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Map of the Upper Columbia River, from the international boundary line to Snake River, on a scale of one inch to two miles. (1882) Sheet 21. [Vernita]
1 map : 19 x 13 cm."Sen. Ex. Doc. No. 186, 1st sess., 47th Cong."Scale approximately 2 miles to 1 inch. A larger scale version of this map can be seen at: http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu480 The next section of the map moving…
Map of the Upper Columbia River, from the international boundary line to Snake River, on a scale of one inch to two miles. (1882) Sheet 23. [Ringold]
1 map : 19 x 13 cm."Sen. Ex. Doc. No. 186, 1st sess., 47th Cong."Scale approximately 2 miles to 1 inch. A larger scale version of this map can be seen at: http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu480 The next section of the map moving…
Map of the Upper Columbia River, from the international boundary line to Snake River, on a scale of one inch to two miles. (1882) Sheet 20. [Priest Rapids]
1 map : 19 x 13 cm."Sen. Ex. Doc. No. 186, 1st sess., 47th Cong."Scale approximately 2 miles to 1 inch. A larger scale version of this map can be seen at: http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu480 The next section of the map moving…
Map of the Upper Columbia River, from the international boundary line to Snake River, on a scale of one inch to two miles. (1882) Sheet 25. [Snake River]
1 map : 19 x 13 cm."Sen. Ex. Doc. No. 186, 1st sess., 47th Cong."Scale approximately 2 miles to 1 inch. A larger scale version of this map can be seen at: http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu480 The next section of the map moving…
Map of the Upper Columbia River, from the international boundary line to Snake River, on a scale of one inch to two miles. (1882) Sheet 18. [Crescent Bar]
1 map : 19 x 13 cm."Sen. Ex. Doc. No. 186, 1st sess., 47th Cong."Scale approximately 2 miles to 1 inch. A larger scale version of this map can be seen at: http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu480 The next section of the map moving…
Map of the Upper Columbia River, from the international boundary line to Snake River, on a scale of one inch to two miles. (1882) Sheet 19. [Vantage]
1 map : 19 x 13 cm."Sen. Ex. Doc. No. 186, 1st sess., 47th Cong."Scale approximately 2 miles to 1 inch. A larger scale version of this map can be seen at: http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu480 The next section of the map moving…
Map of the Upper Columbia River, from the international boundary line to Snake River, on a scale of one inch to two miles. (1882) Sheet 17. [Rock Island]
1 map : 19 x 13 cm."Sen. Ex. Doc. No. 186, 1st sess., 47th Cong."Scale approximately 2 miles to 1 inch. A larger scale version of this map can be seen at: http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu480 The next section of the map moving…
Map of the Upper Columbia River, from the international boundary line to Snake River, on a scale of one inch to two miles. (1882) Sheet 24. [Yakima River / Richland]
1 map : 19 x 13 cm."Sen. Ex. Doc. No. 186, 1st sess., 47th Cong."Scale approximately 2 miles to 1 inch. A larger scale version of this map can be seen at: http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu480 The next section of the map moving…
Twelve Mill Sites Located on Creek, [1914?]
1 map : blueprint; 25 x 38 cm.Discoveries indicated by circles."This Mine is located at the principle falls on Deep Creek, which falls are situated approximately 5.5 miles due south of Bumping Lake; Longitude 121 degrees 20 minutes and Latitude 46…
Map of business portion of Bremerton. (1909)
1 map : col., 37 x 72 cm.Scale 200 ft. = 1 in. Bremerton is named after George Bremer, a German immigrant who originally platted the town. Bremer sold the navy land for a naval yard that same year, and Bremerton has been host to the Puget Sound…
Map of main canal, pumping plan (1923)
1 map ; negative, 21 x 32 cm. This was a preliminary map showing one particular plan for the irrigation of the Columbia Basin. As noted in the title, this map represented the pumping plan, whereby a dam would be constructed at Grand Coulee and…
Columbia River Dam - Grand Coulee generating, pumping & switch stations preliminary estimate drawing (1924)
1 map : 26 x 43 cm.Scale: 1 in. = 400 ft.Inset: Section thru dam This is a very preliminary design map showing how a dam could be placed at Grand Coulee. Initial excavation for a dam there didn't begin until 1933, by which point several…
Map of main canal, gravity plan (1923)
1 map ; negative, 13 x 35 cm. Before the arrival to Washington State of the first irrigation projects handled by the U.S. Reclamation Service, the Northern Pacific Railroad and other railway companies funded private irrigation projects in the…
