Bill Walter Studio Photographs, circa

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1 Bill Walter Studio Photographs, circa Overview of the Collection Title Bill Walter Studio Photographs Dates circa (inclusive) Quantity 39 linear feet, ( boxes) Collection Number PC 120 Summary Collection of photographs from the Bill Walters Studio, Colfax, Washington. The bulk of the collection is safety film negatives, but it also contains many photographs, some and panoramic. Highlights include photographs of the construction of the Boundary Hydroelectric Dam (1967), the 12th World Jamboree of the Boy Scouts (1967), a large number of images of agriculture in addition to images of activities and historical events of the Palouse region of Washington State. Repository Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections Terrell Library Suite 12 Pullman WA Telephone: mascref@wsu.edu Languages English Sponsor Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Historical Note Bill Walter was born on November 4, 1915 in Pullman, WA. He lived in a number of locations in Washington State, graduating from Ballard High School in Seattle. He attended the State College of Washington shortly before WWII, where he met and married Mary Sands. Mr. Walter joined the National Guard in 1940, and was assigned to one of the first units to be nationalized. In the National Guard, he served in the medical core, rising to the rank of Colonel by the time the war ended. After the war, he located his family in Colfax, Washington and started a sporting goods and photography business. As the years went by, he shifted more and more toward photography. On several occasions, he attended photography school in Winona, Indiana. Mr. Walter advertised himself as the "Photography on the Palouse". Many of his photographs appeared in the local newspaper, the Colfax Gazette, and at one time a large display of his work was exhibited in Colfax City Hall. Mr. Walter retired in 1979 but continued his photography until the early 1990's. He passed away on November 15,

2 Content Highlights of the collection include a glass plate negative of the former Colfax Courthouse (torn down in the 1950's), a plethora of images depicting Palouse agriculture, both early and early modern farm machinery, local businesses, and calamities such as the Oakesdale Grain Growers Elevator Fire in 1970 and the Colfax Floods of 1910 and Of a more regional interest are theconstruction of the Boundary Dam for Seattle City Light Company in 1967 and the 12th World Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America held in Farragut State Park in The collection is arranged primarily by format, either photographs or negatives. Where possible, the original order used by Mr. Walter is preserved. The major exceptions to this are Series 1, Photograph Subject Files and Series 2, Photograph Negative Subject Files. These two series reflect a subject arrangement designed to make the collection more easily accessible. Series 1 contains photographs, mostly 8x10, depicting various scenes and subjects, mostly of regional interest. Series 2 is also a series of subject files, b&w, most of which are of a local history nature. Researchers of local and regional history will find these two series of special interest. Series 3, almost entirely portraits of individuals, familes, weddings, etc., forms the bulk of the collection. This series may be of special interest to genealogists, and researchers of family history. Series 4 contains photographs, panoramic photographs and some photographs that could not be identified by subject or place. Many of these photographs are copies made by Walter from other photographers and reinforce the value of the collection in researching the history of the Palouse region. Administrative Information Acquisition Information Oliver Walter donated the Bill Walter Studio Collection (UPC-0014) to Washington State University Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections in Oliver Walter also donated the miscellaneous photographs in Series 4 in Detailed of the Collection Series 1: Photographs Subject Files, circa Container(s) 1 1 Early Colfax, circa Palouse Region Small Towns: 2

3 1 2 Early Elberton, Wash 1 2 St. John, Wash 1 2 Winona, Wash 1 2 Oakesdale, Wash 1 2 Moscow, Idaho 1 2 Potlatch, Idaho 1 2 Thornton, Wash 1 3 Boundary Dam Construction, 1967 (Part I) 28 photos and negatives 1 4 Boundary Dam Construction, 1967 (Part II) 44 photos, some duplicates th Boy Scout World Jamboree, Farragut State Park, Idaho Palouse Empire Fair: Exhibits, Palouse Empire Fair: Rodeo, undated 1 8 Fire, Oakesdale Grain Growers Elevator, photos, includes negatives 1 9 Palouse Highway (US 195) Aerial Views, undated 1 10 Tanker Truck Accident on the Palouse, undated 1 11 Rock Creek Park, 1976 (color photographs, includes negatives) 1 12 Central Ferry Barge Loading - Part I, circa Central Ferry Barge Loading - Part II, circa

