Herman Theodore Bohlman was born on April 15, 1872 in Portland, Oregon, where he would live all of his life. He was a lifelong friend of William L. Finley, renowned ornithologist, naturalist, and conservationist. Bohlman and Finley co-founded the North-Western Ornithological Association in 1894. Several accounts tell of Bohlman teaching Finley photography. The two started photographing birds in the late 1890s. Between 1899 and 1908, they made trips to the Columbia River (1900), Three Arch Rocks (1901 and 1903), California (1904 and 1906), Klamath and Tule Lakes (1905), Malheur and Harney Lakes (1908), and other places to study and photograph birds. In 1912, Bohlman and Finley revisited the Klamath and Malheur regions.
Bohlman's photographs appeared in U.S. and international magazines, as well as Finley's 1907 book,
The core of the collection was donated to the University Archives by John Bohlman in 1994. Worth Mathewson donated an addition of 21 images in 2011 and an oil painting and one photograph in 2016.
Identifiers were assigned to collection images in 2018.
Scholarly use of ten or more collection images, or any commercial use, requires the permission of the donor.
This collection is open for research.
Herman T. Bohlman Photograph Collection (P 202), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
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The Herman T. Bohlman Photograph Collection is arranged in 10 series based on format: 1. 3.25 x 4.25 Glass Negatives, circa 1890-1925; 2. 4 x 5 Glass Negatives, circa 1890-1925; 3. 5 x 7 Glass Negatives, circa 1903-1911; 4. 5 x 8 Glass Negatives, circa 1909; 5. 6.5 x 8.5 Glass Negatives, circa 1890-1925; 6. Lantern Slides (Mounted), circa 1890-1925; 7. Lantern Slides (Unmounted), circa 1901-1919; 8. 3.25 x 4.25 Film Negatives, circa 1890-1925; 9. 3.75 x 6 Film Negatives, circa 1900-1915; 10. Photoprints and Painting, circa 1890-1928.
The Herman T. Bohlman Photograph Collection includes images taken and assembled by Herman Bohlman documenting bird species and his travels primarily in the Pacific Northwest, including river trips on the Lewis River (Washington) and the Willamette River (Oregon) around the turn of the century. Many of the trips were taken with fellow ornithologist and conservationist William L. Finley, who appears in several photos. A number of the bird photos appear in or are similar to those in
Images of the Portland waterfront wharves; Crater Lake; Metlakatla, Alaska; Mazamas in the Mt. Jefferson region in 1917; and Bohlman family and friends are also included. Sixteen of the lantern slides are copies of Weister & Co. views of the Columbia River Gorge from 1914 and 1915. Several of the film negatives are copies of bird photos and illustrations from other sources.
Twenty-one of the lantern slides and glass plate negatives depict excursions by Bohlman with William Finley and others to various locations throughout Oregon, Washington, and California to document birds. These images, taken by Bohlman and Finley, illustrate the pair traveling to marshlands, rivers, and the ocean, photographing birds as well as themselves. The birds pictured in these shots include pelicans (Klamath Lake, Oregon), a condor (California), common murres (Three Arch Rocks, Oregon), and Caspian terns (Klamath Lake). Other travelers portrayed in these photos include Dallas Lore Sharp, A. W. Anthony, and Irene Finley. There is also one portrait shot of Bohlman as a young man. Some of these photographs were featured in Worth Mathewson's book,
The collection also includes an oil painting by Bohlman.
The collection consists primarily of lantern slides (mounted and unmounted), nitrate base film negatives, and glass negatives ranging in size from 3.25 x 4.25 to 6.5 x 8.5. A small number of contact prints have been made of selected glass negatives.
Many of the photographs are available online in the Oregon Digital collection
Series 1 contains 3.25 x 4.25 inches glass negatives focusing on Oregon rivers and the activities of William Finley and Herman Bohlman in camp, including fishing and swimming. The series also contains images of the Lewis River and a totem pole in Alaska.
Herman T. Bohlman and three others eating watermelon in a camp. 1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
William L. Finley fishing off the bank of a river. 1 negative.
William L. Finley and Herman T. Bohlman fishing in a shallow stream. 1 negative.
William L. Finley and Herman T. Bohlman with several fish laid out on a white board beside their fishing poles. 1 negative.
William L. Finley and Herman T. Bohlman with several fish laid out on a white board beside their fishing poles. 1 negative.
