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P
218-SG 5
Gifford, Ben L.
Ben L. Gifford Photographs
1950-1955
1951
0.6 cubic foot, including 485
photographs
4 boxes, including 2
oversize boxes
The Ben L. Gifford Photographs consist of
images taken by Ben L. Gifford in the early-mid 1950s as he completed his
senior year at Oregon State College, pursued photographic training at the
Fred Archer School of Photography, and then joined the family photography
business in Salem, Oregon. The images document agriculture, primarily in
the Willamette Valley, and also include images of Timberline Lodge and the
Mt. Hood area. Ben L. Gifford was the son of photographers Ralph I. and
Wanda Gifford; Ben L. worked as a photographer from 1950 until 1955, when
he began working as an engineer with the Oregon State Highway
Commission.
Materials in English.
Biographical Note:
Ben L. Gifford (1923-1996) was born in Portland, Oregon, the son of
Ralph I. and Wanda Gifford, and graduated from Salem High School in May
1942. He attended Oregon State College as an engineering student in the
fall of 1942 and then entered the U.S. Navy. Ben spent 23 months in the
South Pacific working as an aircraft mechanic during World War II; he
married Beth Greenlee in 1946. In 1946-1947, he took classes at the
Vanport Extension Center in Portland and returned to Oregon State College
in the fall of 1947, where he completed his BS in Business &
Technology in 1950. Ben studied photography at the Fred Archer School of
Photography in Los Angeles in 1950 and 1951 and in May 1951 began helping
his mother with the family photography business. Ben also worked as a
photographer for the Jesten-Miller Studio in Salem, Oregon, from 1951 to
1955.
In the family's photography business, Ben specialized in agricultural
photography, particularly of the Willamette Valley's renowned agricultural
resources. As his grandfather, father, and mother had done previously, he
frequently visited and photographed the Mt. Hood area, particularly
Timberline Lodge and its recreational activities.
Three generations of Gifford photography began to come to a close when
Ben took an engineering job with the State Highway Commission in 1955. He
worked there for 27 years, retiring in 1982. Ben died in August 1996 in
Bend.
Ben L. Gifford's photographs were taken between 1950 and 1955 as he
completed his senior year at Oregon State College, pursued photographic
training at the Fred Archer School of Photography, and then joined the
family photography business in Salem, Oregon. The photographs include
scenes of Oregon State College and the Corvallis area, especially fellow
students at Colorado Lake. Photographs that Gifford made as part of his
classwork at the Fred Archer School of Photography in Los Angeles are part
of the collection. Most of these photographs were probably made in
California; they depict various subjects and reflect several forms of
commercial photograph, including advertising and still life.
The bulk of the collection (Series III through XIII) is comprised of
images made by Ben during May and June 1951, soon after he joined the
family photograph business that are arranged in groups (1A through 16P) by
topic. Most of these images document agriculture, primarily in the
Willamette Valley, and include images of dairy and beef cattle, horses,
sheep, and a goat; barns and silos; harvesting of strawberries, apples,
gooseberries, and cherries; and FFA and 4-H stock shows. Many of the
agricultural scenes were submitted to and published in agricultural trade
magazines such as Hoard's
Dairyman Magazine, American Fruit Grower, and Farm Journal. These series also include images of
the Marion County Courthouse and Oregon State Capitol and scenic views of
the Wallowa Mountains and Wallowa Lake. A few of the images may have been
taken by Wanda Gifford.
The collection also includes unnumbered photographs taken in 1954-1955
that depict workers at the State Highway Department; Hoo Doo Bowl and
Santiam Lodge at Santiam Pass; and Timberline Lodge and Mt. Hood. Numerous
images of skiers, snow-covered trees and landscapes, and snowplows are
included.
The primary format in the collection is 4x5 film negative. Prints are
included for about half of the negatives.
A selection of images from the collection are available online in
The Best of the
Archives.
Collection is open for research.
The Ben L. Gifford Photographs are arranged in 15 series: I. Fred
Archer School of Photography Class Assignments, 1951; II. Numbered Images,
1950; III. General Farm Scenes, 1951; IV. Farm Animals, 1951; V. Farm
Buildings, 1951; VI. Soil Erosion and Conservation, 1951; VII. Cultivation
of Soil, 1951; VIII. Farm Children, 1951; IX. Harvest, 1951; X.
Horticulture, 1951; XI. Public Buildings and Structures, 1951; XII.
Commercial Work, 1951; XIII. Scenic Views, 1951; XIV. Color Postcards,
circa 1955; and XV. Unnumbered Photographs, 1954-1955.
Ben L. Gifford Photographs (P 218-SG 5), Oregon State University
Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
The photographs were donated to the Oregon State University Horner
Museum in 1986 by Ben L. and Beth Gifford.
The photographs were transferred from the Oregon State University
Horner Museum to the University Archives in July 1996.
