Washington Water Power Company - Spokane, WA
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N 47° 39.688 W 117° 25.486
11T E 468107 N 5278762
The Washington Water Power Company advertised its product, electricity, extensively in its coverage area for many years. This ad appeared in the Spokane Spokesman-Review on March 23rd of 1935.
Waymark Code: WMJVCA
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 01/02/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TheBeanTeam
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By 1935 Washington Water Power had two hydro projects right in the city of Spokane and more downstream on the Spokane River. Today, under the name of Avista, they have hydro projects on several rivers in the Pacific Northwest, producing electricity for eastern Washington, northern Idaho and parts of southern and eastern Oregon.

In 1935, housewives, businessmen and farmers were still in the process of being introduced to electricity and all it could do for them, from washing clothes to grinding feed to lifting and moving heavy articles to cooking the evening meal. Electricity also provided lighting, heat and entertainment to both city and country dwellers, changing their lives forever. Also, in order to increase the bottom line, in the "Good Ole Days" utility companies were in the appliance business as well, peddling everything from motors to cream separators to clothes washers, including the "Thor Complete Home Laundry" machine seen in this 1935 ad.
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Spokane Spokesman-Review


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March 23, 1935


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