Robert Swain Gifford illustrations from Picturesque America, 1872
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Artist
- Gifford, R. Swain (Robert Swain), 1840-1905
- Title
- Robert Swain Gifford illustrations from Picturesque America
- Dates
- 187218721872
- Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet, (1 folder in shared box)
- Collection Number
- Mss 5310
- Summary
- Ten engravings, some hand colored, by Robert Swain Gifford, excised from Volume 1 of "Picturesque America: Or, the Land We Live In" edited by William Cullen Bryant, 1872. The engravings depict Native people and landscape features along the Columbia River, primarily in the Columbia River Gorge.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Content Description
Ten engravings, some hand colored, by Robert Swain Gifford, excised from L. J. G. Runkle's chapter "Up and Down the Columbia" in Volume 1 of "Picturesque America: Or, the Land We Live In," edited by William Cullen Bryant (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1872). The engravings depict Native people and landscape features along the Columbia River, primarily in the Columbia River Gorge. Scenes include Salmon Falls; Rooster Rock; Coffin Rock; river passage at The Dalles; Castle Rock (now known as Beacon Rock); Multnomah Falls; and Mount Hood. Includes duplicates of Mount Hood engravings.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
Robert Swain Gifford illustrations from Picturesque America, Mss 5310, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Administrative Information
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Subject Terms
- Formations (Geology)--Northwest, Pacific
- Indians of North America--Oregon--Pictorial works
- Mountains--Oregon--Pictorial works
- Waterfalls--Oregon--Pictorial works
Geographical Names
- Columbia River Gorge (Or. and Wash.)--Pictorial works
- Hood, Mount (Or.)--Pictorial works
Form or Genre Terms
- engravings (prints)
