County Of Walla Walla Washington Souvenir 1905 / [Title Page] Walla Walla County, Washington Souvenir For Lewis And Clark Fair, Portland, Oregon, 1905

PROFESSOR W.D LYMAN

Publication: The Statesman Publishing Company, 1905, Salem

7" x 10" in oversized olive pictorial wrappers, printed in brown and yellow. [64] pp. Illustrations. A promotional booklet with information and photographs of Walla Walla County. It was published in 1905 for the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exhibition in Portland, Oregon. The text was written by Whitman history professor, W.D. Lyman, with illustrations by D. Frederick Carnes. Overview of Walla Walla Valley followed by information on the Odd Fellows Home; the Ballock Fruit Ranch; Whitman College; homes, churches and schools; dairying and stock raising; Fort Walla Walla; orchards, gardens and flour mills; the Gilbert Hunt Company and other industries; towns within Walla Walla County; etc. Black and white photographs throughout showing important buildings, churches, schools, homes, businesses, agriculture, etc. Wear to oversized wrappers along with a 1 1/2" split to top edge of front wrapper where wrapper would bend in order to open. Very good.