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Inside the kitchen building at Fort Vancouver, a U.S. National Histori...

Named for British North American explorer George Vancouver, the fortress was a 19th-century fur-trading post that was the headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia Department. There, trade goods from ... More

Inside the kitchen building at Fort Vancouver, a U.S. National Histori...

Painting "The Effects of Good and Bad Government" at the William Kenzo...

Artist: Caleb Ives Bach, 1985. Oil on canvas on masonite board. Building built in 1939-1940 by Architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood in Modernistic style. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Ser... More

Painting "The Effects of Good and Bad Government" at the William Kenzo...

Characteristick[sic] Chicasan head, engraving, Library of Congress

Chickasaw Indian bust. Illus. in: Bernard Romans' A Concise Natural History of East and West Florida... (1775), opposite page 59. Ref. copy may be in LOT 4391 H. This record contains unverified, old data from c... More

Fuegian (Yapoo Tekeenika). Book illustration from Library of Congress

Natives of Tierra del Fuego. Illus. in: Robert Fitzroy. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages ... London, 1839, v. 2, frontispiece. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracing... More

No. 2, log huts, winter quarters of the Br. N. Am. Boundary Commission...

Photograph shows bird's-eye view of 15 or more log cabins near Fort Colville, Washington, with the Columbia River in the middle distance. In: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861.

United States military post, Fort Vancouver, Columbia River - General ...

Photograph shows view of the U.S. military post at Fort Vancouver, on the Columbia River; identifies General William Selby Harney's house on the right by the flag pole. Date for probably May 1860 provided by C... More

Madigan Hospital, Occupational Therapy, Bounded by Wilson & McKinley A...

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Block house, upper Cascades, Columbia River - scene of a massacre of w...

Photograph shows a blockhouse and another building in a clearing in a densely wooded area along the Columbia River in the Cascade Range. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related Subjects, 1... More

Roman Catholic mission near Fort Colville, 1860

Photograph shows a wooden building of a Roman Catholic mission near Fort Colville, Washington. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related Subjects, 1859-1861, leaf 21]. Unprocessed in PR 13 C... More

Fort Vancouver, Hudson's Bay Co's. post, Columbia River, enclosing ten...

Photograph shows view of buildings and tents at the Hudson's Bay Company's post at Fort Vancouver, on the Columbia River. The British North American Boundary Commission survey crews arrived at Fort Vancouver in... More

Huts of the H. B. Co's. [i.e., Hudson's Bay Company's] servants, Fort ...

Photograph shows the servants' buildings at the Hudson's Bay Company's post at Fort Colville, Washington. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related Subjects, 1859-1861, leaf 23]. Unprocessed... More

Falls on the Colville (Mill) River with the H. B. Co's. [i.e., Hudson'...

Photograph shows waterfalls on the Colville River in Washington, with a Hudson's Bay Company mill above the falls in the background; also shows in the foreground, Ponderosa pine and alder trees. Caption contin... More

U.S. post, lower Cascades, Columbia River - guard house, May 1860

Photograph shows the guard house and cannon at a United States Army post on the Columbia River in the lower Cascade Range. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related Subjects, 1859-1861, leaf... More

U.S. military post, lower Cascades, Columbia River, May 1860

Photograph shows buildings at a United States Army post on the Columbia River in the lower Cascade Range; snow covered mountain in the background. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related S... More

Hudson's Bay Co's. Fort Colville, Columbia River, 1860

Photograph shows a cluster of buildings of the Hudson's Bay Company Post at Fort Colville on an expanse of plains with hills and mountains in the background.

Falls on the Colville (Mill River), 1860

Photograph shows waterfalls on the Colville River in Washington. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related Subjects, 1859-1861, leaf 24]. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1999:001.01

Officers' mess house, H. B. Co's. [i.e., Hudson's Bay Company's] post,...

