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Frank Patterson Stereoscopic Photographs, 1911-1920

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Patterson, Frank, 1883-1961.
Title
Frank Patterson Stereoscopic Photographs
Dates
1911-1920 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.05 cubic feet, including 45 stereoscopic photographs, (1 box)
Collection Number
P 330
Summary
The Frank Patterson Stereoscopic Photographs contain scenic images of natural features within the Cascade Range and Columbia Gorge in both Oregon and Washington. Included are views of the Columbia River, mountains, lakes, rustic bridges, lava tubes and dams. Frank Patterson was a prolific photographer who worked in studios in Medford, Oregon and Santa Rosa and San Francisco, California during the 1920s-1950s.  The stereoscopic photographs were collected by Gerald W. Williams and were originally included with his general collection.
Repository
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

This collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Frank Patterson, born December 20, 1883 in Klickitat, Washington, was a prolific photographer of the West Coast in the 1910s through the 1930s, working at studios in Hood River, Oregon and later Medford, Oregon and San Francisco, California. He married his first wife, Cora, on February 16, 1907, with whom he had three daughters. Frank and Cora divorced on September 7, 1921, after which Frank moved from Hood River to Medford, Oregon where he opened a photography studio.  The photographs in this collection may be from the period when he lived in Hood River. He created the majority of his photographic postcards while he was in Medford. He married his second wife Josephine Champie on June 28, 1922. In 1928 Frank moved to Santa Rosa, California. In 1940 he was sentenced to San Quentin for twelve years and served six, after which he worked for Bear Photo in San Francisco until 1959. He  died in 1961.

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Content Description

The Frank Patterson Stereoscopic Photographs collection consists of 45 black and white stereoscopic images depicting natural features within the Cascade Range and Columbia Gorge in both Oregon and Washington. All of the stereoscopic photographs are undated and appear to date from the 1910s. Represented within the collection are scenic views of Mt. Hood, Mt. Adams and Mt. Rainier in Oregon, Trout Lake  (Washington) and nearby lava flumes, and  Oregon's Latourelle Falls and cave, and Oneonta Falls. Also included are  views of the Columbia River, mountains, lakes, rustic bridges, lava tubes (referred to as flumes) and dams.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Frank Patterson Stereoscopic Photographs (P 330), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

This collection is organized in a single series, Series 1: Stereoscopic Photographs.

Acquisition Information

These materials were acquired from Gerald W. Williams by the former University Archives and the Special Collections and Archives Research Center in the original accession in 2007 and subsequent accessions in 2009 and 2012. They were originally described as a component of the Gerald W. Williams Collection (MSS WilliamsG) and were separated for description as this collection in 2016.

Processing Note

This collection was acquired from Gerald W. Williams by the former University Archives and the Special Collections and Archives Research Center in the original accession in 2007 and subsequent accessions in 2009 and 2012. They were originally described as a component of the Gerald W.Williams Collection (MSS WilliamsG) and were separated for processing and description as the Frank Patterson Stereoscopic Photographs collection in 2016.

Related Materials

The Frank Patterson Photographic Postcards (P 312) includes other non-stereoscopic images by Patterson. Other stereoscopic photographs can be found in the Gerald W. Williams Stereoscopic Photographs Collection (P 327).  Standard images of similar content are available in the Gerald W. Williams Regional Albums (P 303), Gerald W. Williams Lantern Slides Collection (P 319), Gerald W. Williams Prints Collection (MSS WilliamsPrints), Mount Hood Area Excursion Photograph Album (P 310), J.F. Ford Photographs (P 308), and the Gerald W. Williams Postcard Collection (P 323). The Benjamin A. Gifford Photographs (P 218-SG 1) include some stereoscopic photographs on glass negatives.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Glaciers.
  • Lava tubes.
  • Waterfalls--Oregon.

Geographical Names

  • Adams, Mount (Wash.)
  • Cascade Range.
  • Columbia River Gorge (Or. and Wash.)
  • Columbia River.
  • Hood River County (Or.)
  • Hood, Mount (Or.)
  • Rainier, Mount (Wash.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Stereoscopic photographs.

Finding Aid Authors: Ruth Vondracek and Sanju Gharti Chhetri.
2017

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