Crescent City, California Logging and Mining Photography Collection

Crescent City, California Logging and Mining Photography Collection, ca. 1910

Overview of the Collection

Title: Crescent City, California Logging and Mining Photography Collection
Dates: ca. 1910 (inclusive)
19101910
Quantity: .16 cubic feet, 9 photographs, (1 box)
Collection Number: OLPb054CRE
Summary: A small collection of nine photographs by an anonymous photographer documenting the logging and mining industries in and around Crescent City, California at the beginning of the 20th century.
Repository: Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives

Aubrey R. Watzek Library
615 S. Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR
97219
Telephone: 5037687758
Fax: 5037687282
archives@lclark.edu
Access Restrictions: This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Cresent City in northern California is located near the Oregon border on the edge of California's redwood forests and near the Smith River. During the early part of the twentieth century this area had thriving mining and forestry industries. This small set of photographs by an unidentified photographer document logging and mining in the Cresent City region around 1910.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Nine photographic prints, each appoximately 6 x 10 inches.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.

Preferred Citation

The Crescent City, California Logging and Mining Photography Collection (#OLPb054CRE), Lewis & Clark College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Location of Collection

Special Collections

Acquisition Information

Purchased by Lewis & Clark College in 2012. Purchase record b18378262.

Processing Note

Processed in 2012 and housed in acid-free container.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Item
1.1	Rogue River at Grants Pass, Oregon on the road to Crescent City, CA	ca. 1910
1.2	Placer Gold Mine Near Crescent City, CA	ca. 1910
1.3	Copper Mill Near Crescent City, CA	ca. 1910
1.4	Log Pond in Crescent City, CA	ca. 1910
1.5	Logging train and track in Crescent City, CA	ca. 1910
1.6	Loggers cutting down on a redwood tree in Crescent City, CA	ca. 1910
1.7	A levee near Crescent City, CA	ca. 1910
1.8	Men logging with a steam donkey near Crescent City, CA	ca. 1910
1.9	A Railway Trestle Bridge in Crescent City, CA	ca. 1910

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