Washington: A Guide to the Evergreen State

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"Washington: A Guide to the Evergreen State" is a comprehensive mid-20th-century travel and cultural guide to Washington State produced by the Federal Writers' Project as part of the American Guide Series.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Washington (State) -- Description and travel	1
Washington (State) -- Guidebooks	1
Washington: A Guide to the Evergreen State canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T454484 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Washington: A Guide to the Evergreen State
Context triple: [American Guide Series, notableWork, Washington: A Guide to the Evergreen State]

A. Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver, Washington is a mid-sized city in southwest Washington State, located on the north bank of the Columbia River across from Portland, Oregon.
B. Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma, Washington is a mid-sized port city in the Pacific Northwest known for its waterfront, industrial history, and vibrant arts and museum scene.
C. Seattle, Washington, United States
Seattle, Washington, United States is a major Pacific Northwest city known for its tech industry, vibrant cultural scene, and iconic landmarks like the Space Needle.
D. Lacey, Washington
Lacey, Washington is a suburban city in Thurston County near Olympia, known for its proximity to state government centers and its role as a regional administrative and commercial hub.
E. Bellevue, Washington, United States
Bellevue, Washington, United States is a major city in the Seattle metropolitan area known for its thriving tech industry, upscale downtown, and role as a regional business and retail hub.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Washington: A Guide to the Evergreen State
Target entity description: "Washington: A Guide to the Evergreen State" is a comprehensive mid-20th-century travel and cultural guide to Washington State produced by the Federal Writers' Project as part of the American Guide Series.

A. Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver, Washington is a mid-sized city in southwest Washington State, located on the north bank of the Columbia River across from Portland, Oregon.
B. Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma, Washington is a mid-sized port city in the Pacific Northwest known for its waterfront, industrial history, and vibrant arts and museum scene.
C. Seattle, Washington, United States
Seattle, Washington, United States is a major Pacific Northwest city known for its tech industry, vibrant cultural scene, and iconic landmarks like the Space Needle.
D. Lacey, Washington
Lacey, Washington is a suburban city in Thurston County near Olympia, known for its proximity to state government centers and its role as a regional administrative and commercial hub.
E. Bellevue, Washington, United States
Bellevue, Washington, United States is a major city in the Seattle metropolitan area known for its thriving tech industry, upscale downtown, and role as a regional business and retail hub.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ guidebook ⓘ nonfiction work ⓘ travel guide ⓘ
associatedWith	New Deal cultural programs ⓘ Works Progress Administration ⓘ
countryOfFocus	United States of America ⓘ
coversTopic	Native American communities in Washington State ⓘ culture of Washington State ⓘ economy of Washington State ⓘ geography of Washington State ⓘ history of Washington State ⓘ industries of Washington State ⓘ tourism in Washington State ⓘ transportation in Washington State ⓘ
createdBy	Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration ⓘ linked to: Federal Writers’ Project
genre	cultural guide ⓘ travel literature ⓘ
hasFormat	hardcover edition ⓘ
hasPart	city and town descriptions ⓘ historical essays ⓘ maps ⓘ photographs ⓘ tour routes ⓘ
intendedAudience	general readers ⓘ tourists ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
libraryOfCongressSubject	Washington (State) -- Description and travel ⓘ linked to: Washington: A Guide to the Evergreen State Washington (State) -- Guidebooks ⓘ linked to: Washington: A Guide to the Evergreen State
mediaType	print ⓘ
notableFor	comprehensive coverage of Washington State ⓘ integration of travel information with cultural history ⓘ
partOf	American Guide Series ⓘ
placeOfPublication	New York City ⓘ
producer	Federal Writers' Project ⓘ linked to: Federal Writers’ Project
publicationEra	mid-20th century ⓘ
publisher	B. E. S. Publishing Company ⓘ Hastings House ⓘ
series	American Guide Series ⓘ
subject	Washington State ⓘ linked to: Washington
timePeriodDescribed	mid-20th century Washington State ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American Guide Series → notableWork → Washington: A Guide to the Evergreen State ⓘ

Washington: A Guide to the Evergreen State → libraryOfCongressSubject → Washington (State) -- Guidebooks ⓘ

linked to: Washington: A Guide to the Evergreen State

Washington: A Guide to the Evergreen State → libraryOfCongressSubject → Washington (State) -- Description and travel ⓘ