Okanogan, WA, USA (2009)

Okanogan  (dervied from a word in the Syilx'tsn language meaning "rendezvous" or "meeting place") is a city in Okanogan County, Washington, United States. Population ~2500

This Mural by Dennis Conger in 2000 is from a photograph by Frank S. Matsura who came to the United States from Japan in 1905.  He settling briefly in Seattle before crossing the Cascades to eventually settle in Okanogan, Washington where he started work as a professional photographer. As the only photographer in the newly incorporated city of Okanogan, Matsura was present to record the development of the city and the surrounding area. He photographed both the profound and minor changes taking place in and around Okanogan.  Ref: http://content.wsulibs.wsu.edu/cdm-matsura/