Anderson and Sprague Streets.Ellensburg Public Library Local History Collection Photographs

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Looking south toward the north or back side of Washington School built in 1890, this photograph was taken from the tower of Barge Hall on the Washington State Normal School campus. Anderson Street on the left and Sprague Street on the right are two major north and south streets in Ellensburg. The tall steeple of the Methodist Church and the second stories of the business district buildings can be seen in the background. Henry C. Ackerly (1859-1929) and his family lived in the large house foreground center.Asahel Curtis photograph number #23671.

Asahel Curtis 1874-1941.

Ellensburg Public Library

Ellensburg Public Library

1912.

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 1/2" x 9 1/2" b/w glossy reprint of original photograph glass plate negative.

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