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J. F. Ford Photographs, 1895-1913
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Ford, J. F. (John Fletcher)
- Title
- J. F. Ford Photographs
- Dates
- 1895-1913 (inclusive)18951913
1900-1910 (bulk)19001910 - Quantity
- 0.15 cubic feet, including 49 photographs, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- P 308
- Summary
- The J. F. Ford Photographs consist of images of logging and landscapes in Oregon and Washington made by J.F. (John Fletcher) Ford. Ford was a preacher and photographer who lived in Ilwaco, Washington, from 1893 until his death in 1914. From 1900 to 1908, he operated a photography studio in Portland, Oregon. All of the images are available online.
- Repository
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Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
John Fletcher Ford was a preacher and photographer who lived in Ilwaco, Washington, from 1893 until his death in 1914. He was well known in logging camps and made many photographs of logging operations and fishing on the lower Columbia River.
Ford was born in 1862 in Minnesota. He married in 1882 and had six children, moving to Ilwaco, Washington in 1893. A lifelong evangelist, he became a pastor in Washington and was a strong advocate for the temperance movement. In 1900 Ford began running "Foto Studio," a photography studio in Portland, and continued to do so for eight years while working with John T., Charles W., and Richard S. Ford. Ford died on February 16, 1914 in Ilwaco.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The J. F. Ford Photographs consist of 49 black and white photographic prints depicting logging and landscapes in Oregon and Washington, primarily of the lower Columbia River region. The bulk of the images show loggers and logging operations including saws and machinery; logging railroads, donkey engines, and trestles; log ponds; logging camps; and a sawmill. Several of the images are identified as being of Deep River and Big Lake (both in Washington). Several of the photographs of logging railroads were published in Railroads in the Woods by John T. Labbe and Vernon Goe.
The collection also includes several views of Cape Disappointment at the mouth of the Columbia River, Mt. Hood, Mt. Coffin, and the Columbia River. One photograph of a family, perhaps at a logging camp, depicts two adults, a small child holding a gun, and a dog.
The Ford Photographs include a photograph of a herd of sheep in Sherman County, Oregon, and a hop field at an unidentified location.
All of the images in the collection are available in Oregon Digital.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
J.F. Ford Photographs (P 308), Oregon State University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The J. F. Ford Photographs consist of one series.
Acquisition Information
These photographs were acquired by the University Archives in 2007 as part of the Gerald W. Williams Collection. In 2016, they were separated from the Williams materials to form this separate collection.
Processing Note
These materials were separated from the Gerald W. Williams Collection in 2016 to form a separate collection.
Related Materials
The OSU Special Collections and Archives Research Center houses numerous collections documenting logging in Oregon, including the Gerald. W. Williams Collection. The University of Washington Special Collections' J.F. Ford Photograph Collection consists of images of fishing activities, logging camps, and timber activities along the lower Columbia River in Washington. The University of Oregon Special Collections and University Archives has a J.F. Ford Oregon Photograph Album with images of logging and landscapes along the Columbia River.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: Photographs, 1895-1913Return to Top
The J.F. Ford Photographs consist of images of logging and landscapes in Oregon and Washington.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1.1 | P308:01: Log being dumped into log pond |
1907 |
| 1.1 | P308:02: Log pond |
1907 |
| 1.1 | P308:03: Two lumberjacks next to downed tree |
1900 |
| 1.1 | P308:04: Two men on springboards with saw felling tree |
1900 |
| 1.1 | P308:05: Four lumberjacks in the woods |
1900 |
| 1.1 | P308:06: Three lumberjacks with donkey engine |
1900 |
| 1.1 | P308:07: Two lumberjacks with springboards pounding wedges into tree |
1905 |
| 1.1 | P308:08: Three lumberjacks with axes and saw |
1900 |
| 1.1 | P308:09: Three lumberjacks with downed tree and bucking saws |
1900 |
| 1.1 | P308:10: Lumberjacks with saw next to tree |
1900 |
| 1.1 | P308:11: Three lumberjacks next to downed tree |
1900 |
| 1.1 | P308:12: Four lumberjacks with several downed trees |
1900 |
| 1.1 | P308:13: Donkey engine at Olson's Logging Camp, Deep River, Washington |
1912 |
| 1.1 | P308:14: Logging railroad and donkey engines at Big Lake, Washington |
1901 |
| 1.1 | P308:15: Skyline used for moving logs in the forest
Skyline was built by Apex Transportation Company.
