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Wildey R. Davis Photographs, 1905-1968
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Davis, Wildey R.
- Title
- Wildey R. Davis Photographs
- Dates
- 1905-1968 (inclusive)19051968
- Quantity
- 2 Linear Feet of shelf Space, (3 boxes), (Approximately 4200 items)
- Collection Number
- PC 39 (collection)
- Summary
- The collection consists of approximately 2600 photographs and post cards, mostly taken by Wildey R. Davis, and include family and friends, scenes of the Portland, and Vancouver area, the San Francisco earthquake, family homes, and Wisconsin.
- Repository
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Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection is open and available for research use.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
The Davis photographs, principally mounted in scrapbooks, chronologically begin with scenes of family, friends and the Portland, Oregon, area in 1905. At various times Davis was a building contractor, equipment supervisor at the Multnomah Athletic Club, and a shipyard worker during World War II. Judging from the extensive imagery, Davis was an amateur photographer who recorded the family travels through the Northwest, California, and Wyoming in the 'teens and early twenties and a trip through the Southwest and to the West Coast in 1927. In December 1933 the Davis began a world tour via the "Kodak Route" - Japan, Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, London, New York, Cuba, Panama, and return through California in March 1934. In 1938 they traveled to Mexico, California, and Texas.
Pictured is Davis' wife Anna and her brother, William Z. Foster. Another member of the family is Davis' nephew and namesake, Wildey "Bud" Kimball of Steilacoom, presently a well-known aerial photographer.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Pictured is Davis' wife Anna and her brother, William Z. Foster. Another member of the family is Davis' nephew and namesake, Wildey "Bud" Kimball of Steilacoom, presently a well-known aerial photographer.
The earliest photographs appear to be in album #7, where the first photograph, dated 1905, is of Davis and a group of men at a campsite. The other photographs, undated, except a 1904 commercial photograph of Mt. St. Helens, were taken by Davis and are of the Portland, and Vancouver area, the San Francisco earthquake, family homes, and Wisconsin. Album #6 is a collection of scenic post cards that the Davises bought on their trips. Albums #1-5 consist of photographs of their trips within the United States, Mexico, and Canada, and around the world. Album #1 begins in 1912 and the series continues through album #5 which ends in 1968.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item description] Wildey R. Davis Photographs, 1905-1968 (PC 39)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The scrapbooks are arranged chronologically, each trip and groups of photographs are numbered, listed, and described as if by Davis. On the container list those photographs with the same subject and consecutive numbers are described as a group. The prints of the nitrate negatives are grouped according to scrapbook number and retained in numerical order.
Acquisition Information
The Wildey R. Davis photographs were donated to the Washington State University Libraries on February 28, 1979 by Florence Moyer (79-07).
Processing Note
The scrapbooks were initially arranged and described by David Smestad in April, 1979. Processing and arrangement of contact prints was completed by Robert Arnett in January, 1981.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: Albums.Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | |
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Album #1, 1912-1915. 318 items
Photographs are arranged in chronological order and numbered in
sequence. Photographs of Portland-Vancouver area, homes, friends,
family.
