Putting your best foot forward

Advice for the summer:
Put your best foot forward and hope for the best.

Happy summer everyone!

It's true. Memes have been a thing for a long time!

Who owns the Spokane River? *Old photo of the spokane river

In 1898 the city of Spokane bought the Spokane River from wealthy land investor F Lewis Clark for $97,000.

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Yeah. I'm assuming people originally referred to this place by the water fall and over time got shorten to be the city's name.

Spokane citizens summoned to fair by local businessmen

Spokane's interstate fair! Local businessmen summon citizens to attend. Sept 15, 1906

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Construction of Interstate 90's Latah Creek bridge - circa 1963

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I remember those vending machines! I haven't seen one of those in decades.

The little family owned food store up the street had one back in the 1980s.

That's awesome! Sounds like great memories. : )
I miss those prices too.

Happy Easter weekend everyone!
Time to stock up on those Chocolate Bunnies!

#easter #history #chocolate

Awesome, thanks for sharing the kind words!

March of 1908.
Back when a penny bought something.

Oh Marge! Bring me the broom and dust pan will yu' please?

Tax season meme from 1928.
Knock knock, Uncle Sam's at the door!

Amazing first flights in Spokane WA.
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#history #airplanes #spokane #news #historical

Thanks Chris!
Glad you enjoy the old print stories.

Just trying to keep our little piece of history alive. : }

The gas oven blow outs? : }

The California Cure!
An 1887's version of allergy medication, notice the picture of the cat. *Achoo!~*

#allergy #cats #medicine #history #newspaper

I wonder if this is where the term Hot-Dog came from. : }

I'm not sure what a RESIST account is...
But I do think the lady in that movie is pretty. : }

4 pounds of Coffee for $1.00?
I want these prices again!

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Agreed, Fire safety was not a big consideration in those days. : O

Same, looks like it was the place to be back in 1921. : )

Gas oven blows out store front window.

Well that was a bad day to be window shopping... *facepalm*

beautiful photo!

Awesome, I'm a fan of the instrument.

The autoharp is an amazing and mostly forgotten instrument.
Thank you for keeping it alive.

Very cool video shot.

Congrats! : }

That's really cool! : ]

Those are some amazing photos.

Circus tents can't hold large crowd - Spokane Wash. Aug 20th, 1904

August 20th, 1904
Large circus event in Spokane attracts a crowd of over 25,000 people.

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