Historic Photograph Collections

Album Collection

Northwest Alaska & Yukon Philippines Vintage Portraits Misc

Northwest

Hamlin family photograph album, 1906-1921: PH203_010. Album of Hamlin family of Lane County, Oregon, 1906-1921. Primarily snapshots, many of children. Some identified as UO campus, Fruit-Grower's Picnic. Several images in men in WW1 uniforms. Last four pages have images of tribal workers at Seavey hop yard in 1919. Names include Miner Hamlin (child, appears frequently), Harrington, Henson, Beattie, Getty, Surber, Pimm, Bartsch, Adams, Kingsley, Slayter, Eliot, Ross, Seavey.
H. Smith family album: PH203_011. Album of H. Smith family from Gearhart, including trips to Pendleton, Shasta Springs, John Day, Portland, and Columbia Gorge. Subjects include Columbia Gorge Highway, Gearhart, Seaside, biplanes, "Northern Pacific" steamer and "T.J. Potter" side-wheeler; Roundup 1920; "Monkey Wrench" Ferry at John Day; Woods, Bill Johnson and Wilson, Hattie; Hug Point and Cannon Beach, OR; Yellowstone; Marysville, CA; Shasta Springs, CA; trains.
Laura Kennon Hall photograph album, 1907-1911: PH203_012. Laura Kennon Hall of Baker, Oregon, graduated from the University of Oregon in Eugene in 1911. The album shows campus life, interior shots of her room, and Beta Epsilon/Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Includes shot of Theodore Roosevelt during whistle-stop speech to save University of Oregon, Apr. 15, 1911. Several images of Baker are included.
Morgan Lumber photograph album, c.1912: PH203_013. Album documenting operations of Morgan Lumber Co. 44 images of mill, logging operations, camp, rail, and scenery. One image identified as Nagrom ("Morgan" backwards). Rail began in 1912; Morgan ceased business in 1924.
J.F. Ford Oregon photograph album: PH203_014. Album of 41 images signed by John Fletcher Ford (c.1862-1914), a commercial photographer in Portland, showing logging, landscape along Columbia River; city of Portland. One image of military crew on rotating gun emplacement.
Oregon State Motor Assn.: Petroglyph photograph album, 1929: PH203_015. Oregon State Motor Assn. petroglyph album, 1929. Nine images of petroglyphs near Roosevelt, Washington, with interpretations from Bureau of Ethnology and Professor Mallery.
George Weister Astoria album, c.1910: PH203_017. Album of 36 images by noted Portland photographer George Weister (1862-1922), showing Astoria, Oregon and vicinity c. 1910. Weister's negatives are included in the Angelus Studio collection, PH037, and negative numbers are referenced.
"Voyage of the Mary Ann" photograph album, 1910: PH203_018. Album of 28 photographs documenting 1910 camping trip in Oregon, compiled by Campbell Church of Eugene. Sites include Crater Lake, Crescent Lake, and others. Party of ten men and women traveled in a horse-drawn wagon.
C.W.R. Co. photograph album of Northwest operations, 1910: PH203_019. C.W.R. Co, logging, pulp and paper manufacturing processes and products, with extensive captions. Shows equipment, facilities, and personnel. Some photos by Brubaker Aerial Survey, most by Acme. 1910
Bonneville Dam construction album, 1934-1936: PH203_020. Construction of Bonneville Dam, 1934-1936. Images by R.W. Oliver and Bichel; most unsigned. Shows housing, equipment, excavation, construction, spillways. Some workers named.
Vanport City, Oregon photographs, 1942-1944: PH203_025. Album produced in 1944 by Oregon Shipbuilding Corp.documenting construction and operation of Vanport City, a shipyard workers' development, in response to a query from an English government official. 34 images, text. The town was destroyed by a catastrophic flood in 1948 (see book Picture story of Northwest flood, SCA OrColl F884.V36 P53 1948 for images flood damage to these buildings). Although Vanport had a substantial African-American population, only white people appear in the photographs.]
Archie J. Miller: Wallowa Ranger work album: PH203_027. Snapshot album of Archie J. Miller of Enterprise, OR: "These photos are the result of one season's work in "Wallowa" and "Seven Devil" Mtn. Ranger season 1915-U.S. Forest Service, Grazing Reconnaisance & Geodetic Surveys. McCully Basin, Imnaha River, Joseph area." Approximately 100 snapshots.
Albert H. Wulzen (1844-1917) Panorama of Portland photograph: PH203_029. Panoramic albumen image of Central School and downtown Portland, Oregon, taken in 1878. Pieced into an accordian fold commercial album.
Charles Glen's Sutherlin photograph albums, 1909-1911: PH203_030. Two albums belonging to Charles G. "Gooch" Glen depicting town of Sutherlin and nearby scenery. Snapshots showing local ranches and people, opening of Sutherlin Ditch, Studebaker touring car, SL& W Co. engineers surveying, well drilling, Chi Lodge bunch, sheep ranching, opening of bank, trains, Rock Creek.]