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Box | item | |
1 | inside cover | Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Davis and others
(Clara Foster, Herbert and Edward Kimball, Clara
Fleming) |
1 | 1-4 | W. R. Davis home, Vancouver,
Washington; group portrait - W. R. Davis and others (Ward, Roese,
Self, Poage) |
1 | 5-6 | C. H. Kimball and family,
1912 |
1 | 7-8 | Marquam Building razed, Vancouver,
Washington, 1912 |
1 | 9-26 | W. R. Davis home; Multnomah Club
Building; group portraits - Davis family and others (Self, Ward),
1913 |
1 | 27-28 | Portland, Oregon (bridges),
1913 |
1 | 29 | Portland harbor, 1913 |
1 | 30-33 | Group portraits - Kimball and Graff
families |
1 | 34-36 | Davis and Poage residences,
Vancouver |
1 | 37-40 | Multnomah Field, Portland |
1 | 41-48 | Davis family members and others
(Gross, Self, Poage, Modrow, Emerich). |
1 | 49-60 | Ocean Park, Washington |
1 | 61-64 | Nahcotta, Washington |
1 | 65-80 | Ocean Park, Washington |
1 | 81-82 | Portland Union Depot |
1 | 83-86 | Portland City Park |
1 | 87-90 | Kimball kids |
1 | 91-92 | J. K. and W. R. Davis and others
(Poage, Self) |
1 | 93-97 | Portland scenes |
1 | 98-99 | Davis residence, Vancouver |
1 | 100-103 | W. R. Davis, Kimballs |
1 | 104 | William Foster |
1 | 105-106 | Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Davis and others
(Ward, Poage, Self) |
1 | 107-113 | Residences; people (Mrs. W. R. Davis,
Hall, Kroesky, Sheeley, Kimball), 1914 |
1 | 115-116 | Circus at Multnomah Field,
1914 |
1 | 117-118 | Mr. and Mrs. Davis |
1 | 119-122 | Portland scenes |
1 | 123-130 | Track meet |
1 | unnumbered | Davis friends: Poage, Kajikama,
Robertson, O'Conner, Johnson, Laws, Moser, 1914. 11
prints |
1 | 132-142 | Rose Festival parade, 1914 |
1 | 143 | Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Davis |
1 | 144-148 | Mr. and Mrs. Davis and others (Wisner,
Poage, Self, Kimball, Walsh). |
1 | 149-154 | Ocean Park, Washington; Mr. and Mrs.
Davis and others (Malmsten, Narelius) |
1 | 155-158 | Davis residence |
1 | 159-161 | Kimballs, Davis, Reese, Jones,
1914 |
1 | 162-166 | "Halls Ferry" Farm, Salem,
Oregon |
1 | 167 | State Capitol, Salem,
Oregon |
1 | 168-169 | Kimball kids |
1 | 170-171 | Wildey Kimball |
1 | 172-173 | Kimball kids |
1 | 174-179 | Oregon City, Oregon, 1915 |
1 | 180-181 | Mr. and Mrs. Davis and
others |
1 | unnumbered | Portland scenes. 8 prints |
1 | 182-185 | Erty's ranch near Estacada,
1915 |
1 | 186-187 | Portland harbor |
1 | 188-189 | Kimball kids including
Wildey |
1 | 190-211 | Climbing trip on Mt. St. Helens,
1915 |
1 | 212-214 | Liberty Bell on exhibit,
Portland |
1 | 215 | Schneider |
1 | 216-217 | Ships on . Columbia River |
1 | 218-223 | Ocean Park, Washington; Mr. and Mrs.
Davis |
1 | 224-229 | Ranches near Canby, Oregon,
1915 |
1 | 230-239 | Climbing trip on Larch Mt. |
1 | 240-241 | Davis residence, Woodland, Washington,
1915 |
Album #2, 1916-1941. 556 items
Arranged in chronological order. Numbered in sequence except for break
in order after 760. Photographs of Portland-Vancouver area, Mt. Hood,
Mt. Adams, friends, Columbia River area, Mt. Rainier, trip through
Wyoming, Utah and East Coast.
