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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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Kennewick woman killed in Othello-area collision
OTHELLO — A Kennewick woman was killed when she ran into a semitruck at the intersection of SR 26 and South Booker Road early Thursday morning.
State Route 26 closed due to fatality collision
OTHELLO — State Route 26 is closed due to a fatality collision between a car and a semitruck near South Booker Road about four miles east of Othello, according to information from the Washington State Patrol and the Washington Department of Transportation. The road was closed about 6:30 a.m., according to the WSDOT. This is a developing story and more information will be added as it becomes available.
Coeur d'Alene to host fair housing training
Event takes place at public library in October
In this spirit, the city of Coeur d’Alene will soon provide a free “Fair Housing and Hot Topics” training. Partnering with Intermountain fair Housing Council, the event is slated for noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library Community Room, 702 E. Front Ave.