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P
218-SG 1
Gifford, Benjamin A.
Benjamin A. Gifford
Photographs
circa 1885
- circa 1920
1899-1919
4.5 cubic feet, including 855
photographs
49 boxes, including 1
oversize box, and 1 map folder
The Benjamin A. Gifford Photographs
consist of photographs made by Gifford during his career as a photographer
in Portland and The Dalles, Oregon. The images depict Native Americans,
primarily of the Columbia Plateau region; the Columbia River and the
Historic Columbia River Highway; Central and Eastern Oregon; Gifford
Family members; and many unidentified individuals and groups. Gifford
arrived in Oregon and worked first in Portland until 1895, when he opened
a studio in The Dalles. He returned to Portland in 1910.
Materials in
English.
Biographical Note:
Benjamin A. Gifford (1859-1936) was born in DuPage County, Illinois.
After briefly attending Kansas Normal College, Benjamin worked for two
years as an apprentice in a Ft. Scott, Kansas, photo gallery. He finished
his apprenticeship in Sedalia, Missouri, under William LaTour, and then
returned to Fort Scott to become a partner in a photo studio. Benjamin
married Myrtle Peck in 1884; he and his wife moved to Portland, Oregon, in
1888 and by 1891 had started a photo studio across the street from the
Hotel Portland. He was the first photographer in Portland to use electric
lights for making enlargements.
About 1895 Benjamin moved to The Dalles and operated a studio there for
several years, though he maintained strong ties to the Portland area.
Gifford returned to Portland in 1910. His son Ralph I. Gifford took over
operation of the studio around 1920. After his first wife died in 1919,
Benjamin married Rachel Morgan, who had worked in his photography studio
for several years. They moved to Clark County, Washington, soon after
turning over the photography business to Ralph and settled in a home they
called "Wa-ne-Ka," named after his famous photograph, "Sunset on the
Columbia." Benjamin died on March 5, 1936.
Benjamin was well-known for his images of Native Americans, scenic
views of the Columbia River and the Columbia River Highway, and views of
central Oregon and Portland areas. He published
Art Work of Oregon (1900),
Art Work of the State of Oregon (1909),
Art Work of Portland, Mt. Hood and the Columbia
River (1912), and a view book titled Snap
Shots on the Columbia (1902). In addition his work appeared in
many promotional booklets issued by railroads, particularly the Oregon
Railroad and Navigation Company.
The Benjamin A. Gifford Photographs comprise one of the components of
the Gifford Photographic Collection (P 218) and include images of Native
Americans; the Columbia River and the Columbia River Highway; the Cascade
Mountains; The Dalles, the Deschutes River and other places in Central and
Eastern Oregon; Portland, Oregon; and the Gifford family. These
photographs include several well-known Benjamin A. Gifford images, such as
Home Guard on the Columbia and
Mount Hood from Lost Lake, both taken in
1899. Photographs of farm of ranch scenes and logging operations are part
of the collection. Many unidentified formal portrait photographs and
informal photographs of individual and groups are included in the
collection. Several prints made by Ralph I. Gifford, his son, of
Benjamin's negatives are included.
The bulk of the Benjamin A. Gifford Photographs are glass negatives
(664). Most of these are 5x7, 6.5x8.5, and 8x10 glass negatives; however,
there are also several 4x5 and 11x14 glass negatives. The collection
includes 53 nitrate negatives and 1 film negative; 4 lantern slides; and
107 photographic prints and 26 photogravures. Some of the 5x7 glass
negatives are stereoscopic negatives; these are indicated in the detailed
description. The bulk of the prints were made in the 1980s-1990s after the
collection was acquired by Oregon State University. The collection also
includes printouts of low-resolution scans for a small portion of the
negatives. These are not indicated in the detailed description.
A selection of images are available online in the
Oregon
Multicultural Archives or
Best
of the Archives digital collections.
Collection is open for research.
The Benjamin A. Gifford Photographs are arranged in 17 series: I.
Native Americans, 1899-1908; II. Columbia River, 1899-1915; III. Columbia
River Highway, circa 1915-1920; IV. Cascades, 1899-1904; V. Central and
Eastern Oregon, circa 1900 - circa 1916; VI. Portland, Oregon, circa 1910
- circa 1920; VII. Shipbuilding, circa 1915; VIII. Logging and Timber,
circa 1895-1915; IX. Farm and Ranch Scenes, circa 1905-1920; X.
Businesses, circa 1903-1917; XI. Landscapes, circa 1895 - circa 1920; XII.
Gifford Family, circa 1885-1919; XIII. Logos and mask charts, circa 1905-
circa 1920; XIV. Studio and formal portraits, circa 1905 - circa 1920; XV.
John Egan and wife camping, circa 1920; XVI. Unidentified informal
portraits and other unidentified photos of people, circa 1905 - circa
1920; and XVII. Damaged Glass Negatives, circa 1905 - circa 1920.
Benjamin A. Gifford Photographs (P 218-SG 1), 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: Ralph I. Gifford
Photographs (P 218-SG 2);
Ralph I.
Gifford Motion Pictures (P 218-SG 3); Wanda M. Gifford
Photographs (P 218-SG 4); Ben L. Gifford Photographs (P 218-SG 5); Gifford
Collection Photographs by Unknown or Other Photographers (P 218-SG 6); and
Gifford Collection Documentary Materials (P 218-SG 7).
Other collections that contain Benjamin A. Gifford's work include the
Extension
Service Photographs (P 062), E. R. Jackman Photographic
Collection (P 89), Oregon State University Historical Photographs (P 025),
and
Visual
Instruction Department Lantern Slides (P 217). Images by Gifford
and his partner, Arthur Prentiss, are available online in the
Gerald W.
Williams Collection.
Images of Native Americans by other photographers are available online
as part of the
Oregon
Multicultural Archives Digital Collection. Other photographs of
Oregon landscapes are part of the
Gerald W.
Williams Collection and the
Roland G.
Holmes Collection of Oregon and Washington Postcards (P 283).
Most of Benjamin A. Gifford's photographs are part of the
Gifford
Photographs Collection (Org. Lot 982) at the Oregon Historical
Society in Portland.
Gifford,
Benjamin A.
Gifford, Ralph
I.
Gifford, Ralph I.
Agriculture--Oregon.
Fishing--Oregon.
Indians of North
America--Columbia Plateau.
Waterfalls--Columbia
River.
Cascade
Range.
Columbia
River.
Columbia River
Highway (Or.)
Dalles
(Or.)
Hood, Mount
(Or.)
Pacific Coast
(Or.)
Portland
(Or.)
Glass
negatives.
Photographic prints.
Film negatives.
Nitrate
negatives.
Lantern slides.
Stereoscopic
photographs.