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Box | item | |
1 | 242-262 | Portland scenes, 1916 |
1 | 263-265 | Mt. Adams trip |
1 | 266-289 | Columbia River and area waterfalls
(Multnomah, Horse- tail etc.) |
1 | 290-297 | W. R. Davis and others,
1918 |
1 | 298-303 | Kimball kids including Wildey,
1918 |
1 | 304-308 | Rural house, 1918 |
1 | 309-311 | Kimball family including Wildey,
1919 |
1 | 312-314 | Howie family, 1919 |
1 | 316-322 | Mt. Hood, 1919 |
1 | 323 | Anna Davis and others |
1 | 324-329 | Ship WEST SAGINAW, 1919 |
1 | 330-332 | Kimball family including Wildey,
1919 |
1 | 333-335 | W. R. Davis residence,
1919 |
1 | 336-341 | lacking |
1 | 342-343 | Residence, 1921 |
1 | 344-345 | Bridges over Sandy River,
1921 |
1 | 346-348 | Camping (Tygh Valley, Gateway Basin),
1921 |
1 | 349-360 | Crater Lake Park, 1921 |
1 | 361-367 | Rogue River, 1921 |
1 | 368 | McMinnville |
1 | 369 | Kimball kids including Wildey,
1921 |
1 | 370-391 | Mt. Rainier Park, 1921 |
1 | 392-397 | Columbia River Highway,
1922 |
1 | 398-400 | J. K. and Anna Davis and
others |
1 | 401-407 | Mt. Hood |
1 | 408-409 | Celilo Falls, 1922 |
1 | 410-413 | Near Vancouver, B. C. |
1 | 414-417 | Seaside, Oregon, 1922 |
1 | 418-425 | Group portraits - W. R. Davis,
Kimballs and others |
1 | 427-432 | Portland bridges, flood,
1923 |
1 | 433 | Shoshone River Dam, 1923 |
1 | 434 | Snake River Canyon near Hansen,
Idaho |
1 | 435-436 | Sheep herds near Burley,
Idaho |
1 | 437 | Utah State Capitol
building |
1 | 439 | Echo Canyon, Utah |
1 | 440-442 | Sherman Hill, Wyoming,
1923 |
1 | 445-446 | Kansas |
1 | 447-448 | Missouri |
1 | 449-452 | Maryland |
1 | 453-454 | Philadelphia, Pa |
1 | 455-462 | Niagra Falls |
1 | 463-466 | Davis farm, Wisconsin |
1 | 467-474 | Group portraits - Minnesota,
1923 |
1 | 475-513 | Yellowstone Park, 1923 |
1 | 514 | Spokane |
1 | 515-516 | Near Dalles, Oregon, 1924 |
1 | 517-518 | Pendleton, Oregon |
1 | 519-522 | Unidentified woman |
1 | 523-524 | Mt. Hood |
1 | 525-526 | Residence |
1 | 527 | Sandy River, 1925 |
1 | 528-530 | Ship wreck, 1926 |
1 | 531-532 | Ocean Park, Washington,
1926 |
1 | 533-541 | Mt. Hood, Three Sisters, MacKenzie
River |
1 | 542 | Nestucca Bay |
1 | 543-544 | Siskiyou Mts., 1927 |
1 | 545 | Near Chico, California |
1 | 546 | Near Corvalis, Oregon |
1 | 547 | Near Chico, California, 1927 (Hooker
Oak Tree) |
1 | 548 | McCloud River |
1 | 549-555 | California, 1927 |
1 | 556-602 | Arizona, New Mexico, 1927 |
1 | 603 | Nashville, Tennessee |
1 | 604 | Muscle Shoals Dam, Alabama |
1 | 605-610 | Florida |
1 | 611-619 | Virginia |
1 | 620-622 | Gettysburg, Pa. |
1 | 623-627 | Washington, D.C. |
1 | 628-633 | Virginia |
1 | 635-639 | Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts |
1 | 640-641 | Near Quebec, Canada |
1 | 642-653 | Davis family - Minnesota and
Wisconsin |
1 | 657-660 | Mt. Hood, W. R. Davis and others,
1928 |
1 | 661-665 | Davis home, group portraits,
1929 |
1 | 666-671 | Mt. Hood, 1929 |
1 | 671-674 | Residences, 1930 |
1 | 677-679 | Odd Fellows picnic, 1930 |
1 | 680-689 | Group portraits |
1 | 690-691 | T. J. Davis farm |
1 | 692 | St. Croix River, Wisconsin |
1 | 693-695 | Kellogg Creek flood, 1931 |
1 | 696-697 | Davis residence |
1 | 698-701 | Mt. Hood |
1 | 702-706 | Group portrait - W. R. Davis and
others |
1 | 707-718 | Mt. Hood, 1932 |
1 | 719-724 | Group portraits |
1 | 725-726 | Mt. Hood |
1 | 727-730 | Mt. Rainier, Nisqually
Glacier |
1 | 731 | Three Sisters Mts. |
1 | 732-733 | Government Camp, Mt. Hood,
1933 |
1 | 734-736 | Cemetery |
1 | 737-740 | Unidentified woman |
1 | 741-742 | Fossil beds |
1 | 743 | Weiser Valley, Idaho |
1 | 744 | Steen's Mts. |
1 | 745-748 | Crater Lake |
1 | 749 | Savage Dam, Rogue River |
1 | 750-751 | Davis residence |
1 | 752-754 | Rogue River |
1 | 755-756 | Three Sisters Mts. |
1 | 757-760 | U.S.S. Constitution |
1 | unnumbered | Group portraits. 16
prints. |
1 | 456-461 | Dog, cat and flowers, 1937 |
1 | 462-471 | Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Davis and
others. |
1 | 483-489 | Davis residence, car and trailer,
1938-1939 |
1 | 500-507 | Two children playing on lawn,
1939 |
1 | 762-764 | Group portraits |
1 | 543-546 | Cemetery Plot, 1940 |
1 | 581-586 | Residence, 1941 |
Album #3, 1933-1934. 735 items
Photographs of world tour. Arranged in chronological order and numbered
