Description

Adams Ladies Club, Adams, Oregon [Published date: November 1996]. Spiral-bound softcover, 275 pp; illustrated with black-and-white photograph reproductions and maps; 28 cm. Printed by Inland Printing Co., Walla Walla, Washington. In good+ condition. Cream paper covers printed in black with photograph of G. M. Morrison Caterpillar and Combine (photo courtesy of Rolinda Burd). Light bumping and creasing to edges of covers and light scuffing and soiling to covers as well. Plastic comb binding intact and tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Compiled and edited by members of the Adams Ladies Club, this fourth volume in the History of Adams series chronicles life in Adams, Oregon, and the surrounding Umatilla County area from 1914 to 1923, using verbatim reports and news articles originally printed in The East Oregonian. The book continues the series mission of preserving the town's history through period photographs and local narratives. Includes a dedication by Gilberta Lieualen, numerous family photographs, and historical notes documenting early 20th-century agricultural, civic, and domestic life in the region. Features maps showing Adams, nearby rail lines, and local homesteads. Illustrated with photographs of local residents, harvest scenes, and early structures including the Adams School, McDonald Outfit, Harvest Cookhouse, and prominent families such as the Peringers and Kirbys.