Agriculture
Children and Youth
City and Town Life
Home and Family
Logging
Native Americans
Ranching
Transportation
Women
Oregon
Portland
Photographs
Series I
Native Americans
1899-1908
54 prints, 52 glass negatives and positives, and 1
nitrate negative
Series I consists of photographs of Native Americans, primarily on the
Columbia River Plateau, taken by Benjamin A. Gifford from the late 1890s
through early 1900s. The images include men, women, and children. Glass
copy negatives of several images of Modoc Indians are also included; the
originals of these photographs were made in the 1870s. Prints of most of
the negatives are included; these are modern prints made in the
1980s-1990s. Most of the images are also available online in either the
Oregon
Multicultural Archives or
Best
of the Archives digital collections.
1, 37
147
"Native and dugout canoe,
Celilo, Columbia River"
1899
prints and 6.5x8.5 glass positive
Identified as William Sohappy, who lived on the Umatilla
Reservation.
1, 17
152
"Klickitat
brave"
1899
prints and 4.25x6.5 glass negative
1, 17
165
Young
woman
circa 1900
prints and 5x7 glass negative
1, 17
167
Two young men in
traditional dress
circa 1900
print and 5x7 glass negative
1, 17
171
Man in traditional
dress
circa 1900
prints and 5x7 glass negative
1, 37
180
"Home Guard on the
Columbia", canoe and tepees on bank of river
1899
print, 8x10 glass negative, and 8x10 glass
positive
1, 37
211
"Natives spearing salmon on
the Columbia"
1901
print and 6.5x8.5 glass negative
1, 37
214
"Chief
Hash-Nash-Shut"
1901
prints and 6.5x8.5 glass positives
1, 37
327
Group on horses in front of
tepees
1908
print and 8x10 glass negative
60
15282
"Indian Wood
Carrier"
8x10 nitrate negative of a painting?
1, 37
Indians in front of
tepees
1908
prints and 8x10 glass negative
Similar to 327.
1, 17
"Pop Kin A
Wane"
circa 1900
prints and 4.25x6.5 glass positive
1, 17
"Tomlike' Chief of Hood
River Ind"
circa 1900
print and 5x7 glass negative
1, 17
"Winyah' Simcoe
Indian"
circa 1900
print and 5x7 glass negative
1, 17
Man in traditional
dress
circa 1900
print and 4.25x6.5 glass negative
#3322, Charles Hallen?
1, 17
Man in traditional dress
circa 1900
print and 5x7 glass negative
#6094, B.F. Swift?
14416
Indian
Madonna
1901
1
print
2 views: print
17, 37
5x7 glass positives and 8x10 glass
negative
1
Joseph Luxello, Yakima
Indian missionary, sitting on Pulpit Rock, The Dalles
circa 1900
prints
14, 17
4 3.5x5 glass negatives and 5x7 glass
negative
1, 37
Woman with baby in
cradle board
circa 1900
print and 5x7 stereoscopic glass
negative
envelope labeled J.L.
1, 37
Man in traditional headdress and
clothing
circa 1900
print and 6.5x8.5 glass negative
37
Woman standing next to tepee (along
Columbia River?)
1899
6.5x8.5 glass positive only
1, 37
Woman with children at
entrance to tepee
circa 1900
prints and 6.5x8.5 glass negative
1, 37
Woman and children sitting
inside tepee
circa 1900
print and 6.5x8.5 glass negative
1, 37
People standing and sitting outside of
tepees
circa 1900
print and 2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
e2 views
1, 37
Portrait of Peu-Peu-Mox-Mox
of the Nez Perce tribe
1908
print and 6.5x8.5 glass positive
1, 17
Two men in traditional clothing; Jake
Spedis on the left
print and 5x7 glass negative
1, 17
Man in a flannel jacket
print and 4.25x6.5 glass negative
1, 17
Man in a wool jacket
print and 5x7 glass negative
1, 18
Man in a blanket
print and 5x7 glass negative
1, 18
Two men in traditional dress
print and 4.25x6.5 glass negative
1, 18
Older
couple
2 prints and 2 4.25x6.5 glass
negatives
2 views
1, 18
Older couple and child
print and 2 4.25x6.5 glass negatives
2 views
1, 18
Older man
print and 5 4.25x6.5 glass negatives
5 views
1, 18
Man walking along
waterfront (The Dalles?) in winter
circa 1900
print and 5x7 stereoscopic glass
negative
1, 18
Sconchen' Modoc Indian Hanged at Ft.
Klamath
Oct. 3,
1873
print and 5x7 glass copy negative
1, 18
Scarfaced Charlie' Modoc Indian Hanged
at Ft. Klamath
Oct. 3,
1873
print and 5x7 glass copy negativet
1, 18
Capt. Jack' Modoc Chief Hanged at Ft.
Klamath
Oct. 3,
1873
print and 5x7 glass copy negative
1, 18
Curley, Custer's Scout
print and 5x7 glass copy negative
1
Black Bird, Sioux
Chief
1899
Hand painted and mounted; photo by Heyn Photo, Omaha.
Series II
Columbia River
1899-1915
44 glass negatives and positives, 26 photogravures, 6
prints, and 1 nitrate negative
Series II consists of images of the Columbia River taken by Benjamin A.
Gifford, primarily in 1900-1905. The images depict waterfalls, steamboats,
trains, rock features, and salmon fishing. The series also includes
several images of Native Americans. Prints are not included for most of
the negatives. Printouts of low-resolution scans for some of the negatives
are available with the prints.
1
Booklet
Snapshots
on the Columbia
1902
18 photogravures
1
"Gifford's Snapshot Series, Columbia
River views"
1905
8 photogravures
Partial set.
Numbered plates (many used in above
sets)
1, 38
158
"Cape Horn,
Columbia"
print and 6.5x8.5 glass positive
38
166
"Multnomah
Falls"
1899
6.5x8.5 glass positive
38
199
"Cape Horn,
Columbia River"
1901
8x10 glass positives
38
200
"Cigar Rock,
Columbia River"
1901
8x10 glass positives
1, 38
207
"Steamer Bailey
Gatzert Approaching Cascade Locks"
1901
prints and 6.5x8.5 glass positive
38
234
"North Abutment to
Bridge of the Gods, and Cascades of the Columbia"
1902
6.5x8.5 glass positive
38
235
"Rooster Rock,
Steamer Dalles City"
1902
8x10 glass positives
60
236
"Warren's Salmon
Cannery; Strs. Dalles City and Tahoma"
1902
6x8 nitrate copy negative
39
237
"Multnomah Falls,
840 ft., on O.R. & N"
1902
8x10 glass positive
39
238
"Latourelle Falls,
on the O.R. & N"
1902
6.5x8.5 glass negative & 8x10 glass
positive
39
240
"Pillars of
Hercules, on the O.R. & N"
1902
8x10 glass positives
39
243
"Supreme Lodge
A.O.U.W. and D. of H. Cascades of the Columbia, Steamer Bailey
Gatzert"
1902
8x10
39
354
Steamer Bailey Gatzert
on the Columbia River (near Cascade Locks?)