Several fish laid out on a bed of ferns on a riverbank. A wooden sign above them reads, “Souson Kreek Katch, Hermy, Willy.” Fishing poles in a cross formation and a field notebook adorn the top of the arrangement. 1 negative.
William L. Finley wading out to a boat loaded with equipment in a river. 1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
William L. Finley setting up a tent in a camp, possibly along the Lewis River? 1 negative.
Herman T. Bohlman and William L. Finley sitting together in a boat with a cloth canopy on a river. 1 negative.
View of an unidentified river from a bluff. 1 negative.
Several unidentified naked men swimming and diving off the bank of an unidentified river. 1 negative.
William L. Finley in the nude preparing to dive off a large rock in the middle of an unidentified river. 1 negative.
Distant view of an unidentified man standing beside a tent in a camp on a sandbar on an unidentified river. 1 negative.
William L. Finley bathing in a river beside a large rock. 1 negative.
An unidentified man sitting with a paddle in the boat, Oneota. 1 negative.
A view of a camp along the edge of the river taken from a boat. An unidentified man is standing in the bushes along the shore near the center of the image. 1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
A view of an unidentified man standing in a camp along the edge of a river. 1 negative.
Herman T. Bohlman sitting beside his tent in camp eating food. 1 negative.
William L. Finley sitting beside his tent in camp. 1 negative.
William L. Finley sitting beside his tent in camp. 1 negative.
William L. Finley in a bedroll in his tent. 1 negative.
Six people in kayaks with flags on a river. 1 negative.
A boat pulled onto the bank of a river. 1 negative.
A boat pulled onto the bank of a river. 1 negative.
Herman T. Bohlman standing on the bank and William L. Finley wading in the water with fishing poles on an unidentified river. 1 negative.
Several gillnet boats on a river with docks on the shore in the background. 1 negative.
Several gillnet boats on a river with docks on the shore in the background. 1 negative.
William L. Finley looking out over a river wrapped in a blanket wearing a feather headdress. 1 negative.
William L. Finley and Herman T. Bohlman looking out over a river wrapped in a blanket wearing fern headdresses. 1 negative.
William L. Finley laying in a tent in his camp along a river. The boat, Oneota, is pulled on the shore in the foreground. 1 negative.
Herman T. Bohlman standing on the edge of the shore in the distance. A tent and a rifle leaned against a tree are visible in the foreground. 1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
William L. Finley and Herman T. Bohlman with paddles in a boat. Image note: negative blurred. 1 negative.
William L. Finley sitting on the ground with his head through a newspaper. 1 negative.
Herman T. Bohlman sitting on a rocky shore beside his boat holding a busted shoe. 1 negative.
William L. Finley and Herman T. Bohlman wading in a river using ropes to tow a boat. 1 negative.
A view of a bridge over a river. Taken from a boat. The paddle is visible just above the water in the foreground. 1 negative.
A boat with a canopy on the edge of a river. 1 negative.
Herman T. Bohlman sitting on a rocky shore. 1 negative.
William L. Finley wearing a shirt and no pants using a plank to walk between two rocks in the middle of a river. 1 negative.
Two unidentified men in suits standing beside the edge of a pond. A single cow is visible in the distance. 1 negative.
Maud Bohlman standing amongst daisies at the edge of a river. 1 negative.
An unidentified group of men standing against a totem pole, Alaska? 1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
Herman T. Bohlman crouching with binoculars while two unidentified women sit reading in chairs in Camp Tawasentha on July 4th. 1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
Series 2 contains 4 x 5 inches glass negatives focusing on a trip to Metlakatla, Alaska, including views of the town and net fishing. Images of bird nests are a secondary focus. The series also contains images of clipper ships docked at a wharf in Portland.
Herman T. Bohlman? standing beside a bicycle in the door to a blockhouse on Camas Prairie. 1 negative.
A dog sitting beside canoes pulled onto a gravel shore in an Alaskan village. Several unidentified people are visible in front of wooden buildings in the background. A tall totem pole is erected in front of the buildings. 1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
A group of unidentified men sitting in front of a cabin near Metlakatla, Alaska. 1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
A view of a waterfall flowing into the ocean near Metlakatla, Alaska. 1 negative.
A view of a waterfall flowing into the ocean near Metlakatla, Alaska. 1 negative.
A collection of botanical specimens on a white board. Likely gathered near Metlakatla, Alaska. 1 negative.
A view of the coastline near Metlakatla, Alaska. 1 negative.