Eugene Obsidians album, 1928-1934: PH203_031. [Eugene Obsidians album, 1928-1934. Clippings and snapshots from club outings to Castle Rock, Heceta Head, Mary's Peak, Bohemia, Fort Rock, Duval Falls, Proxy Creek, Green Peak, Eagle's Rest, Belknap Crater, Skyline Trail, Triangle Lake, South Sister, Cowhorn, Odell Lake, Mt. Thielsen, and Crater Lake.
Westover Terrace construction: PH203_035. Two albums documenting the Westover Terrace project of Seattle hydraulic contractors Charles Wiley and William Lewis. Using mining technology, they blasted a hillside with water from Guild Lake and constructed home sites in Portland, Oregon. Images of progress at the site, labor, equipment, and homes. 1910-1920s
Coast rail construction photographs: PH203_036. Album of 29 snapshots of railroad construction on coast of Oregon, primarily a steam shovel at work. Some river shots. 1910s-1930s.
Klamath Indian Agency photograph album: PH203_037. Album containing 68 snapshots, 1920-1922, of buildings on the Klamath Agency; Beatty, Oregon; and timber cruisers and their camps. Includes some images of Klamath and Piute tribal peoples.
Kennedy family photograph album, 1850s-1880s: PH203_038. Family album of the Kennedy family of Newberg, Oregon, and relatives in Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan. Tintypes, cartes de visite, and cabinets. Padded cloth album also contains paper napkins, possibly wedding souvenirs. Images removed from album. 1850s-1910s.
Souvenir of Bridal Veil Lumbering Company album, c.1904: PH203_039. Published volume of 22 photographs and accompanying text, documenting the history and operations of the Bridal Veil Lumbering Company, c.1904. Bridal Veil was a logging company town and housed a finishing mill; nearby Palmer had the roughcut mill. Includes named portraits and biographies of executives and all employees.
Glendale, Oregon photograph album: PH203_040. Album of 51 images showing the people, industry and town of Glendale, Oregon, c. 1890s. Views include sheep farm, town, lumber mill, mining operations, hotel, depot, children, saloon, Beehive store, and recreation. Several pictures of dog with adopted cougar kits.
Trolleys and trains photograph album: PH203_041. Album of 47 copy prints of trolleys and trains, mostly in Oregon. Crews, lines, depots and other related subjects. Many identified in captions. Many Angelus photos; other photographers not identified. 1910-1948.
Shevlin-Hixson logging operation photograph album: PH203_044. Album of Shevlin-Hixson logging operations in Bend, including men and women mill workers, mill, kitchen and dining hall, and logging and milling equipment.
"A house in the making" Construction of Leon Hirsch home: PH203_045. Album of construction of Leon Hirsch's Jacobean/Tudor-style home on Portland Heights, 1922. The house was designed by Sutton & Whitney and still stands. Hirsch was associated with the Meier & Frank company.
Oregon-Washington Forest Service, 1908-1915: PH203_047. Four albums of forest rangers at work in Oregon and Washington, 1908-1915.
Oregon album (OAC, agriculture, outdoor recreation): PH203_048. Album of student life at Oregon Agricultural college (now OSU) c. 1919. Includes outdoor recreation snapshots.
Oregon military album: PH203_050. Album of 95 photographs postcards of regional military images from the early 20th century: Oregon National Guard and Ambulance Co., Battery A of the Guard, Company C of the Third Oregon Infantry. Locations include Camp Summers at Columbia Beach, Vancouver Barracks, Astoria, American Lake near Fort Lewis. Some images show Astoria's Centennial of 1911 and soldiers on parade; one view of the African-American soldiers of 25th Infantry.
Oregon rodeos album: PH203_051. Album of 72 photograph postcards from the early 20th century, primarily of Oregon rodeos including Pendleton Roundup, Silver Lake, Prineville, and Lakeview. Includes photos of Peggy Warren, Jackson Sundown, George Fletcher, Princess Red Bird, Mabel Strickland, and Fox Hastings.
Oregon climbers album, 1938-1940: PH203_052. Album of 138 snapshots of Northwest climbers: Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Hood, North Sister, Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens, and Mt. Shasta, 1938-1940. Identified climbers include Claude Gudge, John H. Savage, Ken Chandler, Lee Davenport and Glen Asher.
Schaefer, Rodger, Oregon Caves employee album, 1948-1950: PH203_053. Rodger Schaefer was a student at Oregon State University who worked at Oregon Caves in 1948-1950. The album consists of snapshots of Schaefer's co-workers and the vicinity, group portraits, and commercial tourist images of the Caves area. There are also several documents related to his employment.
Oregon family album, 1940s: PH203_055. &Album of 67 snapshots of unidentified Oregon family, including Crater Lake and log cottages. Includes pictures of Oregon Capitol and some heavy road-building equipment. 1940s.