1909
8x10 glass negative
39
Columbia River from the deck of the
steamer Bailey Gatzert (near The
Dalles?)
circa 1902
8x10 glass positive
39
Steamer Bailey
Gatzert on the Cascades of the Columbia
6.5x8.5 glass positives
19
Steamboat Dalles
City on the river at sunset
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
19
Steamers Bailey
Gatzert, Chas. R. Spencer, and T.J.
Potter at Cascade Locks
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
39
Mt. Hood from the Columbia near Hood
River
circa 1902
6.5x8.5 glass positive
39
Skulls and bones on Memaloose Island?,
Columbia River, near The Dalles
6.5x8.5 glass positive
39
People viewing Multnomah
Falls
circa 1910
8x10 glass positive
1, 39
Native American standing
on rock ledge viewing Celilo Falls
circa 1902
8x10 glass positives and print
2 images
1, 40
Spearing salmon at Celilo
1902
8x10 glass copy negative and print
1, 14
Netting salmon from natural bridge at
Celilo
3.5x5 glass negative and print
40
River bank (Columbia River?)
6.5x8.5 glass negative; negative is marked
"X57"
40
Train along far bank of a river
(Columbia River?)
6.5x8.5 glass negative
40
View of Columbia River? from
cliffs
6.5x8.5 glass negatives
2 images, negatives have damaged emulsions
40
Bridge of the Gods, Columbia
River
8x10 glass copy negative
40
Rock formation along Columbia
River?
6.5x8.5 glass negative
40
Wooden pier and houses on pilings,
Columbia River?
6.5x8.5 glass negative
14
Columbia River frozen over at The
Dalles
circa 1900
3.5x5 glass negative
14
Seining salmon (below
Celilo)
circa 1900
4x5 glass negative
19
Boats on the river front, The
Dalles?
2 5x7 stereoscopic negatives
19
Wagon at The Dalles? waterfront; steamer
Chas. R. Spencer at wharf
circa 1900
5x7 stereoscopic negative
19
Wood scows (windjammers) at The
Dalles
circa 1900
5x7 glass negative
19
Log rafts, St. Helens, Ore.
5x7 glass negative
19
Picnic group; Columbia River and Castle
Rock in background
circa 1915
5x7 glass negative
19
Steamer Humantia being towed by two paddle wheel
tugs
5x7 glass negative
19
Cape Horn and Cigar Rock
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
Series III
Columbia River Highway
circa 1915-1920
23 glass negatives, 10 nitrate negatives and 3
prints
Series III consists of images of the Historic Columbia River Highway
taken during the period of its construction between 1913 and 1922. The
images depict completed bridges, embankments, sections of the highway, and
views of the Columbia River and Columbia River gorge. Prints are not
included for most of the negatives. Printouts of low-resolution scans for
some of the negatives are available with the prints.
41
Columbia River (looking
west) from shoulder of highway
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
41
Columbia River and
railroad from highway overlook (Mitchell Point or Rowena
Loops?)
6.5x8.5 glass negative
41
Highway bridge (Moffett
Creek?) next to railroad bridge
6.5x8.5 glass negative
41
Bridge over Moffett
Creek
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
41
Unpaved section of highway; cliff in
background
6.5x8.5 glass negative
19, 41
Horse Tail Falls and
highway bridge over Horse Tail Creek
6.5x8.5 and 5x7 glass negatives
19
Railroad bridge and highway bridge over
Horse Tail Creek
5x7 glass negative
5821
41
Shepherd's Dell bridge
over Young's Creek
2 6.5x8.5 glass negative
5822
41
Shepherd's Dell bridge
6.5x8.5 glass negative
5823
41
Rock embankment along
unpaved highway
6.5x8.5 glass negative
41
Highway curve, forested
6.5x8.5 glass negative
41
Highway bridge or viaduct taken from
adjacent railroad
6.5x8.5 glass negative
41
Highway and steamer in Columbia
River
6.5x8.5 glass negative
41
Highway and Columbia River
Gorge
6.5x8.5 glass negative; damaged
emulsion
41
Unpaved highway; rock outcropping in
background
6.5x8.5 glass negative
1, 41
People viewing Multnomah
Falls
prints and 6.5x8.5 glass negative
19
Highway at Multnomah Falls
5x7 glass negative
19
Highway viaduct near Multnomah
Falls
5x7 glass negative
Gifford no. 19
19
Highway above Crown Point
5x7 glass negative
Gifford no. 33
1, 60
Crown Point and waterfall on Columbia
River Highway
circa 1920
1 print and 10 nitrate film
negatives
Series IV
Cascades
1899-1904
35 glass negatives and glass positives and 1
print
Series IV consists of views of the Cascade Mountains in Oregon and
Washington. Most of the images are of Mount Hood and the Three Sisters in
Oregon, including several iconic images of Mount Hood from Lost Lake, with
the mountain's reflection in the lake. Prints are not included for most of
the negatives. Printouts of low-resolution scans for a few of the
negatives are available with the prints.
173
42
Mt. Hood from Lost
Lake
1899
9 6.5x8.5 glass negatives and
positives
216-217
42
Man fishing in Trout Lake (Washington);
Mt. Adams in background
4 6.5x8.5 glass negatives and
positives
230
59
Mount Hood from Lost
Lake
1901
11x14 glass negative
522
59
View of Mount Hood? and Cascades; tree
in foreground
11x14 glass negative
592
42
The Three Sisters
8x10 glass negative
652
1, 42
The Three Sisters
print and 8x10 glass negative
14
View of Mt. Hood?
3x4 glass negative
43
Two fisherman in boat on Lost Lake with
Mt. Hood in background
1899
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives (one camera and one
copy)
43
Mt. Hood from Lost Lake
circa 1899
6.5x8.5 glass negative and 6.5x8.5 glass positive
positive
Similar to preceding view.
43
Mt. Hood from Lost Lake
1901
4 6.5x8.5 and 8x10 glass positives
similar to 173
43
Mt. Hood and timbered mountain in
foreground
6.5x8.5 glass negative
59
View of orchard and Mt.
Hood?
11x14 glass copy negative
19
Man viewing the Three
Sisters?
circa 1900
5x7 stereoscopic negative
43
The Three Sisters
1904
4 8x10 glass positives
43
Man fishing in Trout Lake,
Washington
6.5x8.5 glass positive
similar to 216. & 217
43
Mountain peak in the Cascades (Adams,
St. Helens or Jefferson?); timbered land in foreground
6.5x8.5 glass negative
Series V
Central and Eastern Oregon
circa 1900 - circa
1916
54 glass negatives and 7 prints
Series V consists of images of towns, such as The Dalles, Burns,
Mitchell, and perhaps Ione, as well as views of rivers and rock formations
in central and eastern Oregon. Several images of freight teams and the
Gifford photo wagon are included. Prints are not included for most of the
negatives. Printouts of low-resolution scans for a few of the negatives
are available with the prints.
