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Salem and Eastern Oregon photographs, 1890-1920

Overview of the Collection

Title
Salem and Eastern Oregon photographs
Dates
1890-1920 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 linear feet, (1 box)
Collection Number
WUA050
Summary
The Salem and Eastern Oregon photographs cover the late 1800s and early 1900s in Oregon. Photographs included Marion County Court House, Oregon State Hospital and other buildings and areas of interest.
Repository
Willamette University Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Mark O. Hatfield Library
900 State Street
Salem, OR
97301
Telephone: 5033706866
Fax: 5033706141
archives@willamette.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open to researchers.

Languages
English
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Content Description

The Salem and Eastern Oregon photographs cover the late 1800s and early 1900s in Oregon. Included are photographs of the Marion Hotel, the Marion County Court House, the Oregon State Hospital and Oregon State Penitentiary, the residence of Governor Z.F. Moody, Glen Oaks Orphans' Home, and Sacred Heart Academy.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Library acts as "fair use" reproduction agent.

For further information, see the section on copyright in the Regulations and Procedures of the Willamette University Archives and Special Collections.

Copyright Information: Before material from collections at Willamette University Archives and Special Collections may be quoted in print, or otherwise reproduced, in whole or in part, in any publication, permission must be obtained from (1) the owner of the physical property, and (2) the holder of the copyright. It is the particular responsibility of the researcher to obtain both sets of permission. Persons wishing to quote from materials in any collections held by University Archives and Special Collections should consult the University Archivist. Reproduction of any item must contain a complete citation to the original.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Salem and Eastern Oregon photographs, Archives and Special Collections, Mark O. Hatfield Library, Willamette University.

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Administrative Information

Location of Collection

Mark O. Hatfield Library
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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Mr. Tom Alberts' Salem Residence

    Residence of the Alberts family.

    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Item 1
  • Description: Penitentiary, Salem, Oregon

    Oregon State Penitentiary, built in 1870.

    Dates: circa 1880
    Container: Box 1, Item 2
  • Description: Bridge over the Willamette at Salem

    Second bridge in Salem to span the Willamette River, built in 1891.

    Dates: circa 1891
    Container: Box 1, Item 3
  • Description: Samaritan Hospital, Salem, Oregon

    Originally called the Cartwright Sanatorium, built in the late 1800s. Later called the Florence Sanatorium, and then Willamette Sanatorium. It was later used as a boarding house. Willamette University used it as a women's residence hall from 1942-1946 when the Navy V-12 unit was housed in Lausanne Hall.

    Dates: circa 1911
    Container: Box 1, Item 4
  • Description: Sacred Heart Academy, Salem, Oregon

    Built in 1863, Sacred Heart Academy was established by the Sisters of the Holy Name and occupied this original structure until the 1960s.

    Dates: circa 1900
    Container: Box 1, Item 5
  • Description: Sketch of Marion County Court House, Salem, Oregon

    Second court house for Marion County, built in 1873.

    Dates: circa 1880
    Container: Box 1, Item 6
  • Description: Marion County Court House, Salem, Oregon

    A Cronise Studio photograph.

    Dates: 1890
    Container: Box 1, Item 7
  • Description: Marion County Court House, Salem, Oregon

    A Cronise Studio photograph with the Post Office and the Oregon State Capitol to the left; the First Methodist Church to the right.

    Dates: circa 1906
    Container: Box 1, Item 8
  • Description: Road Construction

    Information on back of the photograph - Picture taken 1912 Salem Ore (Hicks Chatten Co. Photo Engravers Portland, Oregon, 'paper' stamp).

    Dates: 1912
    Container: Box 1, Item 9
  • Description: Salem Water Works

    Located along the millrace from Commercial Street eastward to Liberty, in Salem.

    Dates: 1890-1910
    Container: Box 1, Item 10
  • Description: Barber Shop

    Four men in front of the shop, two appear to be carpenters. No information on there this shop was located.

    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Item 11
  • Description: Office workers

    Identified on the back as taken in Salem, Oregon in 1908.

    Dates: 1908
    Container: Box 1, Item 12
  • Description: Main Building, Fairgrounds, Salem, Oregon

    Oregon State Fair has been held on the State Fairgrounds in Salem since 1865.

    Dates: circa 1910
    Container: Box 1, Item 13
  • Description: Pendleton, Oregon

    Main street of Pendleton, Oregon, in the midst of a cattle drive.

    Dates: 1895
    Container: Box 1, Item 14
  • Description: New Dormitory Erected by the State School for Feeble-Minded at Salem

    At the time of the photograph the institute was officially known as the "Oregon Institute of the Feeble-Minded". Last known as "Fairview Training Center" when it closed permanently in 2000. All buildings were demolished March 2016. Caption from: https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn99063957/1910-05-07/ed-1/seq-9/. Photo was taken between Sept 1 - Nov 30 1908, and is of either the Steele or Jones cottage. Photo identified through research by Daryl Pike in 2018.

    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Item 15
  • Description: LeBreton Hall - Oregon State Institution for the Feeble-Minded

    Institute renamed several times, lastly in 1979 to 'Fairview Training Center and Hospital' in Salem Oregon. Constructed circa 1908 Demolished March 2016. Sources: https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1911-01-08/ed-1/seq-68/ and http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2016/09/24/fairview-site-salems-next-community-park/81110912/ Photo identified through research by Daryl Pike in 2018.

    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Item 16
  • Description: Poultry building, Oregon State Fairgrounds, Salem, Oregon

    Oregon State Fair has been held on the State Fairgrounds in Salem since 1865.

    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Item 17
  • Description: Architect's rendering of Marion Hotel renovations, Louis R. Hazeltine, Architect

    Marion Hotel was the premier hotel in early Oregon.

    Dates: 1910
    Container: Box 1, Item 18
  • Description: First Congregational Church, Salem, Oregon

    Built in 1863.

    Dates: 1912
    Container: Box 1, Item 19
  • Dates: circa 1890
    Container: Box 1, Item 20
  • Description: Salem Fruit Union

    Cannery built in 1910.

    Dates: 1910
    Container: Box 1, Item 21
  • Description: Glen Oaks Orphans' Home, Salem, Oregon

    Built by the Orphan's Aid Society in 1869.

    Dates: 1890
    Container: Box 1, Item 22
  • Description: Eagle Rock on Crooked River

    Eagle Rock is an erosional remnant of a welded tuff (hardened volcanic ash deposit) along Highway 380.

    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Item 23
  • Description: Park scene, Salem, Oregon

    Looking away from the Oregon State Capitol.

    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Item 24
  • Description: Oregon City falls

    Official name is Willamette Falls. It is the largest waterfall in the Pacific Northwest by volume.

    Dates: 1899
    Container: Box 1, Item 25
  • Description: The Deschutes River Canyon

    The Deschutes River canyon cuts lava flows from both the Cascades and the Columbia Plateau.

    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Item 26
  • Description: Unidentified house with red tile roof

    Possible residence.

    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Item 27
  • Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Item 28
  • Description: Spaulding Logging Co.

    Mill was located on the east bank of the Willamette River.

    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Item 29
  • Description: Grand Opera House Block, Salem, Oregon

    The Grand Opera House was built by the I.O.O.F. in 1900.

    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Item 30
  • Description: End view of Salem bridge

    Second bridge built over the Willamette River.

    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Item 31
  • Description: County road, Salem, Oregon

    Note early form of roadside advertising.

    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Item 32
  • Description: Oregon School for the Deaf building under construction

    Construction of the Oregon School for the Deaf, which resides at 999 Locust Street NE, Salem, Oregon.

    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Item 33
  • Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Item 34
  • Description: Residential area of Salem

    On back - Capitol and Court House Salem Oregon - however, not what is in the photograph.

    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Item 35
  • Description: Home of Governor Z. F. Moody

    Governor Moody was governor of Oregon from 1882-1887.

    Dates: circa 1900
    Container: Box 1, Item 36
  • Description: Home of Governor Z. F. Moody

    Note the Oregon State Capitol dome in the background. Governor Moody was governor of Oregon from 1882-1887.

    Dates: circa 1905
    Container: Box 1, Item 37
  • Description: Beef cattle ranch

    Written on the back of the photograph - (green ink) Notice, To Whom It May Concern, You will find the Statesmans's mailing table in the back room. This piece of furniture passes under the assumed name of "desk." Respectfully, The Owner (red ink) Ratz!! see?

    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Item 38