4 Series 2: Photograph Negatives Subject Files, Container(s) Agriculture 2 1 Steiger Farm Cattle, undated 2 2 Ensley Children & Cattle, undated 2 3 Ensley Bull, Immler (sp?), G., Cattle 2 5 Sauer, Horse Ranches & Harvest, color negatives 2 6 McGregor Ranch, Harry Sandeen Farm, Harvest, Mykelbust Ranch, Harvest, 1954 and photos (6 from 1955, 16 from 1954) 2 9 Oscar Steiger Farm, Marlo Ochs Ranch, Harvest, 1954, color slides, undated 11 photos (1954) 2 11 Dave White Ranch, Townsend Harvest, Heusle Ranch, Harvest, R. Farr Ranch, John Divine Ranch, Russell Looney Ranch, Colyar Ranch,

5 2 18 Jeffries Farm Harvest, 1953 (Dean Upshaw) 2 19 Koenig Harvest, Otto Camp Harvest, 1953, photographs (7 from 1953, 5 from 1957) 2 21 Del Flewring(sp?) Ranch, Harvest, undated (Case farm machinery) 2 22 Moore Farm, Hensle Farm, Harvest, Lloyd Och Ranch, Other Miscellaneous Harvest Negatives 2 26 Harvest and Harvest Machines (slides), circa 1920 Palouse Region Events 3 1 Colfax (Whitman County) Courthouse, undated (glass plate) 3 2 City view of Colfax, circa Colfax Flood, photographs; roll film negatives 3 4 Elberton Flood, 1963"> "Mud in Front of Studio", "Negro Demonstration", Palouse Empire Fair, Bill Walter Studio, fish and game catches, "Planting" fish (Palouse River?),

6 3 10 Fire, Endsley Flowers & Gifts, Fire, Henry Building (Colfax?), Palouse Countryside, Aerial and Ground Views, 1968; Macguire, 1968; Meyers, photographs (64 Palouse, 23 Meyers), 7 color negatives (Macguire) 3 13 Colfax Aerial Views, Palouse Region Aviation Palouse Region Small Towns: 3 15 Eastern Wash. Natural Gas Co.-Map of Endicott, Wash, undated 3 15 Garfield Elevator, undated 3 15 Thornton panorama, 1954 Palouse Region Churches/Church Buildings 3 16 Colfax Lutheran Choir 3 16 St. John Lutheran Church 3 16 Endicott Adventist Church, St. John Christian Church, St. John Catholic Church, Garfield Nazarene Church, Ewan Nazarene Church, undated 3 16 St. John Catholic Church,

7 Palouse Region Schools 3 17 Joint Picnic, undated th Grade Graduation (school unidentified), group photo, th Grade, St. John, th Grade, Endicott, th Grade, St. John, rd Grade, Palouse, th Grade, Oakesdale, nd Grade, Garfield, st Grade, Garfield, nd. Grade, Rosalia, rd Grade Field Trip, Endicott, 1961 Palouse Region Businesses 3 18 Swanson Spray Company, Palouse Ammonia, McGregor Chemical, Steptoe Pea Plant, Rogers Bros. Seed Co, Monsanto Co, Richfield Oil Co/Brown & Holter (Pullman?),

8 3 24 R.A. Hanson Co., Palouse, WA, "Les" Mills Aircraft, LaCrosse Grain Growers, Dusty Elevator, circa 1988 Colfax Businesses/Bldgs 3 27 Russell Bartlett Trucking Co, Café/ B.P.O.E, undated 3 29 LaVerne Bakery, Colfax Welding, Colfax City Shop, Gr. Grow Building, construction, Stueckle-Franz Bldg, Seattle 1st Nat'l Bank, 1956 (includes negatives) 3 35 Brown & Holter (car dealership), opening, Burgunder Bldg, Disposal Plant, concreting, Tom Gallagher Garage, Wheatland Marina, Grand Opening, Telephone Bldg construction, Port of Whitman, Central Ferry Barge Loading, circa 1960's 3 42 Port of Whitman, Central Ferry Elevator, circa 1960's 8

9 3 43 Port of Whitman, Central Ferry, Western Grain Exchange, Central Ferry, 1973 Historic Structures/Buildings 4 1 Old National Bank, Interior, Elberton Bridge, St. Ignatius Hospital & Catholic Chapel, items; includes photographs 4 4 Whitman Hotel, color photos and negatives Community Services Organizations 4 5 Whitman County Sheriff & Crew, Colfax Police Dept, 1963, Colfax Fire Dept, 1922, Pullman Fire Dept, Port of Whitman, Lower Granite Lock and Dam Project Map, undated 4 10 Helena Duncan Crime Scene, Nov, 1969 Miscellaneous Palouse Region Negatives 4 11 Elks Style Show, 1974 (color negatives) 4 12 State Class D Basketball Tournament (St. John vs. Davenport), 1962 St. John Basketball Team,