Alaska & The Yukon

Charles H. Rogers Alaska photograph album, 1897-1904: PH203_004. Charles H. Rogers was a young man who participated in the Yukon gold rush. The obituary of a 72-year old Charles H. Rogers is listed in the St. Thomas Times-Journal of St. Thomas, Ontario, which is a feasible date.
Florence M. Hartshorn Yukon photographs, 1899-1900: PH203_005. Florence M. Hartshorn (1869-1943) was a photographer who lived in the Yukon during the gold rush. The collection consists of an album and loose prints made by Mrs. Hartshorn and her husband, documenting the landscape of the region, entrepreneurs and residents.
"Transportation, Seward Peninsula" album, c. 1903: PH203_021. Album of photographs, text and documents, documenting transportation and infrastructure of Seward, Alaska area c. 1903. Compiled by J. Warren Dickson of Seattle, to promote a planned expansion of the Council City and Solomon River Railroad. Designed to support the mining industry, the railroad used trains from the New York City elevated system. It was abandoned in 1907 but is listed on the National Register of Historic Properties. Approximately 150 images.
Unidentified family snapshot album from Alaska, c.1905: PH203_026. Unidentified snapshot album from Alaska & the Yukon, including portraits of women, steamer "Selkirk" of Whitehorse, waterfronts, landscape, Yukon people and places. 142 images. C. 1905
"SS Baranov" Alaska trip, 1950: PH203_034. Album of snapshots from unidentified party on cruise aboard S.S. "Baranov" to Alaska in 1950. Some images by Foto Center of Ketchikan.
A. J. Balliet's Views of Rampart, Alaska: PH203_042. Photograph album of A.J. Balliet--judge, attorney and miner--from Rampart City, Alaska, 1898-1902. People, structures, and activities including mining and construction. Primarily gelatin prints; one cyanotype.

