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McCleary, 1910
Photograph of a group of men and horse-drawn wagons carrying logs in front of a building and railroad tracks.
Cowlitz River Loggers, 1893
Phtoograph of eleven loggers holding poles and standing on logs in the Cowlitz River.
Coastal Washington, 1983
Map of the coast of Washington. Title continues "Including the Olympic Peninsula, parts of the Cascade Mountains, with an enlargement of Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands." Research by Susan Donnelly. Scale 1:615,000 and 1:370,000. Border shows…
Ariel View of Montesano, c. 1950
Photograph of Montesano c. 1950 created for the Washington State Advertising Commission.
Statement of Akio Yanagihara, 9/1981
Mr. Yanagihara gave his statement before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians at a hearing in Seattle. He describes the life of his family on Vashon Island and how they were removed to Puyallup before being sent to one of…
Statement of Gordon Hirabayashi, 7/1981
Gordon Hirabayashi, who earned a PhD in sociology from University of Washington, describes the just anger he felt regarding the treatment of Japanese Americans in Seattle and all along the West Coast during WWII. He also details his court cases (he…
Introduction of Proceedings, Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, 7/1981
An introduction to the Commission and its proceedings, as well as a review of the historical events that made the Commission necessary from the Chair Joan Z. Bernstein and Vice-Chair Daniel E. Lungren.
Treaty between the United States and the Yakama Nation of Indians, 6/9/1855
The Yakama tribe was paid $200,000 for their land, and a salary was established for the chief. The U.S. government also explicitly recognizes Chief Kamiakin of the Lower Yakama as the head chief.
Treaty between the United States and the Walla-Walla, Cayuses, and the Umatilla Tribes and Bands of Indians, 6/9/1855
In the Treaty with the Walla Walla, Cayuse, and Umatille of 1855, compensation for land was not stated in a lump sum. Rather, the government listed several sums of money to be paid at different times and to be used for specific purposes. The treaty…
