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2.
- Creator:
- United States. Department of State
- Published / Created:
- 1853 Jan 10
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-228 Un35
- Image Count:
- 3
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Subject (Geographic):
- Oregon
- Subject (Name):
- Nelson, William, United States.--Department of State, and United States--President (1850-1853 : Fillmore)
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Letter: to William Nelson /by Millard Fillmore
3.
- Published / Created:
- 1874-1898.
- Call Number:
- WA Photos Folio 1
- Image Count:
- 114
- Abstract:
- Photographs created from mammoth plate negatives primarily by photographers Carleton E. Watkins and William Henry Jackson of various locations in the American West, primarily in the states of California, Colorado, and Oregon, as well as Arizona, Montana, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming Territories, ca. 1874-1898, Photographs by Watkins consist of images created in the states of California and Oregon, and in Arizona, Montana, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming Territories, ca. 1874-1890, An image created by Watkins of Tombstone, Arizona Territory shows the Old South Shaft Ore Quarry of the Tough Nut Mine with a view of the town, the Dragoon Mountains, and the Cochise Stronghold in the distance, 1880, Images created by Watkins in California consist primarily of locations in Yosemite National Park, including Half Dome, Sentinel Rock, Tutocanula Pass (consisting of El Capitan and Cathedral Rocks cliff), and views of the Yosemite Valley from the Mariposa Trail and Eagle Point, 1878-1881. Other images from California include two different views from the top of Round Top Mountain, with one of the images showing a view of the Blue Lakes and the other the Mokelumne River, 1879; views in the vicinity of San Gabriel showing residences and wine houses of the Lake Vineyard, near the Sierra Madre Mountains and a date palm tree on the grounds of the Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, ca. 1874-1880; a view of the Carmel Valley from the Mission Road, Monterey; and a view of a waterfall, probably the Palisades Falls on the North Fork American River at Soda Springs, ca. 1874-1880, Images created by Watkins in Marysville, Montana Territory, consist of a view of the town, three interior views of a mill, and a view of the Drumlummon Mine and the Maskelyne Tunnel, 1884-1885 or 1890, Images created by Watkins along the Columbia River, Oregon, consist of views of rock bluffs along the river, a Native American village located at the Dalles, a winter view of the river with snow-covered shores, and a view of the Tooth Bridge and Eagle Creek Crossing, 1884-1885, Images created by Watkins in Washington Territory include a view of the Spokane Falls of the Spokane River, a mill in Port Ludlow, and ships at a dock in Port Madison on Bainbridge Island, 1882, Images created by Watkins of geothermal features in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Territory, consist of Giant Geyser, Grotto Geyser, Old Faithful Geyser, and Pulpit Terrace, 1884-1885, A majority of the images created by William Henry Jackson depict locations and geological features in Colorado, while other images show locations in Utah, Idaho, New Mexico, and Oregon, 1878-1898, Images from El Paso County, Colorado, created by Jackson include geological features in the Garden of the Gods, such as Cathedral Spires, Gate Rock, Tower of Babel, and the abutting Seal Rock and Bear Rock, with many images showing Pikes Peak in the distance; a view of Monument Park showing eroded sandstone rock formations; a view of a waterfall identified as Castle Falls, on North Cheyenne Creek in North Cheyenne Canyon; a view of Phoebe's Arch, near Palmer Lake; a view of Sheltered Falls on Ruxton Creek; a view of foothills and snow on Pikes Peak and Austin Bluffs; a view of Seven Falls (also known as Cheyenne Falls) on South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne Canyon, and a view of Fountain Creek near Colorado City with a snow-covered Pikes Peak in the distance, Images from Gunnison County, Colorado, created by Jackson include a view of the Curecanti Needle rock formation in the Black Canyon with the Gunnison River and the railroad of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company, and a view of a man standing on a rock by the Gunnison River near Sapinero, Two images in the Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado, created by Jackson show the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad near the Arkansas River, with one of the images showing a suspension bridge known as Hanging Bridge, Other images created by Jackson in Colorado include a view of the city of Glenwood Springs in Garfield County and the stone and wood frame buildings at the Yampah Hot Springs bathhouse and pool; a view of the Georgetown Loop and tracks of the Colorado Central Railroad Company in Clear Creek Canyon in Clear Creek County; a view of Cathedral Spires and the Platte Canyon of the South Platte River with tracks of the Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company in Jefferson County; a view of people sitting in a horse-drawn carriage on a dirt road in Ute Pass, showing Twin Creek and Rainbow Falls, in Teller County; and a view of Sierra Blanca mountains, a stream and railroad tracks, possibly in Costilla County, Images created by Jackson in Utah include a view of Bridal Veil Falls on the Provo River in Provo Canyon, Utah County; and a view in the vicinity of Echo, depicting men standing and sitting on a rock formation identified as Pulpit Rock, Summit County, Other images created by Jackson include a view of the Twin Falls waterfall on the Snake River, Jerome County, Idaho; a view of Rio de los Pinos and rock formations in the Toltec Gorge, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico; and a view of Multnomah Falls on Multnomah Creek in Multnomah County, Oregon, and The collection includes an additional view created by F. Jay Haynes that shows an unidentified body of water beside two railroad tracks and a telegraph line; and an image probably by Watkins or Haynes that depicts an interior view of large industrial machinery in a brick building
- Description:
- A mammoth plate is a photographic negative plate, 18 by 21 inches (53.5 x 45.7 cm.) or larger, from which photographic prints are made through contact printing., Title devised by cataloger., Captions inscribed in the negatives created by Jackson., Manuscript inscription on the recto and verso of several photographic prints., and Photographs previously bound in a volume with the spine title "Photographs by Ezra Meeker and W. H. Jackson." The original boards and spine are filed with the collection.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Wyoming, Montana, West (U.S.), Arizona, Arkansas River, Austin Bluffs (Colo.), Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.), Blue Lakes (Calif.), Bridal Veil Falls (Utah), California, Cathedral Rocks (Calif.), Cathedral Spires (El Paso County, Colo.), Cathedral Spires (Jefferson County, Colo.), Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.), Clear Creek County (Colo.), Cochise Stronghold (Ariz.), Colorado, Columbia River, Costilla County (Colo.), Curecanti Needle (Colo.), Dalles (Or.), Dragoon Mountains (Ariz.), Drumlummon Mine (Mont.), Eagle Creek (Or.), Echo (Utah), El Capitan (Calif.), El Paso County (Colo.), Fountain Creek (Colo.), Fremont County (Colo.), Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Garfield County (Colo.), Gate Rock (El Paso County, Colo.), Giant Geyser (Wyo.), Glenwood Springs (Colo.), Grotto Geyser (Wyo.), Gunnison County (Colo.), Gunnison River (Colo.), Half Dome (Calif.), Jefferson County (Colo.), Jerome County (Idaho), Lake Vineyard (San Gabriel, Calif.), Marysville (Lewis and Clark County, Mont.), Mokelumne River (Calif.), Monument Park (El Paso County, Colo.), Multnomah County (Or.), Multnomah Creek (Or.), Multnomah Falls (Or.), North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.), North Cheyenne Creek (Colo.), North Fork American River (Calif.), Old Faithful Geyser (Wyo.), Oregon, Palisades Falls, Pikes Peak (Colo.), Platte Canyon (Colo.), Port Ludlow (Wash.), Port Madison (Bainbridge Island, Wash.), Provo Canyon (Utah), Provo River (Utah), Pulpit Rock (Utah), Pulpit Terrace (Wyo.), Rainbow Falls (Colo.), Rio Arriba County (N.M.), Rio de los Pinos (Colo. and N.M.), Round Top Mountain (Calif.), Royal Gorge (Colo.), San Gabriel (Calif.), Sentinel Rock (Calif.), Seven Falls (Colo.), Sierra Blanca (Colo.), Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.), Soda Springs (Calif.), South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.), South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.), South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.), Spokane (Wash.), Spokane River (Idaho and Wash.), Teller County (Colo.), Toltec Gorge (N.M.), Tombstone (Ariz.), Tombstone Region (Ariz.), Twin Creek (Colo.), Twin Falls (Idaho : Waterfalls), Utah, Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.), Washington (State), Yampah Hot Springs (Colo.), Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park (Calif.), and Yosemite Valley (Calif.)
