Yakima Memory

Yakima Memory is an online collaboration between Yakima Valley Libraries and Yakima Valley Museum for the digitization, preservation, and distribution of historical materials held by both institutions. Here you will find digitized photographs, historical texts, memorabilia & ephemera, maps and many more items of historical and cultural significance. Use the Search or Browse features to view items in the collection. Each item record tells where to find the physical object.

 

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California Gopher Snake
(Yakima Central Libraries, 2024-09-13) Relander, Clifford "Click"
California Gopher Snake. Possibly the most common snake in California, it is non-venomous, but it will imitate a rattlesnake with its tail shaking to warn off predators. Photo shot in the late 1930s in California by Clifford "Click" Relander.
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Night Rodeo, Cowboy Bucked
(Yakima Central Libraries, 2024-09-05) Relander, Clifford "Click"
Night time rodeo, man bucked off of a horse. Likely in California in the late 1930s or early 1940s. Photographer: Clifford "Click" Relander.
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Lorraine Relander at Santa Barbara Mission
(Yakima Central Libraries, 2024-09-05) Relander, Clifford "Click"
Lorraine Relander in the Colonnade at the Queen of the Missions in Santa Barbara, California. Shot between 1938 and 1941 by Clifford "Click" Relander.
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Francisco Hermenegildo Tomás Garcés Statue
(Yakima Central Libraries, 2024-09-13) Relander, Clifford "Click"
Garces Circle Statue in Bakersfield, CA. A Works Relief Program art piece made by John Palo-Kangas in 1939. It depicts Father Garces, the first white person to enter what is now Kern County. The statue itself is carved of limestone with a granite base and is over 22' tall. In 1955, the statue was moved to accommodate a freeway expansion. Photographer: Clifford "Click" Relander.
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Travel Air Biplane with German Paint Job
(Yakima Central Libraries, 2023-12-07) Relander, Clifford "Click"
Biplane made by Travel Air with a German World War I paint job. This particular plane, NC877, was based out of Southern California, so the paint job could be for use in movie. This particular plane still exists and is currently located in Germany for air shows and the interests of historical flight enthusiasts. 1930s, photographer: Clifford "Click" Relander.