This is one component of the Gifford Photographic Collection (P 218)
held by the OSU Archives. Other components are:
Benjamin
A. Gifford Photographs (P 218-SG 1);
Ralph I. Gifford
Photographs (P 218-SG 2);
Ralph I.
Gifford Motion Pictures (P 218-SG 3);
Wanda
Gifford Photographs (P 218-SG 4); Gifford Collection Photographs
by Unknown or Other Photographers (P 218-SG 6); and Gifford Collection
Documentary Materials (P 218-SG 7).
Other photographs made by Ben L. Gifford are part of the
Wanda
Gifford Photographs (P 218-SG 4); some of the photographs in the
Unknown or Other Photographers component of the Gifford collection (P
218-SG 6) may have been taken by Ben L. Gifford.
The
Richard
W. Gilkey Photographs (P 252) include many images of Oregon State
College students and activities during the time period that Ben L. Gifford
was a student in the late 1940s to early 1950s. The
Robert E.
McDole Papers include a notebook for a photography course that
McDole took at Oregon State College during this period.
Gifford,
Wanda.
Fred Archer
School of Photography (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Future Farmers
of America. Oregon Association.
Oregon State
College--Students.
Timberline
Lodge (Mount Hood, Or.)
4-H clubs--Oregon.
Agriculture--Oregon.
Fruit-culture--Oregon.
Landscape
photography--Oregon.
Livestock--Oregon.
Photography--Study and
teaching--California--Los Angeles.
Skis and
skiing--Oregon.
Snow--Oregon.
Youth--Oregon--Societies and
clubs.
Corvallis
(Or.)
Hood, Mount
(Or.)
Salem
(Or.)
Santiam Pass
(Or.)
Wallowa
Mountains (Or.)
Film
negatives.
Photographic prints.
Agriculture
Children and Youth
Colleges and
Universities
Sports and
Recreation
Student Life
Women
Oregon
Corvallis
Salem
Photographs
Series I
Fred Archer School of Photography Class
Assignments
1951
26 mounted prints and 2 negatives
Series I consists of photographs made by Ben L. Gifford as part of his
classwork at the Fred Archer School of Photography. Most of the
photographs were probably made in California. The images depict various
subjects and reflect several forms of commercial photography, including
advertising and still life. Assignment numbers (or alpha designators)
preceed image titles in the list below.
Class D-1 B
77
11
Gates to a
cemetery
77
12
Fountain
77
15
Man sitting on block
& tackle next to Caterpillar tractor
77
16
Hose around a metal
can
77
21
Fountain outside of
the Phoenix candy shop
77
22
Chinatown
building?
77
24
Woman and child
(Beth and Cheryl Gifford?) walking on a wooded path
Class D-2 A
3
Child's bib and spoon
2 prints
Two views with differing lighting and shadow effects.
77
Ceramic cast of tulips
2 prints
Two views with differing lighting and shadow effects.
77
7
Views of wood
blocks
Cone, sphere, and cube.
77
9
Needle and thread
close-up; plaid pattern background
77
12
Drive-in coffee shop
at night
13
Ferry on the Willamette
River
12, 77
4x5 copy negative and 2 prints
One print is original and the other a copy print.
Newspaper ad
12, 77
4x5 copy negative and print
Print is copy print made from original newspaper advertisement, which
is also included.
17
77
Ball mason jar
18
77
Glass or candle holder
A6
77
Fishing trawler
A7
77
Man hoisting bucket up the side of a
building
A8
77
Industrial Cog
Composite photograph of generating plant and gears.
V&D
77
Barker Brothers smokestack and duct
pipe
Vertical and diagonal.
DD
77
Concrete truck being loaded
Double diagonal.
Series II
Numbered Images
1950
26 negatives and 6 prints
Series II consists of photographs made by Gifford during his senior
year at Oregon State College and consists primarily of images of fellow
students, many taken at Colorado Lake, east of Corvallis. Other subjects
of note are campus buildings, the Benton County Courthouse, and the
Corvallis Methodist Church. Most of the images in this series are only
available as negatives.
104
12
Fellow and stump, Colorado Lake near
Corvallis
4x5 negative
1/100-16?
105
12
Rope Diver, Colorado Lake
4x5 negative
1/400-22
106
12
Fire escape sunbathers
4x5 negative
1/50-22
107
12
Arch of men's dorm
(Weatherford Hall), OSC
2 4x5 negatives
1/10-22
108
Benton County Courthouse,
Corvallis
7, 76
2 prints
12
4x5 negative
109
Memorial Union, Oregon State
College
12, 76
4x5 negative and oversize mounted
print
110
Otter Rock from Lookout
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
112
12
Girl standing by tree stump, Colorado
Lake
4x5 negative
1/100-16?