Vintage portraits

Portraits, unidentified, c.1880s: PH203_006.
Bird/Bishop/Tingle family portrait albums, c.1880s: PH203_007. The collection consists of three photograph albums containing 82 images, primarily cartes de visite dating from the 1880s. The collection provides excellent exemplars of the carte de visite format and of portraiture styles for men, women and children from 1859-1900. It is noted for several portraits of author and traveler Isabella Bird. Images have been removed from albums.

Philippines

Travel album of Philippines and Asia, c. 1900: PH203_002. Travel album, c. 1900, showing Philippines, China, Japan, Korea and San Diego. Extensive images of the Philippines and its native peoples, and recreational activities of Americans.
Burton Holmes Philippines album, 1913: PH203_023. Scenes from 1913 visit of professional traveler and photographer Burton Holmes (1870-1958) to the Philippines. Includes excellent images of native peoples and dignitaries, the Philippine Constabulary, prisoners, and Gen. Pershing. Several images of Holmes and his film equipment.
Herbert & Evelyn Willis Phillippines album: PH203_046.

Misc.

N.L. Berry New England vacation album, 1890s: PH203_001. N.L. Berry New England vacation album, 1890s People, houses and waterfronts in Enfield, CT; Cape Ann, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, MA; "Negro Village of Cottage City," MA. Three cyanotypes, most albumens. Photos by Berry and Atwood, 1890s.
Don Quixote film stills: PH203_003. Don Quijote de la Mancha (1947), the first full-length Spanish film version of the novel, directed by Rafael Gil, and allegedly the most faithful film version of the book ever made.
John K. Hillers Southwest album, c. 1879-1881: PH203_016. John K. Hillers (1843-1925) was a photographer for the US Geological Survey and the Bureau of American Ethnography from 1871-1919. He worked with John Wesley Powell on the Colorado River, and with the Cushing team from the Smithsonian on studies of the Zuni and Pueblo peoples of the Southwest. The collection consists of 41 prints of scenery and tribal peoples from New Mexico, primarily portraits, c. 1879-1881. A series of images show the Montezuma Hotel at Las Vegas Hot Springs
London, England album, c. 1865-1870s: PH203_022. Album of 31 8-1/2x11" albumen prints of major London structures and waterways, including Langham Hotel. Dated 1865-1870s by clothing.
"Most interesting views of Peking" [Beijing] album, c. 1900: PH203_024. The most interesting views of Peking. Commercial souvenir album of 120 tinted images of local people, street scenes; Great Wall, palaces and other monuments. C. 1900.
Sears, Roebuck & Co. photographs: PH203_028. Boxed set of stereographs produced by Sears, Roebuck & Co. in 1908, documenting the history of the company.
Snapshot album, 1965-1967: PH203_032. Color and BW snapshots and proof prints by amateur photographer in Nova Scotia, Scotland and US, 1965-1967. Pets, children, plants, scenery.
George R. Fardon's San Francisco album: photographs of the most beautiful views and public buildings of San Francisco: PH203_033. Thirty images of San Francisco in 1856, published as a portfolio by Herre & Bauer. George R. Fardon (1806-1886.) Images are online through Eastman House, http://www.eastman.org/ne/str085/htmlsrc6/fardon_sld00001.html
African-American family photograph album from Fort Huachuca, Arizona: PH203_043. Snapshots of African-American soldier and family at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, circa 1940s.
Mexico stereographs, Underwood & Underwood: PH203_049. Set of 84 sepia stereographs of landscape, people and monuments of Mexico, c. 1903. Cased in original housing mimicking pair of volumes.
Cordill, Rex album (drywall & family), 1908-1923: PH203_054. &Rex Cordill was an inventor who lived in California. The first four images show Cordill and San Francisco officials Mayor "Sunny Jim" Rolph and Fire Chief Murphy at a 1920s event testing Cordill's fireproof drywall. The rest of the album is Cordill and his family, and their vacations at Santa Monica and other California destinations, 1908-1923.

Maintained by: N. Helmer, spcarref@uoregon.edu
Last Modified: 06/08/2009