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1 map : col., 30 x 18 cm. Originally known as Guy, the name of the town was changed to Albion in 1901. A British settler persuaded the town to make the name change after an early name for the region: New Albion. …

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1 map: col., 41 x 31 cm.Plat maps from the Whitman County cities of Belmont, Hay, and Pine City, Washington. Belmont scale 600'=1" Hay scale 400'=1"Pine City scale 400'=1"A past director of the Northern Pacific Railroad, Mr. August Belmont, was given…

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1 map: col., 40 x 36 cm.Plat map from the Whitman County city of Garfield Washington. Scale 400'=1" Located eighteen miles northeast of Colfax, the town of Garfield was platted by landowner Samuel J. Tant in 1881. The plat was filed and the town…

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1 map: col., 41 x 34 cm.Plat maps from the Whitman County cities of Endicott, Almota, Revere, Pandora, and Palisades. Endicott and Almota scale 400'=1"Revere, Pandora, and Palisades scale 800'=1"Of the five platted towns, only Endicott and Almota…

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1 map: col, 43 x 30 cm.Plat maps from the Whitman County cities of Hooper, Chambers and La Crosse scale 400'=1"Chambers has been described as an "odd-shaped town", consisting of one to five block streets. The shortest street, Granite, ran along…

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1 map: col., 40 x 32 cm. Plat map from the Whitman County city of Farmington.Scale 400'=1"Located between Union Flat, the earliest settlement founded in Whitman County (1869), and Cow Creek (1879), Union Town was named by Jesuit missionary Fr. Joseph…

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1 map: col., 42 x 34 cm. Plat map from the Whitman County city of Steptoe.Scale 400'=1"The area now known as the town of Steptoe was called Steptoe Station at first. This is because the town began as a siding, or flag stop, for the railroad. Records…

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1 map: col., 44 x 30 cm.Plat maps from the Whitman County cities of St. John, and Winona scale 400'=1"At Pleasant Valley Creek, eighteen miles northwest of Colfax, the Oregon Railway and Navigation Co. platted and filed the town in 1888. The…

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1 map: col., 44 x 35 cm. Plat maps from the Whitman County cities of Thornton and Elberton.Scale 400'=1"Elberton, named after Elbert, the deceased son of plat filer Sylvester M. Wait in 1886, began as the site of a mill. Located 12 miles northeast…

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1 map: col., 46 x 40 cm. Plat map from the Whitman County city of Malden.Scale 400'=1"Located twenty miles north of Colfax, the town of Malden, Washington was named by the then Vice President of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway--Mr. H. R.…

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1 map : col., 37 x 72 cm.Scale 200 ft. = 1 in. Bremerton is named after George Bremer, a German immigrant who originally platted the town. Bremer sold the navy land for a naval yard that same year, and Bremerton has been host to the Puget Sound…

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The advertisement is for Cadburys Cocoa. The advertisement is displaying how at every stage in ones life, from infancy to old age, Cadburys Cocoa is a enjoyable beverage. The add depicts people from multiple class levels. The add portrays the idea…

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The advertisement is for wilkinson razors. The add is depicting two styles of razors provided by the company. The slogans around the pictures of the razors lead the purchaser to believe that the product is premium steel that is made from the same…

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The advertisement is fro Globe Polish, which is a metal cleaning product. The product claims to be the best of its kind and claims to not scratch metal surfaces. Also it claims to be non flammable. This product claims to be the best cleaning product,…

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The Advertisement is for Foots Library Lounge furniture. The furniture claims to be one of a kind that is specifically made for casual reading. The product is targeted to business professionals and students. The advertisement describes how the…

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The advertisement is for Lemco Beef Stock. The company is approaching customers with a quality beef product that has been around for 40 years. The slogan for the advertisement is a cow saying " I shall be pleased to meet you at your dinner table any…

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This page features two etchings illustrating worms supposedly extracted from a person's nose. The example on the bottom of the page is noteworthy for its depiction of a smiling, horned organism that can invade human nasal passages.

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This chart printed in a Dutch book on astronomy depicts a geocentric universe, with the Earth at its center and the planets, sun, and stars orbiting around the Earth. In this chart, Mercury and Venus orbit around the sun, which would help explain…

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This cartoon presents the story of the Grand Coulee Dam from conception to the eventual decision by the United States Congress to fund construction of the dam. This narrative emphasizes the role of advocates of the Gravity Plan, like Governor Ernest…

Flood waters in foreground. Homes on State Street middle of


the image with Military Hill in the far distance.

Looking north on Grand Avenue from around Paradise Street


during the 1910 flood with the Flatiron Building on the


right.

The largest flag in the world, as displayed on the side of Murrow Hall on the W.S.C. campus. It was made in Pullman by Mrs. Harry E. Mitchell.
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