This advertisement was in an issue right before Christmas time which is obvious since the ad says 'Th most popular Xmas gift.' Perhaps back then this really was a very popular gift as opposed to now. They do seem very elegant, customized and durable.…
1 map ; 8 x 38 cm. This map comes from a promotional brochure issued by the Forest Service. At that time, it was within the purvey of the Forest Service to sell forest lands for a variety of purposes. In this case, the attempt is to sell land…
1 map; 13 x 28 cm.Artist: Catlett, Portland Ore. Sunnyside, Washington, is located in the Yakima Valley, and was founded in 1893. The name Sunnyside comes from the fact that the local irrigated lands were laid out on the sunny side of a gentle…
This film contains footage of a sumo wrestling tournament at Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. This includes the ritual preceding the matches, portions several matches, and a celebration at the end of the tournament.
1 map; 36 x 38 cm.Shows additions, lot numbers, street names, railroads, county roads, swamps, military reserves, section numbers, and names of some landowners."Lines drawn crooked are intended to show incorrect surveys."Depth of navigable waterways…
1 map : col. ; 45 x 31 cm. or smallerRelief shown by contours and spot heightsTitle supplied by catalogerSet includes various editions"Surveyed in 1919-1921"Contour interval 100 feet. Datum is mean sea level."Highway information shown in red amended…
This suitcase was used by Tora Okubara when her family was removed from their home in Mill Valley, California to Granada Relocation Center, Colorado. The suitcase is monogrammed with Okubara's initials near the handle. There is also a number…
Students protesting both the invasion of Cambodia and the shooting at Kent State University take over the French Administration Building on the campus of Washington State University in May 1970.
A student strike from May 24-June1, including all-day picketing of campus buildings, begins in response to Terrell's rejection of Third World student group demands. Students also announce an intent to withdraw all their money from downtown bank, and…
Students line Stadium Way and Wilson Road on the campus of Washington State University protesting the Cambodian invasion and the shooting at Kent State University. French Administration building can be seen in the background.
Students gather in front of the Compton Union Building (CUB) on the campus of Washington State University to protest the invasion of Cambodia in May 1970.
Students, faculty, and staff meet in the Compton Union Building auditorium on the campus of Washington State University to discuss issues of student activism.
Students seated on a slope next to Bryan Hall supporting the creation of a Black Studies program at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington.
During the national anthem at a WSU/UW basketball game in Bohler Gym, a group of students, white and black alike, take center court and silently raise their right fists in the "black power salute." Some portions of the attending crowd boo in…