Skip to main content

Image / View of New Tacoma and Mount Rainier, Puget Sound, Washington Territory: terminus ...

Have a question about this item?

Item information. View source record on the Online Archive of California.

Title
View of New Tacoma and Mount Rainier, Puget Sound, Washington Territory: terminus of Northern Pacific Railroad
Creator
Glover, Edwin S. (active ca. 1876-ca. 1877), artist and publisher A.L. Bancroft & Company (active ca. 1872-ca. 1973), lithographer
Date Created and/or Issued
c1878
Publication Information
Bancroft Library
Contributing Institution
UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
Collection
Honeyman (Robert B., Jr.) - Collection of Early Californian and Western American Pictorial Material
Rights Information
Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Description
Elevated view of town situated on Commencement Bay; wharf, depot, and saw mill at left; Northern Pacific Railroad (N.P.R.R.) at right; heavily wooded area and snow-covered mountain in distance.
Printed title (LC). Printed (LL): Drawn and published by E.S. Glover, Portland, Oregon/sketched Feb[ruary] 1878; (LR, above title): Entered... 1878... ; (LC, below title): Altitude of Mount Rainer, 14,400 feet; (LR): A.L. Bancroft & Co., lith., San Francisco, Cal[ifornia].
Type
image
Format
Print on paper: lithograph, hand colored 48.8 x 74 cm.
Identifier
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf5p3010kv
BANC PIC 1963.002:0898--D
Subject
Bays
Mountains
Northwest, Pacific
Railroads
Washington (State)
Waterfronts

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.

Explore related content on Calisphere: