Transcription from back: “Olympia Vicinity, early 1860’s.”

Transcription from back: “The building on the hill was the territorial university which has now home The University of Washington.” Transcription on front: “Seattle, Wash. 1862.”

Photograph of 2 men using a horse-drawn machine to harrow land in an agricultural field. Handwritten label on the photograph reads, "Harrowing on Willow Ranch. H. Wendt Photo."

Photograph showing 5 mountaineers posing on the snow-capped peak of Mount Adams in Washington. Four of them carry walking sticks. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Mazamas, Mt. Adams."

Photograph showing a group of mountaineers lining up to enter a mess tent. A few people in line hold plates. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Mazamas, Mt. Adams."

Photograph showing 4 mountaineers in the snow on the peak of Mount Adams in Washington. Three of them kneel near a pile of rocks. One stands and puts his hand on his hat. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Mazamas, Mt. Adams."

Photograph showing a view of the summit of Mount Adams in Washington. Taken from an open, snowy area below the summit. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Mazamas, Mt. Adams."

Photograph showing a group of approximately 30 people walking on a wide dirt trail. One woman in the back turns her head and smiles at the camera. A portion of a mountain is visible in the background. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Mazamas, Mt. Adams."

Photograph showing 2 men and a child posing while holding a rod. Four fish hang off the rod. The 2 men kneel and the child stands between them. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Goldendale, Wash."

Photograph showing the North Head Lighthouse in Cape Disappointment State Park, Washington. The Pacific Ocean is in the background. Stamp on the back of the print for Arthur M. Prentiss, Commercial Photographer. Second stamp on the back reads, "From Publicity Dept., S.P.&S. Ry., Portland, Oregon."

A photograph of a crowd of people standing in and around two automobiles parked in the middle of a dirt street. The sign on the building to the left of the photograph reads, "Olympia Beer Saloon." A pennant attached to one of the automobiles reads, "Portland to Seattle, Portland Day."

A cyanotype view of Celilo Falls, circa 1895. A handwritten description on the back of the photograph reads, "Celilo Falls, 1895."

Debris from a plane crash surrounds a house west of Camas, Washington. Large pieces of the airplane lie on the ground. The house appears to be badly damaged and all of its windows are broken. There are 2 military vehicles in the background. This is the wreckage of an F-89 jet fighter plane that crashed on January 9, 1959 (negative 3 of 14).

Raw news footage of the eruption of Mount St. Helens.

Description provided by broadcaster: “Aerials of Mountain. Eerie steam cloud. Interview with geologist. He tells us about the situation in the volcano and what problems to expect. Tim Storrs and geologist discuss the mountain and how much of it is missing while camera runs on views of Mt. St. Helens.

Toutle River and Camp Baker. Aerials of Camp Baker and Toutle River valley. Long shots of valley and surrounding area. Pictures of hills, etc. Back to Camp Baker. Shots of logs, machinery, and mud. Debris everywhere. Toutle - mud- river. More Camp Baker. Helicopter lands. More mud and landscape surrounding river. Bridge washed out. Wide views, dusty hills.

Clear shot of mountain erupting. Side of mountain. Plume and wide shot. Valleys and ash clouds. Wide to close of mountain and ash.

Many views of mountain erupting.”

Description provided by broadcaster: “News program from 5/18 continued.

Harry Truman tribute.

Recap of today’s events. Mountain, Toutle River, trees falling, Yakima ash, burn victims, Merwin Dam.
David Jackson live at Amboy, Washington.

ABC National News, Tom Jarrel. Infra-red satellite pictures, Yakima. Harry Truman. Blown down area.

Lots and lots of surrounding area.

Toutle River. Incredible video of logs and river. Logs and logs from downed trees.”

Four unidentified men gathered at an airplane galley during a flight to Galena, Alaska. The flight departed from Larson Air Force Base, Washington to participate in "Operation Snowbird" a polar military training exercise (negative 4 of 12).

View from above an intersection of four streets in Vancouver, Washington. Several groups of people are crossing the street, while a number of cars and buses wait at stop lights (negative 2 of 12).

Typed letter written by Reverend Jason Lee to the Corresponding Secretary of the Missionary Society of the Methodist E. Church. Written at the Mission House on the Willamette River in Oregon on March 14, 1836 and published in the Christian Advocate and Journal on September 2, 1836. Letter is titled, "Oregon Mission." Subjects include illnesses in the region, the mission's "manual labor school", Lee's support for a temperance society, and John McLoughlin's support for the mission. [Lee used language common to justifying the nineteenth century missionary movement, including using disparaging and inaccurate terms and/or descriptions of Native peoples.]

Platinum print of light through clouds above the bank of the Columbia River. Attributed to Sarah Hall Ladd.