Expeditions & surveys; Railroad surveys; Fort Vancouver (Wash.)
Drawing of Fort Vancouver which was the administrative headquarters and main supply depot for the Hudson's Bay Company's fur trading operations in the immense Columbia Department. Under the leadership of John McLoughlin, the fort became the center...
Expeditions & surveys; Railroad surveys; Fort Walla Walla (Wash.)
Fort Walla Walla was first built along the Columbia River by the Northwest Company to act as a trading center. A second fort was built by the Hudson Bay Company prior to 1831 and served as a frontier post protecting their interests. This was...
Expeditions & surveys; Railroad surveys; Assiniboine Indians; Gifts; Fort Union (Mont.)
"Fort Union is situated on the eastern bank of the Missouri River, about 2 ¾ miles above the mouth of the Yellowstone. It was built by the American Fur Company in 1830, and has from that time been the principal supply store or depot of that...
Eastern Washington University -- Buildings -- History; Rowles Hall (Eastern Washington University); Pearce Hall (Eastern Washington University); Dressler Hall (Eastern Washington University)
View of Rowles Hall, on the campus of Eastern Washington State College (currently Eastern Washington University), photographer facing northwest, with Pearce and Dressler residence halls in the background.
Eastern Washington State College; Eastern Washington University -- Buildings -- History; Tawanka Commons (Eastern Washington University)
Photograph of entrance facade of Tawanka Commons building on the campus of Eastern Washington State College (currently Eastern Washington University), taken from northwest.
Eastern Washington State College; Eastern Washington University -- Buildings -- History; Pence Union Building (Eastern Washington University)
Northwest view of Pence Union, the student union building located on the campus of Eastern Washington State College (currently Eastern Washington University) prior to construction of the southwest wing.
Columbia Basin Project -- Grand Coulee Dam (Washington) -- 1933-1983; Washington (State) -- Grand Coulee Dam -- History, 1933-1983; Grand Coulee Dam -- Washington (State)
The committee responsible for planning the 50th anniversary observance of completion of Grand Coulee Dam. Left to Right: Dick Ahrens, Spokane Chamber of Commerce; Mr. and Mrs. Wistar Burgess, Columbia Basin Development League; Mrs. Aherens;...