Yakima is city in and the county seat of Yakima County, in eastern Washington and the state’s eleventh-largest city by population. It is across the Cascades and about 90 miles south east of Seattle in the Yakima valley, and is a productive agricultural region. The name Yakima originates from the Yakama Nation Native American tribe, whose reservation is located south of the city.
A Catholic Mission was established in Ahtanum, southwest of present-day Yakima, in 1847. The arrival of settlers and their conflicts with the natives resulted in the Yakima War. The U.S. Army established Fort Simcoe in 1856 near present-day White Swan as a response to the uprising. The Yakamas were defeated and forced to relocate to the Yakama Indian Reservation. Yakima County was created in 1865.
When bypassed by the Northern Pacific railroad in 1884, over 100 buildings were moved with rollers and horse teams to the nearby site of the depot. The new city was dubbed North Yakima and was officially incorporated and named the county seat in 1886. The name was changed back to Yakima in 1918 and Union Gap was the new name given to the original site of Yakima.
The primary irrigation source for the Yakima Valley, the Yakima River, runs through Yakima from its source at Lake Keechelus in the Cascade Range to the Columbia River at Richland. Yakima’s growth in the 20th century was fueled primarily by agriculture. The Yakima valley produces fruit crops, including apples, peaches, pears, cherries and melons and vegetables including peppers, corn and beans,,,, and hops, As of 2011, the Yakima Valley produces 77% of all hops grown in the United States.. Obviously, they must have produced potatoes also.
This uncredited printed card captures the harvesting of Potatoes, “22 Tons to the Acre” in “North Yakima.” It is not post marked or dated but is an undivided back. It is in good condition with minor wear and a clean, and clear image. The reverse is also clean.
The colors on the images are a more neutral B&W than the scan.
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