• Moses Lake Museum & Art Center (Out of Many, One display)

    City of Moses Lake Museum & Art Center 401 South Balsam Street, Moses Lake, WA, United States

    Potato Picker Belt In the early and mid-20th century, Grant County farmers relied on potato picker belts during harvest. Before mechanized harvesting became common in the 1960s, potatoes were dug and collected entirely by hand. Workers wore these belts, which held extra burlap sacks on hooks along the sides. As they filled each sack, dragging […]

  • Faces of 250: Our Community in Portraits and Words

    City of Moses Lake Museum & Art Center 401 South Balsam Street, Moses Lake, WA, United States

    This exhibit at the City of Moses Lake Museum & Art Center showcases a striking collection of studio portraits done at Hilderbrand’s Photography Studio from the 1950s to 70s, capturing the style, optimism, and evolving identity of mid-century America. Each photograph offers a window into the era’s fashion, hairstyles, and cultural values, while highlighting the […]

  • Caring for Family Photographs

    City of Moses Lake Museum & Art Center 401 South Balsam Street, Moses Lake, WA, United States

    Join Museum Curator Ann Schempp to learn how to care for your photographs with proper storage and marking methods to make these memories last generations.

  • Victory Village and the War Effort: Moses Lake’s Hidden History

    City of Moses Lake Museum & Art Center 401 South Balsam Street, Moses Lake, WA, United States

    In this presentation, learn about Victory Village, a WWII-era housing project in Moses Lake, built for military and civilian workers. Though temporary, it fostered a strong community and later became McCosh Park, now a central gathering place for the city. Presented by Cultural Services Superintendent Dollie Boyd.

  • Caring for Family Photographs

    City of Moses Lake Museum & Art Center 401 South Balsam Street, Moses Lake, WA, United States

    Join Museum Curator Ann Schempp to learn how to care for your photographs with proper storage and marking methods to make these memories last generations.