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Map Showing Indian Tribes Near Ft. Colville, (ca. 1871).

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Title Map Showing Indian Tribes Near Ft. Colville, (ca. 1871).
Identifier http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu133 WSU 133 http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/maps,265
Creator Winans, William Parkhurst, 1836-1917.
Date ca. 1871 2000 - 2002
Description 1 ms. map: hand col., 21 x 27 cm. William Parkhurst Winans worked from 1870 to 1872 as Indian Sub-Agent for the tribes surrounding Fort Colville in Stevens County, Washington Territory. This hand drawn map delineates the area and number of the tribes for which he was hired to serve. Note the numbers written next to the tribe names. These numbers represent the population total for each of the tribes: Methow (311), Okanogan (340), San Poels (538), Spokans (725), Colvills (631), Callispels...
Subject Washington Territory--Maps, Manuscript; Indians of North America--Washington Territory--Maps, Manuscript; Colville Indian Reservation--Maps, Manuscript;
Type Maps;
Coverage United States--Washington (State)--Stevens County; United States--Washington (State)--Colville Valley
Rights Contact Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, for copyright information 509 335-6691
Format Original maps were scanned in color at 600 dpi on a Microtek 9600XL scanner and saved as TIFF files. The TIFF files were converted into the MrSID format at a compression ratio of 12 to 1 using LizardTech's Geospatial Encoder 1.4 software. These MrSid files were then uploaded into the CONTENTdm database at the Washington State University Libraries. image/jpeg
Language English
Relation Is part of William Parkhurst Winans Papers, 1815-1917 http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/cg147.htm

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