An unidentified bird nest with four eggs. 1 negative.
An unidentified bird nest with four eggs. 1 negative.
An unidentified bird nest with four eggs. 1 negative.
An unidentified bird nest with four eggs. 1 negative.
An unidentified bird nest with four eggs. 1 negative.
An unidentified bird perched on a branch beside its nest. 1 negative.
An unidentified bird perched on a branch beside its nest. 1 negative.
Six black-capped chickadees on a branch. 1 negative.
An unidentified bird feeding its young on a branch. 1 negative.
An unidentified bird feeding its young on a branch. 1 negative.
An unidentified bird feeding its young on a branch. 1 negative.
A view of a riverbank with an unidentified city visible in the distance. 1 negative.
Herman T. Bohlman standing beside boats on a riverbank drinking from a mug. An unidentified city (Portland?) is visible in the distance. 1 negative.
1 negative.
Ships docked at a wharf, possibly near Portland? 1 negative.
Ships docked at a wharf, possibly near Portland? 1 negative.
Ships docked at a wharf, possibly near Portland? 1 negative.
Several young boys in the water while several others look on from the bank. 1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
Series 3 contains 5 x 7 inches glass negatives focusing on Herman and Maud Bohlman, including portraits and images of their residence in Portland and wedding day. The series also contains images of a hummingbird feeding.
1 negative.
1 negative.
Herman Bohlman and Maud Bohlman sitting together in an auto holding a sunflower at Nill's place on their wedding day in 1908. Image note: Similar to images 1-3 of box 8 which are identified as being from Jennings Lodge, September 14, 1908. 1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
An unidentified group of people gathered on a porch at Neff’s farm. 1 negative.
Katy Ackerman standing beside rose bushes. 1 negative.
The grave of William H. Moreland covered in floral arrangements, Portland, Oregon. Death date listed on the headstone as June 11, 1903. 1 negative.
The Herman T. Bohlman residence at 202 Occident Street after the snow storm, Portland, Oregon. 1 negative.
Maud Bohlman sitting at a sewing machine in her residence at 202 Occident Street, Portland, Oregon. 1 negative.
Maud Bohlman sitting at a sewing machine in her residence at 202 Occident Street, Portland, Oregon. 1 negative.
Photograph of a portrait album with two photographs identified as Wife (Maud Bohlman?) and Darsie Bard. 1 negative.
Photograph of a portrait album with two photographs identified as Wife (Maud Bohlman?) and Darsie Bard. 1 negative.
Four people picking corn in a field. Image note says “Among the corn stalks, Sandy Road, Papa and Adams girls.” 1 negative.
Herman T. Bohlman and Maud Bohlman sitting together in an auto holding a sunflower at Jennings Lodge on their wedding day, Jennings Lodge, Oregon. 1 negative.
Herman T. Bohlman and Maud Bohlman sitting together in an auto holding a sunflower at Jennings Lodge on their wedding day, Jennings Lodge, Oregon. 1 negative.
Herman T. Bohlman and Maud Bohlman standing under a fir tree with a sunflower on their wedding day, Jennings Lodge, Oregon. 1 negative.
Maud Bohlman standing in a rose garden beside her house at 202 Occident Street, Portland, Oregon. 1 negative.
Portrait of Maud Bittleston (later Bohlman) sitting in a carved wooden chair. Taken by a Los Angeles photographer. 1 negative.
A view of an unidentified person’s hands cupping something on the ground. 1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
Herman T. Bohlman in his auto parked in front of his house on 202 Occident Street, Portland, Oregon. A large American flag is draped over the front of the house. 1 negative.
An unidentified bird in flight above a man’s head. 1 negative.
Photograph of the painting “Gruppenbild der kaiserlichen Familie” by Ferdinand Keller in 1906. 1 negative.
Photograph of the painting “Gruppenbild der kaiserlichen Familie” by Ferdinand Keller in 1906. 1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
Series 4 contains three 5 x 8 inches glass negatives documenting Herman Bohlman’s family home, including two negatives with Bohlman’s parents.
A view of the interior of a home. Believed to be Herman T. Bohlman’s parents sitting beside the fireplace. 1 negative.
A view of the interior of a home. Believed to be Herman T. Bohlman’s parents sitting beside the fireplace. 1 negative.
A view of a victorian house on a dirt road. Possibly the home of Bohlman’s parents? 1 negative.
Series 5 contains two 6.5 x 8.5 inches glass negatives with views of an Alaskan village.
