These photos show the original swimming pool in the basement of the YMCA building on Spokane Street constructed in 1906. The pool was heated, 18 by 50 feet, and had
A rainy day rally parade for Whitman College s 1958 homecoming game. The Willamette University Bearcats crushed the Whitman Missionaries 39 to 0 in the football game at Borleske Stadium.
The Curio Shop at the Penitentiary closed in 1977 after selling inmate s crafts for over 50 years. Some sources cite the sticky fingers of those running it as a reason
Fire Prevention Week in the 1950s included a kids parade downtown and ladder truck visits to each grade school, plus a demonstration at Borleske Stadium during a Wa-Hi football game.