29-30 and 37
44
Desert plain with sagebrush and
trails
3 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
323
44
Freight team and wagons in Central
Oregon near Antelope
1905
8x10 glass negative
374
44
Panorama of a Central Oregon town --
houses, church, tepees
1908
8x10 glass copy negative
14, 20
Ezra Meeker and old baker at Fort Dalles
bakery, The Dalles
1908
2 3.5x5 glass negatives and 3 5x7 stereoscopic glass
negatives
14
Robbers Roost near Condon (Gifford photo
wagon)
3.5x5 glass
44
Gifford studio and other buildings, The
Dalles
5x8 glass negative
44
Schwartz Clothing & Grocery Store,
The Dalles?
6.5x8.5 glass negative
44
Prize winning cherry displays, first
annual Cherry Fair, The Dalles
1908
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives, masked
14
Freighters in canyon near
Condon
2 3.5x5 glass negatives
14
Two freighters on the trail, Central
Oregon
3.5x5 glass negative
14
Gifford photo wagon in
canyon
3.5x5 glass negative
20
Gifford photo wagon on road
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
20
Gifford photo wagon on road next to
farmstead
5x7 stereoscopic negative
20
Gifford photo wagon and carriage on
trail in mountains
5x7 stereoscopic negative
20
"Oregon Cavalcade," line of wagons on
road; Gifford photo wagon in one image
3 5x7 stereoscopic glass negatives
20
Freight wagons next to livery stable in
small town
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
1, 44
Freight team and wagon
in Burns, Oregon
4 prints and 6.5x8.5 glass negative
44
Harney Valley Headquarters, Oregon
Western Col. Co.
circa 1915
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
1, 44
Mitchell, Oregon; includes the "Palace
Saloon," Central Oregon
July
1904?
print and 5.5x8.5 glass negative
44
Autos and camp, Eastern Oregon or
Idaho
circa 1916
6.5x8.5 glass negative
1, 20
Log homestead
1 print and 5x7 stereoscopic glass
negative
20
Wooden bridge over ravine
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
20
Young boy viewing rock (basalt?)
formation
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
20
Man viewing rock formations in
distance
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
20
Men walking along a river
3 5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
21
Small town (Ione?)
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
21
Group, including a photographer
(Gifford?) on bluff overlooking small town
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
21
Woman in horse and buggy near
cabin
5x7 glass negative
21
"Shepherd of the Hills;" Matthew
Thorburn and his sheep dogs watch over a flock of sheep near Kingsley,
Oregon
1900
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
44
Woman and boy along a river, basalt
formations in background, Central Oregon
6x8.5 glass negative
44
View of a river, Central
Oregon?
6.5x8.5 glass negative
45
View of Mt. Hood?, orchards, and
farmstead from a bluff
6.5x8.5 glass negative
45
Rock formation, Columbia River gorge or
Central Oregon
6.5x8.5 glass negative
45
Rock bridge formation, Central or
Eastern Oregon
6.5x8.5 glass negative
Columnar basalt formation (Columbia
River basalt)
5 5x7 stereoscopic, 2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives, and 1
print
Seven views; one view has group of people standing next to
formation.
21
5x7 glass negatives
45
6.5x8.5 glass negatives
1
Print of one view.
Series VI
Portland, Oregon
circa 1910 - circa
1920
12 glass negatives, 3 nitrate negatives, and 5
prints
Series VI consists of views of Portland, Oregon, including parks,
businesses, the Imperial Hotel, and the Willamette River. Four of the
prints, indicated as "modern", were made in the 1980s or 1990s after the
collection was acquired by Oregon State University. One of the prints
(indicated as "original") was made by Gifford or his family; an original
negative is not included for this image. Prints are not included for most
of the negatives. Printouts of low-resolution scans for a few of the
negatives are available with the prints. See Series XVI for images of
William Gadsby and Sons, House Furnishers, in Portland.
39A
60
"Sacajawea" statue, City
Park
4x6 nitrate film negative
53
60
"Spruce tree 173 yrs. old grown round a
fallen Port Orford cedar still in perfect preservation, Forestry Building,
Portland, Ore"
4x6 nitrate film negative
1
55
"Interior Forestry
Building, Portland, Oregon"
1 modern print
Nitrate negative was removed from the collection in 2010 because of
several deterioation.
1, 60
57
"Interior Forestry
Building, Portland, Oregon"
modern print and 4x6 nitrate film
negative
21
Imperial Hotel, Broadway
and Washington Streets
circa 1915
2 5x7 glass negatives
21
Sailing ship at W.P. Fuller dock,
Portland?
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
21
Looking across the
Willamette River to St. Johns City Dock
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
21
Looking across the Willamette River to
St. Johns area; Mt. St. Helens in background
2 5x7 glass negatives
21
Portland Rotary Club
fountain
circa 1916
5x7 glass negatives
21
Crowd and Portland Ad Club members in
front of Pullman car
5x7 glass negatives
1, 45
Champion Shoe Store
1916
2 modern prints and 6.5x8.5 glass
negative
45
Trains and Union Station? in the
fog
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
45
Woman walking across a bridge,
Portland?
6.5x8.5 glass negative
73
Two newspaper boys talking under a tree,
Portland
circa 1917
1 oversize original print
Series VII
Shipbuilding
circa 1915
11 glass negatives
Series VII consists of views of shipbuilding, primarily in St. Helens,
Oregon. No prints are included in this series. A printout of a
low-resolution scan of one of the negatives is available with the
prints.
22
St. Helens ship yards
5x7 glass negative
22
Shipbuilding, St. Helens,
Ore.
5x7 glass negative
22
Ships under construction in ship yard,
St. Helens?
4 5x7 glass negatives
22
Inside of hull of a ship under
construction, St. Helens?
2 5x7 glass negatives
22
Christening of a ship?, St. Helens? ship
yards
2 5x7 glass negatives
45
Motorship Construction Co. yard and
newly built boats
8x10 glass negative
Series VIII
Logging and Timber
circa 1895-1915
8 glass negatives, 1 nitrate negative, and 1
print
Series VIII consists of views of logging and timber operations. Prints
are not available for most of the negatives.
60
32A
"Ocean going log
raft"
nitrate film negative
1, 22
Horse logging near Bend,
Oregon
late 1890s
print and 5x7 stereoscopic glass
negative
The print was made by Ralph I. Gifford from a negative taken by
Benjamin A. Gifford.
22
Loggers in front of log
piles
5x7 glass negative
22
Sawmill interiors
2 5x7 glass negatives
22
Man next to felled and cut up
tree
5x7 glass negative
22
Two men standing at the base of a large
tree
5x7 glass negative
45
Machine transporting sawn timbers
through a lumber yard
6.5x8.5 glass negative
45
Frame houses in a logging
camp?
