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#1 Photo:

Columbia Basin Project irrigation canal, near Moses Lake, WA, December 1997, B/W (Donor: Center for Columbia River History)

"Columbia Communities: Moses Lake"

#2 Photo:

Chief Moses, c. 1888, B/W (Donor: Dr. Robert H. Ruby)

"First Inhabitants"

#3 Photo:

Wanapum people residing at the old Priest Rapids campsite, Shapchiltsch, now covered by the waters of the Priest Rapids Reservoir. 1939., B/W (Donor:

"First Inhabitants: Plateau Neighbors"

#4 Photo:

Henry Covington spearing salmon on the Columbia at the mouth of the Sanpoil River, circa 1910., B/W (Donor: Dr. Robert H. Ruby)

"First Inhabitants: Plateau Neighbors"

#5 Photo:

Columbia women on horseback, B/W (Donor: Special Collections Division, University of Washington Libraries, Dr. E. H. Latham, Negative #NA1043)

"Cultures Clash: The Land Grab"

#6 Photo:

1879 Chief Moses delegation to Washington, D.C. Left to right: Chief Moses (Sulktalthscosum), Moses' nephew, Chillileetsah, Hiachenie of the Cayuse, and Chief Homily of the Walla Wallas, B/W (Donor: Dr. Robert H. Ruby)

"Cultures Clash: Removal"

#7 Photo:

Orchard and vineyard, early 1900s, Moses Lake, WA., B/W (Adam East Museum and Art Center)

"Neppel: The Early Years, 1911-1938"

#8 Photo:

1920s Aerial view of Moses Lake, B/W (Donors: George and Margaret Schiffner)

#9 Photo:

1945-50 Aerial view of Moses Lake by George Hilderbrand, B/W (Donors: George and Margaret Schiffner)

#10 Photo:

1986 Aerial view of Moses Lake, color (Donor: Ahmann's Images)

#11 Photo:

1960s aerial view of Moses Lake and surrounding area, showing air base, dunes, Potholes Reservoir, B/W (Donors: George and Margaret Schiffner)

#12 Photo:

Moses Lake Dam, 1955, by Harold Hochstatter, B/W (Donor: Harold Hochstatter)

"Neppel and Water"

#13 Photo:

1937 Aerial view of Moses Lake by Gordon Nicks, B/W (Donor: Gordon Nicks)

"Neppel (1911-1938)"

#14 Photo:

Charles Tichacek in apple orchard, c. 1911, B/W (Adam East Museum and Art Center , donor unknown)

"Neppel: Early Struggles with Water"

#15 Photo:

Potato harvesters, 1940s, B/W (Donor: Nadine Driggs)

#16 Photo:

Grand Coulee Dam, 1970s, B/W (Donor: Bureau of Reclamation)

"Moses Lake, 1938-1990"

#17 Photo:

Construction of Grand Coulee Dam, c. 1935, B/W, (Donor: Bureau of Reclamation)

"Grand Coulee Dam, Defense, and Public Power"

#18 Photo:

Civilian Conservation Corps Camp at Grand Coulee Dam, c. 1937 B/W (Donor: Roberta Quick)

"Grand Coulee Dam"

#19 Photo:

Stayring of a turbine generator, Priest Rapids Dam, 1958, B/W, (Donor: Grant County PUD.)

#20 Photo:

Main Canal of the Columbia Basin Project under construction, 1946-50, color (Donor: Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce)

Columbia Basin Project

#21 Photo:

Night scene of construction during Farm-In-A-Day, 1952, B/W, (Adam East Museum and Art Center Collection, gift of Mrs. Earl Amick)

"Promoting the Columbia Basin Project"

#22 Photo:

Donald Dunn and wife Deanna during Farm-In-A-Day, 1952, B/W ( Adam East Museum and Art Center Collection, gift of Mrs. Earl Amick)

#23 Photo:

Block 40, CBP, before irrigation, 1951, B/W (Donor: Bureau of Reclamation)

"An Overview"

#24 Photo:

Pea Harvest on the Driggs Farm, 1943, B/W (Donor: Nadine Driggs)

