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The Long-Bell Lumber Company and subsidiary companies proposed general plan of Longview and vicinity showing townsite, suburban additions, industrial waterfront, and industrial sites, Cowlitz Valley Cowlitz County Washington, (1925)
1 map; 44 x 57 cm. Scale 1 inch equals 1000 feet. Drawn by W. Owen. "This map indicates nothing more than a proposed general plan of development of lands thereon designated." Proposed camp site and St. Helens Inn hand drawn in color.The town of…
The Macmillion
Andrew Carnegie and his philanthropic work. Giving to Scotland yet he is wearing an American flag kilt, signifying where his wealth was earned.
THE MILLINERY for AUTUMN at
Messrs, JAY'S consista of a choice selection of most elegant and distingne BONNETS, HEAD-DRESSES for Dinner and Eventong Parties.....
The Nation Must Be Saved
(Collection of the New-York Historical Society, Neg. #ac03149)
The New States. North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington (1889)
1 map : col., 16 x 42 cm.Scale: 1 inch = 80 milesCounty Towns indicated by circled points, Railroads indicated by red lines Between November 2nd and November 11th, 1889, four new states were added to the United States. Dakota had originally…
The north-west-coast of North America and adjacent Territories Compiled from the best authorities under the direction of Robert Greenhow to accompany his Memoir on the Northwest Coast (1840)
1 map: 40 x 54 cm.Published by order of the Senate of the United States. Drawn by David H. Burr. The names of the places on the borders of the Map show their respective Latitudes. Inset: The North Pacific Ocean and the adjacent…
The Northern Pacific Railroad : its route, resources, progress and business : the new Northwest and its great thoroughfare, (1871).
1 map verso: 23 x 15 cm. View map: http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu199 The publishers of this booklet, Jay Cooke and Company, were the financial managers and marketers of the Northern Pacific Railroad. They printed many pamphlets…
The Olympian en route Chicago to Seattle and Tacoma, (1911)
1 map; 20 x 55 cm. Map shows route of the Olympian railroad with no topographic detail. Panorama photograph of the Olympian's cars above. The Olympian was the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company's attempt at transcontinental traffic. …
The only one barred out [caricature of Chinese man seated outside Golden Gate of Liberty]
Political cartoon of a Chinese man seated outside Golden Gate of Liberty.
The only one barred out [caricature of Chinese man seated outside Golden Gate of Liberty].
Political cartoon of a Chinese man seated outside Golden Gate of Liberty.
The Pacific Northwest : Oregon, Washington, Idaho prepared by C.H. Crocker, (1896)
1 map ; 64 x 82 cm., on sheet 71 x 92 cm. Relief shown by hachures. Also shows general land use categories (timber, mineral, agricultural) and railroads. Originally folded to…
The Palouse Country Pullman Washington, (1911)
1 map : col ; 22 x 41 cm.Scanned from: Pullman primer, Pullman Washington, home of the State College of Washington. Pullman was first settled in the 1870s, and platted in 1882 as Three Forks. The name was changed to Pullman in…
The Potsdam Conference - When the Cold War began
July 1945 - two month after the end of the war in Europe and the allied victory over the German Reich the three allied leaders have come to Germany to work out a piece treaty - these 16 days, where the fate of post-war Europe was decided, go down in…
The promotion of rationing food for the troops
Across the United States, the government, as well as the President was promoting citizens to ration their food due to shortages of supplies for the troops.
The Raleigh Cycle Co.
With a rather detailed illustration, this advertisement promotes bicycles made from Raleigh "the most famous man of Queen Elizabeth's Time". Being a celebrity, customer's might be inclined to believe it's quality of being the "best bicycles" around…
The Rand McNally new commercial atlas map of Washington. (1912)
1 map : col. ; 48 x 66 cm.State capitals and County seats identified by symbols.A key to Railroads is located in the lower left. Shows Railroads and Steamship lines.Includes index of cities with a population of 1,000 or more.At top: "Library atlas…
The RED Iceberg
1960 comic book warns young readers of the dangers ahead should Uncle Sam fail to steer clear of the "Red Iceberg."
The Silver Lining to an Opium Cloud
This cartoon shows a Chinese man sitting at a table, smoking opium while being scolded by his wife. There is also a young child is hanging onto the skirt of her kimono. The sign on the wall says "There's No Place Like Home." This cartoon shows how…