehmke was the wife of well-known Ellensburg businessman William Rehmke and Mrs. Pautzke was the wife and partner of Otto Pautzke, long time local photographer. The Pautzkes lived at 608 North Main Street. The large house (center right) 606 North Main, was the home of Dr. Paschal Gray. It is currently (2002) the Meadowlark Farm Gift Shop and Bed & Breakfast. The houses on the left have been replaced was businesses and gas stations. The large white house (center left) was the R. B. Wilson home (1886-1968) built in 1886 by the Northern Pacific Railroad contactor Nelson Bennett. Broad wood sidewalks and unpaved streets were characteristic features of early Ellensburg.Enlarged reprint of photograph STS-018.

Otto W. Pautzke 1862-1918.

Ellensburg Public Library

Ellensburg Public Library

ca. 1908.

Permission to reproduce this image must be requested from the director of the Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection. Please contact at 209 N. Ruby St.. Ellensburg, WA 98926, (509) 962-7252.

7 3/4" x 9 1/2" b/w enlarged reprint of sepia toned original photograph.

STS-019