Record Details
Map of the Duwamish-Puyallup Valley, Washington, 1907.
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Map of the Duwamish-Puyallup Valley, Washington, 1907. |
| Identifier | http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu536 wsu 536; Vertical File 1521 http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/maps,679 |
| Creator | Kielland, Alfred |
| Date | 1907 2000 - 2002 |
| Publisher | Seattle, Wa.: Lowman & Hanford S. and P. Co. |
| Description | 1 map: 39 x 74 cm. Scale: 25 in. = 32 miles. Inset: Profile of river channels from Elliott Bay to Commencement Bay. Cutoff channels, levees or dikes, contours, local survey section numbers, and margin of flood plain all indicated on map. In 1906, the Duwamish river flooded so seriously that the entire floor of the Duwamish River Valley was under water and flood waters were backed up all the way to Auburn. Voters approved bonds to dredge the river and provide for flood control, and between... |
| Subject | Flood Control -- Duwamish River -- Maps |
| Type | Maps |
| Coverage | United States -- Washington (State) -- King County; United States -- Washington (State) -- Pierce County |
| 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 1.5 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 found in Report of an investigation by a board of engineers of the means of controlling floods in the Duwamish-Puyallup Valleys and their tributaries in the State of Washington. |
