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| Advertisement | Bingham Springs Resort (1899) |
| Publication Source | The State, Vol 3 (6) |
| Publisher | Commercial Print Company |
| Publisher Location | United States--Washington (State)--Tacoma |
| Publication Date | June 1899
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| Advertisement Text | Where are you going to take your outing? Why not go to Bingham Springs? It is the most delightful resort in Washington, Oregon or Idaho, and ranks in first class in all respects. This favorite resort is located in the Blue Mountains in Eastern Oregon, on the banks of the Umatilla River. Hot springs of great medicinal value, flowing 8,000 gallons of water per hour, supply the swimming and tub baths. There is a first-class hotel, amusement hall, with dancing every evening ,except Sunday...Hotel rates: $2.00, $2.50, and $3.00 per day. Good camping grounds...Gibbon P.O. Oregon. |
| Contextual Notes | In 1864, an inn called "Warm Springs" was built along the Thomas and Ruckel Road near Gibbon, Oregon. In 1892, the stagecoach stop was renamed "Bingham Springs" by its new owner (Dr. John E. Bingham) and expanded into a hotel resort with a 40 by 60-foot pool.
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| Category | Hotels and restaurants
Tourism and travel
Sports and outdoor activities |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Resorts--Oregon; Swimming pools--Oregon; Spings--Oregon |
| Geographic Coverage | United States--Washington (State)
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| Digital Collection | Early Advertising |
| Digital ID Number | ADV0038 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Pacific Northwest Collection. 979.505 STA |
| Object Type | Advertisement |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from text at 200-400 dpi, saved in TIFF format, enhanced and resized using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2008 |
