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Penny Collectors, Chinese N.W. Div. Spokane Wash., Hawthorne School. Taken May 1919.
Source: American Red Cross via the Library of Congress
This is Bing, the Red Cross bear of Seattle. Daily he went down the main business street led by a little girl or boy of the Jr. Red Cross. Two tin cups were thrown like a saddle across his back, and into these cups at every corner an abundance of silver was poured. About January 1920.
A sixteen-horse combine in the fertile fields of the Palouse country. Washington. Taken July 1936.
Boeing aircraft plant, Seattle, Washington. Production of B-17 (Flying Fortress) bombing planes. Two women working on a machine. Taken December 1942.
Oiling combine during winter wheat harvest. Whitman County, Washington. Taken July 1936.
WASHINGTON D.C. - While many industries and organizations are looking to the future, sometimes it is important to look to the past to see how much has changed.
Below are a series of black and white photographs taken in the early to mid 1900s across Washington State available through the Library of Congress. Most captions are provided by the Library of Congress record with slight editing for clarity.
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Connell woman killed in Booker Road crash
CONNELL — Charges are pending against a Kennewick man following a collision about 12 miles south of Othello that killed a Connell woman and injured three other people Tuesday evening. A Washington State Patrol press memo said intoxicating substances were a factor. Jessica Zarate, 37, Connell, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near the intersection of SR 17 and South Booker Road, the WSP memo said. She was driving south on Booker Road approaching the intersection when her car was hit by a pickup driven by John Reiss, 62, Kennewick. Edgar Garcia Quirino, 28, Othello, was driving north on SR 17 and ran into Zarate's car, the WSP memo said. The crash occurred at about 6:40 p.m.
Wheeler Road closed because of traffic collision
UPDATE: The road was reopened as of noon, according to a GCSO media release. MOSES LAKE — Grant County Sheriff’s Office has announced there is a road closure between Road 3-NE and Road S-NE. There was a serious traffic collision. GCSO is asking for drivers to avoid the area and find alternative routes. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Doors opening: The Currents will provide homeownership for more local workers
About 104 homes are planned at the former Atlas sawmill site
Teachers, nurses, firefighters and other workers who keep Coeur d’Alene running will soon have more places to buy a home in the community where they work. About 104 homes are being planned to be built at Atlas Waterfront, on roughly 10 acres that are part of a swath of land that was once home to the Atlas sawmill and is being redeveloped. Ignite CDA, the city of Coeur d’Alene’s urban renewal agency, is leading this effort.