Browse Items (5126 total)

1 map; 19 x 27 cm. This map comes from a tourism brochure promoting travel within the state of Oregon. Its indicative of the change in focus on the part of the railroads- with no further income coming in from land grants, and the rush to homestead…

1 map; 45 x 58 cm. Gov't Lands Taken; O.R.&N.Co. Lands sold; School lands; and O.R.&N.Co. Lands all identified by shading and/or symbols. The…

1 map; 39 x 26 cm. Government lands taken and O.R.&N.Co.'s lands both identified by shading. In 1884, The Oregon Railway and Navigation Co. constructed tracks south-east across Oregon from…

1 map: col., 21 x 39 cm. In 1896, the Oregon Railway & Navigation Co. was closed due to financial troubles and reorganized as the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. In 1899, control over some of its routes was acquired by the Union Pacific, and by…

1 map: col., 20 x 19 cm. Scale: 3 in. = 200 mi.Toll roads shown by double lines, military roads shown by dash-dot lines. As was consistent with the general governmental practice to encourage the opening of the western frontier,…

Citrus workers at the Hewes ranch in Tustin in the 1920s. Click for larger version.

1 map"November 5th, 1906."Oriented with north to leftLibrary's copy mounted on paperScale indeterminable (W 122°1844--W 122°1752/N 47°3942--N 47°3902)Reproduction : Photograph. United States : s.n., 1907? 1 map : positive ; 25 x 31 cm. Scale ca.…

1 map : col. ; 38 x 30 cm.Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.Shows railroads.Scale 1:2,534,400.

Photograph shows Pvt. William M. Smith, Co. D, 8th Kentucky Vols. at U.S. General Hospital, Div. No. 1, Annapolis, Maryland, June 1, 1864. Source: U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center, 2013.

1 map: col., 28 x 27 cm.Steam railroads shown by heavy black lines. Horse car lines, electric motor lines, and cable car lines all shown by dashed lines."Property indicated in red is controlled exclusively by L.C. Dillman & Co."Red circle indicates…

1 map: col., 28 x 27 cm.Steam railroads shown by heavy black lines. Horse car lines, electric motor lines, and cable car lines all shown by dashed lines."Showing in RED Property for sale by H.L. Moody & Bro"Scale: 4 inches = 7 milesIn October of…

1 map: 119 x 83 cm."Scale 2 miles to 1 inch. Contours 200 feet vertical interval."The Northern Transcontinental survey was created by the Northern Pacific Railroad in the 1880s. Geologists and topographers were employed to map out areas on and near…

1 map : col., 61 x 50 cm. Also in booklet: http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu285 http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu286 http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu287

1 map : col., 61 x 50 cm. Also in booklet: http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu284 http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu285 http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu287

1 map : col., 61 x 50 cm. Also in booklet: http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu284 http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu286 http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu287

1 map; 50 x 50 cm. Map shows Northern Pacific Railroad lands for sale and U.S. Government lands open for settlement. The Columbia and Spokane Rivers form the northern boundary of the map. As a major part of the financing of its transcontinental…

1 map ; 95 x 78 cm., folded to 26 x 11 cmRelief shown by spot heights and hachures"Northern Pacific lands for sale are shown in black."Text, ill. and statistical charts on versoAlternate title on verso: Sectional land map of western WashingtonTo see…

1 map ; 81 x 88 cm., on sheet 83 x 90 cm., originally folded to 23 x 11 cm.Shows drainage, railroads, county boundaries, townships, sections & quarter sections, railroad lands sold & unsold, government lands, school sections, etc.Relief shown by…

1 map; 78 x 80 cm.Damaged and taped, mounted on linen backing.Shows drainage, railroads, county boundaries, townships, sections and quarter sections, railroad lands sold and unsold, government lands, school sections, etc.Inset: map showing "Northern…

1 map ; 15 x 23 cm.View front cover: http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu198 The publishers of this map, Jay Cooke and Company, were the financial managers and marketers of the Northern Pacific Railroad. They printed many pamphlets…

1 broadside : map (on verso) ; 44 x 26 cm.View map: http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu203 This page is drawn from an advertisement by the Northern Pacific for the sale of bonds to finance the construction of its transcontinental…

1 broadside : map (on verso) ; 26 x 44 cm.View broadside text: http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu204 This map is drawn from an advertisement by the Northern Pacific for the sale of bonds to finance the construction of its…

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 : 6 x 19 cm. On recto: http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu292 Colfax was originally settled in the 1860s, due to its location at the confluence of two rivers. It was originally named Belleville, but the name was changed in…

1 map : 7 x 15 cm. On recto: http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu292 Uniontown was settled just after the Civil War. The general area and a nearby creek were both named Union Flats, with the residents stating their war position…

1 map : 7 x 15 cm. On recto: http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu292 Oakesdale was originally know as McCoy, after a local settler, but Northern Pacific Railway Company officials renamed the town Oakesdale in 1886, after Thomas…

1 map : 7 x 18 cm. On recto: http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu292 When the railroad came through in the 1880s, Sprague was so named by Northern Pacific officials for Gen. John Sprague, railway director. It had…

1 map : 6 x 16 cm. On recto: http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu292 As early as 1876, mills built near the Spokane Falls used the falls as a source of power. In 1885, the first electric company was started on the falls, and a…

1 map : 97 x 86 cm.Shows drainage, county boundaries, townships, sections and quarter sections, railroad lands sold and unsold, U.S. government lands, school sections. Relief shown by hachures on ancillary…