- Subject (Name):
- Haynes, F. Jay 1853-1921. (Frank Jay),, Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942., Meeker, Ezra, 1830-1928., Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916., Colorado Central Railroad Company, Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company, Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company, Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San Gabriel, Calif.), and Tough Nut Mine
- Subject (Topic):
- Geysers, Landscape photography, Mineral industries, and Railroads
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Mammoth plate photographs of the North American West
4.
- Creator:
- Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
- Published / Created:
- [1867]
- Call Number:
- WA Photos Stereos
- Collection Title:
- Western Americana stereograph collection [graphic]
- Container / Volume:
- Watkins 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Description:
- Card number 1319.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Adams, Mount (Wash.), Columbia River, Oregon, and West (U.S.)
- Collection Created:
- 1860-1910
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Mount Adams, from Sun Set Hill, Columbia River
5.
- Creator:
- Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
- Published / Created:
- [187-?]
- Call Number:
- WA Photos Stereos
- Collection Title:
- Western Americana stereograph collection [graphic]
- Container / Volume:
- Watkins 1
- Image Count:
- 2
- Description:
- Card number 1330. and MS note verso: Longest warehouse in the world ...
- Subject (Geographic):
- Columbia River , Oregon, and West (U.S.)
- Subject (Name):
- Oregon Steam Navigation Company
- Subject (Topic):
- Warehouses
- Collection Created:
- 1860-1910
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > O.S.N. Co.'s Warehouse, Celilo, Columbia River
6.
- Creator:
- Davidson, I. G. (Isaac Grundy), 1845-1922
- Published / Created:
- ca. 1879.
- Call Number:
- WA Photos 400
- Container / Volume:
- Volume B
- Image Count:
- 44
- Abstract:
- Two versions of a viewbook, each with a different binding, that consist of photographs along the Columbia River, as well as images of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, created by Isaac Grundy Davidson and compiled by printer George H. Himes, both from Portland, Oregon, ca. 1879. One volume bound in wood and ebony, and the other volume bound in leather. Several images relate to the construction of the Northern Pacific Railroad and to the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company, General overviews of the Columbia River include views of the Lower Cascades and Upper Cascades, as well as a copy photograph from a painting. Views along the Columbia River in Washington include Beacon Rock (referred to as Castle Rock), Gibraltar Rock, Cape Horn, and Cape Disappointment at the mouth of river, as well as a view of Bradford Island in Oregon, Images of Idaho along the Clark Fork River include views of Cabinet Gorge and of the communities of Clark Fork and Cabinet, as well as images of railway construction by the Northern Pacific Railroad Company that consist of a trestle bridge under construction at Clark Fork and railway grading at Big Bluff. Other images of Idaho include the military compound at Fort Coeur d'Alene (which became Fort Sherman), Coeur d'Alene Lake, and locations along the Snake River, Images of Oregon include views of rock formations consisting of Rooster Rock and Twin Rocks; views of waterfalls that include Bridal Veil Falls, Latourell Falls, and Multnomah Falls; views of a train of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company along the Umatilla River and Crested Butte; views of Meacham Creek and Meacham Creek Canyon; and views of the Oregon cities of Astoria and Portland, Photographs of Washington include several views of the Spokane Falls on the Spokane River; several views of Mount Rainier (identified as Mount Tacoma); overviews of Seattle that show Puget Sound; a view of North Fork Canyon of the Puyallup River; and a view of a railroad trestle near Riparia on the Snake River, and The volume with leather binding includes two additional images that consist of a view of the breakers at Cape Disappointment and a copy photograph of the painting by maritime artist Cleveland Rockwell that depicts of the mouth of the Columbia River
