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Inland Northwest History Moment

Inland Northwest History Moment is a collaboration of Spokane Public Radio and the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture (MAC), in celebration of 100 Stories, the museum’s centennial exhibition. Click a title to find the podcast, an image and the written story, along with resources for further exploration.

  • Sewing Machine Storyteller
    Pearl Allen recorded family moments on fabric of all sizes, from tablecloths to hot pads and diploma cases.
  • Uranium Fever
    This episode describes the beginning of the Midnight Mine on the Spokane Indian Reservation.
  • Traditional Weaver Joey Lavador
    Joey Lavadour shared the weaving legacy by teaching his family and other tribal members, helping to revive the tradition on the Umatilla Reservation.
  • Summer of Fire
    In 1889, 32 downtown blocks of Spokane Falls burned. Landlord Daniel Dwight ventured into the rubble and returned with souvenirs, like these melted poker chips.
  • Small Town Survival and the Fonk's Variety Store
    Colville, Washington welcomed the opening of a Fonk’s store 1939. Its neon sign hung on their Main Street until 2001 when it re-appeared in an opening exhibit at the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture in Spokane.
  • Second Wave of Feminism
    Marion Moos was a founding member of Spokane's chapter of the National Organization for Women and ran a feminist bookstore in Spokane for four years.
  • Kaiser Aluminum's Potlines
    Michael Cain describes his experience working at Kaiser Aluminum in 1980 and 1981.
  • A brass bed is surrounded by corn and a circle of pillows made from bags of feed corn, with photographs of Mamie's early life copied and sewn to each. The assemblage speaks of renewal, everlasting life and the passage of time.
    Petland
    Artist Kathryn Glowen created an art collection, "Petland," as a tribute to her friend Mamie Rand's life as a pet store owner, accountant, and amateur musician.
  • New Deal for Art
    The Spokane Art Center was a dynamic force in the community, as thousands of adults and children enrolled in free classes during the Great Depression.
  • Extraordinary Inventor Royal Riblet
    Royal Riblet invented a square wheel, pigeon-hole parking, and other extraordinarily innovative designs.
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