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Item Catacombs of the City of Yakima(previously unpublished, 1999-11-21) Yakima Valley Historical SocietyMaps and narrative about the existence and location of an unverified tunnel beneath the streets of the City of Yakima.Item Enchanted Valley: the Washington State Fair at North Yakima(The State, 1901) anonA highly romanticized article about the Washington State Fair, taken from The State, a monthly periodical published from Jan 1898 - Feb 1902. "Pretty homes, contented wives, and clean-washed children on their way to school have taken the place of the prairie things."Item Yakima Public Library Plans(Yakima County, 1929) Williams, E.M.Plan drawing and appraisal of Yakima Carnegie Library.Item Yakima Valley Regional Library, circa 1959(Yakima Valley Libraries, 1959) AnonymousB&W photograph of the Yakima Valley Regional Library, located at the corner of 3rd and A Street in Yakima WashingtonItem The Price of Progress(unknown, 1959)Buildings along West Yakima Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets waiting to be demolished to make way for a new bank building.Item Christmas shopping on Yakima Avenue in 1967(unknown, 1967) AnonymousYakima Avenue, looking West, with heavy auto and foot traffic. The street is decorated for the season.Item Yakima Avenue about 1900, looking west.(unpublished, 1900) AnonymousYakima Avenue looking west, about 1900.Item 1961 Demolition of the old Yakima County Courthouse.(unknown, 1961) Anonymous1961 demolition of the old Yakima County Courthouse.Item View down Yakima Avenue looking West from Chinook Tower on 4th Street.(unknown, 1964) AnonymousA view down Yakima Avenue looking west from Chinook Tower on 4th Street, with signage identifying businesses of the period (1964).Item SW corner of Yakima Ave and 4th street(unknown, 1950) AnonymousA photograph of the Masonic Temple and street scene on the corner of Yakima Avenue and 4th street.Item North Front Street, Yakima(unknown, 1959) AnonymousOne of Yakima's early buildings, a cafe on North First Street, being demolished to make room for a parking lot.Item Chinook tower(unpublished, 1949) AnonymousPhotograph of the 168 foot tall Chinook Tower at 402 E. Yakima Ave. in Yakima, Washington, taken from street level.Item Yakima: Washington's fourth market.(The Republic Press, 1941)Overlook our 'extras': $1,600,000 Reclamation Fund, $600,000 Airport Improvement, $500,000 County Courthouse, $200,000 Highway By-Pass, $200,000 Milk Condensery, But don't overlook...the sound solid advantages that are accruing to advertisers in this consistently profitable market of 103,312 persons." Most likely to entice advertisers that will buy ad space in the newspapers.Item Yakima: the State of Washington's fourth richest market.(The Republic Press, 1936) UnknownIncludes information on the city's bank debits, retail sales, automotive sales, paid advertising, and more. Most likely to entice advertisers that will buy ad space in the newspapers.Item Yakima city, Washington (pt. 2) clippings folder.(UNKNOWN, 1885-09) VariousClippings range from September, 1885 through June, 1897, with two undated clippings also included. Some headlines include: "North Yakima and the Cascade Branch," and "North Yakima and its irrigated valleys." All are photocopied sections from issues of The Northwest Magazine. Though not digitized, these clippings are available to view in person, or an image can be e-mailed by request. Please contact for further information.Item Yakima city, Washington (pt. 1) clippings folder.(UNKNOWN, 1905-05-05) VariousClippings range from May 5, 1905 through January 31, 1965, with eleven undated clippings also included. Some headlines include: "Federal Court organized: Lee C. Delle will be Deputy Clerk for North Yakima and R. K. Nichols Master in Chancery," and "Hard to select date as birthday of this city." Though not digitized, these clippings are available to view in person, or an image can be e-mailed by request. Please contact for further information.Item The Yakima Valley Market "Fruit Bowl of the Nation," 1952 - 53 facts folder on Yakima, Washington's 4th market.(UNKNOWN, 1953) Unknown"A fruitful market for advertisers who use The Yakima Daily Republic, Yakima Morning Herald." Data given on the successes of the Yakima Valley and how to advertise in the local Yakima papers. Map with the heading, "This is the Yakima market. The Yakima market -- Washington's fourth largest and richest -- lies in south central Washington," is found inside the booklet. Full color illustrations and black and white photographs throughout.Item Welcome Republicans of Washington, state convention in Yakima program.(UNKNOWN, 1928-05-05) UnknownAlso includes extensive information about the Yakima Valley. Black and white photograph of Calvin Coolidge on the cover.Item New wealth for Central Washington, Bureau of Reclamation plans for irrigation and multiple-purpose projects.(UNKNOWN, 1955) UnknownMap shows 20 potential reservoir and power sites with their installed capacity in kilowatts.Item Song of a century, a pageant-drama in three acts: commemorating the Centennial of the Coming of Catholicism into the Yakima Valley.(UNPUBLISHED, 1964-10-05) Lanphier, Leo F., Rev. S. J.Program includes a listing of all acts, as well as all members participating. There is also included the Epilogue.