Historical Snapshots
1861-1914


Oldest known photograph of Lewiston, c. 1862



First State Capitol, c. 1863



The Luna House Hotel, c. 1870



Lewiston, 1882



Main Street, December 1885



1st Street and Main
the first Masonic Lodge (center) and the Weisgerber Brewery, b. 1890



Snake River flood, 1894



Methodist excursion to Big Eddy, 1897



Main Street, 1899



Snake River (looking north-northwest from Normal Hill), 1900



Snake River Bridge, 1900



President Taft speaks in Pioneer Park, 23 August 1911



Fishing along the Snake River, 1915



Image sources:
Washington State University
Mueller, Gene. Lewiston: A Pictorial History. 1986.