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1 map : col., 21 x 21 cm. Mount Rainier National Park was established as our fifth National Park by an act of Congress on March 2, 1899. Construction on roads began in the early 1900s, and the first car to reach Paradise Valley under its own power…

1 map ; 8 x 38 cm. This map comes from a promotional brochure issued by the Forest Service. At that time, it was within the purvey of the Forest Service to sell forest lands for a variety of purposes. In this case, the attempt is to sell land…

1 map ; 13x20 cm. Maps had been used for a variety of purposes- exploration, surveying, attracting settlers. With multiple transcontinental railroad lines now in existence and railroads having to seek new avenues for income, railroad maps began…

1 map : col ; 25 x 34 cm.Scanned from: Annual report of the Board of Indian Commissioners to the Secretary of the Interior 1878 This map shows the Indian Reservations extant in 1878, from a yearly report by the Commissioner of…

1 map : col., 19 x 24 cm. This map shows the Upper Geyser Basin as it existed before the construction of any permanent buildings. At the time of this map, a permanent hotel existed several miles away near the Fountain Paint Pots (the Fountain…

1 map: col., 19x11 cm. "U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 614 Plate 1." Areas shown on the sheets of the route map are indicated in red. For example, see sheets 1: http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu382 …

1 map : col. ; 58 x 87 cm.Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Also shows public lands and U.S. reclamation projects. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. "Andrew B. Graham Co., Lithographers, Washington, D.C." Originally…

1 map : col ; 24 x 27 cm.Maps show Nez Perce Reservation under Treaty of 1855, 1865, and the Wallowa Valley claimed by Young JosephScanned from: Annual report of the Board of Indian Commissioners to the Secretary of the Interior 1876 In…

1 map ; 20 x 32 cm.Scanned from: : Nez Perce Joseph : an account of his ancestors, his lands, his confederates, his enemies, his murders, his war, his pursuit and capture by O. O. Howard. General Oliver Howard was the soldier in charge of the…

1 map ; 20 x 13 cm.Scanned from: Nez Perce Joseph : an account of his ancestors, his lands, his confederates, his enemies, his murders, his war, his pursuit and capture by O. O. Howard. General Oliver Howard was the soldier in charge of the forces…

1 map; 57 x 37 cm.Map indicates ownership of property. Scanned from: Davis' new commercial encyclopedia : Washington, Oregon and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. By 1909, Spokane was firmly established as the major inline shipping point, based…

1 map : col ; 57 x 37 cm.Map shows street railroads and railroadsScanned from: Davis' new commercial encyclopedia : Washington, Oregon and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Portland was first settled in 1843, and was named, by coin flip, in 1845 (had…

1 map ; 61 x 72 cm. This is very obviously drawn from Greenhow's 1840 map, seen at: http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu479 It corrects a few minor mistakes, but mostly is a redrawing of the earlier maps, with many of the…

1 map : col ; 57 x 37 cm."Copyrighted 1902"Scanned from: Davis' new commercial encyclopedia : Washington, Oregon and Idaho, the Pacific Northwest. Seattle proper was originally settled in 1852 when a settlement on Alki Point during the previous…

1 map ; 59 x 109 cm. Large scale plan of base designated to accommodate 91st Infantry Division and auxiliary troops. "David L. Stone, Lieut. Col. Q.M.C., constructing quartermaster ... C.F. Pilat, planner and consulting engineer ... " …

1 map : col. ; 77 x 106 cm. Also shows frequency of delivery. Relief shown by spot heights. Seal of the Post Office Department, United States of America at head of title. …

1 map : col. ; 71 x 53 cm. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths of harbors shown by soundings. "A valuable compendium of useful information and complete railway and navigation. Guide for travelers and settlers. "Shows railways in…

1 map ; 74 x 92 cm. Insets: Kennewick; Prosser. Blue line print. Benton County is best known as the site where the Atomic Energy Commission placed its Hanford site in 1943, six years after this map, for the continuation of the Manhattan Project and…

1 map : hand col. ; 93 x 63 cm. Shows additions, lot numbers, street names, and railroads. Inset: A portion of the county of Pierce, Washington."Compliments of E.F. Russell & Co., real estate and mining brokers, 916 A…

1 map : col. ; 44 x 39 cm. on sheet 46 x 41 cm., originally folded to 23 x 11 cm. Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Shows Inland Empire System, other electric railways, and finished and proposed steam railroads. Panel title:…

1 map ; 51 x 76 cm. Inset: Pomeroy. Blue line print. Legend indicates various types of roads. The land in Garfield County was initially considered grazing land, and the area was thus sparsely settled until the 1870s. When its favorable…

1 sheet ; 35 x 52 cm. Promotional broadside which includes: Rand, McNally & Co.'s business atlas map of Washington. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Originally folded to 18 x 9 cm. View map on front:…

1 map : col. ; 86 x 62 cm. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows railroads in operation, under construction and projected; also shows logging roads. Index to counties, towns, and logging roads on verso. A…

1 view : col ; 30 x 42 cm.Insets: 1) saw mill, 2) Catholic Church, 3) school house. Scanned from: History of the Pacific Northwest : Oregon and Washington. Portland, Or. : North Pacific History Co., 1889. v. 2, p. 474. Originally settled in…

1 view : col ; 30 x 42 cm.Insets: coal bunkers, chief office. Scanned from: History of the Pacific Northwest : Oregon and Washington. Portland, Or. : North Pacific History Co., 1889. v. 2, p. 514.The Northern Pacific Coal Company came to Roslyn in…

1 view : col ; 30 x 42 cm.Insets: Delta Sid. Benton, District no. 1 School House, and Engine House.Scanned from: History of the Pacific Northwest : Oregon and Washington. Portland, Or. : North Pacific History Co., 1889. v. 2, p. 586. Colfax was…

1 view : col ; 22 x 30 cm.Scanned from: History of the Pacific Northwest : Oregon and Washington. Portland, Or. : North Pacific History Co., 1889. v. 2, p. 642. Moscow was first settled in 1869, and was then known as Paradise Valley. In 1875, the…

1 view : col ; 30 x 42 cm.Insets J & G. Gaches store and Skagit County Bank.Scanned from: History of the Pacific Northwest : Oregon and Washington. Portland, Or. : North Pacific History Co., 1889. v. 2, p. 210 The first settlers arrived here in…

1 view : col ; 30 x 42 cm.Views of the (1) Old Catholic Church, (2) Sacred Heart Hospital in charge of the Sisters of Providence, (3) New Catholic Church, (4) Parochial School in charge of the Sisters of the Holy Thames, and (5) Gonzaga College in…

1 view : col ; 30 x 42 cm.Insets: Houser & Harford grain elevator, Harford & Son Bankers, Residence R. M. Smith, and the Residence Mrs. Lillie Stiles.Scanned from: History of the Pacific Northwest : Oregon and Washington. Portland, Or. : North…