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1 map ; 39 x 48 cm.
This map shows some in depth explorations of the Coulee area of central Washington, perhaps made as preliminary surveys for potential railroad routes. The Coulees are great depressions in the land that we carved out by...
2024-11-24
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1 map : col. ; 39 x 54 cm., on sheet 45 x 65 cm.
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
Shows railroads coded by color.
From: Walker's international railroad atlas.
Prime meridians:...
1891-11-24
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1 map ; 31 x 22 cm. Scale: 3 cm. = 1 mile. Tourist routes, Old wagon roads, Bridle trails, and Hot springs formations indicated by various lines and dots.
1895-11-24
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1 map : col. ; 39 x 49 cm.
Relief shown by hachures.
"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1880, by G.F. Cram in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington."
From: Cram's standard American atlas (p....
1883-11-24
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1 ms. sketch ; 17 x 22 cm.
Gustavus Sohon was born in Tilsit, Germany on December 10, 1825. After emigrating to America, he enlisted as a private in the United States Army at the age of 26. He was ordered West for service on the Pacific...
2024-11-24
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1 ms. sketch ; 10 x 21 cm.
"looking towards the north"
Gustavus Sohon was born in Tilsit, Germany on December 10, 1825. After emigrating to America, he enlisted as a private in the United States Army at the age of 26....
2024-11-24
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1 ms. sketch ; 20 x 18 cm."30 miles below the Coeur d'alene Lake".
Gustavus Sohon was born in Tilsit, Germany on December 10, 1825. After emigrating to America, he enlisted as a private in the United States Army at the age of 26. He was...
2024-11-24
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1 bird's-eye sketch : col., 12 x 21 cm.
Fort Walla Walla was built in 1856 for protection from Indian attacks, and a small city quickly grew up around it. The name of the city comes from an Indian phrase meaning "place of many waters."
1863-11-24
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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...
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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...
1888-11-24
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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...
1888-11-24
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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 miles. In...
1890-11-24
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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...
1890-11-24
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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...
1899-11-24
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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...
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1 map; 13 x 9 cm. Scale: 1 inch = 40 miles
The Spokane Falls and Northern Railway was started in 1889, and subsequently sold to the Great Northern in 1898.
It connected Spokane to Colville and from there split two ways. One went to Okanogan...
1890-11-24
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1 map; 33 x 59 cm. Scale: 1 inch = 80 miles. In 1834, the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions appointed Rev. Samuel Parker to go to the Oregon Territory and scout locations for missions there. Parker traveled overland to Oregon in...
2024-11-24
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1 map : col., 16 x 42 cm. Scale: 1 inch = 80 miles. County 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...
1889-11-24
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1 map; 19 x 25 cm.
In 1852, James G. Swan was invited to come visit Shoalwater Bay, now known as Willapa Bay, in the Washington territory. Swan spent several years there, engaging in the oyster business. In 1856 he went to the nation's...
2024-11-24
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1 view; 22 x 13 cm. Bird's-eye view. Insets: Mount Tacoma [Rainier] 14445 feet high; Loading wheat at Tacoma. Settlement of Tacoma (first known as Commencement Bay, or Commencement City, after the Bay on which it was located) began in 1853. An...
1892-11-24
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1 map; 17 x 25 cm. This bird's-eye sketch of downtown Seattle comes from a promotional brochure aimed at the sale of business properties.
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1 map; 13 x 18 cm
This map of downtown Seattle comes from a promotional brochure aimed at the sale of business properties.
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1 map: 8 x 14 cm.
This map comes from a tourism brochure, a pocket guide to the state of Washington, published specifically for the "automobile tourist." The 46 page brochure includes automotive maps of major cities, distance charts, a listing...
2024-11-24
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1 map: 14 x 8 cm.
This map comes from a tourism brochure, a pocket guide to the state of Washington, published specifically for the "automobile tourist." The 46 page brochure includes automotive maps of major cities, distance charts, a listing...
2024-11-24
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1 map: 14 x 8 cm. Scale: 5 in = 24 miles
This map comes from a tourism brochure, a pocket guide to the state of Washington, published specifically for the "automobile tourist." The 46 page brochure includes automotive maps of major cities,...
2024-11-24
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