in sequence, according to travel itinerary which is included with the
album.
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Box | ||
1 | Leaving Portland, at sea |
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1 | Japan (Kamakura, Yokahama, Tokyo,
Nikko, Kyoto, Nara, Kobe) |
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1 | China (Peiping, Nanking, Great Wall,
Summer Palace, Shanghai, Whang Po River) |
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1 | Hong Kong |
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1 | Philippines (Manilla) |
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1 | Bali |
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1 | Java (Djokjacarta, Merapi volcano in
eruption, Batavia) |
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1 | Singapore |
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1 | Kuala Lumpur |
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1 | Penang, Malaysia |
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1 | Rangoon |
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1 | India (Darjeeling, Himalayas,
Calcutta, Benares, Delhi, Taj Mahal, Agra, Bombay) |
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1 | Aden (Port Said) |
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1 | Egypt (Cairo, Nile River, Pyramids,
Suez Canal) |
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1 | Palestine (Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Dead
Sea, Nazareth, Tiberias) |
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1 | Port Said |
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1 | Genoa, Italy |
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1 | Algiers |
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1 | Gibraltar |
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1 | London |
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1 | New York (Statue of
Liberty) |
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1 | Havana, Cuba |
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1 | Panama Canal |
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1 | California (San Francisco,
Redwoods) |
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Album #4, 1935-1941. 550 items
Photographs taken on various trips in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
Arranged in chronological order and listed in order of appearance.
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Box | ||
1 | Trip to Prince George, B. C. and back
through Washington (Mt. Rainier, Fraser River, Indian burial grounds
etc.) 1935 |
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1 | Mexican trip, 1938. California, Texas
(The Alamo, Loredo, Langtry), Mexico (Sierra Madre Mts., Mexico
City, Teotihuacan, Guadalupe, Taxco, Puebla, Monterrey), New Mexico
(Alamagorda Valley, Carlsbad Caverns, Coolidge Dam), Arizona, Nevada
(Boulder Dam), |
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1 | Willamette Falls, 1939 |
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1 | Depot Bay, Oregon, 1939 |
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1 | Columbia River |
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1 | Dry Falls |
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1 | Bonneville Dam |
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1 | Maryhill |
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1 | Mt. Hood |
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1 | Wisconsin trip, 1939. Yellowstone
Park, Absaroka Mts., Shoeshone Dam, Devil's Tower, Mt. Rushmore,
Windcave Park, Badlands, Salt Lake City, Golden Gate Ex- position,
Redwoods, Mt. St. Helens. |
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1 | Los Angeles trip, 1940. Shasta Dam
construction, Yosemite Park, Sequoia Park |
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1 | Canada trip, 1941. ]Banff Park, Jasper
Park, Manitoba, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Washington D. C., Virginia,
Florida (St. Augustine, Everglades) |
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Album #5, 1941-1958,
1947-1968. 509 items
Arranged and numbered in chronological order in two separate
sequences. The first sequence, '41-'58, is photographs of home, family,
friends in California. The second, '47-'68, is photographs of Oregon, California,
Wyoming, New Mexico, Hawaii.
