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| Record Creator: | Spokane Municipal Government |
| Description: | The Spokane City Public Works Photographic Collection consists of 454 black and white construction progress photographs of nearly all Spokane city bridges constructed 1907-1935. The photos were taken at weekly intervals of early form work to the completed structure. Photographers were contracted through the Public Works Department, and included noted area photographers Charles Libby and T.M. Tolman, to name a few. The majority of the collection consists of 8 X 10 B/W prints.
Learn about the documentation of photographs in Washington and what information is found in the various record types by selecting the tab that says "About this Collection" here. |
| Related Records: | For more information or to learn about related records, contact the Washington State Archives, Eastern Region Branch at (509) 235-7508 or email eabrancharchives@sos.wa.gov. |
| Access Restriction Notes: | These images are open for research. |
| Sources of Transfer | Eastern Regional Archives |
| Notes | All notations are in English. |
| Agency History: | In 1810, the North West Fur Company built a trading post known as the Spokane House at the confluence of the Little Spokane and Spokane rivers. The trading post became the first long-term Eurropean settlement in Washington State. Named after the Spokane tribe which means "Sun People" in Salishan, the "City of Spokan Falls" was incorporated in 1881 but was later changed to the City of Spokane Falls in 1883. After a devastating fire in 1889, the city was reincorporated as the City of Spokane in 1891 and is the county seat of Spokane County. |
| Preferred Citation: | [Title of image], [date of image], [photographer if known], Spokane City, Public Works Department, Photograph Collection, 1900-1960, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov, [date accessed]. |
| Record Count: | 434 |