113
12
Girl on rope, Colorado Lake
4x5 negative
1/400-5/6
114
12
Joyce and friends on
bicycles
4x5 negative
1/200-16
115
12
Carleen; Snell girl and stump, Colorado
Lake
4x5 negative
1/100-16
116
12
Fellow diving, Colorado Lake
4x5 negative
1/400-5/6
117
12
Snell girl diving, Colorado
Lake
4x5 negative
1/400-5/6
118
12
Water slide, Colorado Lake
4x5 negative
1/400-5/6
119
7, 12
Carleen leaning on tree, silhouette,
Colorado Lake
print and 4x5 negative
1/25-22
120
Methodist church, Corvallis,
Oregon
12, 76
4x5 negative and oversize mounted
print
red filter; 1/100-22
121
12
Marg, Don, and dog, Colorado
Lake
4x5 negative
1/100-16
123
12
Dick and Shirley dancing at Senior Ball,
Gill Coliseum, Oregon State College
4x5 negative
124
7, 12
V. Monrow and vocalists at Senior Ball
in Gill Coliseum
2 4x5 negatives
125
12
Werner and Sylvia at Senior Ball, Gill
Coliseum
4x5 negative
126
12
Copy of 2 nude sketches
2 4x5 negatives
129
12
Old house back of highway
building
2 4x5 negatives
Series III
General Farm Scenes
1951
2 negatives
Series III consists of two views of the Rex Hartley Farm near
Jefferson, Oregon, showing fields, barns, and farm structures.
1A-1
12
Rex Hartley Farm looking north, grain
field foreground, Jefferson, Oregon
May
1951
4x5 negative
1A-2
12
Rex Hartley Farm looking east, horse
trough foreground, Jefferson, Oregon
May
1951
4x5 negative
Series IV
Farm Animals
1951
67 prints and 62 negatives
Series IV consists of photographs of farm animals taken by Ben L.
Gifford in May and June, 1951. Most of the images are of beef and dairy
cattle; photographs of horses, sheep, and a goat are also included. The
images primarily depict farms in the Willamette Valley near Salem;
however, several images of beef cattle ranch operations near Joseph,
Oregon, are included. Gifford submitted many of the images to agricultural
trade magazines and several were purchased for publication, as indicated
in the detailed description. Prints are available for most of the
negatives.
3C-1
7, 12
Horse at fence
May
1951
print and 4x5 negative
3C-2
Sheared sheep on pasture, K.W. Noteboom
farm, Salem, Oregon
7, 12
3 prints and 4x5 negative
Submitted to National Wool Growers.
3C-3
Sheep shearing on K.W. Noteboom farm,
Salem, Oregon; E.E. Just shearer, left front
May
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to National Wool Growers.
3C-4
Sheep shearing on K.W. Noteboom farm,
Salem, Oregon; E.E. Just, shearer, right side
May
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
Submitted to National Wool Growers.
3C-5
Goat on wagon; Milch
May
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
3C-6
Holstein herd, State Farm, Mr. Woele,
manager
May
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
W. Dairy Journal.
3C-7
12
Guernsey herd, R.A. Tansey farm, Salem,
Oregon
May
1951
4x5 negative
3C-8
Guernsey herd, R.A. Tansey farm, Salem,
Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
Hoard's Dairyman Mag..
3C-9
Guernsey herd, R.A. Tansey farm, Salem,
Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
W. Dairy Journal
3C-10
Hereford herd, J.H. Burrell farm, Salem,
Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
W. Livestock Journal.
3C-11
Hereford herd, Henry A. Thiessen farm,
Jefferson, Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
3C-12
Hereford herd, Henry A. Thiessen farm,
Jefferson, Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
W. Livestock Journal.
3C-13
Stallion Shetland pony, Crystal Springs
Ranch, Salem, Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
3C-14
Shetland pony nursing colt, Crystal
Springs Ranch, Salem, Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
3C-15
Holstein herd and car, State Farm, Mr.
Woele, manager
May
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
3C-16
Holstein herd on State Farm, Mr. Woele,
manager
May
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
Hoard's Dairyman Mag. and bought for
$5.00.
3C-17
Holstein herd on State Farm, Mr. Woele,
manager
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
May
1951
Submitted to
Hoard's Dairyman Mag.
3C-18
Holstein herd on State farm, Mr. Woele,
manager
May
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
Hoard's Dairyman Mag.
3C-19
Holstein herd with barn in
background
May
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
Hoard's Dairyman Mag.
3C-20
Holstein cow under tree, State Farm, Mr.
Woele, manager
May
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
Hoard's Dairyman Mag.
3C-21
Hereford herd near fence post (long
shot), J.H. Burrell farm, Salem, Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
A. Cattle Pro. and N. Live S. Pro.
3C-22
Hereford herd (long shot), J.H. Burrell
farm, Salem, Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
3C-23
12
Hereford herd, head on, J.H. Burrell
farm, Salem, Oregon
May
1951
4x5 negative
Submitted to
A. Cattle Pro. and N. Live S. Pro.
3C-24
Guernsey herd, R.A. Tansey farm, Salem,
Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
Hoard's Dairyman Mag.
