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Fashion Plate Collection- Hand-colored engravings and lithograph plates from 19th and early 20th century women's and men's styles of dress.
Mount St. Helens Post-Eruption Chemistry Database- 3 years of research trips post 1980 eruption.
Calvin F. Todd Photographs- Seattle images from 1905-1930, including the University of Washington campus, waterfront, Denny Regrade activities, and Pike Place Market.
War Poster Collection- World War I and II propoganda posters from the United States and Western Europe.