Yakima Valley Farming photograph album, circa 1910
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Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Yakima Valley Farming photograph album
- Dates
- circa 1910 (inclusive)19051915
- Quantity
- 37 photographs in 1 album (1 box)
- Collection Number
- PH1039
- Summary
- Album of photographs of farming activities, orchards and farmers' homes in the Yakima Valley
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Languages
- English
Content Description
Photographs of farming in the Yakima Valley, including views of orchards, fruit, farming activities, and farmers' homes. It includes a series of photographs of artesian wells drilled in the Moxee Valley near Pomona, Washington. Also includes a bird's-eye map of the Yakima Valley and a 1909 promotional poster with a W.P Romans panorama photograph of the Yakima Valley. Many of the photographs are by Webster & Stevens. This album was most likely used to encourage settlement in the Yakima Valley by showing the bountiful crops and abundant water sources.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative Information
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Yakima Valley Farming Photos Album
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Description: Blank pageDates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 1
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Description: Yakima Valley open prairie, Yakima Valley, WA. (W&S 16030)Webster and Stevens (Photographer)Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 2
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Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 3
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Description: Man tending to newly sprouted trees in field, Yakima Valley, WA. (W&S 16039)Webster and Stevens (Photographer)Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 4
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Description: View of house and orchard with small saplings, matured flowering trees, and farmhouse, Yakima Valley, WA. (W&S 15970)Webster and Stevens (Photographer)
Handwritten next to photograph: [illegible] cherry. Noted next to the smaller trees in front of the house is 2 yrs and noted next to the larger, flowered trees behind the house is 5yrs.
Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 5 -
Description: View of Yakima Valley orchards and houses, Nob Hill, Yakima Valley, WA. (W&S 16045)Webster and Stevens (Photographer)
Handwritten next to photograph: Nob Hill 2yr & 3 yrs
Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 6 -
Description: Flowering orchard trees with farmhouse, Yakima Valley, WA. (W&S 16020)Webster and Stevens (Photographer)
Handwritten on photograph in top left corner: C.A Larson.
Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 7 -
Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 8
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Description: View from porch of farmhouse, an empty horse drawn carriage and man mowing front lawn, with orchards and other farmhouses in background, Yakima Valley, WA. (W&S 16037)Webster and Stevens (Photographer)Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 9
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Description: Woman picking winesap apples from tree bending towards earth due to weight of its fruit, Yakima Valley, WA. (W&S 18403)Webster and Stevens (Photographer)
Handwritten next to photo: Winesap 5 yrs.
Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 10 -
Description: Winesap apple tree bent toward earth due to weight of its fruit, Yakima Valley, WA. (W&S 18405)Webster and Stevens (Photographer)
Handwritten under photo: Winesap 5 yrs.
Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 11 -
Description: Man tilling soil in orchard, Yakima Valley, WA. (W&S 15999)Webster and Stevens (Photographer)Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 12
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Description: Family picking apples from tree in orchard, Yakima Valley, WA. (W&S 18413)Webster and Stevens (Photographer)
Handwritten above photograph: 6 yr [illegible]
Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 13 -
Description: Wolf River apple tree bearing large fruit, Yakima Valley, WA. (W&S 18465)Webster and Stevens (Photographer)
An apple in the photo has a measuring tape pinned around it, measuring the apple's circumference at 15in.
Handwritten on photograph: Wolf River.
Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 14 -
Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 15
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Description: View down a row of flowering trees in orchard, Yakima Valley, WA. (W&S 16049)Webster and Stevens (Photographer)Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 16
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Description: Tree bearing large amounts of fruit, Yakima Valley, WA. (W&S 184066)Webster and Stevens (Photographer)Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 17
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Description: View down a row of flowering trees in orchard, Yakima Valley, WA. (W&S 15978)Webster and Stevens (Photographer)Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 18
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Description: Three men picking apples in orchard, Yakima Valley, WA. (W&S 18458)Webster and Stevens (Photographer)
Handwritten on photo: 18000 fr. $2400 2 yrs ago 10 years old.
Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 19 -
Description: Bunches of grapes on the vine, Yakima Valley, WA. (W&S 18472)Webster and Stevens (Photographer)Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 20
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Description: Family picking and preparing to sell grapes, Yakima Valley, WA. (W&S 18406)Webster and Stevens (Photographer)Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 21
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Description: Men and women packing apples into Wright Fruit Co. boxes, North Yakima, WA. (W&S 18469)Webster and Stevens (Photographer)Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 22
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Description: Family relaxing by river near farmhouse, Yakima Valley, WA. (W&S 18466)Webster and Stevens (Photographer)Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 23
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Description: Blank pageDates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 24
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Description: Two men standing in planted field, Yakima Valley, WADates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 25a
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Description: Five men standing in Huxtable Model Orchards, North Yakima, WA
Photograph reads: Huxtable Model Orchards. Suburbs North Yakima, Wash.
Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 25b -
Description: Blank pageDates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 26
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Description: Postcard of a family sitting in front of farmhouse and orchard, Yakima Valley, WA
Written on card: A Yakima Valley home. Supported by the orchard behind it.
Dates: circa 1910Container: Album 1, Item 27a -
Description: Postcard of a family viewing an orchard of apple trees, Yakima Valley, WA
Written on card: Own a Home in the Land of the Apple Blossom.
Hand-colored
Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 27b -
Description: Blank pageDates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 28
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Description: Two women standing next to a fruit laden broken apple tree in orchard, Yakima, WA
Handwritten on photo: Five year old Yakima apple breaking down with its weight of fruit.
Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 29a -
Description: Committee of eleven men standing in front of house and orchard, Yakima Valley, WA
Handwritten on photograph: Committee who inspected and recommended Elim [sic] Colony.
Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 29b -
Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 30
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Description: Man picking pears from tree in orchard, Yakima Valley, WA. (Colville 623)Colville (Photographer)
Written on photo: $10.00 worth of fruit in 6 year old tree. Bartlett pear tree, Olsen Fruit Co. Parker District.
Dates: 1910Container: Album 1, Item 31 -
Description: Blank pageDates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 32
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Description: View of Yakima Valley farmhouse, with family standing in front yard, Nob Hill district, Yakima Valley, WA
Written on photo: Home of A. Burnham formerly of Crookston, Minn.
Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 33a -
Description: Orchard rows with men standing by trees, Yakima Valley, WA
Written on photo: $5.00 worth of apples per tree on five year old trees.
Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 33b -
Description: Blank pageDates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 34
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Description: A group of six women and a child standing in a peach tree orchard, Yakima Valley, WA
Written on photo: Six year old peach trees.
Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 35 -
Description: Blank pageDates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 36-42
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Description: Large well spouting water with four men watching, Pomona, WA
Written on photo: Well no. 4, Pomona, Wash.
The part of the Yakima Valley east of the Yakima River is known as the Moxee Valley. This is where most of the artesian wells in the valley were located. Pomona is located near the town of Moxee. On March 14, 1913, H.R. Linse working for the Pomona Artesian Irrigation Company struck an artesian spring of water in the fourth well drilled in the Pomona Heights area of the Yakima Valley. Water was struck at 400 feet
Dates: circa March 1913Container: Album 1, Item 43 -
Description: Blank pageDates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 44
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Description: Large well spouting water, view of valley in background, Pomona, WA
Written on photo: Well no. 3, Pomona, Wash.
The part of the Yakima Valley east of the Yakima River is known as the Moxee Valley. This is where most of the artesian wells in the valley were located. Pomona is located near the town of Moxee.
Dates: circa 1913Container: Album 1, Item 45 -
Description: Blank pageDates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 46
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Description: Large well spouting water into field, Pomona, WA
Written on photo: Well #2 Pomona, Wash.
The part of the Yakima Valley east of the Yakima River is known as the Moxee Valley. This is where most of the artesian wells in the valley were located. Pomona is located near the town of Moxee.
Dates: circa 1913Container: Album 1, Item 47 -
Description: Blank pageDates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 48
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Description: Large well spouting water, man watching, Pomona, WA
Written on photo: Well #1 Pomona, Wash.
The part of the Yakima Valley east of the Yakima River is known as the Moxee Valley. This is where most of the artesian wells in the valley were located. Pomona is located near the town of Moxee.
Dates: circa 1913Container: Album 1, Item 49 -
Description: Map of Yakima Valley and Central Washington
Written on map: Bird's-eye view of Yakima Valley and Central Washington.
Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Album 1, Item 50 -
Description: Large, panoramic pullout advertisement of Yakima Valley, from Yakima Realty & Investment Company, Yakima Valley, WARomans' Photo Co., Seattle, WA (Photographer)
Copyrighted to: Pike & Spence.
Dates: 1909Container: Album 1, Item 51
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Apples
- Farming
- Fruit
- Promotional Advertising
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
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