1 negative.
1 negative.
Series 6 contains mounted lantern slides documenting William Finley and Herman Bohlman’s travels in Oregon and Washington, including camp scenes, rivers, and trips to Three Arch Rocks and Portland.
Mounted lantern slide of two horses pulling an auto with two people sitting on top out of the surf. 1 lantern slide.
Hand-colored, mounted lantern slide of woman and child standing beside a car parked on the side of a road. 1 lantern slide.
Hand-colored, mounted lantern slide of an egg in a nest on a rock cliff. 1 lantern slide
Mounted lantern slide of Herman T. Bohlman and William L. Finley sitting in front of their tent along a river. Possibly the Lewis River? 1 lantern slide.
Mounted lantern slide of William L. Finley (far left), Herman T. Bohlman (far right), two unidentified men (center), and a dog in front of a tent. 1 lantern slide.
Mounted lantern slide of three unidentified men resting beside camping gear. Image likely taken on the 1901 expedition to Three Arch Rocks. 1 lantern slide.
Mounted lantern slide of William L. Finley, Herman T. Bohlman, two unidentified men, and a dog loaded on a wagon leaving Dayton on their way to Three Arch Rocks. 1 lantern slide.
Mounted lantern slide of Herman T. Bohlman and William L. Finley walking down a dirt path with bicycles. 1 lantern slide.
Mounted lantern slide of an unidentified man standing beside a stream in the snow. 1 lantern slide.
Mounted lantern slide of William L. Finley? and an unidentified woman in a hammock. Herman T. Bohlman is reclining with a fan on the ground to the side. Several additional hammocks and tents and visible in the background. 1 lantern slide.
Mounted lantern slide of William L. Finley and Herman T. Bohlman sitting in a horse-drawn buggy on their way to photograph a red-tailed hawk’s nest. 1 lantern slide.
Mounted lantern slide of William L. Finley and Herman T. Bohlman looking out over a river wrapped in a blanket wearing fern headdresses. See P202:035 for the original negative of this image. 1 lantern slide.
Mounted lantern slides of Herman T. Bohlman and William L. Finley eating lunch on a riverbank. 1 lantern slide.
Mounted lantern slides of Herman T. Bohlman and William L. Finley eating lunch on a riverbank. 1 lantern slide.
Mounted lantern slide of unidentified women crossing a stream on a plank bridge. Herman T. Bohlman? is standing at the back of the line. 1 lantern slide.
Mounted lantern slide of unidentified boys in kayaks on a river. 1 lantern slide.
Mounted lantern slide of Herman T. Bohlman (far back, center) and three others eating watermelon in a camp. See P202:001 for the original negative of this image. 1 lantern slide.
Mounted lantern slide of several unidentified naked men swimming and diving off the bank of an unidentified river. See P202:015 for original negative of this image. 1 lantern slide.
Mounted lantern slide of Maud Bohlman, William L. Finley, and Herman Bohlman with binoculars looking out over a river. 1 lantern slide.
Mounted lantern slide of the sternwheeler, Harvest Queen, docked on the Columbia River. 1 lantern slide.
Mounted lantern slide of a young girl standing beside a dog perched on a wooden chair. 1 lantern slide.
Mounted lantern slide of Maud Bohlman? standing on a riverbank beside a flock of ducks. 1 lantern slide.
Mounted lantern slide of unidentified women with flower bouquets sitting on a riverbank beside their bicycles. 1 lantern slide.
Mounted lantern slide of William L. Finley and Herman T. Bohlman with several fish laid out on a bed of ferns beside their fishing poles. Possibly taken on the Lewis River. See P202:007 for original negative of this image. 1 lantern slide.
Mounted lantern slide of William L. Finley (left) and an unidentified man sitting in wooden camp chairs. Possibly taken on the Lewis River trip. 1 lantern slide.
Mounted lantern slide of William L. Finley wading out to a boat loaded with equipment in a river. Possibly on the Lewis River. See P202:009 for original negative of this image. 1 lantern slide.
Mounted lantern slide of William L. Finley fishing off the bank of a river. Possibly on the Lewis River? See P202:004 for original negative of this image. 1 lantern slide.
Mounted lantern slide of Herman T. Bohlman crouching with binoculars while two unidentified women sit reading in chairs in Camp Tawasentha on July 4th. See P202:060 for original negative of this image. 1 lantern slide.
Hand-colored, mounted lantern slide of a car on a country road. 1 lantern slide.