3C-25
Guernsey herd, R.A. Tansey farm, Salem,
Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
3C-26
Guernsey herd, R.A. Tansey farm, Salem,
Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
W. Dairy Journal.
3C-27
Hereford calves, Henry A. Thiessen farm,
Jefferson, Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
3C-28
Guernsey cows, R.A. Tansey farm, Salem,
Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
3C-29
Hereford cows and calves, Henry A.
Thiessen farm, Jefferson, Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
A. Cattle Pro. and N. Live S. Pro.
3C-30
Hereford cows and calves, Henry A.
Thiessen farm, Jefferson, Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
W. Live Jr.
3C-31
Hereford cows and calves, Henry A.
Thiessen farm, Jefferson, Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
W. Live Jr.
3C-32
12
4x5 negative
Hereford herd (horizontal); cow and calf
drinking, J.H. Burrell farm, Salem, Oregon; reflection
May
1951
Submitted to and bought by
Am. Cattle Pro. for $5.00.
3C-33
12
4x5 negative
Hereford cows drinking, J.H. Burrell
farm, Salem, Oregon
Submitted to
W. Live Jr.
3C-34
12
4x5 negative
1 year quarter-horse colt (front view),
Rex Hartley farm, Jefferson, Oregon
May
1951
3C-35
12
4x5 negative
1 year quarter-horse colt (front view),
Rex Hartley farm, Jefferson, Oregon
May
1951
3C-36
12
4x5 negative
Quarter-horse (front left view), Rex
Hartley owner, Jefferson, Oregon
May
1951
3C-37
12
4x5 negative
Quarter-horse (front left view), Rex
Hartley, owner, Jefferson, Oregon
May
1951
3C-38
12
4x5 negative
Quarter-horse (rear right view), Rex
Hartley owner, Jefferson, Oregon
May
1951
3C-39
12
4x5 negative
Quarter-horse (rear front view), Rex
Hartley owner, Jefferson, Oregon
May
1951
3C-40
Jersey Judging Show,
State Fair Grounds, Salem, Oregon
May 19,
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
3C-41
Hereford herd, J.H. Burrell farm, Salem,
Oregon
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
May
1951
Submitted to
Farm Q..
3C-42
Hereford calves, J.H. Burrell farm,
Salem, Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
N. Live S. Pro..
3C-43
Hereford herd, calf nursing, J.H.
Burrell farm, Salem, Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
1 print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
N. Live S. Pro.
3C-44
Jersey herd, Brudos farm, Salem,
Oregon
12
4x5 negative
3C-45
Hereford herd (vertical), calf in
foreground, J.H. Burrell farm, Salem, Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
N. Live S. Pro.
3C-46
Guernsey cows on pasture, Hager farm,
Salem, Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
3C-47
Jersey Heifers (vertical; yard shot),
Newt Davis farm, Woodburn, Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
ubmitted to
Hoard's Dairyman Mag.
3C-48
Holstein cows on pasture, State Farm;
Woele, manager
May
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
Hoard's Dairyman Mag.
3C-49
Holstein cows on pasture, State Farm;
Woele, manager
May
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
Hoards Dairy
3C-50
Farm scene on State Farm, Holstein cows
in foreground; Woele, manager
May
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
3C-51
Farm scene on State Farm, Holstein cows
foreground; Woele, manager; house in rear
May
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
3C-52
Registerd Holstein herd on irrigated
pasture; Bernard Vandecoevering, manager, Vandecoevering Dairy, Mt. Angel,
Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
Hoard's Dairyman Mag.
3C-53
Registered Guernsey heifers on manure
pile, George Brandt, Silverton, Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
3C-54
Vandecoevering reg. Holstein cows on
irrigated pasture, Mt. Angel, Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
prints and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
Hoard's Dairyman Mag.
3C-55
12
Western Livestock Beef Tour, Gene and
June Van Blokland Ranch, Joseph, Oregon, June 11, 1951
4x5 negative
Submitted to Trailway Bus Co.
3C-56
12
Western Livestock Beef Tour, Gene and
June Van Blokland Ranch, Joseph, Oregon
June 11,
1951
4x5 negative
Submitted to Trailway Bus Co.
3C-57
12
Beef oiler on farm of Ray Adams, Joseph,
Oregon
June 11,
1951
4x5 negative
3C-58
12
Herd of registerd Herefords, Earl Miller
Ranch, Double Key Ranch, Joseph, Oregon
June 11,
1951
4x5 negative
3C-59
12
Western Livestock Beef Tour, Gene and
June Van Blockland, Joseph, Oregon
June 11,
1951
4x5 negative
Submitted to Trailway Bus Co.
3C-60
12
Hereford calves and old thresher,
Wallowa Mountains background
June 11,
1951
4x5 negative
3C-61
12
Horses in corral on Lazy T Dude Ranch,
Joseph, Oregon
June 8,
1951
4x5 negative
3C-62
Sheep on pasture, Purebreed Columbia
Breed; P.S. Dencer farm, Salem, Oregon
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
Series V
Farm Buildings
1951
15 prints and 9 negatives
Series V consists of photographs of barns, silos, and other farm
buildings on farms in the Willamette Valley near Salem, Oregon. Several of
the images were submitted for publication to agricultural and farm trade
journals. Prints and 4x5 camera negatives are available for all the
images.
