Construction of temporary museum -- mixing clay for adobe bricks, using the horse (Old Blue) for the "dirty work". Four parts clay, one part straw or hay and enough water to mix, then dumped into a pit two feet deep. Marcus Whitman may have used a similar technique to construct the mission buildings. (Notice the **USA** WORK PROGRAM, WPA sign on the left side of the photograph). [G-1-2, Negative #1028]
Did You Know? Great Basin Wild Rye Grass is part of the natural landscape at Whitman Mission. The name Waiilatpu, meaning place of rye grass, was used by the people to name the mission site. more...
