Joseph LaFortune and his Eureka Saloon at 222 West Main Street.

courtesy of Francis Christiano

Eureka trade token

courtesy of Bob Bennett

Milton-Freewater Pea Festival in May 1955 hosted Mel Venter and his Breakfast Gang radio show group from San Francisco. File photos courtesy of the Union-Bulletin.

Cars from Milton-Freewater drove Venter troupe from Walla Walla Airport to their stage show in M-F.

Venter in middle of back seat

Julie Mason, vocalist

Aimee, hillbilly vocalist

Leaders that revived the Pea Festival for 1955 after its 3 year absence. First festival was in 1936.

100 years ago from the pages of the Walla Walla Daily Bulletin newspaper (April 1918, part 2). Click on images to enlarge

Liberty Hall

Paine School classes and teachers from the 1940s and 50s. Photos courtesy of Bob Fox.