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Protractor measuring tool used by James Casey Embree, ca. 1903-1939
Order an ImageJames Casey Embree (1881-1940) was an early Seattle civil engineer. He was responsible for surveying various Seattle neighborhoods and, from 1906-1924, he worked on the Alaskan Engineering Commission that would provide railroads to parts of Alaska following the Gold Rush of 1897.
ID Number: 2018.54.2
Date: 1877
Physical Description: 1 Instrument, Surveying; plastic; 4.5 in.H x 8 in.W
Place Made: United States of America, NEW YORK
Credit: MOHAI, 2018.54.2
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Protractor measuring tool used by James Casey Embree, ca. 1903-1939