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Unrecorded variant edition of the third lithographic bird's-eye view of Tacoma (preceded by Glover's view published in 1878 and Wellge's very similar view of 1884 (Engraved by Stoner and printed by Beck & Pauli in Madison Wisconsin).

The present view, which is unattributed, would appear to be a copy of the 1884 Stoner View, but with signficant revisions and additional buildings an information. /gallery/detail/24151

By comparing Wellge's Tacoma lithograph with Glover's work of just six years earlier, and in turn comparing this view to the Wellge, one can see that the town's growth had been particularly swift; its experience demonstrated the importance of rail transportation in the race for urban supremacy. When Wellge drew the city, the Northern Pacific still had another three years before completing its transcontinental line, but Tacoma prospered from the promise of the future and a connection eastward via other railroads.

This view shows a number of new buildings, including a saw mill and flour mill in the left foreground, gas works above just above these two mills, and the newly built Washington College. Several other new piers and landings appear on this left side of the bay.

The Library of Congress holds a nearly identical example of this view. However, the LC copy pre-dates the addition of Washington College to the view and the corresponding key name #35 for Washington College.

hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g4284t.pm009810

Condition Description
Repaired vertical tear at center of map, with some minor loss. Small section of the island at the bottom center repaired in facsimile. Bottom right blank corner repaired with facsimile paper and other repaired tears throughout.