6.5x8.5 glass negative
Series IX
Farm and Ranch Scenes
circa 1905-1920
41 glass negatives, 6 prints, and 1 film
negative
Series IX includes images of sheep and cattle, barnyards and
farmsteads, fruit trees, and field crops. Of special note is an image of
sheep at a ferry crossing near Maryhill on the Columbia River. Prints are
not included for most of the negatives. Printouts of low-resolution scans
for a few of the negatives are available with the prints.
14
View of farm and fields
3.5x5.5 glass negative
46
Pasture next to stream and small
bridge
6.5x8.5 glass negative
46
Hillside pasture
6.5x8.5 glass negative
23
Barnyard with hen and chicks
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
46
Chicks in a straw nest
6.5x8.5 glass negative
23
Sheep on a hillside
5x7 glass negative
1, 46
Sheep in a pasture
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives and 1
print
46
Young boy and sheep next to a
barn
6.5x8.5 glass negative
46
A ram
6.5x8.5 glass negative
23
Two young men with herd of dairy
cattle
5x7 glass negative
46
Dairy cattle in a stockade
corral
3 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
46-47
Dairy cattle in pastures
7 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
47
Dairy cattle alongside a river; water
towers in background, Central Oregon
6.5x8.5 glass negative
47
Dairy cattle on a trail leading from a
pasture
6.5x8.5 glass negative
47
Woman with cattle in a
pasture
6.5x8.5 glass negative
47
Branded cattle in a corral
6.5x8.5 glass negative
47
Two men on horses; cattle and ranch in
background, Eastern Oregon
6.5x8.5 glass negative
23
Man standing next to corn
stalks
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
47
Harvesting grain?, Central or Eastern
Oregon
6.5x8.5 glass negative
23
Mill or drying barn
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
23
Elk in a pasture
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
23
Flat bed truck hauling a
tractor
5x7 glass negative
damaged emulsion
23
Cattle being herded through a
chute
5x7 stereoscopic negative
23
Farmstead; young boy, woman with horse
and buggy
5x7 stereoscopic negative
47
Man standing under an apple
tree
6.5x8.5 glass negative
2 images
47
Man standing in young orchard or tree
nursery
6.5x8.5 glass negative
47
Tree nursery?
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
47
Fruit tree in bloom
6.5x8.5 glass negative
47
Orchard in bloom
6.5x8.5 glass negative
47
Apple tree branches covered with
apples
8x10 glass negative
1, 69
Sheep at ferry crossing near Maryhill,
Columbia River
1908
8x10 film copy negative and 5 prints
Ralph Gifford made the copy negative, probably in the 1930s, of the
original image by his father, Benjamin A. Gifford. The prints were made in
the 1980s or 1990s after the collection was acquired by Oregon State
University.
Series X
Businesses
circa 1903 - 1917
6 glass negatives and 3 prints
Series X consists of images of unidentified businesses and offices.
Prints are not included for most of the negatives. Only a print is
available for the Cannon Beach Hotel image.
23
Soda fountain
5x7 glass negative
23
Law or real estate office?
1916
5x7 glass negative
23
Hotel barber shop
5x7 glass negative
1, 48
Men shooting billiards in a pool hall,
perhaps in The Dalles?
circa 1903
6.5x8.5 glass negative and 2 prints
48
Shank Motor Co.
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
Interior and exterior views.
1
7765
Cannon Beach
Hotel
summer
1917
At the corner of Third and Spruce Streets. Print made by Tom Robinson
in the 1990s of the original glass negative held by Oregon Historical
Society. Published in
Oregon, Then and Now (2000).
Series XI
Landscapes
circa 1895 - circa
1920
87 glass negatives, 8 nitrate negatives, 2 lantern
slides, and 1 print
Series XI includes images of various landscape views including rivers,
streams, creeks, ponds, and lakes; rock formations; waterfalls; the Oregon
coast; pastures; structures, such as houses; small dams and waterwheels;
wildlife; and flowers, shrubs, and trees. A print is included for only one
of the negatives. Printouts of low-resolution scans for a few of the
negatives are available with the prints.
48
301
Upper Deschutes
River? flowing through wooded area
6.5x8.5 glass negative
48
629
Unidentified lakeside town or resort
8x10 glass negative
48
631
View of a river,
Central Oregon?
8x10 glass negative
48
653
Man sitting on a
bluff looking through binoculars
8x10 glass negative
48
657
Railroad tracks
alongside a river
8x10 glass negative
48
673
Trees on a
riverbank
8x10 glass negative
48
678 1/2
Rock formation
above railroad and farm, next to a river
8x10 glass negative
6??
48
Man and a woman in a canoe on a
river
8x10 glass negative
16
Government building?,
Mexico?
lantern slide copy of a photo print
16
Adobe oven or storage structure,
Mexico?
lantern slide copy of a photo print
24
Ivy covered house
2 5x7 stereoscopic glass negatives
48
Frame house in woods at the end of a
lane
6.5x8.5 glass negative
48
House or resort on river or
lake
6.5x8.5 glass negative
48
House next to a small marsh
6.5x8.5 glass negative
24
Waterwheel on a creek
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
24
Ocean sunset
5x7 glass negative
48
Ship aground on beach, Oregon
coast
6.5x8.5 glass negative
49
Waves crashing against rocks, Oregon
coast
6.5x8.5 glass negative
49
Man walking on beach (Pacific Ocean?) at
sunset
6.5x8.5 glass negative
24
Man with dog viewing a
waterfall
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
24
Dog lying next to rock; mountain in
distance
5x7 stereoscopic negative
24
Unidentified lake or river; mountains in
background
3 5x7 stereoscopic negatives
24
Rock formation
5x7 stereoscopic negative
24
House
5x7 stereoscopic negative
24
View of partially cleared (logged?)
hillside
5x7 glass negative
24
Road through logged hillside; river in
background
5x7 glass negative
24
Waterfall
5x7 glass negative
49
Waterfalls
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
49
Footbridge over waterfall
5 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
One includes a person on a bridge.