10 4 13 Colfax Junior Miss, undated (color photos & negatives) 4 14 Whitman County Bar Assn, Jenetta Morris, Easter Seals, Ed Curtis poster on Post Office billboard, Carol Steuckle, lentil products, Washington Water Power-new truck with Ed Stone, Pinski singing, Baumiter (sp?) figurines, Solar eclipse, "New Hiway", "Historical Society", Empire Title Co., Pullman - College Hill Map Series 3: Portraits, Container(s) 5 Miscellaneous Portraits: weddings, "photos never picked up", portraits, 1950's-1961, C-L 6 Miscellaneous Portraits, 1950's-1961, L-Z 7 Miscellaneous Portraits, ; more weddings, Miscellaneous Portraits, ; servicemen's portraits 9 Portraits, , A-M 10

11 10 Portraits, 1962, A-R 11 Portraits, 1962, R-Z; 1963 A-E 12 Portraits, 1963, F-S 13 Portraits, 1963, S-Z; Miscellaneous Portraits, Portraits, 1964, A-H 15 Portraits, 1964, H-S 16 Portraits, 1964, S-Z; 1965, A-K 17 Portraits, 1965, K-Z; 1966, A 18 Portraits, 1966, B-O 19 Portraits, 1966, P-Z; 1967, A-H 20 Portraits, 1967, H-Z; 1968, A-E 21 Portraits, 1968, E-M 22 Portraits, 1968, N-Z; 1969, A-D 23 Portraits, 1969, D-W 24 Portraits, 1970, A-S 25 Portraits, 1970, S-Z; 1971, A-L 26 Portraits, 1971, L-Z; 1972, A-C 27 Portraits, 1972, D-M 28 Portraits, 1972, M-Z; 1973, A-B 29 Portraits, 1973, C-O 30 Portraits, 1973, P-Z and miscellaneous photos 11

12 31 Portraits, 1974, A-K 32 Portraits, 1974, K-Z 33 Portraits, 1975, A-U 34 Portraits, 1975, V-Z; 1976, A-R 35 Portraits, 1976, R-Z; 1977, A-H 36 Portraits, 1977, H-Z; 1978, A-Z Series 4: Oversize and Unidentified Photographs Container(s) Miscellaneous Photographs 37 1 Early Palouse Agriculture 37 2 Early Modern Palouse Agriculture 37 3 Colfax Flood, Early Modern Colfax 37 5 Steamboats Miscellaneous Identified 37 6 Union Pacific Railroad, n.d. (town unknown) 37 6 Pupils of District 166, Central Ferry, Barge Loading, undated 37 6 Whitman County Bar Association,

13 37 6 Rev. Cushing Eels, undated 37 6 Dr. W.A. Mitchell 37 6 Spalding at Almota, undated 37 6 Railroad being built in Lamont 37 6 L.L. Druning and friends, undated 37 6 Cashup Davis funeral, undated 37 6 Deed to City of Colfax, Portraits Unidentified 37 6 Miscellaneous Unidentified Panoramic Photographs I.L. Moore Header, 1913 (Hutchison Photo, undated) Central Ferry Bridge Celebration, 1924 (Hutchison Photo) Diamond, Wash. (Allen Photo Co., Walla Walla) Diamond, Wash., n.d. (Hutchison Photo, undated) Steptoe, Wash, undated Stueckle & Broekel Thresher, 1913 (Hutchison Photo) Colfax, Wash, undated 13

14 Miscellaneous Unidentified Panoramic Photographs Names and Subjects Subject Terms : Boundary Hydroelectric Project -- History -- Photographs. Colfax (Wash.) -- History -- Photographs. Combines (Agricultural machinery) -- History -- Photographs. Floods -- Washington (State) -- Whitman County -- History -- Photographs. Harvesting machinery -- Washington (State) -- History -- Photographs. Ranches -- Washington (State) -- Whitman County -- Photographs. St. Ignatius Hospital (Colfax, Wash.) -- History -- Photographs. Steamboats -- History -- Photographs. Wheat -- Harvesting -- History -- Photographs. Whitman County (Wash.) -- History -- Photographs. Finding aid prepared by Randy Smith This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License: Creative Commons Licenses in Archives West: