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Interstate 5 Bridge Ribbon Cutting

After 23 months of labor, the Interstate Bridge opened in February 1917 with a ribbon cutting by Mary Helen Kiggins.

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Baptist Church in Battle Ground

When this picture was taken in 1907, just after the Baptist Church was built in Battle Ground, regular procedure was holding of baptismal rites in a creek behind the church. Members of the congregation...

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Vancouver Waterfront Park 1968

With plans in the works this summer for a new waterfront park, we’d like to throw it back to a view of the Vancouver waterfront in 1968, provided by the Port of Vancouver USA.

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Battle Ground Lake 1949

Enjoying the warm weather out at Battle Ground Lake this year? This is what the lake looked like back in 1949. Photo courtesy of the Clark County Historical Museum

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1923 Prune Festival Queen

Mayor N.E. Allen crowns Mary Pierce at the 1923 Prune Festival. Betty Watts and Gerldine Brown are the Queen’s attendants.

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Full of Prunes

Arthur W. Calder, dressed in a prune bag, participates in the Prune Festival.

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Vancouver Police Department 1955

In 1955, the Vancouver Police Department began using three-wheeled motorcycles. The new black-and-white machines were equipped with three-way radio, allowing the two-meter officers to keep in touch...

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1902 Yacolt Burn

The 1902 Yacolt burn, the largest forest fire in state history, laid waste to 239,000 acres in three counties, claimed 38 lives and burned to the edge of Yacolt.

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1963 Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce

Emmet J. Onslow, director of the tourist and convention committee of the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, boards a city bus encouraging organizations to bring their convention to the city in...

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Central High School 1904

Going back to school looked much different in 1904. In this photo, Paddy Hough, on the far left, teaches a class at Central High School.

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Gus Purvis’ poolroom

Bud Anderson, left, and Frank DuPuis, squared off drawing the wide-eyed admiration of this group shown in the basement of Gus Purvis’s poolroom, which was located on Sixth Street, between Main and...

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Lee Erickson home

This historical Vancouver photo shows the Lee Erickson home on Evergreen Highway. It was formerly the Tilden home and Tilden Gas and Oil Station. The house burned down in the 1940s.

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Union Grade School 1909

Union Grade School in 1909. The American flag shown as the backdrop in this old school picture has but 45 stars.

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Vancouver Waterfront 1905

The Vancouver waterfront pictured in 1905. An ambitious $1.3 billion commercial and residential waterfront project, nearly a decade in the making, will begin this summer.

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Orchards Freedom Tree

In 1981, the “Orchards Freedom Tree” at Orchards United Methodist Church was adorned with a yellow strip of cloth to recognize the final months of the Iranian hostage ordeal. The tree, which was...

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Historic Downtown Vancouver

Vancouver probably about the time of World War I. Probably shot from the Ford Bldg., which is now called the Heritage Bldg. 5th Street is first crossing street. Royal Restaurant, 504 Main St., is...

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Lewisville Family 1888

1888 Lewisville, Washington – Blacksmith Frank Lyon, his wife Catherine, and their three children. The girl on the left became Mrs. Edith Hamlin. In the middle is Carrie, who married and lived in...

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The Ferry

Ferry boat, “City of Vancouver” making connection between Vancouver and Portland.

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Battle Ground High School Marching Band

Battle Ground High School marching band on June 16, 1956.

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