49
Forest stream cascading over
rocks
6.5x8.5 glass negative
49
Woman sitting on rocks in a stream; rock
bridge in background
6.5x8.5 glass negative
49
Woman sitting next to a
stream
6.5x8.5 glass negative
49
Young boys (skinny dippers) next to a
creek
6.5x8.5 glass negative
1, 49
Man fishing in a river
print and 6.5x8.5 glass negative
49
Trees by a stream (soft
focus)
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
50
Streams
3 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
50
Stream in wooded area in
wintertime
6.5x8.5 glass copy negative
50
Small river
6.5x8.5 glass negative
50
Train and tracks next to a
river
6.5x8.5 glass negative
50
Lake or river; a dock, a man in a boat,
and a woman sitting on the bank
6.5x8.5 glass negative
50
House on a lake or river
6.5x8.5 glass negative
50
Rowboat at a riverbank
8x10 glass negative
50
Pond and small dam
6.5x8.5 glass negative
25
Rolling hills and wooded
areas
2 5x7 glass negatives
50
Rolling hills, pastures, and
farmsteads
6 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
51
Woman sitting on a hillside overlooking
pastures
6.5x8.5 glass negative
25
Trees and hillside
5x7 glass negative
51
Trees and pastures
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
51
Trees and pasture; river and bridge in
background
6.5x8.5 glass negative
51
Hillside pasture; Columbia River? bluffs
in background
6.5x8.5 glass negative
25
Hillside with cut trees in
foreground
5x7 glass negative
51
View of Columbia River? in distance from
logged/burned forest area
6.5x8.5 glass negative
51
Views of towns and
countryside
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
25
Small house next to wooded
hillside
5x7 glass negative
25
Arts and Crafts style house with tile
roof (street #274)
5x7 glass copy negative
25
Horse, pulling wagon, hanging from
bridge
5x7 glass negative
25
Deer fawn
5x7 stereoscopic negative
25, 51
Man viewing river at sunrise or
sunset
1904
5x7 glass stereoscopic negative and 6.5x8.5 glass
negative
25
Lily? flowers at base of
tree
2 5x7 stereoscopic negatives
51
Rhododendrons
6.5x8.5 glass negative
25
Donkeys on a hillside
5x7 glass stereoscopic negative
25
Cannon barrel mounted on blocks of wood,
Ft. Dalles?
5x7 stereoscopic negative
51
Grassland with hill in
background
6.5x8.5 glass negative
51
Wooded roads and trails
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
51
Country lanes
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives; one of the negatives is
broken
60
Oregon coast scenes
circa 1920
8 8x10 nitrate negatives
Two negatives were removed from the collection in 2010 because of
severe deterioration.
59
View of lake and mountains
(Wallowas?)
11x14 glass copy negative
Series XII
Gifford Family
circa 1885-1919
104 glass negatives, 28 nitrate negatives, and 15
prints
Series XII consists of images of Gifford Family members including many
formal portraits and informal photographs of Benjamin A. Gifford; images
of Ralph Gifford as a child, youth, and young man; Benjamin's wives Myrtle
and Rachel and their families; and groups of family members. Several
images of the Gifford studio tent and wagon are included as well as
Benjamin and Rachel Gifford's home, Wa-Ke-Nah, in Salmon River,
Washington. Prints are included for only a few of the negatives. Two of
the prints are original (period) prints; the remainder were made in the
1980s-1990s. Printouts of low-resolution scans for a few other negatives
are available with the prints.
Wedding portraits? of Benjamin A. and Myrtle L.
Gifford
circa 1884
26
2 5x7 glass negatives
26
Wedding portraits? of Mrs. B.A. (Myrtle
L.) Gifford
circa 1884
2 5x7 glass negative
1, 26
Portrait of Mrs. B.A. (Myrtle L.)
Gifford
circa 1896
2 prints and 2 5x7 glass negatives
26
Portrait of Myrtle L. Gifford in formal
dress
circa 1890s
3 5x7 glass negatives with damaged emulsion along right
edge
One image is #205.
26
Portraits of Ralph Gifford as a
baby
circa 1894
4x6 & 5x7 glass negatives
1, 26
Portrait of Ralph Gifford as a
child
circa 1896
2 prints and 5x7 glass negative
26
Ralph Gifford on "Snort"
1902
5x7 stereoscopic negative
26
Ralph Gifford standing next to a stream;
"He told me he was in love with a girl when this was taken and she had
jolted him"
circa 1915
5x7 glass negative
No. 13
26
Ralph Gifford's Navy enlistment record
and discharge documents
1919
2 5x7 glass negatives
27
Portrait of Mrs. Ralph (Wanda Muir)
Gifford
circa 1918
5x7 glass negative
No. 1
52
Portrait of Benjamin A.
Gifford
circa 1885
8x10 glass negative
27
Portrait of Benjamin A.
Gifford
circa 1890
5x7 glass negative
27
Portrait of Benjamin A.
Gifford
circa 1890
several copies on 1 5x7 glass
negative
27
Portraits of Benjamin A.
Gifford
circa 1900
5 glass negatives (4x6 and 5x7)
27
Portraits of Benjamin A.
Gifford
circa 1910
4 4x6 glass negative
60
"Trademark Profile Negative of B.A.
Gifford"
circa 1915
8x10 nitrate film negative
60
Portraits of Benjamin A.
Gifford
circa 1915
5x7 nitrate film negative
1
Portrait of Benjamin A. Gifford mounted
on a card
circa 1925
1x1 print on a 2x4 card
27
Portraits of Benjamin A. Gifford and a
boy (Ralph Gifford?)
circa 1910
2 4x6 glass negatives
27
Benjamin A. Gifford and young man (Ralph
Gifford?) camping
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
27
Benjamin A. Gifford and others in a
camp
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
28
Benjamin A. Gifford? and horse in front
of studio tent
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
Benjamin A. Gifford with 8x10 view
camera
circa 1910
28
3 4x6 glass negatives and 1 5x7 glass
negatives
73, *
4 11x14 prints and 1 poster-size
print
28
Benjamin A. and Ralph?
Gifford
circa 1910
5x7 glass negative
28
Portrait of Benjamin A.
Gifford
circa 1915
5x7 glass negative
Gifford no. 2159?
28
Benjamin A. Gifford standing on stump
next to stream
5x7 glass negative
28
Benjamin A. Gifford standing on a
riverbank, Central or Eastern Oregon
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
28
Benjamin A. Gifford sitting on a cliff
overlooking a gorge, Central or Eastern Oregon
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
28
Benjamin A. Gifford, with camera,
sitting on cliff overlooking a waterfall
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
28
Benjamin A. Gifford standing at entrance
to cave
5x7 glass negative
28
Myrtle Gifford? standing at entrance to
cave
5x7 glass negative
Rachel Morgan Gifford
5x7 glass negatives
28
Portraits
1913 &
1914
2 5x7 glass negatives
Standing in front of bookcase
28
2 5x7 glass negatives
Wedding photos?
29
Standing next to table with silver
coffee service
4 5x7 glass negatives
29
Sitting on log next to
stream
2 5x7 glass negatives
60
Rachel Gifford standing next to
rhododendron at Wa-Ne-Ka?
4x6 nitrate film negative
60
Portraits of Rachel Gifford
circa 1925
4 5x7 nitrate film negatives
29
"Mrs. Morgan" (Rachel Morgan's
mother?)
circa 1914
5x7 glass negative
29
Portrait of Seth and Margaret Jane
Hamilton Morgan (Rachel Morgan's parents) Gifford
5x7 glass negative
No. 9824
29
Portrait of M.M. Peck (Myrtle Gifford's
father?)
5x7 glass negative
29
Portrait of M.M. Peck? in a
cap
4x6 glass negative
29
Portrait of Jessie Peck (Myrtle
Gifford's sister?)