Photograph shows exterior view officers' mess hall at the Hudson's Bay Company's post at Fort Vancouver, on the Columbia River. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related Subjects, 1859-1861,... More

H. B. Co's. [i.e., Hudson's Bay Company's] post, Fort Vancouver, Colum...

Photograph shows view officers' quarters and other buildings at the Hudson's Bay Company's post at Fort Vancouver, on the Columbia River. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related Subjects, ... More

Officers' house, Hudson's Bay Co's. Fort Colville, 1860

Photograph shows buildings of the officers' quarters of the Hudson's Bay Company's post at Fort Colville, Washington. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related Subjects, 1859-1861, leaf 22].... More

U.S. military post at the Cascades, May 1860

Photograph shows the guardhouse and other buildings at a United States Army post on the Columbia River in the lower Cascade Range; mountains in the background. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission ... More

Unidentified portrait of Native Americans - stereocsopic card

Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mule laden with casks - Boundary Commission huts, Colville, Columbia R...

Photograph shows three men with a mule with two casks tied to its back at the British North American Boundary Commission base in Colville; also shows two Boundary Commission huts. In album: [British Northwest ... More

Indian wigwams near Fort Colville

Photograph shows tipis at a Native American encampment near Fort Colville, Washington.

[Boundary monument at Point Roberts - Treaty of Washington June 15th 1...

In: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a ... More

[Boundary monument at Point Roberts - Lat. 49 0 0, Long., erected 1861...

[Boundary monument at Point Roberts - Archibald Campbell, U.S. Comm.]

[Boundary monument at Point Roberts - Capt. J.C. Prevost, R.N., Capt. ...

[D.C. - Wash. - "Ford's Theatre as it was in 1865"]

Stereo by Bell & Bros. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf. Theaters.

Model home bedroom interior with chest of drawers, wash basin and mirr...

No. 16. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy sur... More

Kanab Wash. Colorado Basin - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpa...

Stereograph shows rock walls of canyon. On mount: Colorado River Series. Explorations West of the 100th Meridian. Expedition of 1872, Lieut. Geo. M Wheeler, Com'dg. No. 27. Gift; Carol Johnson and John McGowan... More

Weathered sandstone, Kanab Wash. - stereocsopic card

Original negative number: 121. Part of series: U.S. War Dept., Corps of Engineers; Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of 100th Meridian, Expedition of 1872; Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, commanding. Part of:... More

Tufa bank, Kanab Wash. - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Original negative number: 116. Part of series: U.S. War Dept., Corps of Engineers; Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of 100th Meridian, Expedition of 1872; Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, commanding. Part of:... More

Weathered sandstone, Kanab Wash. - stereocsopic card

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

The bath, Kanab Wash. - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Original negative number: 54. Part of series: U.S. War Dept., Corps of Engineers; Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of 100th Meridian, Expedition of 1872; Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, commanding. Part of: ... More

Grand Cañon; mouth of Kanab wash.

Original negative number: 66. Part of series: U.S. War Dept., Corps of Engineers; Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of 100th Meridian, Expedition of 1872; Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, commanding. Part of: ... More

The tired wash woman - L.M. Melander & Bro., Chicago

Stereo by L.M. Melander. No. 4. Caption card tracings: Shelf. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View of new Tacoma and Mount Rainier, Puget Sound, Washington Territor...

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 979 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2

Bird's eye view of Port Townsend, Puget Sound, Washington Territory 18...

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions imag... More

Bird's eye view of the city of Seattle, Puget Sound, Washington Territ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic city, cityscape, street view, buildings, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Washington Territory views U.P. Hadley photographer Tacoma, Washington...

Photo shows a bird's-eye view of a cluster of buildings, with a church on the left, and a distant view of Mount Rainier, possibly of Tacoma, Washington Territory. Printed on verso: U.P. Hadley photographer Tac... More

Steps, a Nes Perce Indian, who escaped from his band, while surrounded...

Kneeling with laft hand on small table. No. 3. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI; Indians.

Loco, portrait of american indian man

Full lgth., standing, facing front; with rifle. Warm Spring Apache chief. Hand-colored photoprint copyrighted by A.F. Randall. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI; Indians.

Bird's Eye View of Cheney, Wash. Ter., County seat of Spokane County. ...

P14714 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Beck & Pauli.

View of the city of Tacoma, W.T., Puget-Sound, county seat of Pierce C...

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 980 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes illus. and index to points of interest. AACR2

Ka-a-te-nay or "Gait-en-eh". 19th century, Library of Congress collect...

Full lgth., seated, facing front; holding gun on lap. Head Chief, Warm Spring Apaches. Hand-colored photopritn copyrighted by A.F. Randall. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card t... More

"Mangas" - Drawing. Public domain image., portrait of american indian ...