4D-1
Dairy Barn, Mt. Angel,
Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
4D-2
Silo on Frank Gratsinger
farm, Gervais, Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
3 prints and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
W. Dairy Journal.
4D-3
Farmer Jons' house with rhododendrons in
front, Highway 99
May
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
4D-4
Inside shot of Newton Davis barn,
Woodburn, Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
4D-6
7, 12
Close up of silo feeder,
Frank Gratsinger farm, Gervais, Oregon
May
1951
2 prints and 4x5 negative
4D-7
Medium shot of barn and
150-ton metal silo owned by Frank Gratsinger, Gervais,
Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
Farm Q.
4D-8
Long shot of sheds, silo,
and barn; Frank Gratsinger farm, Gervais, Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
4D-9
Silo and milking parlor, Clem Berning
farm, Mt. Angel, Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
Farm Q.
4D-10
Barn, G.S. Aman farm, Mt. Angel,
Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
Farm Q.
Series VI
Soil Erosion and
Conservation
1951
1 print and 1 negative
Series VI consists of one image made by Gifford depicting the plowing
technique used on a farm near Salem, Oregon, to promote soil conservation
and prevent soil erosion.
5E-1
Contour plowing, Carl L. Morrison farm,
Salem, Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Series VII
Cultivation of Soil
1951
2 negatives
Series VII includes two images plowing on a farm near Aumsville,
Oregon. No prints are available for these images.
6F-1
12
Plowing with Allis Chalmers tractor and
Sears plow, Albert Klein farm, Aumsville, Oregon
May
1951
4x5 negative
6F-2
12
Plowing with Allis Chalmers tractor and
Sears plow, Albert Klein farm, Aumsville, Oregon
May
1951
4x5 negative
Series VIII
Farm Children
1951
4 prints and 4 negatives
Series VIII consists of images of children with farm animals or in farm
settings. Several of the images depict Ben L. Gifford's daughter, Cheryl;
these were submitted for publication to farming trade magazines. Prints
are available for all the images.
7G-1
Children of K.W. Noteboom, Salem,
Oregon, playing in horse trough
May,
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
7G-2
Cheryl petting 2 colts, Crystal Springs
Ranch (A.W. Smither), Salem, Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
Farm Jrnl. and Country Gentleman.
7G-3
Cheryl feeding colt, Crystal Springs
Ranch (A.W. Smither), Salem, Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
Farm Jrn. and Country G.
7G-4
Colt pulling Cheryl's skirt, Crystal
Springs Ranch (A.W. Smither), Salem, Oregon
May
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
Farm Jrn. and Country G.
Series IX
Harvest
1951
8 prints and 4 negatives
Series IX consists of photographs taken by Gifford in the Willamette
Valley in early summer of 1951 that depict hay baling and unloading
forage. For most of the images in this series, either a print or negative
is available, but not both.
9I-1
Evening shot of baler and tractor, H.
Lettenmaier Farm, Aurora, Oregon
June 30,
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
Farm Q.
9I-2
Silhouette of baler and tractor, H.
Lettenmaier Farm, Aurora, Oregon
June 30,
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
Farm Q.
9I-3
Men unloading forage trailer
7
9I-4
Men unloading forage trailer
7
2 prints
9I-5
12
Bailing hay with H. Model International
tractor and New Holland Baler; operates on H. M. Cherry's 185
acres
4x5 negative
9I-6
12
Baling hay, H.M. Cherry Farm with H.
Model International tractor and New Holland Baler; operates on 185
acres
4x5 negative
9I-8
7
Two men unloading forage trailer next to
silo
2 prints
9I-9
7
Two men unloading forage
trailer
Series X
Horticulture
1951
55 prints and 37 negatives
Series X consists of photographs made by Gifford in late spring and
early summer of 1951 that depict growing and harvesting of fruit crops in
the Willamette Valley of Oregon, including strawberries, apples,
gooseberries, and cherries. Prints and camera negatives are available for
the bulk of the images. Many of the photographs were submitted to fruit
growing trade magazines and several were purchased for publication.
11K-1
Dusting strawberries with Allis Chalmers
tractor, Lawrence Zielinski farm, Salem, Oregon
May,
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
A. Fruit Growers.
11K-2
Dusting strawberries with Allis Chalmers
tractor, Lawrence Zielinski farm, Salem, Oregon
May,
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
A. Fruit Growers.
11K-3
Dusting strawberries with Allis Chalmers
tractor, Lawrence Zielinski farm, Salem, Oregon
May,
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to and bought by
A. Fruit Growers for $4.00.
11K-4
Spraying apple trees for aphids, J.
Hancock farm, Salem, Oregon
May,
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
A. Fruit Growers.
11K-5
Spraying apple trees for aphids
(horizontal) John Hancock farm, Salem, Oregon
May,
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
A. Fruit Growers.
11K-6
Spraying apple trees for aphids, J.
