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View all People Places Events Battle Ground High School Marching Band 1956 Ferry boat, City of Vancouver” Lewisville Family 1888 Historic Downtown Vancouver "Orchards Freedom Tree," 1981, at Orchards United Methodist Church Vancouver Waterfront 1905 Union Grade School in 1909 Lee Erickson home on Evergreen Highway. Bud Anderson and Frank DuPuis squared off in Gus Purvis’ poolroom. Central High School 1904 Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce 1963 1902 Yacolt Burn Vancouver Police Department 1955 Arthur W. Calder dressed in a prune bag during Prune Festival. 1923 Prune Festival Queen Mary Pierce Battle Ground Lake 1949 Vancouver waterfront park 1968 Baptisms take place in creek behind Battle Ground Baptist Church 1907. Welcome to Vancouver 1974 Interstate 5 Bridge Ribbon Cutting 1917 Cedar Creek School 1899 James J. Hill and John P. Kiggins Battle Ground, Washington I-205 Bridge ready Hidden Brick Company Pearson Air Field Lewis and Clark Battle Ground High School Marching Band June 16th Battle Ground High School marching band on June 16, 1956. People , Places The Ferry April 7th Ferry boat, "City of Vancouver" making connection between Vancouver and Portland. Events , Places Lewisville Family 1888 March 10th 1888 Lewisville, Washington - Blacksmith Frank Lyon, his wife Catherine, and their three children. The girl ... People , Places Historic Downtown Vancouver March 3rd Vancouver probably about the time of World War I. Probably shot from the Ford Bldg., which ... Places Orchards Freedom Tree February 25th In 1981, the "Orchards Freedom Tree" at Orchards United Methodist Church was adorned with a yellow ... Events , Places Vancouver Waterfront 1905 February 18th The Vancouver waterfront pictured in 1905. An ambitious $1.3 billion commercial and residential waterfront project, nearly a decade ... Events , Places Union Grade School 1909 February 11th Union Grade School in 1909. The American flag shown as the backdrop in this old school ... People , Places Lee Erickson home January 28th This historical Vancouver photo shows the Lee Erickson home on Evergreen Highway. It was formerly the ... People , Places Gus Purvis’ poolroom January 22nd Bud Anderson, left, and Frank DuPuis, squared off drawing the wide-eyed admiration of this group shown ... People , Places Central High School 1904 September 3rd Going back to school looked much different in 1904. In this photo, Paddy Hough, on the ... Uncategorized 1963 Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce August 6th Emmet J. Onslow, director of the tourist and convention committee of the Greater Vancouver Chamber of ... Uncategorized 1902 Yacolt Burn July 16th The 1902 Yacolt burn, the largest forest fire in state history, laid waste to 239,000 acres ... Events , Places Vancouver Police Department 1955 June 24th In 1955, the Vancouver Police Department began using three-wheeled motorcycles. The new black-and-white machines were equipped ... Uncategorized Full of Prunes June 18th Arthur W. Calder, dressed in a prune bag, participates in the Prune Festival. Events , People 1923 Prune Festival Queen June 18th Mayor N.E. Allen crowns Mary Pierce at the 1923 Prune Festival. Betty Watts and Gerldine Brown ... Events , People Battle Ground Lake 1949 June 12th Enjoying the warm weather out at Battle Ground Lake this year? This is what the lake ... Places Vancouver Waterfront Park 1968 June 4th With plans in the works this summer for a new waterfront park, we’d like to throw ... Uncategorized Baptist Church in Battle Ground May 21st When this picture was taken in 1907, just after the Baptist Church was built in Battle ... Events , People , Places Interstate 5 Bridge Ribbon Cutting April 9th After 23 months of labor, the Interstate Bridge opened in February 1917 with a ribbon cutting ... Events , People , Places Cedar Creek School 1899 April 1st Way back in the spring of 1899, when schools were unjammed, each student knew everyone else in school, shoes were unnecessary and PTA’s were unknown, the students and teacher of Cedar Creek School, District 66, Clark County, lined up for this photograph. People James J. Hill visits Vancouver March 12th Can you guess where in Vancouver this photo was taken? People , Places George Barton Simpson April 30th George Barton Simpson, who opened a law office in Vancouver in 1907 and went on to become chief justice of the Washington State Supreme Court, was a man who never could seem to do enough for his community. People Louisa Wright April 24th Louisa Wright was a feminist trailblazer in an era when women were supposed to stay in the kitchen while men made the important decisions. People Lester M. Wood April 24th Wood, a lifelong resident of Vancouver, was mortally wounded Sunday morning, May 22, 1927, as he led a raiding party on a bootlegging still in the Dole Valley area of north-central Clark County. His death came less than seven months after his election in a stormy campaign that involved the Ku Klux Klan. People Basil Wolverton April 24th Parlaying a natural talent for drawing into a national reputation, Basil Wolverton became one of the best-known men in the field of cartooning. People Show more posts © 2020...