Turner photos spark historical account

 
Series: Harrington News | Story 41

Last updated 8/8/2019 at 9:23pm

Courtesy photo

A beautiful photograph of the Platter family stand in front of their home, Rose Hill Farm, in the Spring of 1923.

Turner Photo Collection

This writer has had the privilege of viewing several collections of photos taken by H C Turner (1880-1943) which are owned by Heather Talkington Slack. Hal Turner was born in Iowa and came with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George P. Turner, and six siblings to Washington Territory in 1884, locating near Cheney. The Turners moved to a homestead four miles east of Davenport, where Hal was raised. He received his common school education at Waterville, then entered Blair Business College of Spokane, graduating with "a thorough understanding of shorthand, stenography and boo...



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