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1.	15th Annual Okanogan County Teachers' Institute at Conconully, Washington, 1910.	Matsura, Frank S.	For the last fifteen years the teachers of Okanogan County met each year for a week-long session to discuss teaching strategies and share concerns over the direction of the county's schools. The 1910 session...

2.	3,600 Pounds of Hay, ca. 1910	Matsura, Frank S.	A picture of 3,600 pounds of hay stacked onto a wagon and grown by L.L. Cook in Okanogan, Washington. Three men stand on top of the hay, and it takes four horses to pull the heavy wagonload. They are stopped...

3.	"A Happy Moment", ca. 1910	Matsura, Frank S.	Matsura titled this postcard "A Happy Moment". It shows a man, presumably drunk, leaning over on the handrail of a wooden sidewalk outside a store.

4.	"An Okanogan Native", ca. 1910	Matsura, Frank S.	Matsura entitled this postcard, "An Okanogan Native". Shown is a Native American infant nestled snuggly inside a papoose. The baby probably lives with his family on the South Half of the Colville Indian...

5.	"Bert and Viola's All Fun Show", 1909.	Matsura, Frank S.	On August 16, 1909 the "Bert and Viola's All Fun Show" entertained the town at the Okanogan Opera House. The two person vaudeville act performed both comedy and song, accompanied by the Bert and Viola...

6.	"But I Ain't", ca. 1910	Matsura, Frank S.	A photograph of a baby boy seated on a table covered with a rug. Matsura's humorous caption reads "But I ain't." The first picture in the series (of two images) shows the same baby seated upright with...

7.	"Colville Indians," Okanogan, Washington, ca. 1910	Matsura, Frank S.	A group of Native Americans pose outside a tipi. The expansive Okanogan hills lay in the background. The man on the left is Twit-mich, or "Big Jim". Third in from the left and holding a blanket is Charley...

8.	"Deserted Village" Landscape of Conconully, 1906.	Matsura, Frank S.	Taken not long after sunrise, the photo shows Conconully without a single person in sight. For this reason, the picture was often nicknamed "The Deserted Village". Originally called Salmon City--after...

9.	"Fifteen Pack Horses Off for the Woods", ca. 1912	Matsura, Frank S.	Matsura's photo, entitled "Fifteen Pack Horses Off For The Woods", describes a summertime event in Okanogan. Each year townspeople fled for outlying hills and mountains to their favorite camping spot--both...

10.	"Finch's Limited", 1910	Matsura, Frank S.	A picture of two men and a stage parked in front of the Bureau Hotel in Okanogan. The title of this postcard is "Finch's Limited". This might refer to the St. Paul, Minnesota stage line of Finch, Vansylek...

11.	"Give Me A Light, Jim", 1911	Matsura, Frank S.	Two of the largest entrepreneurs in Okanogan, James Gard and J. D. McDonald, are hindered by their girth as they comically struggle to light each other's cigars. On the left is James Gard, owner of the...

12.	"Lady Riders in the West", ca. 1912	Matsura, Frank S.	Matsura entitled this postcard "Lady Riders in the West". In it, a row of women line up on horseback. They are in dresses and large hats, and do not sit side saddle.

13.	"Lazy Hour", ca. 1910	Matsura, Frank S.	"Lazy Hour," the title Matsura gave to this photograph, shows Matsura (with feet sticking up) resting with his friends after a fine picnic lunch.

14.	"Lilac Party" at Mrs. Kahlow's Home, 1912.	Matsura, Frank S.	Mrs. Kahlow entertains some of the town's leading female citizens at her home "Rosedale" in the Kahlow addition. Among the guests were Madames Schaller, Woody, Wilcox, Culberson, Freer, Pogue, Owens, Storhow,...

15.	"Lilac Party" Indoor Scene, 1912.	Matsura, Frank S.	Mrs. Kahlow hosted a "lilac party" for some of the leading female citizens of Okanogan. Held in May in her home she named "Rosedale", the table and each setting were adorned with fragrant lilac blooms....

16.	"Making the Okanogan", ca. 1911	Matsura, Frank S.	Charles A. Carew and another driver of the Finch, Vanslyeck and McConville Stage Line pose at the First Avenue and Queen Street intersection. The stage's hub city was St. Paul, Minnesota. The second building...

17.	"My Pet" Found on Colville Indian Reservation, ca. 1909	Matsura, Frank S.	Entitled "My Pet", Matsura took this picture of a deer during one of his many outings in and around Okanogan County. The county was physically divided by the Okanogan River. The "North Half" is made up...

18.	"Smith's Busy Moment", ca. 1910	Matsura, Frank S.	Even though automobiles rumbled through town and seemed to be catching on with some of the townsfolk, there was still the need for a blacksmith. While automobiles were used for recreation and long distance...

19.	"Stamp of the World" Peaches On Display, ca. 1910	Matsura, Frank S.	A pyramid of "Stamp of the World" peaches are photographed by Matsura, perhaps because they won or are favored to win at the County Fair held annually in Riverside. Perhaps the photo was used back east...

20.	"Washington Klootchman" Poses for Photo at Matsura's Studio, ca. 1910	Matsura, Frank S.	A Native American woman, or "Klootchman" in Chinook jargon, poses for her portrait at Matsura's studio. She wears a shawl over a polka-dot dress, and carries a beaded handbag. Her hair is in braids and...

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