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This is the title page from William Whitson's Theory of the Earth. In it, he attempts to explain the deluge described in the book of Noah as the result of a comet passing near Earth.

Between 1884 and 1886, Roosevelt sojourned on horseback to the mountains west of Dakota territory. Few naturalists had described the wildlife of this region, and with the trilogy of books he wrote about his experiences, Roosevelt became an authority.…

Theodore Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot, on the steamer Mississippi, 1907

1 photograph: 19 x 25 cm. The title on the sheet music on the piano in center front is "Heinie."

1 photograph: 19 x 25 cm.

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This is a documentary on the Treaty of Versailles in 1918 and its Consequences, enjoy!
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The trek to the Yukon was not just a simple hike in the woods.

4 maps on 1 sheet : col. ; 104 x 104 cm. or smaller, sheet 111 x 87 cm.Series : Bulletin (Washington Geological Survey) ; no. 13Title from textIncludes profiles of bedrock. Vertical scale 1:48,000"Washington Geological Survey" and "Bulletin no. 13…

1 map; 25 x 50 cm. "Scale: 1000 ft. = 1 inch"The area on this map is located about 30 miles upstream from North Bend, Wa. on the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River. The hot springs mentioned on the map is Goldmyer Hot Springs.Apparently the "Sure…

A car advertisement for the 1922 Sunbeam.

Three women (probably members of the Kappa Kappa Gamma) laughing and enjoying coffee inside the original Bookie. The Students Book Corporation (Bookie) was erected in 1923 at a cost of $29,185. Financed by the Associated Students, the original…

A photograph of the soda fountain located in the original Bookie. The Students Book Corporation (Bookie) was erected in 1923 at a cost of $29,185. Financed by the Associated Students, the original wood framed building with exterior brick stood…

A photograph of the sidewalk in front of the Students Book Corporation (Bookie), visible to the right. Students, and perhaps Dean Wegner (the 3rd person from the left), walk on a Fall/Winter day. To the left, row of trees have lost their leaves,…

14 x 22 cm. handout, 1 page. This sheet restates the original purpose of the strike and is mainly addressed to the white students on campus. It states that by helping minorities, white students have the power to be heard and make a change. At the…

1 map; 13 x 9 cmScale: 1 inch = 40 miles The Spokane Falls and Northern Railway was started in 1889, and subsequently sold to the Great Northern in 1898. It connected Spokane to Colville and from there split two ways. One went to Okanogan along…

television poster

This is a cartoon that represents the emotions the public felt after the failed attempt to impeach President Andrew Johnson. President Johnson is compared to an old rotting horse whose foul stench exudes the Radical Republicans failed attempt to…

http://www.historyinanhour.com/2014/05/07/the-sinking-of-the-lusitania-summary/

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…