|
1900 |
| 1.1 | P308:16: Logs being loaded on railroad cars |
1900 |
| 1.1 | P308:17: Three lumberjacks on bucked and chained tree |
1900 |
| 1.1 | P308:18: Logs on railroad cars being pushed by locomotive engine |
1900 |
| 1.1 | P308:19: Loading platform with logs next to logging railroad |
1900 |
| 1.1 | P308:20: Locomotive engine pushing railroad cars with logs |
1900 |
| 1.1 | P308:21: Logging railroad track in a forest |
1900 |
| 1.1 | P308:22: Logging railroad locomotive engine |
1900 |
| 1.1 | P308:23: Logging railroad locomotive engine with log |
1900 |
| 1.1 | P308:24: Logs dumped from railroad car into the Columbia River |
1910 |
| 1.1 | P308:25: Three lumberjacks next to tree with axes and two felling saws |
1910 |
| 1.1 | P308:26: Crib trestle on the Columbia and Nehalem Valley Railroad
A bridge on the Columbia and Nehalem Valley Railroad - a logging railroad for the Peninsula Lumber Company of Portland, in the area around Columbia City, Oregon. See companion photo in Labbe and Goe, Railroads in the Woods, p. 34.
|
1910 |
| 1.1 | P308:27: Locomotive pushing railroad cars with logs over wood trestle |
1900 |
| 1.1 | P308:28: Log bridge (crib trestle) on the Columbia and Nehalem Valley Railroad, Columbia County, Oregon
See Labbe and Goe Railroads in the Woods, p. 35.
|
1910 |
| 1.1 | P308:29: Locomotive pulling railroad cars with logs over a crib trestle |
1900 |
| 1.1 | P308:30: Yeon and Pelton incline below Rainier, Oregon
The incline was 3200 feet long and varied from 5 per cent to 33 per cent grade. See companion photos in Labbe and Goe, Railroads in the Woods, p. 32 and p. 125.
|
1910 |
| 1.1 | P308:31: View of Big Lake, Washington |
1901 |
| 1.2 | P308:32: Lumberjacks in front of logging camp building |
1900 |
| 1.2 | P308:33: Family in front of house in a logging camp
Includes a dog and a child holding a gun.
|
1910 |
| 1.2 | P308:34: Group with R. C. Lieu (third from left) |
1901 |
| 1.2 | P308:35: Mess hall at the lumber camp at Big Lake, Washington |
1901 |
| 1.2 | P308:36: Workers inside a sawmill |
1910 |
| 1.2 | P308:37: Lumber company office |
1913? |
| 1.2 | P308:38: Logging railroad |
1910 |
| 1.2 | P308:39: Steamers and sailing ships in harbor at Portland, Oregon |
1910 |
| 1.2 | P308:40: Cape Disappointment lighthouse at Fort Canby, Washington at mouth of Columbia River |
1910 |
| 1.2 | P308:41: North Head, site of new lighthouse |
1895 |
| 1.2 | P308:42: Cape Disappointment lighthouse at Fort Canby, Washington, at mouth of Columbia River. |
1910 |
| 1.2 | P308:43: Mt. Hood from White Salmon, Washington |
1910 |
| 1.2 | P308:44: Boat on the Columbia River with mountain in the background |
1910 |
| 1.2 | P308:45: View of mountain |
1910 |
| 1.2 | P308:46: Hop field |
1900 |
| 1.2 | P308:47: Mt. Coffin on the Columbia River near Longview, Washington |
1900 |
| 1.2 | P308:48: 1500 Sheep in Sherman County, Oregon |
1900 |
| 1.2 | P308:49: A 500-pound sheep |
1900 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Logging railroads--Oregon.
- Logging railroads--Washington (State)
- Logging--Oregon.
- Logging--Washington (State)
- Lumbering--Machinery--Oregon.
- Lumbering--Machinery--Washington (State)
- Lumbering--Oregon.
- Lumbering--Washington (State)
Geographical Names
- Columbia River.
- Pacific County (Wash.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographic prints.
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Williams, Gerald W. (collector)
Finding Aid Authors: Ryan Atwood and Elizabeth Nielsen.
2016
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