Hand-colored, mounted lantern slide of Herman T. Bohlman stepping with his hat in a grassy field. Note on the slide reads, “Red Tails – 3 Weeks Old, No 7.” 1 lantern slide.
Mounted lantern slide of an unidentified man drinking from a stream. 1 lantern slide.
1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
Series 7 contains unmounted lantern slides focusing on birds and landmarks encountered by William Finley and Herman Bohlman while travelling through Oregon and California, including Three Arch Rocks, Columbia Gorge, and Crater Lake. The series also documents the activities of the Mazamas mountaineering group at Mt. Jefferson and Pamelia Lake.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of the bridge at the base of Multnomah Falls. 1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of a car on the Latourell Creek Bridge on the Columbia River Highway. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of the bridge at the base of Wahkeena Falls on the Columbia River Highway. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of the east portal of the Oneonta Tunnel on the Columbia River Highway. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of the east portal of the Oneonta Tunnel on the Columbia River Highway. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of the Mitchell Point Tunnel on the Columbia River Highway. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of the Mitchell Point Tunnel on the Columbia River Highway. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of a section of the Columbia River Highway. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of a car beside the Eagle’s Nest vista on the Columbia River Highway. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of a car beside the Eagle’s Nest vista on the Columbia River Highway. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of a section of the Columbia River Highway. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of Saint Peters Dome on the Columbia River Gorge. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of an unidentified man with an ax walking behind a large tree. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of several large trees in a forest. 1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of the summit of a mountain (possibly Mount Hood?) in the clouds. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of people walking down a mountain path. 1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of a river oxbow, possibly in eastern Oregon. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of an unidentified man sitting in front of the Pinnacles at Crater Lake. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of the American flag and banners hung in Camp Hardesty, the Mazama base camp at Pamelia Lake during the 1917 annual outing to Mount Jefferson. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of a large group of Mazamas climbers with walking sticks standing on a large log, circa 1917. 1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of a mountain stream surrounded by trees. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of an unidentified man installing caulks or nails in a boot for the next day’s climb. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of an unidentified woman standing in the door of a U. S. Forest Service cabin at Pamelia Lake. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of four unidentified Mazamas climbers in bathing suits standing on a log raft at Pamelia Lake. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of four unidentified Mazamas climbers in bathing suits standing on a log raft at Pamelia Lake. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of an unidentified woman standing on a rock during the 1917 Mazamas annual outing to Mount Jefferson. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of a woman washing clothes in Pamelia Lake while others swim in the background on the 1917 Mazamas annual outing to Mount Jefferson. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of an unidentified young man diving from the edge of a rowboat into a lake. A partially submerged wagon axle is visible in the foreground. 1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
Hand-colored, unmounted lantern slide of five birds on a branch. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of five flickers on a limb. The original negative is part of the William L. Finley Photographs Collection, circa 1900-1940 (Org. Lot 369) at the Oregon Historical Society: OrgLot369_FinleyA2613. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of three birds on a branch. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of three eggs in a nest in a fir tree. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of a puffin. Likely taken at Three Arch Rocks. 1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
Hand-colored, unmounted lantern slide of a Parkman’s wren perched on a stump with food in bill. Nest entrance showing below. The original negative is part of the William L. Finley Photographs Collection, circa 1900-1940 (Org. Lot 369) at the Oregon Historical Society: OrgLot369_FinleyA1566. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of a rowboat moored in the tules in a marsh. Possibly Klamath marsh? 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of Mazamas sitting on a log near Pamelia Lake during the 1917 outing to Mount Jefferson. 1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of William L. Finley and Irene Finley speaking with two unidentified men beside the U. S. Forest Service cabin at Pamelia Lake during the 1917 Mazamas outing to Mount Jefferson. 1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of a tree growing on a hill above a river in an arid region. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of a barn owl. The original negative is part of the William L. Finley Photographs Collection, circa 1900-1940 (Org. Lot 369) at the Oregon Historical Society: OrgLot369_FinleyA0589a. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of an adult great blue heron perched on a branch beside its nest. The original negative is part of the William L. Finley Photographs Collection, circa 1900-1940 (Org. Lot 369) at the Oregon Historical Society: OrgLot369_FinleyA0540. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of a bird nest made of twigs with four eggs. 1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
