Document Type
Image
Preview
Creation Date
1917
Description
Many World War One "Doughboys" passed through Cle Elum on their way to or from Camp Lewis (later Fort Lewis) and other Puget Sound bases. However, the town's then notorious red light district was expressly off-limits to military personel.
Recommended Citation
Pautzke, Otto W., "Troop Train at Cle Elum Depot" (1917). Ellensburg History Photographs. 285.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/ellensburg_history/285
Source
Local History Collection Photographs, Ellensburg Public Library
Format
image/jpg
Keywords
Kittitas County (Wash.) -- Buildings, Historic, Historic buildings -- Washington (State) -- Kittitas County, Veterans -- Rites and ceremonies -- Washington (State) -- Cle Elum, Railroads -- Washington (State) -- Cle Elum, Railroad Depot (Cle Elum, Wash.), Troop Train (Cle Elum, Wash.)