Helen Saunders Steele and Matt Fioretti at Lester, Washington, on August 24, 1985. Standing on site of Morgan/Saunders house. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson . Other Subject Classes: people, house

Houses at Lester, Washington, circa 1912. Frame houses, logged-off mountains. Photo by Alma Floberg, J.M. Fredrickson collection.. Other Subject Classes: Houses town scene, mountain

Houses at Lester, Washington, circa 1940. Three frame houses. Emily Brightshue album, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: house, town scene

Houses at Lester, Washington, circa 1960. Emily Brightshue album, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: house, town scene

Houses at Lester, Washington, circa 1940. Three frame houses with R.B. Lewis residence, center (?). Emily Brightshue album, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: house, town scene

Morgan/Saunders house at Lester, Washington, circa 1920. Ornate frame house, people on porch. J.M. Fredrickson collection.. Other Subject Classes: house, people

Morgan's General Store at Lester, Washington, circa 1914. Frame business building, people in front. Copy of Ruth Eckes original, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: store, people

Northern Pacific passenger train number 4, the eastbound Alaskan, at Borup Loop betweem Lester, Washington and Stampede, Washington in June 1945. Two steam locomotives haul the secondary transcontinental train up the 2.2% Stampede Pass grade as the photographer watches from a mountain overhead. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, mountains

Northern Pacific passenger train number 4, the eastbound Alaskan, departs Lester, Washington, on a snowy day circa 1949. Seen from beneath the coal dock, a W-3 Mikado-type steam locomotive pushes on the rear of the train to help it up Stampede Pass grade. J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train, steam locomotive, coal dock

On board Northern Pacific passenger train number 4, The Alaskan, at Upham, Washington, circa 1945. Looking back at train from cab of Class Q-4 Pacific-type steam locomotive number 2170 as train climbs the grade toward Stampede Pass in snow, with a helper engine pushing on rear. Two copy negatives, J.M. Fredrickson Collection. Other Subject Classes: passenger train,steam locomotive, mountains