Print, Photograph

Photograph

Lewis County Historical Museum

Randle Merchandise & Travelers

Name/Title

Print, Photograph

Entry/Object ID

P4349

Description

The Matt Randle General Merchandise and Travelers Home. One of the first Post Offices in Randle, WA. The store operated then by J. F. McMahan. Randle was officially established in 1890 and was named after first Justice of the Peace J. L. Randle. On the porch above is Mrs. Matt Randle with daughter Grace and son Walter. On the downstairs porch L-R: George Salesbury, Frank Harrington, Jim McMahan, W.D. Medcalf and Earl Randle. No ID on those in the wagon. Medcalf was burned to death when the building burned in 1916 .

Made/Created

Notes

Date: circa 1890s

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

General Stores, Matt Store, Post Office - Randle, Randle, WA, Traveler's Home

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Apr 24, 2009

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Harrington, Frank

Person or Organization

McMahan, Jim

Person or Organization

Medcalf, W. D.

Person or Organization

Randle, Earl

Person or Organization

Randle, Grace

Person or Organization

Randle, Matt

Person or Organization

Randle, Matt, Mrs.

Person or Organization

Randle, Walter

Person or Organization

Salesbury, George

General Notes

Note

Status: Stable

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

April 24, 2009

Updated By

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Update Date

January 16, 2025