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Sequence 1: 1941-1958, photographs of
home, family, friends in California. |
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Box | item | |
1 | 619-636 | Group portraits - Mr., Mrs. W R.
Davis and others (taken in Wisconsin, Michigan and Maine),
1941 |
1 | 656-661 | Davis' new home, 1942 |
1 | 666-672 | Moyer family, 1943 |
1 | 673-690 | Annie and W. R. Davis and home,
1946, |
1 | 730-736 | Davis home, 1949-1949 |
1 | 737-738 | Annie and W. R. Davis and Zilk
family, 1949 |
1 | 785-805 | Davis home, 1950-1951 |
1 | 814-815 | Mr. and Mrs. Davis, Kimball and
Moyer families, 1952. |
1 | 816-822 | Mabel Kimball cemetery plot,
1952 |
1 | 823-855 | Mr. and Mrs. Davis in California,
1953 (no 854, Bud Kimball) |
1 | 856-871 | New Davis home, Tustin,
California, 1954-1955 |
1 | 872-921 | Mr. and Mrs. Davis and others,
California, 1955-1958 |
Sequence 2: 1947-1968, photographs of
Oregon, California, Wyoming, New Mexico, Hawaii. |
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Box | item | |
1 | 691-694 | Ocean beach, shipwreck,
1947 |
1 | 695-698 | Mt. Hood, Yocum Creek,
1947 |
1 | 700-702 | Crater Lake area, 1947 |
1 | 704-709 | Columbia River flood, Bonneville
Dam, 1948 |
1 | 710-724 | Portland flood, 1948 |
1 | 725-727 | Grand Coulee Dam, 1948 |
1 | 728 | Palouse hills, 1948 |
1 | 729 | Lewiston Grade, 1948 |
1 | 740 | Shasta Lake, 1949 |
1 | 741-743 | Ensenada, Mexico, 1949 |
1 | 744-776 | Zion Park,- Bryce Canyon,
Yellowstone Park, Tetons, Glacier Park, 1949 |
1 | 781-783 | Deschutes River, 1949 |
1 | 784-803 | McKenzie River area, Mr. Hood,
Oregon Lava formations, 1949-1951 |
1 | 835-848 | California, 1953 |
1 | 924-952 | Hawaii, 1959 |
1 | 955-965 | Mr. and Mrs. Davis,
Kimballs |
1 | 966-1013 | Trip to Nevada, Colorado (Pike's
Peak), Mt. Rushmore, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, 1961 |
1 | 1014-1021 | San Diego, 1962 |
1 | 1021-1029 | Mrs. Ashcraft, color photos of
residence and flowers, 1962 |
1 | 1030-1033 | Mendenall Glacier, Alaska,
1962 |
1 | 1034-1035 | Mt. Rainier |
1 | 1036-1039 | Whitman Mission, 1962 |
1 | 1040-1045 | Mr. and Mrs. Davis, flowers,
1963 |
1 | 1046-1052 | 'Annie Davis' grave,
1963 |
1 | 1053 | Kimballs, 1963 |
1 | 1054-1066 | Davis residence |
1 | 1067-1083 | W. R. Davis and others,
1965-1968 |
Album #6, 1933-1934 world
tour.
Post card and commercial photographs bought during world tour.
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Box | ||
2 | China (Peiping, Temple of Heaven,
Forbidden City, Winter Palace, Ming Tombs, Great Wall,
etc.) |
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2 | Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Egypt, Palestine
(Jerusalem, Dead sea, Wailing Wall, Nazareth) |
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2 | London |
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2 | Havana, Cuba |
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Album #7, ca. 1905. 156 items
Photographs taken mostly by Davis. Listed in order of appearance.
