Record Details
Modern map of the Northwest Great Northern Railway, (1920). Historic Map of the Northwest
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Modern map of the Northwest Great Northern Railway, (1920). Historic Map of the Northwest |
| Identifier | http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu192 WSU 192 http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/maps,363 |
| Creator | Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) |
| Date | 1920 2000 - 2002 |
| Publisher | [St. Paul, Minn.] : Great Northern Railway |
| Description | 1 map; 23 x 40 cm. Modern map of the Northwest shows the Great Northern Railway's route including the California Extension. The Historic Map includes Lewis and Clark's trail, old fur trading Posts & forts, Isaac Stevens route, etc. |
| Subject | Railroads -- West (U.S.); Great Northern Railway |
| Type | Maps |
| Coverage | United States--Washington (State); United States--Oregon; United States--California; United States--North Dakota; United States--Wyoming; United States--Minnesota; United States--Iowa; United States--Illinois |
| 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 |
| Contributor | Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections |
| Language | English |
| Relation | Is part of Straight East Train Service Route Pacific Northwest to Chicago |