#25 Photo:

Anna Litlepage in migrant camp off Stratford Road, 1950, B/W (Donor: Janie Cassiano)

#26 Photo:

Braceros on Driggs Farm with Forbes Driggs on left, 1944, B/W (Donor: Nadine Driggs)

"Building Community: Mexican Americans"

#27 Photo:

Japanese farm worker getting out of truck, Driggs Farm, B/W (Donor: Nadine Driggs)

"Building Community: Japanese Americans"

#28 Photo:

Japanese woman in field, Driggs Farm, B/W (Donor: Nadine Driggs)

"Building Community: Japanese Americans"

#29 Photo:

Inspecting french fries at Country Gardens plant, 1964, color (Donor: Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce)

"The Columbia Basin Project and the Growth of Moses Lake"

#30 Photo:

Fudge Tokunaga in sugar beet field, c. 1955, B/W (Donor: Fudge Tokunaga)

"The Columbia Basin Project and the Growth of Moses Lake"

#31 Photo:

Terry Jean Merrell in sugar beets, 1954, B/W news clipping, unidentified source (Donor: Roberta Quick)

#32 Photo:

Baling hay, 1970s (Donor: Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce)

#33 Photo:

Civil Air Patrol troops at Larson Air Force Base, 1950s, B/W (Donors: George and Margaret Schiffner)

"Building Community: Larson Air Force Base"

#34 Photo:

Entrance gate to Larson Air Force Base, from booklet for LAFB personnel, c. 1963, color (Donor: Clyde Owen)

#35 Photo:

Base Commander milking cow at Farm-In-A-Day, 1952, color (Donor: Robert Walker)

#36 Photo:

Col. Clyde Owen and Hosea Phillips, 1963 (Donor: Hosea Phillips)

"Building Community: Larson Air Force Base"

#37 Photo:

1940s Aerial view of Moses Lake, by Ellis, B/W (Donor: Nadine Driggs)

#38 Photo:

Victory Village, news clipping fromThe Spokesman Review,Spokane, WA, 1948(Donor:The Spokesman Review)

"Building Community: Housing at Larson Air Force Base"

#39 Photo:

Moses Lake High School cheerleaders, from 1947 MLHS yearbook, B/W (Donor: Moses Lake High School District)

"Building Community: Housing at Larson Air Force Base"

#40 Photo:

Downtown Moses Lake rodeo parade, 1950s, B/W (Donor: Harold Hochstatter)

#41 Photo:

Captain Odagari of Japan Airlines presenting gift to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Owen, c. 1969 (Donor: George and Margaret Schiffner)

"Building Community: Larson Air Force Base Closure"

#42 Photo:

Jose Hernandez and family, 1994, B/W (Donor: Studio C)

"Building Community: Mexican Americans"

#43 Photo:

Japanese Agricultural Training Program students visiting Longview Elementary School, 1991, color (Donor: Louis Logan)

#44 Photo:

Ash clouds from Mount St. Helens eruption, May 1980, B/W from color original (Donor: Nadine Driggs)

"Reflections: Mount St. Helens Eruption"

#45 Photo:

Business (Ahmann's One-Hour Photo) cleaning up ash, May 1980, color (Donor: Ahmann's Images)

#46 Photo:

Moses Lake High School drama club (Masque and Gavel), from 1996 MLHS yearbook, B/W (Donor:Yadira Garcia)

#47 Photo:

Rick Byam cleaning up ash from Mount St. Helens, May 1980, color (Donor: Robert Walker)

"Reflections: Mount St. Helens Eruption"

#48 Photo

Frontier Jr. High School, prior to 1997 reconstruction, color (Donor: Adam East Museum and Art Center)

"Reflections: Frontier Jr. High School Tragedy"

#49 Photo:

Senior class photo of Gladys Hull, 1925, B/W (Donor: Gladys Hull)

"Reflections: Gladys Hull"

#50 Photo:

Gladys Hull with grandson Kai Nishida, 1989, color (Donor: Gladys Hull)

"Reflections: Gladys Hull"


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