Bertha and Ellen
Description: Bertha (Mrs. William) Rehmke and Ellen (Mrs. Otto) Pautzke (1868-1960) rest with their bicycles on the northeast corner of North Main Street and Sixth Avenue in this circa 1908 Pautzke photograph. Mrs. Rehmke was the wife of well-known Ellensburg businessman William Rehmke and Mrs. Pautzke was the wife and partner of Otto Pautzke, longtime local photographer. The Pautzkes lived at 608 North Main Street. The large house (center right) 606 North Main, was the home of Dr. Paschal Gray. It is currently (2011) The Ellensburg Wine Works. The houses on the left have been replaced with businesses and gas stations. The large white house (center left) was the R. B. Wilson home (1886-1968) built in 1886 by the Northern Pacific Railroad contactor Nelson Bennett. Broad wood sidewalks and unpaved streets were characteristic features of early Ellensburg.
Creator: Pautzke, Otto W., 1863-1918
WRH resource ID: BBS083.
Contributing institution: Ellensburg Public Library
Rights info: Please seek permission from the owning institution(s). Read more here.
Bertha and Ellen
Description: Bertha (Mrs. William) Rehmke and Ellen (Mrs. Otto) Pautzke (1868-1960) rest with their bicycles on the northeast corner of North Main Street and Sixth Avenue in this circa 1908 Pautzke photograph. Mrs. Rehmke was the wife of well-known Ellensburg businessman William Rehmke and Mrs. Pautzke was the wife and partner of Otto Pautzke, longtime local photographer. The Pautzkes lived at 608 North Main Street. The large house (center right) 606 North Main, was the home of Dr. Paschal Gray. It is currently (2011) The Ellensburg Wine Works. The houses on the left have been replaced with businesses and gas stations. The large white house (center left) was the R. B. Wilson home (1886-1968) built in 1886 by the Northern Pacific Railroad contactor Nelson Bennett. Broad wood sidewalks and unpaved streets were characteristic features of early Ellensburg.
Creator: Pautzke, Otto W., 1863-1918
WRH resource ID: BBS083.
Contributing institution: Ellensburg Public Library
Rights info: Please seek permission from the owning institution(s). Read more here.