U. S. Patent Office - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

U.S. Patent Office from corner of 9th and G, looking S.E., church in background. Stereo by W.M. Chase. Title from back of stereograph. From the series: Metropolitan and suburban scenery, Washington, D.C., no. 1... More

D.C. Washington. State, War and Navy Building. Interior. Reception Roo...

Probably photographed by Frances Benjamin Johnston. Similar prints in LOT 11727. Appears to be a variant view of LC-J698-81950, which shows the right half of the room vertically. This record contains unverified... More

A Puyallup hop ranch near Tacoma, Washington Territory / drawn by Char...

Four scenes of a hop ranch including Native Americans working in hop fields, a camp of hop-pickers, a hop house, and Native Americans in boats traveling to ranch.

Sitting Bull, North American chief Cigarette Card

Cigarette card for W.S. Kimball & Co. tobacco manufacturer shows portrait of Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa Lakota leader. Issued by: W.S. Kimball & Co.

Looking up Cherry St. from First, Seattle, Wash., July 1889

J172355 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by McManus. Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Start of Seattle fire, June 6, 1889, cor. First and Madison

Little mischief's wash day - L.M. Melander & Bro., Chicago

Stereo by L.M. Melander. No. 3. Caption card tracings: Shelf. Public domain photograph of a landmark building, world heritage site, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Composite of photographs: full-length portrait of Chief Seattle, half...

35785v2 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Snoqualmie Falls, Washington - Public domain image. Dry plate negative...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a waterfall, water stream, cascade, nature site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Snoqualmie Falls, Washington - Public domain image. Dry plate negative...

Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 012616. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Suburb of Tacoma & view of Mount Ranier i.e., Rainier, Washington

Photo shows a view, from across a body of water, of a rural area of Tacoma, Washington, with a bridge or causeway in the foreground, and clusters of buildings along the water's edge and in the middle distance, ... More

Wash day - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Children pretending to do laundry. 10717 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1890 by Strohmeyer & Wyman.

Luther Standing Bear, Dakota chief, 1868-1939

Bust, left profile. Sioux Chief. 26156 U.S. Copyright Office Photo by Fowler, Chicago. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photographer Index; PI (Indians); Shelf... More

Birds' eye view of Seattle and environs, King County Wash., 1891, eigh...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Birds-eye-view of Seattle and environs King County, Wash., 1891.

Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Fire Lightning - A black and white photo of a native man

Full lgth., seated, facing front; holding peace pipe. Photo copyrighted by C.M. Bell. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; Ind. of N.A. Peace pipes; BI... More

Spotted Elk. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Full lgth., seated, facing slightly left; holding peace pipe. Photo copyrighted by C.M. Bell. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ind. of N.A. Peace pipes; Photog... More

On the Columbia near Cape Horn, Vancouver, British Columbia (i.e. Wash...

Title from jacket. "WHJ 578" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 32657. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Across the Columbia at Cape Horn, Vancouver, British Columbia (i.e. Wa...

Title from jacket. "WHJ 584" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 32659. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Ferry over Columbia River, Vancouver, British Columbia (i.e. Washingto...

Title from jacket. "WHJ 557" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 32656. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

[Across the Columbia at Cape Horn, Vancouver, British Columbia (i.e. W...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a landscape with water, mountains, and sky, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[On the Columbia near Cape Horn, Vancouver, British Columbia (i.e. Was...

Public domain photograph of river bank, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Reflections in the Oneonta Gorge - stereocsopic card

No. 132. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Adeline [i.e., Angeline?] Princess of Seattle, Wash., 100 years old

Stereograph shows old woman seated on doorstep. Stereo copyrighted by B.W. Kilburn. Sitter probably misidentified. Her real name may be Angeline, not Adeline. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Indians; Aged; Ph. Ind.

Oneonta Fall - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

S.S. "Queen" leaving dock /. 19th century, Library of Congress collect...

Probably part of the "Northern Pacific Railway Series" (Edison films catalog): The following pictures were taken by our artists at various points on the Northern Pacific Railway. We are greatly indebted to thei... More

First crossing, Dyea River. 19th century, Library of Congress collecti...

Boat on river; tents and mountains in backgrd. Photo copyrighted by LaRoche, Seattle, Wash. No. 2008. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Camps; Gold Rush Klondik... More

Forty Indian canoes at Dyea. 19th century, Library of Congress collect...

