Expeditions & surveys; Railroad surveys; White Bear Lake (Minn.)
White Bear Lake, "a beautiful sheet of water, bordered with timber, about fourteen miles long and two wide, with high swelling banks running back a mile or so, and rising to the height of about one hundred and fifty feet." Plate V.
Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.);Hydroelectric power plants -- Washington (State);Dedication services; Watt, James G., -- 1938-;United States. -- Dept. of the Interior -- Officials and employees;Foley, Thomas S.;Spellman, John.
Secretary of Interior James G. Watt speaking at the dedication of the third power house at Grand Coulee Dam. Congressman Thomas Foley seated immediately behind Secretary Watt, Governor John Spellman seated at far right, visible over standing...
Expeditions & surveys; Railroad surveys; Salish Indians; Hellgate River (Mont.)
Drawing depicts the camp of Victor, a Flathead Chief. The camp sits on the Hell-Gate River "three miles above its junction with the Bitter Root." Plate XXXI.
Expeditions & surveys; Railroad surveys; Teton River (Minn.); Valleys
The Teton Valley, "a vast plain, descending towards the east, the soil of inferior quality, and the dry vegetation indicated the change in the climate observed in going over the high, dry plains towards the Missouri." "The valley...
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Spokane, Wash.); Church architecture -- Details; Church architecture -- Washington (State)
Photograph of the interior of St. John's Cathedral, Spokane Washington. The view is of the altar of St. Peter's Chapel, located to the north of the sanctuary.
Church architecture -- Details; Church architecture -- Washington (State); Altars; Crosses; Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Spokane, Wash.)
Photograph of the interior of St. John's Cathedral in Spokane Washington. Photograph shows the altar and cross of St. James Chapel to the south of the main sanctuary. The altar is backed by the reredos, carved from the wood of a red oak tree...
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Spokane, Wash.); Church architecture -- Details; Church architecture -- Washington (State); Sculpture; Gargoyles
Photograph of several construction workers installing the carved "lion" chimera on the gallery rail of St. John's Cathedral in Spokane, Washington. Lifting crane shown as well. The chimera is an ornamental sculpture similar to a gargoyle.
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Spokane, Wash.); Church architecture -- Washington (State); Construction; Roofs
Photograph of a view of the roof sheathing, probably copper, being applied to St. John's Cathedral, Spokane Washington. Photograph also shows a ladder on the roof in the foreground.
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Spokane, Wash.); Church architecture -- Details; Church architecture -- Washington (State); Naves; Construction
Interior photograph of the top of one of the clerestory windows in the nave, showing construction scaffolding in St. John's Cathedral, Spokane Washington.
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Spokane, Wash.); Church architecture -- Details; Church Architecture -- Washington (State)
Photograph of the interior of St. John's Cathedral in Spokane Washington. Photograph shows interior view of pews and stone arches supporting clerestory windows along the south wall of the nave.
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Spokane, Wash.); Church architecture -- Details; Church architecture -- Washington (State);
Photograph of an interior view of St. John's Cathedral in Spokane Washington. View is facing west showing the nave, flanked by arches, and the main entrance with the great circular rose window above.
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Spokane, Wash.); Church architecture -- Details; Church architecture -- Washington (State)
Interior of St. John's Cathedral in Spokane Washington. The view is facing east, showing the high altar, above which is the carved stone reredos and above that the trefoil (three-pointed) window. Also shown is the chancel, flanked by the choir...
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Spokane, Wash.); Church furniture -- Washington (State)
Photograph is a close-up of the credence cabinet located in St. John's Cathedral, Spokane Washington. The piece was carved of oak by Ole Sunde of Seattle.