5x7 glass negative
29
Portrait of A.H. (Anson H.?, Benjamin
A.'s uncle) Gifford
5x7 glass negative
No. 169
1, 29
Gifford studio tent, Central
Oregon?
circa 1900
3 prints and 5x7 glass negative
29
Family group sitting in front of Gifford
studio tent, Central Oregon?
circa 1900
5x7 stereoscopic negative
1, 30
Gifford photo wagon, Central
Oregon?
circa 1900
1 print and 3 5x7 stereoscopic glass
negatives
30
Gifford's wagon on Deschutes (river?),
Shearer's Bridge
circa 1900
5x7 stereoscopic negative
30
Gifford wagon and family eating a
picnic, Central Oregon?
circa 1900
5x7 stereoscopic negative
Unidentified images that are likely of
Gifford family members
16
Group in a camp; older man holding child
(Ralph I. Gifford?)
4x5 glass negative
30
Man (Ben A. Gifford?) sitting on a rock,
Central Oregon
circa 1900
5x7 stereoscopic negative
30
Myrtle L. Gifford?
3 4x6 and 4 5x7 glass negatives
7 images
30
Portrait of three women -- Myrtle
Gifford, sister, and mother?
5x7 glass negative
30
Portrait of older woman (Myrtle
Gifford's mother?)
5x7 glass negative
30
Portrait of a man in a cap
circa 1890
5x7 glass negative
No. 206; M.M. Peck?)
31
Myrtle L. and Ralph I. Gifford (as a
child)?
circa 1896
3 5x7 glass negatives
31
Several portraits of a young boy (Ralph
Gifford?)
circa 1898
12 portraits on 1 4x6 glass negative with damaged
emulsion
31
Portrait of Ralph Gifford?
circa 1900
4x6 glass negative
31
Portraits of Ralph I.
Gifford?
circa 1915
2 4x6 glass negatives
31
Ralph I. Gifford? hiking
5x7 glass negative
31
Ralph I. Gifford? with a
horse
circa 1920
5x7 glass negative
31
Wanda M. Gifford? standing next to a
tree
circa 1920
5x7 glass negative
31
Three people sitting next to a house
(Ralph, Wanda and Myrtle Gifford?)
5x7 glass negative
31
Two children on a porch
5x7 glass negative
31
Two children reading a newspaper on a
window seat
5x7 glass negative
31
Three snapshot images of a
woman
images copied onto 5x7 glass
negative
31
Older man in hat and young boy (Myrtle
Gifford's father and Ralph I. Gifford?)
2 4x6 negatives stuck together
31
Gifford family members?
2 5x7 negatives adhered together
52
Portraits of a man in a suit and hat;
cigar in mouth
2 8x10 glass negatives
52
Woman sitting in a wicker
rocker
8x10 glass negative
52
Portrait of an older man with a
beard
8x10 glass negative
52
Portrait of a man with a
beard
8x10 glass negative
52
Full length portrait of a woman holding
an umbrella
8x10 glass negative
Wa-Ke-Nah, Gifford home in Salmon River,
Washington
60
15208
View of house and
bridge over pond
8x10 nitrate film negative
60
15209
Toy boat in
pond
8x10 nitrate film negative
60
15211
View of house,
bridge and toy boat in pond
8x10 nitrate film negative
60
View of house, bridge and
pond
5x10 nitrate copy negative
60
People on bridge next to
house
8x10 nitrate film negative
60
Woman (Rachel Gifford?) on bridge next
to house
6x8 nitrate film negative
31
View of home and grounds
circa 1920
4x6 glass negative
60
View of home and grounds
circa 1920
5 nitrate film negatives
1, 60
"Ice Garden," frozen fountain and
pond
circa 1925
1 print and 8 nitrate film negatives
60
Troll statue fishing in pond
circa 1925
2 nitrate film negatives
Series XIII
Logos and mask charts
circa 1905 - circa
1920
9 glass negatives and mask charts and 1 nitrate
negative
Series XIII consists of logos used by Gifford in his photography
studios in The Dalles as well as at Wa-Ne-Ka. Mask charts were used to
print or enlarge only a portion of a negative. Two of the charts in this
series are Eastman Mask Charts.
14,32
Gifford photography logos
1 3x4 and 5 5x7 glass negatives
60
Wa-Ne-Ka logo
8x10 nitrate negative
32, 52
Mask charts
1 mounted on 5x7 glass; 2 mounted on 8x10
glass
Series XIV
Studio and formal portraits
circa 1905 - circa
1920
71 glass negatives and 2 prints
Series XIV consists of formal and studio portraits of individuals and
groups, most of which are not identified. The portraits include children,
women, and men; pets; groups; and weddings. Of special note is a formal
portrait of an African-American man. A print of only one negative is
included; the other print is for an image with no negative in the
collection.
32
2159
Young
girl
5x7 glass negative
32
3364
Two young girls
with wooden bench
4x6 glass negative
32
11807
Man (Mr. Roe?)
sitting in chair holding a baby
5x7 glass negative
1, 53
8782?
Portrait of Ezra
Meeker?
modern print and 8x10 glass negative
32
Small child
5x7 glass negative
32
Little girl
4x6 glass negative
32
Young girl and baby
5x7 glass negative
32
Woman and two children
5x7 glass negative
32
Two women
5x7 glass negative
32
Young woman with guitar and
stereopticon
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
32
Young man
5x7 glass negative
32
Young man
4x6 glass negative with damaged
emulsion
33
Man in overalls and hat smoking a
pipe
4 5x7 glass negatives
33
Wedding couple and bride
3 5x7 glass negatives
53
Wedding ceremony and portrait of wedding
party
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
Masked portraits
33
Man and young child
5x7 glass negative
33
Young man
5x7 glass negative
33
Bodybuilder?
5x7 glass negative
33
Woman and young girl
5x7 glass negative
Copy negative of cabinet card photo from Germany.
33
Portrait of a woman
5x7 glass copy negative
33
Two women in winter coats and
hats
5x7 glass copy negative
33
Portrait of an older woman
5x7 glass copy negative
33
Portrait of a man
5x7 glass copy negative
Gifford No. 242
33
Portrait of a cat on a
pedestal
5x7 glass negative
33
Portrait of a dog, "Mackey," sitting on
the edge of a chest of drawers
5x7 glass negative
53
Young man in Army uniform
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
53
Full length portrait of man in Army
uniform
6.5x8.5 glass negative
53
Group of school children? (various
ages)
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
53
Orchestra group, primarily
children
6.5x8.5 glass negative
53
Woman in a swim suit
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
53
Nude sitting on the edge of a trunk
(soft focus)
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
53
Young child on a wooden
tricycle
2 images on one 6.5x8.5 glass
negative
53
Young girl in coat and hat
6.5x8.5 glass negative
53
Woman holding a pointer
2 images on one 6.5x8.5 glass
negative
54
Portraits of a woman (soft
focus)
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
54
Portrait of an African-American?
man
8x10 glass negative
54
Unidentified portraits of men, women,
and children
13 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
Some with 2 images per plate.
