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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
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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
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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
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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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 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Logging -- California.
- Mining--1900-1940.
- Photographs--1900-1910.
Geographical Names
- Crescent City (Calif.)
- Grants Pass (Or.)