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This postcard features a black and white photograph of President Taft and Secretary of the Navy George Meyer aboard the battleship Arkansas- one of the United States newest dreadnought battleships.

President Terrell releases his (mostly negative) response to the eleven demands.

President Harry S. Truman addressing a joint session of Congress asking for $400 million in aid to Greece and Turkey. This speech became known as the "Truman Doctrine" speech.

Looking at the southern side of the President's House, WSU Building #31. In the foreground is a grass-covered hill leading up to the back of the house; defoliated trees flank the image.

Looking north at the southern end of the President's House. Snow covers the ground and the branches of the pine tree to the right of the photo. The glass-enclosed patio of the home and its chimney are visible.

Looking north at the eastern facade of the President's House, WSU Building #31. Snow covers the ground and the branches of the pine tree to the left of the photo. The front porch is likewise covered in snow.

1 map : col. ; 152 x 53 cm.Relief shown by hachures. Bathymetry shown by form linesShows drainage, and township & section linesScale ca. 1:500,000

Pullman High School 72, Colfax High School 0

An advertisement selling a delicious box of FRY's Prince of Wales chocolates.

The camera was moved to many positions throughout the stadium, which contained an estimated 50,000 spectators. The opening scene was a complete pan around the locale, showing the crowd assembled to watch the game. The remaining scenes were…

Four versions of the flag of the Confederate States of America are shown on this print from 1896. Standing at the center are Stonewall Jackson, P. G. T. Beauregard, and Robert E. Lee, surrounded by bust portraits of Jefferson Davis and Confederate…

Print shop, later the home of the First National Bank.

An advertisement for prism binoculars selling the idea that these binoculars are the most powerful binoculars ever manufactured. Also stated that the Aitchison & Co. Ltd are also the only makers of Prismatic Binoculars with a magnification of 25…

Wenzel Leff stands by the listing of addresses at the

Pullman Professional Mall.

A photo showing the Professional Mall in Pullman.

Professors of Math and Civil Engineering stand beside their students in front of the recently completed Administration Building, later Thompson Hall.

Profile of woman wearing hat. Tree in background.

1 map; 41 x 59 cm. Legend indicates paved roads, graveled roads, 9 ft. pavement, 9 ft. gravel, and bridges. Map lists primary and secondary highways. The Washington State Highway Department was created in 1905, though the state Legislature had been…

Picture that shows what a typical door at a Speakeasy would have looked like in the 1920s

Footage from the first stages of clearing land in preparation for initial construction at Grand Coulee Dam.

A drawing of the proposed Administration Building by Herman Preusse, later contemptuously dubbed by President Bryan "the Castle." In 1892, the total fund for building at WSU was $60,000, yet the projected expense of Preusse's design was over…

A sketch of the proposed City Hall and City Center for


Pullman.

1 map: blueprint, hand col., 21 x 14 cm. This map shows a proposed railroad connecting Lewiston, Idaho, and Homestead, Oregon, up the Hells River Canyon along the Snake River. As Homestead was connected to Ontario, Oregon via a Union Pacific built…

1 map ; 67 x 186 cmIn lower right: H Ex 40 52 1Ex. doc. (United States. Congress. House) ; 52d Congress, 1st session, no. 40Relief and bathymetry shown by contoursIncludes inset of Seattle metropolitan area, "Profile of canal from Smith's Cove to…

1 map ; 135 x 85 cm.Relief shown by contours; depths shown by soundings and isolinesShows soundings and borings in the vicinity of Port Orchard, in Puget Sound. Includes Sinclair's Inlet, Part Washington Narrows, and Phinney's Bay. Also shows…