Hancock farm, Salem, Oregon
May,
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
A. Fruit Growers.
11K-7
Spraying apple trees, J. Hancock farm,
Salem, Oregon; girl on tractor
May,
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
11K-8
Shilly Lenocker and strawberries in
Elgin Lucas patch, Hubbard, Oregon
May, 29,
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
See also color transparency in Wanda Gifford Photographs (P 218-SG
4).
11K-9
Strawberry pickers (horizontal long
shot) Elgin Lucas patch, Hubbard Oregon
June 29,
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
11K-10
Strawberry pickers (horizontal shot)
Elgin Lucas patch, Hubbard Oregon
June 29,
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
11K-11
Close up of strawberry pickers, Elgin
Lucas patch, Hubbard, Oregon
May 30,
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
11K-12
Marilyn Pease emptying apron of
gooseberries into box on Carl Vogt's 5 acres of Oregon
Champions
May 30,
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
A. Fruit Growers.
11K-13
John Steiner running
fingers through gooseberries (close up), Silverton,
Oregon
May 30,
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
A. Fruit Growers.
11K-14
Mr. & Mrs. John Steiner operating
fanning mill on gooseberries, Silverton, Oregon
May 30,
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
A. Fruit Growers.
11K-15
12
Gooseberry pickers on 5 acres of Carl
Vogt's Oregon Champion berries, Silverton, Oregon
May 30,
1951
4x5 negative
Submitted to
A. Fruit Growers.
11K-16
Marilyn Pease, Salem, Oregon, emptying
apron into box of gooseberries, Carl Vogt's 5 acre patch of Oregon
Champions
May 30,
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
11K-17
Gooseberry pickers in Carl Vogt's 5 acre
patch of Oregon Champions, Silverton, Oregon
May 30,
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
A. Fruit Growers.
11K-18
Mr. & Mrs. John Steiner filling
gooseberry boxes, Silverton, Oregon
May 30,
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
A. Fruit Growers.
11K-19
Mrs. Steiner filling gooseberry box,
Silverton, Oregon
May 30,
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
A. Fruit Growers.
11K-20
Mr. & Mrs. John Steiner operating
gooseberry fanning mill, Silverton, Oregon
May 30,
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
A. Fruit Growers.
11K-21
John Steiner filling gooseberry box,
Silverton, Oregon
May 30,
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
A. Fruit Growers.
11K-22
Marilyn Pease of Salem, Oregon picking
gooseberries in Carl Vogt's 5 acre patch of Oregon Champions
May 30,
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
A. Fruit Growers.
11K-23
Verne Harms filling duster with weevil
bait, Salem, Oregon, for 15 acres of Marshall strawberries
May 31,
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
Country G. and A.
Fruit Growers; bought by A. Fruit
Growers for $4.00.
11K-24
Verne Harms (rear shot) operating duster
spreading weevil bait, Salem, Oregon, on 15 acres of Marshall
strawberries
May 30,
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
A. Fruit Growers.
11K-25
Verne Harms (front view) operating
duster spreading weevil bait, Salem, Oregon, on 15 acres of Marshall
strawberries
May 30,
1951
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
A. Fruit Growers.
11K-26
Close up of strawberry cluster on L. B.
Dobbins 18 acres of Marshall strawberries, Star Route, Silverton,
Oregon
June 14,
1951
7, 12
4 prints and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
A. Fruit Growers.
11K-27
Large cluster of strawberries on L. B.
Dobbins 18 acres of Marshall strawberries Star Route, Silverton,
Oregon
June 14,
1951
7, 12
3 prints and 4x5 negative
Submitted to and bought by
A. Fruit Growers for $4.00.
11K-28
Strawberry pickers on 18 acre field of
Marshall berries, L. B. Dobbins, Star Route, Silverton, Oregon; requires
28 regular pickers & Dobbins provides housing
June 14,
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
A. Fruit Growers.
11K-29
Full strawberry boxes on back of truck
on L.B. Dobbins' 18 acre farm of Marshall berries, Star Route, Silverton,
Oregon
June 14,
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Submitted to
A. Fruit Growers.
11K-30
12
4x5 negative
Weighing cherry box; Wayne Handley,
ticket and Paul Daran, checking scale; Ammon Grice Orchard
11K-31
12
4x5 negative
Margaret Dick of Salem picking cherries
high in Royalann tree, Otto J. Murllhaupt Orchard
11K-32
Close up of cherry picker Leo McDonnald
in the Otto J. Murllhaupt Orchard (19 acres of Royal Ann)
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
11K-33
Wayne Handley stepping from wagon to
truck, loading cherries on Ammon Grice Farm, Salem, Oregon
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
11K-34
Wayne Handley stacking cherry boxes on
truck, Ammon Grice Orchard, Salem, Oregon
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
11K-35
Loading cherries from wagon to truck,
Ammon Grice Orchard (35 acres of Royal Ann) Salem, Oregon
7, 12
11K-36
Close up of Royal Ann cherries on
limb
7, 12
2 prints and 4x5 negative
11K-37
Old man emptying bucket of cherries into
box, W.W. Tannor, Salem, Oregon
12
4x5 negative
Series XI
Public Buildings and
Structures
1951
9 prints and 5 negatives
Series XI includes photographs of the Independence Bridge over the
Willamette River and the Marion County Courthouse in Salem, Oregon,
shortly before it was removed.
