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Looking west from near the Alder (Kamiaken) St. bridge at

the Palm Cafe, which the floodwaters had rotated 90 degrees

counterclockwise and moved a little downstream from its old

position next to City Hall.

Looking east up the Palouse towards the Alder (Kamiaken) St.

bridge.

The day after the March 1st flood, with waters beginning to


recede. Looking west down the Palouse River towards old


City Hall (left) and the Alton Hotel (right).

Burgan Emerson store at left, City Hall in center. This picture looks south on Alder (now Kamiaken). At the far right is the location where The Palm Cafe stood before being carried downstream by the flood-waters.

Looking west from upstream across the Palouse River at the


Alder (Kamiaken) St. Bridge, which has been pushed


downstream and south. Old City Hall is on the left with the


Palm Cafe (also swept away in the flood) in the center.

Looking south-west at Old City Hall and the Burgan Emerson Store from across the Palouse River. The intersection street between the two is Olsen, and Alder (now Kamiaken) runs along the nearer side of both. To the far right is the Sacred Heart…

Date taken from postcard. Looking west-northwest from

Pioneer Hill just north of Spring Street. The spired

building on the hill in the distance dead center is the high

school (now Gladish Community Center).

Located on the south side of Main St., between Pine and

Paradise Streets.

The largest flag in the world, carried in an Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition parade in Seattle, accompanied by 350 cadets. The flag flew that summer at the exposition atop a flagpole that was 182 feet in length- 170 feet above the ground and 12 feet…

Date taken from postmark.

At the time of this picture, Miles Poindexter (1868-1946)





was a U.S. Representative from Washington (State, and was





campaigning for Senator. He would win the election and





serve as Senator from 1911-1923. To see text





on…

Looking west on Main Street.

Main Street looking east from the corner of Grand and Main.

Date taken from postmark. Looking west on Main Street

from corner of Main and Alder (Kamiaken).

Looking west on Main Street from about halfway between where

Paradise and Pine intersect Main Street.

Looking north-east, with Grand running to the right and Main

to the left.

Looking east on Main Street from the corner of Main and

Grand.

Looking east on Main Street from corner of Main and Grand.