NTE2pc11.xml Guide to the Thomas Drumheller Jr. Photographs of the Family Sheep Business 1909-1960 Drumheller (Thomas, Jr.) Photographs of the Family Sheep Business Finding aid prepared by David Smestad Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2016 Finding aid encoded by Suzanne James-Bacon. 2016 Finding aid written in English. English. Finding aid based on DACS 2nd Edition ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections PC 11 Drumheller, Thomas, Jr. Thomas Drumheller Jr. Photographs of the Family Sheep Business 1909-1960 .25 Linear Feet of Shelf Space 1 box 65 items The Drumheller family raised sheep in Southeastern and Central Washington for 105 years and three generations. The collection consists of 65 copy prints of the Drumheller family and their sheep business. Collection materials are inEnglish

The year 1964 ended 105 years and three generations of sheep raising for the Drumhellers beginning with Jesse, who started the business in southeastern Washington in 1859. His son, Tom, Sr. (T.J.) took over in 1900 and in 1906 purchased the Lord Blythe cattle ranch near Ephrata and moved the sheep operation westward. Tom, Jr. took over the operation in 1948 and continued until 1964.

The collection consists of 65 4x5 copy prints, plus seven copy negatives, of the Drumheller family and their sheep business. The negatives prepared by the library to copy the original prints are filed in the visual file.

This collection is open and available for research use.

Thomas Drumheller Jr. Photographs of the Family Sheep Business, 1909-1960 (PC 11)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

The original prints of the Drumheller collection were loaned to the Washington State University Library and copied during the winter of 1977-1978.

This collection was processed by David Smestad in March, 1978.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Drumheller, Thomas, Jr. -- Photographs. Drumheller, Thomas, Sr. -- Photographs. Drumheller, Jesse -- Photographs. Drumheller Family -- Photographs. Drumheller Family. Sheep -- Washington (State) -- Photographs. Farm management -- Washington (State) -- Photographs. Agriculture Washington (State) Photographs 1 1 17 items Drumheller family members 1 2 41 items Aspects of the Drumheller sheep business 1 3 7 items Old cars 1 4 1 item Hotel Field on Lake Chelan