General map (1923)
1 map ; negative, 18 x 34 cm.Gravity Project Area, Pumping Project Area, and Boundary of watershed above Albany Falls all marked by differentiated shading Before the arrival to Washington State of the first irrigation projects handled by the U.S.…
Map of irrigable areas and canal system, pumping plan (1923)
1 map ; negative : 32 x 27 cm.This was a preliminary map showing one particular plan for the irrigation of the Columbia Basin. As noted in the title, this map represented the pumping plan, whereby a dam would be constructed at…
Lewiston, Idaho (1874)
1 map ; 47 x 43 cm.Scale 1 inch = 125 feet"From field notes of official survey August 1874. By E.B. True M.A. Surveyor and Dil.""Approved June 22nd, 1875. Henry W. Stanton. Mayor of Lewiston.""Filed for record July 1st A.D. 1879 at 9 o'clock at…
Reconnoissance Sketch Coulee City - Columbia River, Lind - do., Ellensburg (1900)
1 map ; 39 x 48 cm. This map shows some in depth explorations of the Coulee area of central Washington, perhaps made as preliminary surveys for potential railroad routes. The Coulees are great depressions in the land that we carved out by immense…
Washington. (1891)
1 map : col. ; 39 x 54 cm., on sheet 45 x 65 cm. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows railroads coded by color. From: Walker's international railroad atlas. Prime meridians: Greenwich and…
Map of the Yellowstone National Park (1895)
1 map ; 31 x 22 cm.Scale: 3 cm. = 1 mileTourist routes, Old wagon roads, Bridle trails, and Hot springs formations indicated by various lines and dots.
Cram's rail road & township map of Washington. (1883)
1 map : col. ; 39 x 49 cm. Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1880, by G.F. Cram in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington." From: Cram's standard American atlas (p. 195-198). …
Camp on the Spokane river Sept 6th 1858
1 ms. sketch ; 17 x 22 cm. Gustavus Sohon was born in Tilsit, Germany on December 10, 1825. After emigrating to America, he enlisted as a private in the United States Army at the age of 26. He was ordered West for service on the Pacific Coast. …
View of Snake river at mouth of Tukanon showing Fort Taylor & Bluffs "Taylor" and "Gaston" (1858)
1 ms. sketch ; 10 x 21 cm. "looking towards the north" Gustavus Sohon was born in Tilsit, Germany on December 10, 1825. After emigrating to America, he enlisted as a private in the United States Army at the age of 26. He was…
Great Falls of the Spokane River W. T. (1858)
1 ms. sketch ; 20 x 18 cm."30 miles below the Coeur d'alene Lake" Gustavus Sohon was born in Tilsit, Germany on December 10, 1825. After emigrating to America, he enlisted as a private in the United States Army at the age of 26. He was ordered…
Military Post & City of Walla-Walla, W.T. in 1862. (1863)
1 bird's-eye sketch : col., 12 x 21 cm. Fort Walla Walla was built in 1856 for protection from Indian attacks, and a small city quickly grew up around it. The name of the city comes from an Indian phrase meaning "place of many waters."
Military Road Grant Lands. 800,000 Acres in Central Oregon. [1911?]
1 map: col., 20 x 19 cm. Scale: 3 in. = 200 mi.Toll roads shown by double lines, military roads shown by dash-dot lines. As was consistent with the general governmental practice to encourage the opening of the western frontier,…
Lands of the Oregon Railway & Navigation Co. Powder River Valley, Oregon. (1888)
1 map; 39 x 26 cm. Government lands taken and O.R.&N.Co.'s lands both identified by shading. In 1884, The Oregon Railway and Navigation Co. constructed tracks south-east across Oregon from…
Map of the Oregon Railway & Navigation Co's. Palouse lands. (1888)
1 map; 45 x 58 cm. Gov't Lands Taken; O.R.&N.Co. Lands sold; School lands; and O.R.&N.Co. Lands all identified by shading and/or symbols. The…
Spokane Falls. Showing in RED Property for sale by H.L. Moody & Bro. (1890)
1 map: col., 28 x 27 cm.Steam railroads shown by heavy black lines. Horse car lines, electric motor lines, and cable car lines all shown by dashed lines."Showing in RED Property for sale by H.L. Moody & Bro"Scale: 4 inches = 7 milesIn October of…
City of Spokane Falls, Washington. (1890)
1 map: col., 28 x 27 cm.Steam railroads shown by heavy black lines. Horse car lines, electric motor lines, and cable car lines all shown by dashed lines."Property indicated in red is controlled exclusively by L.C. Dillman & Co."Red circle indicates…
Map of Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. and connecting lines. (1899)
1 map: col., 21 x 39 cm. In 1896, the Oregon Railway & Navigation Co. was closed due to financial troubles and reorganized as the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. In 1899, control over some of its routes was acquired by the Union Pacific, and by…