- Description:
- The complete title of the volume is “Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Glimpses of pretty spots along the valley of the Columbia River from Northern Montana to the Pacific Ocean. Scenery along the line of the Northern Pacific Railroad, showing the new trans-continental route in process of construction.”, The ebony and wood bound volume includes statement on the title page, “Bound in Oregon woods and Alaska cedar, prepared by the Oregon Furniture Manufacturing Company.”, Photographic prints mounted on boards with letterpress captions below each print., Captions in several negatives., and The leather bound volume includes a receipt laid in from the Cadmus Book Shop, New York, to Edward Eberstadt, 1923.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Northwest, Pacific, Astoria (Or.), Beacon Rock (Wash.), Bradford Island (Or.), Bridal Veil Falls (Or.), Cabinet (Idaho), Cape Disappointment State Park (Wash.), Clark Fork (Idaho : Town), Clark Fork (Mont. and Idaho), Coeur d'Alene Lake (Idaho), Columbia River, Fort Sherman (Idaho), Idaho, Latourell Falls (Or.), Meacham Creek (Or.), Meacham Creek Canyon (Or.), Multnomah Falls (Or.), Oregon, Portland (Or.), Puget Sound (Wash.), Puyallup River (Wash.), Rainier, Mount (Wash.), Riparia (Wash.), Seattle (Wash.), Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.), Spokane Falls (Wash. : Waterfall), Umatilla River (Or.), and Washington (State)
- Subject (Name):
- Davidson, I. G. 1845-1922. (Isaac Grundy),, Himes, George H., 1844-1940., Rockwell, Cleveland, 1837-1907., Northern Pacific Railway Company, Oregon Furniture Manufacturing Company., and Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
- Subject (Topic):
- Railroads
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Oregon and the Pacific Northwest
7.
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1900]
- Call Number:
- WA Photos Folio 35
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Photographs of Niagara Falls; Yosemite National Park, Shasta Springs, and the Siskiyou Mountains in California; Portland, Oregon; and Bow Falls in Banff, the Selkirk mountains, the Great Glacier, and other scenes along the Canadian Pacific Railway. Includes one image of the ruins of Pompeii, and one of other, unidentified ruins. Also includes a photograph of a drawing of Cunard's Atlantic liner "Umbria". and Photographers include Isaiah Taber of San Francisco; J. Thompson of New Westminster, B.C.; Wm. Notman & Son of Montreal; and G. Sommer of Naples, Italy
- Description:
- Photographer's captions printed in the negative for most images. and Label inside back cover: "A & N*C*S*Ld., Stationery Dept., 105 Victoria St. S.W."
- Subject (Geographic):
- Yosemite National Park (Calif.), Shasta Springs (Calif.), Siskiyou Mountains (Calif. and Or.), California, Portland (Or.), Oregon, Banff (Alta.), Selkirk Range, British Columbia, Alberta, Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.), and Pompeii (Extinct city)
- Subject (Name):
- Taber, I. W. 1830-1912. (Isaiah West),, J. Thompson (Firm), Wm. Notman & Son., Canadian Pacific Railway Company, and Umbria (Steamship)
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Photograph album of the American and Canadian west
8.
- Creator:
- Wigan, Richardson and Company
- Published / Created:
- ca. 1910.