14N-1
Independence Bridge
May,
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
4D-11
Old Marion County Courthouse
circa 1951
Images were taken shortly before the courthouse was demolished to make
way for a new courthouse.
7, 12
5 prints and 4 4x5 negatives
76, 77
3 oversize prints
Series XII
Commercial Work
1951
42 negatives and 7 prints
Series XII consists of photographs made by Ben L. Gifford as a
commercial photographer, perhaps on contract for the depicted events. The
bulk of the images are of the FFA Stock Show in Salem and the 4-H and FFA
Stock Show in The Dalles and depict youth (men and women) showing dairy
and beef cattle, sheep, and hogs. Two images of a boat trip on the
Columbia River for the 4-H and FFA youth are also included. Several images
of a mobile chest X-ray unit on the Capitol grounds in Salem are also
included. Prints are available for only a few of the images in this
series; most of the photographs are 4x5 camera negatives.
15O-1
Sears Roebuck FFA Show, Salem,
Oregon
May 26,
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
Panoramic view.
15O-2
12
Sears Roebuck FFA Show, Salem,
Oregon
May 26,
1951
4x5 negative
Panoramic view.
15O-3
12
Sears Roebuck FFA Show, Salem,
Oregon
May 26,
1951
4x5 negative
Panoramic view.
15O-4
12
Raymond Weygant, Canby, Oregon after
receiving blue ribbon on Hereford at the Sears Roebuck FFA Show, Salem,
Oregon
May 26,
1951
4x5 negative
15O-5
12
Blue ribbon winners, Dairy Cow Class,
Sears Roebuck FFA Show, Salem, Oregon
May 26,
1951
4x5 negative
15O-6
12
Sears Roebuck FFA Show, Salem,
Oregon
May 26,
1951
4x5 negative
15O-7
12
FFA Luncheon at Senator Hotel, Salem,
Oregon; speaker's table
May 26,
1951
4x5 negative
15O-8
FFA Luncheon, Senator Hotel, Salem,
Oregon
May 26,
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
15O-9
12
Sheep showmanship winners, Sears Roebuck
FFA Show, Salem, Oregon
May 26,
1951
4x5 negative
15O-10
12
Family Jersey herd -- mother, daughter
and grand-daughter, Sears Roebuck FFA Show, Salem, Oregon
May 26,
1951
4x5 negative
15O-11
12
Sheep blue ribbon winners, Sears Roebuck
FFA Show, Salem, Oregon
May 26,
1951
4x5 negative
15O-12
12
Guernsey cow blue ribbon winner, Sears
Roebuck FFA Show, Salem, Oregon
May 26,
1951
4x5 negative
15O-13
7, 12
Raymond Weygant of Canby, Oregon
currying Hereford, Sears Roebuck FFA Show, Salem, Oregon
May 26,
1951
print and 4x5 negative
15O-14
Sears Roebuck FFA Show, Salem,
Oregon
May 26,
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
15O-15
Sears Roebuck FFA Show, Salem,
Oregon
May 26,
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
15O-16
12
Gayle Hess, Albany, Oregon, FFA Show
held at Salem, Oregon; boy sanding horns
May 26,
1951
4x5 negative
15O-17
12
4-H & FFA kids on bow of the
Francis, mid-Columbia River,
Oregon
June 5,
1951
4x5 negative
15O-18
12
Robert & Mickey Ranslam, The Dalles,
Reserve Grand Champion and Grand Champion respectively, Dalles Stock Show,
4-H and FFA
June 5,
1951
4x5 negative
15O-19
12
Grand champion Hampshire hog owned by
Sammy Nobels, Hermiston, Oregon
June 6,
1951
4x5 negative
15O-20
12
Sally Fields, Wasco, Oregon, brushing
Hereford
June 6,
1951
4x5 negative
15O-21
12
Lineup of Herefords for judging 4-H
& FFA Stock Show, The Dalles, Oregon
June 6,
1951
4x5 negative
15O-22
12
Bill Steen of Milton, Oregon, currying
Hereford tail
June 6,
1951
4x5 negative
15O-23
12
Group of FFA boys talking at The Dalles,
Oregon; left to right, Simmons, Butner, Basim, Page, Thompson, and
Bennett
June 6,
1951
4x5 negative
15O-24
12
4-H & FFA boys and girls washing
hogs for Stock Show at The Dalles, Oregon
June 6,
1951
4x5 negative
15O-25
Sheep judge, John Langer of Oregon State
College, FFA and 4-H Stock Show, The Dalles, Oregon
June 6,
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
15O-26
12
4-H & FFA kids with sheep waiting
for judge, Stock Show, The Dalles, Oregon
June 6,
1951
4x5 negative
15O-27
Lineup of sheep going to judging pen,
FFA & 4-H Stock Show, The Dalles, Oregon
June 6,
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
