Bygone Walla Walla: vintage images of the City and County (and beyond), collected by Joe Drazan: 4th of July

BYGONE WALLA WALLA PROJECT BY JOE DRAZAN is a local non-profit, non-commercial effort to build and share a visual history of Walla Walla. Use SEARCH box or the INDEX, or just scroll. CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE; right click & open in new tab for even LARGER view. WANTED! Your old snapshots, slides, or negatives of Walla Walla area places and events to share in this project, please contact me to get them scanned in; over 500 individuals have so far. CONTACT me; skippycat3@charter.net. c2025

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Saturday, January 7, 2023

Chinese Colony in Walla Walla & their participation in the 4th of July parade of 1912. Article from Up-to-the-Times Magazine, August 1912

Monday, July 4, 2022

Fireworks stands, July 1967. File photos courtesy of the Union-Bulletin.

Ace fireworks stand at Wilbur & Isaacs - persons unknown.

Note Dan Reeder's toy store in background at 1525 Issacs

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1967

Thursday, October 5, 2017

Aviator Claude Berlin from Centralia, WA was in the 4th of July parade here just two months after his crash in Centralia. Photos from Up-to-the-Times magazine, 1912.

Aviator Berlin Survives Fall in 1912
During this week in 1912, Centralia’s only aviator survived an accident when his plane fell to the ground.
“While making a trial flight in his new aeroplane at the fair grounds yesterday morning, the engine of the machine failed, and Claude Berlin fell to the ground, a distance of 40 feet,” The Centralia Daily Chronicle wrote. “The aeroplane was badly damaged, but the aviator fortunately escaped with only a few scratches. Immediately after the accident, new parts to replace the damaged ones were wired for to New York and as soon as they arrive the machine will be repaired. This will be in about a week. Mr. Berlin stated this morning that his accident yesterday would in no way affect the flights arranged for the Hub City Festival.

“Just before the accident yesterday, Mr. Berlin had made a spectacular ascension, rising to a height of about 400 feet. The machine was in perfect working order at that time. The flight and accident were witnessed by about 50 specially invited spectators.”