- Call Number:
- WA Photos 76
- Image Count:
- 32
- Abstract:
- Album of photographs distributed by Wigan, Richardson and Company, hop merchants headquartered in London, Great Britain, with photographs created by the Parker Studio, Salem, Oregon, documenting the activities of the Wigrich Ranche (sic.), a hops farm in the locality of Wigrich in the vicinity of Independence, Oregon, ca. 1910. The images consist primarily of exterior and interior views of structures, the fields, and surrounding area, in addition to images that depict pickers, Identified portraits include a studio portrait of Major W. Lewis Rose, manager of the farm, and informal portraits of Rose with his wife and daughter in front of the main residence, Exterior views of structures include drying kilns, storage sheds, the office of the yard boss, bakery, restaurant, grocery store, dance hall, and blacksmith shop, and usually include individuals involved with their operation, Additional exterior views of the farm include a newly planted orchard, plants during harvest, plants damaged by heavy windstorms, a pile of baskets used in harvesting, bales of hops en route to warehouse storage, loading bales on a train at the Wigrich railroad stop, a load of harvested hops in canvas sacks on a horse drawn wagon, trains loaded with hops for transport, a group of horses used in operating the farm, a loganberry patch, the removal of tree stumps using explosives, and images of livestock on the farm consisting of Jersey and Durham cows, and Poland Chinese and Duroc Jersey boars. Other exterior views show the Willamette River and the boundary of the ranch, Interior views of structures include a furnace room of a drying kiln, a tram car loaded with hops entering a kiln, men examining the hops harvest, hops stored in a warehouse, and men preparing bread in the bakery, and Images of workers involved in the hops harvest include group portraits of workers in the fields, a view of a tent camp, workers waiting for mail delivery at the post office in the grocery store, and workers leaving the ranch after harvest via automobile and train. An image shows Armenian workers of the Arslanian Brothers Contracting Company training newly established vines in a field
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger., Imprinted text on cover, "The Wigrich Ranche, Indpendence, Ore., U.S.A.", and "Messers. Wigan, Richardson, & Co., Hop Merchants, [London]"., and Typescript captions on mounts below each photographic print.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Oregon, Oregon., Independence (Or.), Wigrich (Or.), and Willamette River Valley (Or.)
- Subject (Name):
- Rose, W. Lewis., Arslanian Brothers Contracting Company., Parker Studio (Salem. Or.), and Wigan, Richardson and Company.
- Subject (Topic):
- Agriculture, Agricultural laborers, Armenians, and Hops
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Photograph album of the Wigrich Ranche, Independence, Oregon
9.
- Creator:
- Crawford & Paxton Photos
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1880s?].
- Call Number:
- WA Photos 229
- Image Count:
- 10
- Abstract:
- Photographs depicting Oregon Pacific Railway work camps, trains, workers clearing forests, and boarding a train
- Description:
- Letterpress captions on mounts. and "J.C. Young, News Dealer, O.P.R.R. Or" stamped on verso of each photograph.
- Publisher:
- Crawford & Paxton Photos
- Subject (Geographic):
- Oregon
- Subject (Name):
- Oregon Pacific Railroad Company
- Subject (Topic):
- Railroads, Design and construction, and Railroad construction workers
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Photographs of Oregon Pacific Railroad construction
10.
- Creator:
- Portland Mechanics' Fair (10th : 1888 : Portland, Or.)
- Published / Created:
- 1888
- Call Number:
- Zc74 888po
- Image Count:
- 46
- Alternative Title:
- 10th annual exhibition of the Portland Mechanics' Fair of Portland, Oregon and Catalogue of the tenth annual exhibition of the Portland Mechanics' Fair
- Description:
- BEIN Zc74 888po: From the library of Dr. Franz R. Stenzel and Mrs. Kathryn M. Stenzel. Original wrappers. and Advertising matter throughout.
- Publisher:
- Leo Peterson, A. Anderson & Co., printers)
- Subject (Geographic):
- Oregon and Portland.
- Subject (Name):
- Portland Mechanics' Fair
- Subject (Topic):
- Exhibitions
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Tenth annual exhibition of the Portland Mechanics' Fair of Portland, Oregon : rules and premium list, classificiation of exhibits