15O-28
12
Lineup of Herefords for judging at FFA
& 4-H Stock Show, The Dalles, Oregon
June 6,
1951
4x5 negative
15O-29
12
Jean Ross and grand champion Southdown
sheep from Moro, Oregon
June 6,
1951
4x5 negative
15O-30
12
Diane Christenson and Jean Ross, reserve
and grand champion Southdown sheep respectfully, from Moro,
Oregon
June 6,
1951
4x5 negative
15O-31
12
Fat Stock Sale, 4-H & FFA Show, The
Dalles, Oregon
June 6,
1951
4x5 negative
15O-32
12
Herefords in barn with Albert Defree,
Baker County Agent, 4-H & FFA Show, The Dalles, Oregon
June 6,
1951
4x5 negative
15O-33
12
4-H & FFA Stock Show kids boarding
the Francis at The Dalles
June 5,
1951
4x5 negative
15O-34
12
Chest X-ray truck at Capitol,
Salem
4x5 negative
long shot
15O-35
12
Bob Ashby, Jason Lee with check at door
of X-ray truck
4x5 negative
15O-36
12
Newburg looking out door of X-ray
truck
4x5 negative
15O-37
12
Newburg registering
4x5 negative
15O-38
12
Newburg being X-rayed
4x5 negative
15O-39
12
People leaving X-ray unit
4x5 negative
long shot
15O-40
12
Women entering X-ray unit
4x5 negative
long shot
15O-41
12
Capitol Dome and X-ray unit
2 4x5 negatives
Series XIII
Scenic Views
1951
11 negatives and 6 prints
Series XIII consists of scenic landscape photographs taken by Ben L.
Gifford and includes images of the Oregon State Capitol; the Wilsonville
Ferry on the Willamette River; the Wallowa Mountains and Wallowa Lake; and
The Dalles. Prints are available for about half of the images.
16P-1
Oregon State Capitol (rear
view)
May
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
16P-2
Silhouette (horizontal) of Wilsonville
Ferry, Oregon
May 30,
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
16P-3
Silhouette (vertical) of Wilsonville
Ferry, Oregon
May 30,
1951
7, 12
print and 4x5 negative
16P-4
Wallowa Mountains with hay stacker in
foreground
June 8,
1951
12
4x5 negative
16P-5
Wallowa Lake, stump and tree in
foreground
June 8,
1951
12, 76
print and 4x5 negative
16P-6
Wallowa Lake; fence in
foreground
June 8,
1951
12, 76
print and 4x5 negative
16P-7
Horseback rider looking over Wallowa
Valley
June 8,
1951
12
4x5 negative
16P-8
Horse and rider looking over Wallowa
Lake; rock in foreground
June 8,
1951
12, 76
print and 4x5 negative
16P-9
12
Horseback rider overlooking Wallowa
Lake
June 8,
1951
4x5 negative
16P-10
12
Scenic view of The Dalles
June 8,
1951
4x5 negative
16P-11
12
Scenic view of The Dalles; water storage
area in foreground
June 8,
1951
4x5 negative
Series XIV
Color Postcards
circa 1955
2 postcards
Series XIV consists of two color postcards published by Smith's Scenic
Views of Tacoma, Washington, that depict Timberline Lodge and a ski lift
on Mt. Hood. The cards are imprinted with Ben L. Gifford's amateur radio
call sign (K7BYH) and were probably used by him as QSL cards to confirm
radiocommunication between two amateur radio stations.
7
Timberline Lodge, Oregon; mountains of
snow and shimmering icicles provide a fantasyland effect at Timberline on
Mt. Hood
circa 1955
7
Mt. Hood, Oregon in winter splendor;
Timberline Lodge and its ski lift offers one of the finest skiing
facilities in the Northwest
circa 1955
Series XV
Unnumbered Photographs
1954-1955
61 negatives and 11 prints
The images in Series XV were probably taken by Ben L. Gifford. They
include several undated photographs of men working in the State Highway
Department shops at drafting tables and talking on the telephone. The bulk
of the series consists of images of skiers and snow scenes at Hoo Doo Bowl
(Santiam Lodge) in January 1955 and at Mt. Hood and Timberline Lodge in
April 1954. Prints are only available for a few of the negatives.
12
Fellows at shops, State Highway
Department
undated
6 4x5 negatives
Hoo
Doo Bowl, Santiam Lodge
January 6,
1955
12
14 4x5 negatives
Skiers at Mt. Hood and Timberline Lodge
April 17,
1954
Includes views of skiers, snow-covered trees and landscapes, snow
plows, and Timberline Lodge covered in snow.
7
5 prints
12
41 4x5 negatives
76, 77
6 oversize prints