Hand-colored, unmounted lantern slide of Crater Lake. 1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of the February 1919 edition of The Ladies Home Journal featuring Abraham Lincoln standing in front of an American flag. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of a bird nest made in a sagebrush with four eggs. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of three barn owls on a limb. The original negative is part of the William L. Finley Photographs Collection, circa 1900-1940 (Org. Lot 369) at the Oregon Historical Society: OrgLot369_FinleyA0577. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of a bluebird at its nest hole in an apple tree on the Jenning's place. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of a bluebird at its nest hole in an apple tree on the Jenning's place. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of an unidentified man crouching beside a mule. 1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of William L. Finley and Herman T. Bohlman inspecting a fish caught near Klamath. 1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of a fruit tree in bloom. A building and fence are visible to the left of the image. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of an unidentified man leading a mule loaded with photography equipment. 1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of a single western gull on the slope of a rock with a view of the shore. The original negative is part of the William L. Finley Photographs Collection, circa 1900-1940 (Org. Lot 369) at the Oregon Historical Society: OrgLot369_FinleyA2485. 1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of an unidentified man crouching beside a water well beside a cabin. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of three unidentified people unloading boats. Possibly taken at Malheur Lake. 1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
Hand-colored, unmounted lantern slide of pelicans. 1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of a black-crowned night heron chick on a limb. The original negative is part of the William L. Finley Photographs Collection, circa 1900-1940 (Org. Lot 369) at the Oregon Historical Society: OrgLot369_FinleyA0519. 1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of an adult bird feeding young on a branch. 1 lantern slide.
Hand-colored, unmounted lantern slide of a bird chick on a riverbank. 1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of a barn owl on a post with wings raised. The original negative is part of the William L. Finley Photographs Collection, circa 1900-1940 (Org. Lot 369) at the Oregon Historical Society: OrgLot369_FinleyA0585. 1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of a bird feeding two chicks on a branch. 1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of three downy young barn owls on a log. 1 lantern slide.
1 negative.
1 negative.
Copyright 1904 by Herman Bohlman. 1 negative.
1 negative.
Hand-colored, unmounted lantern slide of a California murre just landing amongst other murres on Three Arch Rocks. The original negative is part of the William L. Finley Photographs Collection, circa 1900-1940 (Org. Lot 369) at the Oregon Historical Society: OrgLot369_FinleyA2508. 1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of a black-capped chickadee perched at its nest entrance on a stump. The original negative is part of the William L. Finley Photographs Collection, circa 1900-1940 (Org. Lot 369) at the Oregon Historical Society: OrgLot369_FinleyA2580. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of a rufous hummingbird in its nest in Virginia creeper. The original negative is part of the William L. Finley Photographs Collection, circa 1900-1940 (Org. Lot 369) at the Oregon Historical Society: OrgLot369_FinleyA2699. 1 lantern slide.
Hand-colored, unmounted lantern slide of three birds on a branch with red berries. 1 lantern slide.
Hand-colored, unmounted lantern slide of a barn swallow in its nest. The original negative is part of the William L. Finley Photographs Collection, circa 1900-1940 (Org. Lot 369) at the Oregon Historical Society: OrgLot369_FinleyA2360. 1 lantern slide.
Hand-colored, unmounted lantern slide of a bird inside its nest in the trunk of a tree. 1 lantern slide.
Hand-colored, unmounted lantern slide of two young red-tailed hawks on nest. The original negative is part of the William L. Finley Photographs Collection, circa 1900-1940 (Org. Lot 369) at the Oregon Historical Society: OrgLot369_FinleyA2673. 1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of unidentified men beside rowboats. Possibly taken near Klamath. One of the boats named “The Heron.” 1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of clouds and a sunset behind trees. 1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of an unidentified mountain climber carrying a tripod. Possibly taken on the 1917 Mazamas outing to Mount Jefferson. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of grebes and terns in the water of Clear Lake, California. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of two golden eagle mottled young in nest. “Down and Feathers” Copyright 1905. The original negative is part of the William L. Finley Photographs Collection, circa 1900-1940 (Org. Lot 369) at the Oregon Historical Society: OrgLot369_FinleyA0472. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of four unidentified men in a wagon with two horses on their way to Three Arch Rocks. A dog stands underneath the wagon. The original negative is part of the William L. Finley Photographs Collection, circa 1900-1940 (Org. Lot 369) at the Oregon Historical Society: OrgLot369_FinleyA2516. 1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
Hand-colored, unmounted lantern slide of great blue herons. 1 lantern slide.
1 lantern slide.