Photographs of Portland-Vancouver area, San Francisco earthquake, homes,
Wisconsin.
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Box | ||
2 | Group portrait - baggage room
employees, Union Station, Portland, Oregon, including W. R.
Davis |
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2 | Dry docks, Vancouver, Washington and
Portland Oregon |
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2 | Oregon forests |
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2 | Sheep herders |
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2 | Lakeview and Prineville,
Oregon |
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2 | Columbia River steamer "Dalles
City" |
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2 | Spokane |
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2 | Country school scenes |
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2 | Boats and steamers on Willamette
River |
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2 | Vancouver barracks, Vancouver,
Washington |
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2 | Houses |
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2 | San Francisco earthquake |
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2 | Columbia River |
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2 | Mt. St. Helens |
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2 | Mt. Adams |
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2 | School for deaf and mute, Vancouver,
Washington |
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2 | Unidentified groups |
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2 | Threshing machine |
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2 | Houses, schools |
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2 | Wisconsin photos (St. Croix
River) |
Series 2: Contact Prints.Return to Top
Prints from negatives of the first six albums, arranged according to the album. There are two sizes, with separate numbering systems. The size is listed with the first folder in each sequence.
Container(s) | Description | |
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Album 1 |
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Box | Folder | |
3 | 1 | 1-4, 7-50 [3 1/2 x 6] |
3 | 2 | 51-54, 57, 59, 60-74,
77-100 |
3 | 3 | 101-150 |
3 | 4 | 151-200 |
3 | 5 | 201-214, 216-241 |
Album 2 |
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Box | Folder | |
3 | 6 | 242-252, 254-278, 280-300 |
3 | 7 | 301-311, 315-335, 342-350 |
3 | 8 | 351-400 |
3 | 9 | 401-418, 420-450 |
3 | 10 | 451-467, 469, 472-473,
475-500 |
3 | 11 | 501-550 |
3 | 12 | 551-600 |
3 | 13 | 601-650 |
3 | 14 | 651-700 |
3 | 15 | 700 1/2-736, 741-750 |
3 | 16 | 751-764 |
3 | 17 | 455-456, 458-471, 483, 485-491,
501-507. 543-546, 561-563 |
Album 3 |
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Box | Folder | |
3 | 18 | 2-46 [3 1/2 x 6] |
3 | 19 | 1-59 [2 1/2 x 3 1/2] |
3 | 20 | 60-100 |
3 | 21 | 101-179 |
3 | 22 | 189-259 |
3 | 23 | 260-329 |
3 | 24 | 330-399 |
3 | 25 | 400-437 |
Album 4 |
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Box | Folder | |
3 | 26 | 1-50 |
3 | 27 | 51-100 |
3 | 28 | 101-174 |
3 | 29 | 438-454 |
3 | 30 | 472-529 |
3 | 31 | 530-599 |
3 | 32 | 600-654 |
Album 5 |
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Box | Folder | |
3 | 33 | 619-622, 627-628, 631-636,
655-700 |
Album 6 |
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Box | Folder | |
3 | 34 | 16-18 |
Series 3: Negatives.Return to Top
Container(s) | Description |
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Box | |
3 | Safety negatives of the prints in album
#5. 400 items
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Series 4: Itinerary and Clippings Itinerary.Return to Top
Container(s) | Description |
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Box | |
3 | Itinerary prepared by American Express
for the Davis' world tour. Newspaper clippings about world
tour. 4 items
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906 -- Photographs.
Personal Names
- Davis, Wildey R. -- Archives.
- Davis, Wildey R. -- Photographs.
Family Names
- Davis Family.
Geographical Names
- Portland (Or.) -- Photographs.
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- Photographs.
- Vancouver (Wash.) -- Photographs.
- Wisconsin -- Photographs.