59
Portrait of a man
11x14 glass negative
59
Portrait of a woman
11x14 glass negative
59
Group of men posed outside of office or
government building
circa 1915
2 11x14 glass negatives
55
Group posed in front of a barn and hop
vines?
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
55
Group of men posed on steps of and in
front of a wooden building
6.5x8.5 glass negative
1
Brown Family at Salmon Creek; in
Rachel's Sunday School class
circa 1920
print
55
Vase of rhododendrons
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
55
Piano in the parlor of a
house
6.5x8.5 glass negative
55
Portrait of a fisherman's basket, rod,
and catch
8x10 glass negative
Series XV
16
John Egan and wife camping
circa 1920
3 4x5 glass negatives
These images depict John Egan and his wife at a campsite. One of the
images includes a dog. No prints of the negatives are included.
Series XVI
Unidentified informal portraits and
other unidentified photos of people
circa 1905- circa
1920
88 glass negatives, 2 lantern slides, and 3
prints
Series XVI consists of unidentified informal portraits and photographs
of individuals and groups. The images include children, women, and men as
well as family groups. Prints are included for only one of the negatives;
all were made in the 1980s-1990s. Printouts of low-resolution scans for a
few other negatives are available with the prints.
34
Woman standing in front of a fir
tree
2 5x7 glass negatives
Two
women standing on the steps of a house
34
5x7 glass negative
34
Group of women standing in road next to
wooded hillside and posed in a garden?
2 5x7 glass negatives
34
Young boy and baby on a porch
swing
5x7 glass negative
34
Man and young girl on stairs
5x7 glass negative
34
Young boy on a donkey
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
34
Man sitting on a park bench
5x7 glass negative
34
Two women and two children sitting on
blanket under trees
2 5x7 glass negatives
34
Woman sitting on ground holding a
baby
5x7 glass negative
34
Man on steps of Columbia County
Courthouse
5x7 glass negative
34
Clowns
3 4x6 glass negatives
35
Group of soldiers posed in front of
tents
5x7 glass copy negative
35
Study of human legs
5x7 glass negative
35
Man with baby next to
stream?
5x7 glass negative
35
Two women; one in a
wheelchair
5x7 glass negative
35
Men constructing bridge or
road
5x7 glass negative
35
Two men with jackhammers
5x7 glass negative
35
Two men shoveling rocks into
wheelbarrow
5x7 glass negative
35
Man and woman posed next to a
desk
5x7 glass negative
35
Woman with three children on a
porch
5x7 glass negative
35
Family group? on a porch
5x7 glass negative
35
Group gathered around a new grave in a
cemetery
5x7 glass negative
35
Man in attic of a building?
5x7 glass negative
35
Two men (one a depot official?) standing
next to a building
5x7 glass negative
35
Young couple seated in front of a
window
5x7 glass negative with damaged
emulsion
35
People on parade floats
3 5x7 glass negatives
36
Speedboat pulling rafter on
lake?
5x7 glass negative
36
Two men standing next to machinery
(boiler?)
5x7 glass negative
36
Young boy hunting in woods
5x7 stereoscopic glass negative
36
Two young men in front of wagon, "Wm.
Gadsby & Sons, House Furnishers"
2 5x7 glass negatives; one is copy
negative
In Portland, Oregon.
36
Man fishing in a stream
5x7 stereoscopic negative
Group of people at entrance to a cave
1
3 prints of one image
36, 55
2 5x7 stereoscopic glass negatives and 1 6.5x8.5 glass
negatives
36
Group of people inside a
cave?
5x7 stereoscopic negative
36
Group of people standing on rock
formation, near cave entrance?
5x7 stereoscopic negative
36
Two women, at a window,
talking
5x7 stereoscopic negative
36
Young man sitting at a table or desk
resting his head on hand
5x7 glass negative
55
Three women sitting in front of a dining
room buffet
6.5x8.5 glass negatives
2 images
55
Man in a suit on a horse
3 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
55
Man in a suit (same as above) holding
horse's bridle
6.5x8.5 glass negatives
55
Old man next to a well, Ft.
Dalles?
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
55
Man in a wagon on a street or road next
to a house
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
56
Little girl and a pony
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
56
School classroom
circa 1905
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
56
Group at a dining table
6.5x8.5 glass negative
56
Set dining table
2 6.5x8.5 glass negatives
56
Old man and woman sitting in front of a
house
2 5x8 stereoscopic glass negative
56
Young woman standing next to a tree and
sitting in the woods
6.5x8.5 glass negatives
3 images
56
Young man and woman next to a tree in
the woods
6.5x8.5 glass negative
56
Two people on horseback in front of two
houses, Eastern Oregon?
6.5x8.5 glass negative
56
Mountain climbers in snow next to cabin
or shelter
6.5x8.5 glass negative
56
Group of men in Shriner
fezzes?
6.5x8.5 glass negative
56
Young boy on a porch holding a teddy
bear
2 images on one 6.5x8.5 glass
negative
56
Older woman sitting in a chair and
holding a cat
6.5x8.5 glass negative
56
Man kneeling next to a child in a pedal
car
6.5x8.5 glass negative
57
People swimming in a river (Columbia?);
bridge in background
6.5x8.5 glass negative
57
Young woman standing in the bow of a
boat at a riverbank
6.5x8.5 glass negative
57
Young woman standing in a
rhododendron
6.5x8.5 glass negative
2 images
57
Three children standing in a
rhododendron
6.5x8.5 glass negative
57
Two women and two children sitting under
a tree next to a path
6.5x8.5 glass negative
57
Young boy standing next to house and
shrub
6.5x8.5 glass negative
57
Boy and dog sitting in a
field
6.5x8.5 glass negative
57
Children in a field next to a rock
piling
6.5x8.5 glass negative
57
Man on horseback, Central or Eastern
Oregon?
6.5x8.5 glass negative
57
Gloved hand
6.5x8.5 glass negative
57
Funeral photo of a young
woman
6.5x8.5 glass negative
57
Woman in a swimsuit standing in a
doorway
6.5x8.5 glass negative
57
Group fishing in the ocean?, Oregon
coast?
6.5x8.5 glass negative
57
Family group camping; child sitting in a
Studebaker toy wagon
6.5x8.5 glass negative
16
Horse and carriage in front of building
with sign "Bazar Lindbergh," Mexico?
2 lantern slide copies of a photo
print
Series XVII
58
Damaged Glass Negatives
circa 1905 - circa
1920
16 glass negatives
These damaged glass negatives consist of images in which the emulsion
is flaking, clouded, or scratched. Many of the negatives are affixed to
other negatives in sets of 2 or 3. The images include some portraits of
individuals as well as exterior views; however, the subjects cannot be
determined.