Hand-colored, unmounted lantern slide of Herman T. Bohlman and William L. Finley sitting among the tules with five young gull chicks. The original negative is part of the William L. Finley Photographs Collection, circa 1900-1940 (Org. Lot 369) at the Oregon Historical Society: OrgLot369_FinleyA1606. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of Herman T. Bohlman and William L. Finley cooking a meal in Pelican Camp opposite a large pelican colony. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of three young barn owls on a willow bough. The original negative is part of the William L. Finley Photographs Collection, circa 1900-1940 (Org. Lot 369) at the Oregon Historical Society: OrgLot369_FinleyA0578. 1 lantern slide.
Unmounted lantern slide of a barn in which barn owls are nesting. Barn owls not visible in the image. The original negative is part of the William L. Finley Photographs Collection, circa 1900-1940 (Org. Lot 369) at the Oregon Historical Society: OrgLot369_FinleyA0560. 1 lantern slide.
Hand-colored, unmounted lantern slide of a downy bird chick on a shore. 1 lantern slide.
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Hand-colored, unmounted lantern slide of an Oregon coast scene. Possibly Maxwell Point. 1 lantern slide.
Two unmounted lantern slides fused together. One slide is of flowering trees beside a lake. The second slide is of cormorants on a rock. 1 lantern slide.
Three Arch Rocks, Oregon. 1 lantern slide.
Three Arch Rocks, Oregon. 1 lantern slide.
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Jennings Lodge, Oregon. 1 lantern slide.
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1 lantern slide.
Series 8 contains 3.25 x 4.25 inches film negatives of pictures and illustrations of various bird species, including barn owls, pintail ducks, and red-tailed hawks. Some of the images and illustrations were created by C. S. Moody, B. S. Bowdish, and Lispenard S. Horton.
1 negative.
Bluebirds, including chestnut-backed bluebirds. 1 negative.
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Photo by C. S. Moody, Mullan, Idaho. 1 negative.
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Photo taken at Demarest, New Jersey, by B. S. Bowdish. 1 negative.
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Gyrfalcons, including black and white Gyrfalcons. 2 negatives.
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"Sooty black and throat grayish." 1 negative.
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Photo by M. J. Elrod. 1 negative.
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Photo by C. A. Reed. 1 negative.
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Photo by M. J. Elrod. 1 negative.
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"Female robin inspecting her household immediately after the young have been fed in a characteristic attitude." 1 negative.
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"Male robin serving a cluster of angleworms and a grasshopper. Notice his position here on the right as in all other pictures of this nest." 1 negative.
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Magpies, including a yellow-billed magpie. 1 negative.
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"Upper parts blackish brown and white; under parts white and blackish brown; eyes black." 1 negative.
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Crows, including fish crows. 1 negative.
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"Some costly work by a boy who needs educating." 1 negative.
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"She learned the trick of slipping her bill along the one end of the twig." 1 negative.
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Photo by Lispenard S. Horton. 1 negative.
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"Home of the great horned owls as taken on April 7, 1906." 1 negative.
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Series 9 contains 3.75 x 6 inches film negatives focusing on Theodore Bohlman as a child, scenes in Portland, and groups of unidentified people.
View of the first Steel Bridge across the Willamette River. The Union Station clock tower is visible behind the bridge. 1 negative.
View of the Willamette River? from a residential area. 1 negative.
View of people watching harness races from the grandstands. 1 negative.
An unidentified man in a suit and waders standing in a stream. 1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
An unidentified group of four women and one man sitting on a large log. 1 negative.
View of a tree and a metal structure silhouetted in the flames of a large fire at night. 1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
View of a large stucco house on a flooded street. Likely in Portland. 1 negative.
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1 negative.
An unidentified group of people sitting in an automobile on a country road. 1 negative.
View of a craftsman style house likely located in Portland. 1 negative.
Boats on the Willamette River in Portland Oregon. Signs for “Vulcan Iron Works” and “Mt. Hood Railway and Power Co.” are visible on buildings in the background. 1 negative.
An unidentified group of people sitting in and around an automobile parked in front of a house. 1 negative.
View of a tree and a metal structure silhouetted in the flames of a large fire at night. 1 negative.
An unidentified young girl walking down a forest path. Image note: obscured by heavy shadow. 1 negative.
1 negative.
Maud Bohlman with a young child (Theodore Bohlman?). 1 negative.
Maud Bohlman with a young child (Theodore Bohlman?). 1 negative.
