|
A Pictorial Map of Washington: The Evergreen State
|
|
|
|
|
| Title | A Pictorial Map of Washington: The Evergreen State |
| Accession ID number | 2010.0.343 |
| Object Type | map, souvenir |
| Creator | John F. Herman, cartographer; Clark Teegarden, cartographer; Ridgway Lithograph Company, publisher |
| Date | 1945-1950 |
| Rights | Property of the Washington State Historical Society - All Rights Reserved |
| Full Description | Pictorial map of Washington State, ca.1950. Colorful, tourist map depicts airlines, railroads, rivers, roads and towns. Small illustrations of agricultural crops, industries, historical events, and tourist attractions are depicted throughout the map. The legend includes table of weather comparisons, and a small annual precipation map. Ferry routes, Indian Reservations, parks, coast guard stations, fish hatcheries, county seats, historic trails and coastal exploration routes are indicated. Developed and undeveloped State Parks are identified. Major railroad, airline, and pacific shipping routes are illustrated in a small (insert) map at lower right corner. Supplemental printed information "Washington State History Briefs" is present along the right map margin. The lower and left margins of the map include prominent, colorful illustrations of a logger with oxen, tall fir trees, logging railroad and pacific salmon. The official Washington State seal is located in the upper left area. |
| Location | Washington State Historical Society |
| Subject | Washington State; map, souvenir; Historic Site; Logging; Ox Team; Bonneville Dam; Grand Coulee Dam; Fir Tree; Reservation, Indian; Airline; Railroad; Road; U.S. National Park; State Park; Salmon; lumber industry; tourism; travel; fish hatchery; Weather; Agriculture; Shipping; U.S. Coast Guard |
| Remarks | Framed, one of three copies of the same map. The other two copies are unframed (1999.0.11; 1999.0.14) |
| Electronic Publisher | Washington State Historical Society |
| Description | ink; polychromatic; wood |
| Date Digital | 2004-01-01 |
| Dimension | width: 33.5 in; height: 48 in |
| File Characteristics | Digital image created in 2004 using large format scanner. |
| Call Number | map/d/wa/1950.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
