Expeditions & surveys; Railroad surveys; Mount Rainier (Wash.)
"Mount Rainier is one of the highest and most prominent peaks of the Cascade range." "The mountain was first discovered by Vancouver in the beginning of May of 1792, from Port Townsend. He named it in honor of his friend, Rear...
Expeditions & surveys; Railroad surveys; Hellgate River (Mont.); Floods
Lieutenant Mullan and party crossing the Hell-Gate River. This river being flooded, "his whole party and property were nearly lost in using a raft unmanageable in the swift current." Plate LVI.
Motor launch “Miss Coulee” at dock, with a group of sight-seers. This may have been a cruise for the Lions Club, as a Lions pennant is displayed near the bow of the vessel.
Cheney State Normal School -- Classrooms; State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.); Art education
Photograph of an art class at the Cheney State Normal School (currently Eastern Washington University). The class was most likely held in the old Training School Building, which was used for most normal school functions between May, 1912 and June,...
Kingston, Ceylon Samuel; Eastern Washington University -- Faculty; Eastern Washington University. History Dept.; State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.) -- History; Eastern Washington University -- History
Photograph of Ceylon S. Kingston, who taught History at Cheney State Normal School (currently Eastern Washington University) from 1901-1940. Mr. Kingston also served as acting president of Cheney State Normal School from March 1902 to May 1902 when...