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Lt. Louis Barin (1890-1920) sports his Naval officer's uniform. Barin built his airplanes. One lifted 20 feet skyward, then nose-dived into the earth. He chopped it into kindling and stored it in the basement of his Portland home. In 1919, he piloted a flying boat attempting the first crossing of the Atlantic.

Clark County History: Louis Barin, heavy aviator

Lt. Louis Barin (1890-1920) sports his Naval officer's uniform. Barin built his airplanes. One lifted 20 feet skyward, then nose-dived into the earth. He chopped it into kindling and stored it in the basement of his Portland home. In 1919, he piloted a flying boat attempting the first crossing of the Atlantic.

March 19, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life

Louis Barin was a big man, overflowing the cockpit of his airplane. At 250 pounds, he was nearly twice the weight of other youthful aviators at the Vancouver Barracks polo grounds aviation camp. But he was there every evening. Later, Barin would make his mark in aviation by becoming one… Read story

The Soviet ANT-25 transpolar flight crew, navigator Alexander Belyakov, left, pilot Valery Chkalov and co-pilot Georgi Baidukov, wait in the White House with an unknown man in 1937. Portland’s Meier & Frank department store owner exchanged three new suits with them, gaining a fur-lined flying suit for his window display. However, the Soviets declined to part with their long underwear.

Clark County History: Second Russian landing

The Soviet ANT-25 transpolar flight crew, navigator Alexander Belyakov, left, pilot Valery Chkalov and co-pilot Georgi Baidukov, wait in the White House with an unknown man in 1937. Portland’s Meier & Frank department store owner exchanged three new suits with them, gaining a fur-lined flying suit for his window display. However, the Soviets declined to part with their long underwear.

March 12, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life

The morning of June 20, 1937, the roar of an airplane engine woke 12-year-old Don Carpenter, who could recall the sound of every airplane he’d ever heard. This one, he hadn’t. Popping from between his sheets, he saw a red-winged plane banking, so he pulled on his clothes, grabbed his… Read story

This week in Clark County history

March 10, 2023, 5:52am Clark County Life

100 years ago Read story

The Soviet ANT-4 airplane was examined by a crowd at Pearson Field in Vancouver on Oct. 18 or 19, 1929. The transport bomber, "Land of the Soviets," developed engine trouble shortly after reaching Portland during a trans-Siberian flight from Moscow to New York.

Clark County history: Soviet aviators

The Soviet ANT-4 airplane was examined by a crowd at Pearson Field in Vancouver on Oct. 18 or 19, 1929. The transport bomber, "Land of the Soviets," developed engine trouble shortly after reaching Portland during a trans-Siberian flight from Moscow to New York.

March 5, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life

Word came from Seattle that Soviet aviators were landing at 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 18, 1929. The long-distance flight was headed to New York City. Its quick Portland stop was to refuel and liftoff again. Read story

This week in Clark County history

March 3, 2023, 5:43am Clark County Life

100 years ago Read story

The 1949 meeting of the Washington State Conference of the NAACP was held in Vancouver.

Clark County historians dig into Black history

The 1949 meeting of the Washington State Conference of the NAACP was held in Vancouver.

February 26, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Life

When Melissa Williams finished her master’s degree thesis on African American housing in postwar Vancouver, her faculty adviser at Washington State University Vancouver congratulated her for breaking new ground. The story of Black housing here had never been seriously researched before Williams’ 2007 paper. Read story

Ron Jefferson of Vancouver, who has spent years tracing his lineage back to enslaved ancestors, talks about his family's history at his home. Twelve years ago he joined ancestry.com -- now he has over 5,000 connections.

Vancouver man’s family tree a window into African American history

Ron Jefferson of Vancouver, who has spent years tracing his lineage back to enslaved ancestors, talks about his family's history at his home. Twelve years ago he joined ancestry.com -- now he has over 5,000 connections.

February 25, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Decorated with framed photos, timelines, Army medals and awards, Ron Jefferson’s “man cave” has become home to memorabilia from his past 12 years of research — creating a family tree that now has more than 5,000 connections on ancestry.com. Read story

Visitors climb three flights of stairs to the top of the Henry J. Kaiser Memorial Shipyard Memorial tower, alongside the Columbia River in Vancouver's Marine Park.

Memorial tower recalls Kaiser Shipyard, which changed Vancouver forever

Visitors climb three flights of stairs to the top of the Henry J. Kaiser Memorial Shipyard Memorial tower, alongside the Columbia River in Vancouver's Marine Park.

February 19, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

After you’ve climbed the easy 55 steps, train your eyes on the sweeping view of the historic Vancouver waterfront and the Columbia River, not so much on the Henry J. Kaiser Shipyard Memorial itself. Read story

This Week in Clark County History

February 17, 2023, 6:01am Clark County Life

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A former banker turned daredevil pilot, Walter Edwards Kittel, sits in the airplane Silas Christofferson flew off a Portland hotel. He flew as Walter Edwards throughout the Pacific Northwest. In 1912, he carried the first batch of airmail between Portland and Vancouver in this airplane making the first interstate airmail delivery in the United States.

Clark County History: Airmail pilot

A former banker turned daredevil pilot, Walter Edwards Kittel, sits in the airplane Silas Christofferson flew off a Portland hotel. He flew as Walter Edwards throughout the Pacific Northwest. In 1912, he carried the first batch of airmail between Portland and Vancouver in this airplane making the first interstate airmail delivery in the United States.

February 12, 2023, 6:05am Clark County Life

Estranged from his New York family, he flew under an assumed name during the early years of aviation — perhaps coincidentally, the same name as a silent-film actor of the era, Walter Edwards. Read story