Canoes on river. Photo copyrighted by La Roche, Seattle. No. 2005. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Barges; Boats; Canoes; Tents; Indians; Geogr.

Ocean liners: S.S. "Queen" loading /

From F.Z. Maguire catalogue: Shows the S.S. "Queen" at Seattle with an immense crowd of miners crowding the decks of the boat and the docks, carrying aboard baggage, implements, etc. Taken at the height of the ... More

Klondike miners at Skaguay, Alaksa

Photo by LaRoche, Seattle, Wash. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Loading baggage for Klondike, no. 6 /

"This was the first ship sailing for the Klondike from Seattle during the gold rush of 1897. The picture shows the excitement and enthusiasm that attended the great Klondike exodus. Crowds of anxious gold seeke... More

Indian camp, Skaguay. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Photo copyrighted by La Roche, Seattle. No. 2086. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Barges; Boats; Canoes; Tents; Indians; Geogr.

Collecting toll, Dyea Trail. 19th century, Library of Congress collect...

Horse on bridge over stream. Photo copyrighted by LaRoche, Seattle, Wash. No. 2031. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Camps; Gold Rush Klondike; Geogr.; Toll bridges.

Skaguay, Aug. 27, 1897. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Boats, barges & derrick on lake; buildings, tents, and mountains in backgrd. Photo copyrighted by La Roche, Seattle. No. 2090. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings:... More

Precipice, Porcupine Hill, Skaguay Trail

3 men on trail. Photo copyrighted by LaRoche, Seattle, Wash. No. 2066. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Camps; Gold Rush Klondike; Geogr.; Toll bridges.

Skagua (sic), Alaska / LaRoche, photo, Seattle, Wash.

View of bay and mountains. 49179C U.S. Copyright Office. No. 368.

S.S. "Williamette" leaving for Klondike /

"Shows the steamer backing out from the docks of the Northern Pacific R.R. Co. at Seattle Wash., with its immense load of passengers waving adieux to relatives and friends"--F.Z. Maguire & Co. catalog. 60556 U.... More

Horses loading for Klondike, no. 9 /

"The wharf is crowded with live stock, and the huge derrick slowly drops the large box or sling into the bunch. Into this cradle a horse is led, and is slowly hoisted and swung over to the deck of the steamer. ... More

Arnold Genthe - Arrest in Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal. /

This film shows the arrest and conveyance of a Chinese man in Chinatown, watched by a crowd of onlookers. The precise date of this film and the arrest charge are uncertain. It is possible that the arrest was co... More

First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, no. 8 /

"Taken during the Klondike excitement. The streets are crowded with miners buying outfits and supplies. Mule trains, trolley cars and hurrying pedestrians give life and bustle to the scene. 50 feet."--Edison fi... More

Mt. Tacoma, Puyallup Reservation - stereocsopic card

Handwritten note on verso: A. Ludden, Tacoma, Wash. No. 173. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The new woman--wash day - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Posed cliché of woman in knickers smoking cigarette and watching man wash laundry in tub. 40642 U.S. Copyright Office. Similar images: LC-USZ62-98405 and LC-USZ62-98406.

The new woman - wash day - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

Woman with cigarette in mouth, wearing pants, hat, and gloves, standing with one foot on chair and facing man wearing dress and doing laundry. Stereo copyrighted by Strohmeyer & Wyman. This record contains unve... More

Mt. Tacoma, Puyallup Reservation - stereocsopic card

Handwritten note on verso: A. Ludden, Tacoma, Wash. No. 174. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pack train, foot of canyon, Dyea Trail

Photo copyrighted by LaRoche, Seattle, Wash. No. 2025. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Camps; Gold Rush Klondike; Geogr.; Toll bridges.

Skaguay (sic), Aug. 12th, 1897 / LaRoche, photo, Seattle, Wash.

Tents and horses. 50118C U.S. Copyright Office. No. 376. Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Minnesota dog team on transcontinental trip, Seattle, Wash.

Wagon of Mr. D.C. Blandley, drawn by dog team, on street.

Unloading reindeer, Seattle, Wash., U.S.A. - stereocsopic card

Stereograph showing men in fur coats leading reindeer on tethers. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, people, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description