William E. May photographic collection on George Anderson, circa 1880-1985

Small collection of photographs and other materials collected and created by William E. May, relating to gunsmith George Anderson (1839-1916) of The Dalles, Oregon, and family members.

The collection includes an album that May compiled in 1982, which primarily contains photographs taken by May of various Anderson guns. It also includes biographical information and photocopied clippings about Anderson and his gun shop; about Ernest Kuck, Anderson's great-nephew; a photograph of Anderson and his brother, Alexander Anderson; and a portrait of Kuck. Two additional loose items that were originally in the album consist of handwritten genealogical information concerning the Anderson brothers and descendants, and a copy of a 1924 membership application for the Old Wasco County Pioneer Association filled out by Nettie Anderson Wetle, with genealogical and biographical information. Also in the collection are loose photographs of a George Anderson muzzle-loading rifle.