Photo Archive
Moses Lake
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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)
#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: Wanapum Heritage Center)
"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)
#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)
#13 Photo:
1937 Aerial view of Moses Lake by Gordon Nicks, B/W (Donor: Gordon Nicks)
#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)
#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)
#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)
#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)
#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)
#50 Photo:
Gladys Hull with grandson Kai Nishida, 1989, color (Donor: Gladys Hull)
