Seattle Chamber of Commerce photograph collection, 1908-1920 [graphic]. 1908-1920.

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Seattle Chamber of Commerce photograph collection, 1908-1920 [graphic]. 1908-1920.

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Consists of two albums depicting two separate trips organized by the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. The earlier album, entitled Seattle Chamber of Commerce, Business Men's Excursion to Inland Empire, Sept. 22-27, 1908, contains 23 photos taken along the route of the Northern Pacific Railroad and the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railroad in Washington State. The later album, entitled Trade Relations Tour, Seattle Chamber of Commerce, Oct. 16 to 23, 1920, contains 32 images of the Wenatchee Valley, the Columbia Valley, Okanogan, White Stone Irrigation Project between Oroville and Tonasket, a power plant near Pasco, a factory at Toppenish, and the Yakima Valley, all in Eastern Washington.

2 albums (55 photographic prints)

University of Washington. Libraries

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University of Washington. Libraries

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