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Map of Oregon and Washington Territory, (1883)<br>The Pacific Northwest; information for settlers and others. Oregon and Washington territory with map.

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1 map : 30 x 23 cm. In September, 1883, the Northern Pacific completed its transcontinental railroad route, opening the northwest to easy emigration and settlement from the east. This map comes from a brochure published by the Northern Pacific and…

Eastern Washington via Northern Pacific R.R., (ca. 1900)

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1 map : Col., 51 x 35 cm. folded to 18 x 9 cm.Text from the back of a Northern Pacific map of Eastern Washington including information for various eastern Washington counties on agriculture, climate, and homesteading. View map on front:…

Eastern Washington Northern Pacific Railroad, (ca. 1900)

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1 map : Col., 51 x 35 cm. folded to 18 x 9 cm.Text on back includes information for various eastern Washington counties on agriculture, climate, and homesteading. View text and map on back: http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu327 …

Map of the Northern Pacific Railroad, its branches and allied lines, (1883)

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1 map: col., 34 x 73 cm. Scale 1"=80 miles. Map shows Northern Pacific Main Line, Northern Pacific Branches, Oregon and Transcontinental Lines, Oregon Railway and Navigation Company Lines, and uncompleted roads. After the initial burst of…

Photocopy of the Evacuazette, June 5, 1942

Photocopy of the Evacuazette, Volume 1, Number 6. This issue of the Evacuazette announces the arrival of hundreds of Japanese Americans from central and eastern Washington.

Evacuazette, August 20, 1942

The Evacuazette was the newsletter for the North Portland Assembly Center, which housed Japanese Americans removed from the West Coast. The assembly centers served to provide temporary shelter as the Relocation Centers were being built. Most who…

Third World Claims and the Strike: The American Indian View

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28 x 22 cm. leaflet, 2 pages. This document outlines the North American Indian Student Associations stance on the 11 demands put forward by Third World groups at Washington State University. It states that although it acknowledges racism on campus,…

Port Townsend, Washington Territory. (1874)

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1 sketch; 10 x 11 cm.This sketch comes from the author's book on his travels, which includes a journey from Northern California to Victoria, Canada, during which the author passes through the Washington Territory.

Seattle, Washington Territory. (1874)

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1 sketch: 7 x 18 cm.This sketch comes from the author's book on his travels, which includes a journey from Northern California to Victoria, Canada, during which the author passes through the Washington Territory.

Babirusa from Nieuhof’s Remarkable Voyages

This is likely a depiction of a babirusa, which is native to Indonesia. Here it is presented in a slender, dog-like posture. In the natural world, the babirusa more closely resembles a boar.

Tropical animals from Nieuhof’s Remarkable Voyages

This engraving depicts a number of animals from the Asian tropics, including an elephant and a "sucoterio," which is likely a misinterpretation of a Sumatran rhinoceros.