Crown Zellerbach Corporation Camas Division Paper Mill Photo Album, approximately 1940s-1960s
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Vail, Charles Wallace
- Title
- Crown Zellerbach Corporation Camas Division Paper Mill Photo Album
- Dates
- approximately 1940s-1960s (inclusive)19401969
- Quantity
- .19 cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection Number
- 6576 (Accession No. 6576-001)
- Summary
- Album containing 81 photographs and 1 negative by Charles Wallace Vail of Vail Studios of the Crown Zellerbach paper mill in Camas, Washington, mostly from the 1940s
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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No restrictions on access.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Charles Wallace Vail (1901-1965) was the son of an Oregon real estate developer in Oakland & Carlton, Oregon. He worked as a telephone engineer for Coos & Curry Telephone Company and later the local Bell Telephone before launching his commercial photography career during the Great Depression. He operated the Vail Studio in Camas, Washington with his wife, Gladys Young Vail.
Source: Zephyr Used & Rare Books.
Content Description
Album containing 81 photos and 1 negative by Charles Wallace Vail of Vail Studios of the Crown Zellerbach paper mill in Camas, Washington, mostly from the 1940s. Aerial photos of the mill infrastructure and surrounding area, interior and exterior photos of the steam plant, Cottrel precipitator, boiler house, and construction photos of the kraft bleach plant and locker room and corrosive sewer at Blue Creek Junction; men working at various mill jobs, including at the sawmill, rail yard, and with manufacturing equipment; logs arriving via waterway with heavy machinery; exterior photos of the plant; group photos of workers; executives in front of plant, visiting factory floor, and at Louis Bloch Park plaque; women at work with machinery, as secretaries, and nurses in infirmary and outdoors; workers entering and exiting factory and in meeting hall; "Factory Girl" by Phil Vernier.
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Restrictions on Use
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Administrative Information
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Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
