The collection, scanned
The captions below are copied from the backs of the photos.
Line crew on old trolley lines. Probably around 1925 (see license). This is T.T. Reed, who was the signal system maintenance man during the years of the W.W.P. interurbans to Medical Lake and Cheney. Signal system went into service in 1910.
Great Northern Yards, Spokane about 1906
Illinois Avenue; April 24th, 1923 6:30 A.M.
Spokane Falls Gas Light Co. plant in 1899
4/1915 Range Demonstrations L to R: Charles Thompson, Driver; Miss Cowgill, demonstrator; Dick Tompkins, Ind. Engineer Packard, Chain Drive, acetylene lights.
Hillyard
July 30th about 10:30 or 11 P.M., 1922
Monroe St. Plant; W.W.P. 1895
Parlor Car-Medical Lake Interurban-The W.W.P. Co.; history of electric transporation
Harvesting Scene, Big Bend 1908 W.W.P.
Inland Empire System, W.W.P. Coeur d 'Alene on(?) Moscow
Division Street Bridge. Motormen M.I. Davis and Arndt Melding
April 4, 1914 Lidgerwood and Silerly(?). A Maxwell (now Chrysler)
1903-1905. No. 2 station, Lower Falls. Im. adjacent to C&C Mills. Gate house for old flume which powered cable cars on Left Bank. Location: Lower Falls, Monroe St.
Scene of fatal accident to E.H. Ross May 12, 1913 at Southeast corner of 7th Avenue and Division. Figure on lefthand side of the pole represents the position of Ross while working on the arc suspension. View taken May 13, 1913 looking northeast.
February 8, 1924; 5th and Bishop Ct.; collision with motorcycle
Libby Photo; 1931; transformer at Libby School; Pole is oil-soaked; Connections poor.
1923; 29th Ave. substation (Replaced by Sunset substation) see C. W. Lechy correspondence
Date on the photo reads April 28-10
File: Line Const. Historical: Ernie Elliott, Teddy Long
1958; Big Bend line crew
1914; Building Big Bend Line; Dav. to Hartline; a post card marked property of Lee Bergman, addressed(?) to S.S. Bergman
Geo M Messinger