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1960 comic book warns young readers of the dangers ahead should Uncle Sam fail to steer clear of the "Red Iceberg."

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…

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…

Looking south towards Pioneer Hill from across the Palouse River.

Burgan Emerson store at left, City Hall in center. This picture looks south on Alder (now Kamiaken). At the far right is the location where The Palm Cafe stood before being carried downstream by the flood-waters.

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.

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 day after the March 1st flood, with waters beginning to


recede. Looking west down the Palouse River towards old


City Hall (left) and the Alton Hotel (right).

Vollmer Building, 134 E. Walnut St.National Register of Historical Places: Building #79000797

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…

Looking west from near the Alder (Kamiaken) St. bridge at

the Palm Cafe, which the floodwaters had rotated 90 degrees

counterclockwise and moved a little downstream from its old

position next to City Hall.

The Palace Hotel, owned by Theo T. Davis.

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…

Political cartoon of a Chinese man seated outside Golden Gate of Liberty.

Political cartoon of a Chinese man seated outside Golden Gate of Liberty.

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. …

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…

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…

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…

(Collection of the New-York Historical Society, Neg. #ac03149)

Messrs, JAY'S consista of a choice selection of most elegant and distingne BONNETS, HEAD-DRESSES for Dinner and Eventong Parties.....

Andrew Carnegie and his philanthropic work. Giving to Scotland yet he is wearing an American flag kilt, signifying where his wealth was earned.

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…

Date taken from postmark.

KKK recruitment pamphlet stating goals and ideals as well as requirements for joining.

Image of the mad rush to the Klondike in order to reach the gold and achieve the American Dream.

Japanese soldiers march down the streets of Shanghai, China after their Occupation victory and round up of 350 prisoners of war.