Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition photograph album

Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition photograph album, 1905

Overview of the Collection

Title: Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition photograph album
Dates: 1905 (inclusive)
19051905
Quantity: 25 photographic prints (1 folder) ; 4.25 x 2.5 inches
Collection Number: PH0105
Summary: Photographs of the 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland, Oregon
Repository: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions: Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Languages: English

Historical BackgroundReturn to Top

The Lewis and Clark Exposition (also referred to as the Lewis and Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair) was held in Portland, Oregon in 1905. Its purpose was two-fold, as proposed by the Oregon Historical Society and endorsed by the Oregon legislature: to celebrate the centennial of Lewis and Clark's exploration of the Oregon Country, and to promote commercial interests, such as attracting attention to the state of Oregon for the advancement of manufacturing, the development of material resources, and expansion of trade with the Orient. Moneys were allocated for exhibitions that would show off the arts, industries, and commercial products from the Oregon region. The Exposition was a great success; in fact, it heralded seven years of great economic growth for the region and became the catalyst for an astounding population boom in Portland.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists of one one album of photographs of buildings and panoramas of the 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland, Oregon. They include daytime views of pavilions and sculptures, as well as an evening view of the illuminated buildings from across the river.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donor Robert Waddell, 1973

Processing Note

Processed by Leslie Fried; processing completed in 2007.

Photographs were removed from album; original order has been maintained. Last photograph was loose in the album.

Bibliography

See: Carl Abbot, The Great Extravaganza: Portland and the Lewis and Clark Exposition , Oregon Historical Society, 1981. This book offers a history of how the exposition came to be, plus forty-nine illustrations.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
item
1	Peristyle at entrance	1905
2	Fisheries Building	1905
3	U.S. Government Building	1905
4	Alaskan totem poles near Government Building	1905
5	The Oriental Building and Sunken Gardens	1905
6	Sculpture entitled either "Hitting the Trail" or "Shooting up the Town" by Frederick Remington, in the Sunken Gardens in front of the Agriculture and Horticulture Palace	1905
7	Foreign Exhibits Building	1905
8	Exposition illuminated at night	1905
9	Foreign Exhibits Building and the Oregon Building (on the left)	1905
10	Industrial and Liberal Arts Palace	1905
11	Agriculture and Horticulture Palace	1905
12	Illinois Building on the right and possibly the Maine Building	1905
13	New York Building	1905
14	"Shooting the Chutes" amusement ride at Guilds Lake	1905
15	Irrigation and Forestry Building (not the same as Forestry Building)	1905
16	Forestry Building (not the same as Irrigation and Forestry Building)	1905
17	View of Washington State Building from Centennial Park	1905
18	Agriculture and Horticulture Palace	1905
19	Utah Building and part of Idaho Building	1905
20	Three buildings; Illinois Building on the left, YWCA possibly on the right	1905
21	Looking north from Lakeview Avenue facing Exposition grounds and lake	1905
22	New York Building	1905
23	Idaho Building	1905
24	Mines Building	1905
25	The Missouri Building with the National Cash Register (NCR) Building on the right	1905

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