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Two young children (possibly William Finley, Jr.? and Theodore Bohlman?) walking down a set of stairs. 1 negative.
Maud Bohlman sitting beside a young girl (possibly Phoebe Katherine Finley?). 1 negative.
An unidentified young woman standing beside a stream. 1 negative.
Two young children (likely Theodore Bohlman? and Phoebe Katherine Finley?) with a puppy and an American flag. 1 negative.
1 negative.
1 negative.
A young child (Theodore Bohlman?) holding a puppy and an American flag. 1 negative.
Three unidentified young women digging in a stream while a young man looks on. 1 negative.
Series 10 contains photographic prints and contact sheets of glass negative and lantern slide images, including a trip to Alaska, camp scenes, and birds. An oversize print documenting the construction of the Steel Bridge in Portland is included. The series contains an oil painting, "Autumn Maples", created by Herman Bohlman.
Six black-capped chickadees on a branch. See P202:092 for a glass plate negative of this image. 2 prints.
William L. Finley and Herman T. Bohlman looking out over a river wrapped in a blanket wearing fern headdresses. See P202:035 for a glass plate negative of this image. 2 prints.
An unidentified bird nest with four eggs. See P202:085 for a glass plate negative of this image. 1 print.
See P202:075 for a glass plate negative of this image. 1 print.
A dog sitting beside canoes pulled onto a gravel shore in an Alaskan village. Several unidentified people are visible in front of wooden buildings in the background. A tall totem pole is erected in front of the buildings. See P202:067 for a glass plate negative of this image. 2 prints.
William L. Finley setting up a tent in a camp, possibly along the Lewis River? See P202:012 for a glass plate negative of this image. 2 prints.
William L. Finley wearing a shirt and no pants using a plank to walk between two rocks in the middle of a river. See P202:049 for a glass plate negative of this image. 1 print.
Herman T. Bohlman sitting on a rocky shore beside his boat holding a busted shoe. See P202:044 for a glass plate negative of this image. 4 prints.
Herman T. Bohlman standing on the edge of the shore in the distance. A tent and a rifle leaned against a tree are visible in the foreground. See P202:037 for a glass plate negative of this image. 2 prints.
Herman T. Bohlman standing on the bank and William L. Finley wading in the water with fishing poles on an unidentified river. See P202:031 for a glass plate negative of this image. 1 print.
An unidentified man sitting with a paddle in the boat, Oneota. See P202:019 for a glass plate negative of this image. 1 print.
Herman T. Bohlman crouching with binoculars while two unidentified women sit reading in chairs in Camp Tawasentha on July 4th. See P202:060 for a glass plate negative of this image. 1 print.
See P202:057 for a glass plate negative of this image. 1 print.
See P202:053 for a glass plate negative of this image. 1 print.
A view of a riverbank with an unidentified city visible in the distance. See P202:096 for a glass plate negative of this image. 1 print.
An unidentified group of men standing against a totem pole, Alaska? See P202:052 for a glass plate negative of this image. 1 print.
Ships docked at a wharf, possibly near Portland? See P202:099-P202:101 for glass plate negatives of these images. 3 prints.
Several gillnet boats on a river with docks on the shore in the background. See P202:032 for a glass plate negative of this image. 1 print.
See P202:067, P202:092, and P202:219 for glass plate negatives of these images. 2 contact sheets.
See P202:124 and P202:135 for glass plate negatives of these images. 3 contact sheets.
See P202:074 for a glass plate negative of this image. 1 print.
Three birds on a branch with red berries. See P202:291 for a lantern slide of this image. 1 print.
See P202:316 for a lantern slide of this image. 1 print.
Maud Bohlman, William L. Finley, and Herman Bohlman with binoculars looking out over a river. See P202:162 for a lantern slide of this image. 1 print.
Herman T. Bohlman and Maud Bohlman sitting together in an auto holding a sunflower at Jennings Lodge on their wedding day, Jennings Lodge, Oregon. See P202:123 for a glass plate negative of this image. 1 print.
Herman T. Bohlman standing beside boats on a riverbank drinking from a mug. An unidentified city (Portland?) is visible in the distance. See P202:097 for a glass plate negative of this image. 1 print.
1 print.
See P202:430 for a negative of this image. 1 oversize print.
Mounted print embossed with "Copyright, 1905. H.T. Bohlman; W.L. Finley."
Oil painting created by Herman Bohlman. 18 x 23 inches.