Clayton and the surrounding area. A tiny town steeped in History.
Looking West in Clayton. Main street. Clayton, WA.
The Terra Cotta and Brick Plant on the right. The Pottery Plant on the feft.
The Clayton Depot. Ole Wind, Olga Westby, (Married later) Emma Cowan and Bert Melander, also later married which only verifies that old addage, "Hotter than a Depot stove"
Black Smith shop door at Clayton Wa. Back Row: unknown, Bert Melander, Aikman, Cap Westby on knee, Albert Holly, Ditler Berg, Melvin Berg, Einer Westby seated, little boy on right Oliver Olson.
Livery Stables on the Eastern outskirts of Clayton.
A 1910 Clayton Parade.
CLAYTON BASEBALL TEAM: Back Row- John Carr, Jack Knight, unknown, Bert MeLander, Unknown, unknown, Front Row-- Ole Wind, Art Bowan, unknown, Foos (Barber)
CLAYTON BAND: Back Row L to R. Unknown, Olaf Westby, Richard Loomis, Einer Berg, Unknown, Halvor Westby, Ditler Berg, Foos (Barber), Front Row -- Unknown, Bert MeLander, Walter Westby, Earl Allen, Elmer Lewis, Unknown..
Trysil Lutheran Church: Two miles East of Clayton on Spotted Road. The Church was organized in 1892, The building was built in 1901. The first child Baptized was William Hansen. Second- Lilly Johnson and third was - Harold Westby. [Website note: As near as we can tell this is the only mistake Lawrence made in his albums. This is actually the Wildrose Methodist Episcopal Church. It is described on Etta May Bennett's page 1.]
Beard and Meyers Mercantile store. L - R. Behind counter. John Beard and Wallace Meyers.
THE CLASS OF 1913 was the first class to graduate from Deer Park High School. The High School became accredited in 1912. Back Row. L to R. Leonora House (Gemmill), Lee Chadbourne, Mont Chadbourne, Gladys Turner (Kelly), Zora Hunziker (Kelly} Agnus Crawford.
Deer Park High 1920 Football team. Back Row. L to R. Lawrence Wade, Coach Gene Swenson. Boyd Hiatt, Howard Maddux, Edwin Olson, John Neaville, Ray Maddux, Pat Hodges. Middle Row. Elmer Thiel, Howard Slater, George Moore, Delbert Miller, Johnny Aberthal. Front Row - Gerald Renshaw, Clyde Mix, Claude Turner, Howard Olsen and Mark Justice.
Deer Park City Hall and Jail.
The Terra Cotta plant at the east end of Clayton Brick Plant.
The first depot in Clayton destroyed by fire in 1908 along with the entire business district and the brick plant.
The new Clayton Depot 1908 or 1909.
Pottery Clayton, WA: Braxier, Albert Hadley, Paul Siebert, Bob Bolen. (Lettering is badly faded & may not be exact.)
THE WILLIAMS VALLEY WOMEN'S CLUB: Back row L. to R. Mrs. Jack Aores, Mrs. Kratzer, School teacher. Mrs. Hopple. (Lee Hopple's Mother), Mary Hopple, (Lee's sister), Mrs. Chester Lewis, Mrs. Albert Huttchins, Front row: Grace Kratzer (Milner) Mrs. Hefley with two childrten, Mrs. Joe Hodges (Roberts) Two Children Mirwin (right) and Lois (left), Bertha Hopple, Fern Aores, Mrs. Casberg (Ernest Casberg's Mother) Paul Hodges, Hazel Casberg (Adopted Daughter), Mrs. Ernest Casberg.
THE WESTBY CLAN: (3 Families) Back Row L-R - Otto (O.A.), August (O.A.), Cap (E.K.), Harold (O.T.), and Albert (E), Front Row: Einer Wesby, Olaf (O.A.), Halvor (O.A.), Oscar (E.), Pete (O.T.), and Torvald (O.T.).
Interior of the Clayton Mercantile Co. about 1915. Kap Westby is on the left.
Excursion boat, Morgan Park, 1910. Boat owned buy Evan Morgan Sr. Named after his daughter Gwen. Jack Enright at edge of dock in dark suit. Next to Jack is Ted Burke in light suit. Next to Ted is Myrtle Christiansen, Gertrude Enright- getting into boat (white dress). Rose Burke in boat with white dress.
Morgan Park, Loon Lake, WA, 1910.
Cook house at the Sexton mill at Darts siding. L-R Mrs. Robert (Margaret) Jordon, Willard Jordon, Hattie Jordon, Lawrence Jordon. PLEASE NOTE. THESE FOLLOWING NINE PHOTOS ARE A CONTINUATION OF DEER PARK ALBUMS. No room at the Inn.
J.F. SEXTON SAWMILL at Darts siding on Railroad about 6 miles south of ( Can't read where)
THE FRESHMAN CLASS OF 1912. Deer Park High School. Back Row, L to R. Wallace Daniels, Rita Daniels ( Mrs Frank Chapman), Pearl Wood, Lyle Dennison, Merle Shaver. Middle Row. Esther Bridges, Founa James (Mrs. Ed Falk), Mildred Renshaw (Mrs. Bert Humble) Julia Lourey, Denna Grove, Front Row. Donald Reed, Brian Gemmill, Ruth Garver, Yuba Jones, Helen Slater, Bert Moore.
D.P. A Main street scene.
MAIN & CRAWFORD. Deer Park, WA. Forrest Keener on his horse. His dog following.