ohy_orglot197.xml Guide to the Harold M. Brown photographs Brown (Harold M.) photographs Juliane Schudek and Megan K. Friedel; revised by Laura Cray Oregon Historical Society Research Library 2007; revised 2023
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-09-28. Finding aid is written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. 2023 Revised in 2023 to incorporate additional accessions. Oregon Historical Society Research Library Harold M. Brown photographs Brown, Harold M., 1887-1956 Org. Lot 197 1.58 cubic feet 1 letter document case; 1 slim legal document case; 1 oversize flat box (13x16x3); 1 card file box (12x8x5); 1 oversize folder (48x18) circa 1909-1956 Collection consists of photographs taken by Harold M. Brown, a commercial photographer in Oregon and Washington, from approximately 1909 to 1956. Subjects include photographs of the lumber and shipping industries in northwestern Oregon, views of various locations in Oregon and Washington, including ranches and agriculture, and portraits of Brown and other people. The collection also includes photocopies of three of Harold M. Brown's photography ledgers, dating from 1922 to 1956 which include details about dates and locations for numbered Brown prints. English

Collection is open for research.

Gifts of multiple donors from 1960 to 2023; purchase from Old Oregon Bookstore in April 1959 (Lib. Acc. 7932); and transfer from Benton County Historical Society in August 2003 (Lib. Acc. 25234).

This collection is arranged in the following series:

Series 1: Portraits Series 2: Lumber industry Series 3: Agriculture Series 4: Transportation Series 5: Locations Series 6: Harold M. Brown photograph ledgers

Selected Harold M. Brown photographs are viewable online in OHS Digital Collections.

Harold M. Brown was born in Minnewaukan, North Dakota, on June 2, 1887. During the first half of the 20th century, he worked as a commercial photographer, primarily focusing on the lumber and shipping industries in northwestern Oregon and southwestern Washington. During World War II, Brown also served as an Army photographer. He died on August 17, 1956.

Source: Harold M. Brown obituary, Oregonian, August 24, 1956, Page 21.

Due to fragility, rolled panoramic photographs in Box 3 and Box 4 are not available for use by researchers. Contact library staff for assistance.

Harold M. Brown photographs, Org. Lot 197, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Four mounted photographs of logging equipment that were incorporated into this collection in August 2023 were previously cataloged as the Harold M. Brown logging photographs collection, Org. Lot 1314.

Collection consists of 140 photographs and 13 Cirkut panoramic photographs taken by Harold M. Brown from approximately 1909 to 1956. The bulk of the collection documents the lumber, agriculture, and shipping industries in Oregon between 1917 to 1956. These photographs depict the following companies: Pope & Talbot Co., Eastern & Western Lumber Co., Oregon-American Lumber Co., Nicolai-Neppach Co., Crown Willamette Paper Co., Crown Zellerbach Corporation, and the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Photographs of freighters used for lumber transportation are also included. The collection also contains photographs of locations in Oregon and Washington, including the Bonneville Dam, Cascade Locks, the Columbia River, Heceta Head, Mt. Adams, Mt. Hood, Portland, Tahkenitch Lake, Vanport, and the Washougal River. Additionally, there are portraits of Harold M. Brown and other people. The collection also includes photocopies of three of Harold M. Brown's photography ledgers, dating from 1922 to 1956, which include details about dates and locations for numbered Brown prints.

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

 Agriculture--Oregon--Photographs Lumber trade--Oregon--Photographs Shipping--Oregon--Photographs Floods--Oregon--Portland--1948--Photographs Floods--Oregon--Vanport--Photographs Photographs photographs panoramic photographs Portraits Series 1 1928-1946 Brown, Harold M. circa 1946 1 1 Davis, Colonel Lee D. approximately 1940-1944 1 2 Troup, Captain James M. and Mrs. Troup, Champoeg, Oregon 1928 1 3 Lumber industry Series 2 1920-1956

Arranged alphabetically by subject.

 Crown Willamette Paper Co. - Logging trains undated 1 4 Crown Zellerbach Co. 1947-1953 1 5 Cobbs and Mitchell Co., Valsetz, Oregon (rolled panorama) 1926 August 9 3 Eastern & Western Lumber Co. approximately 1925-1940 1 6 Nicolai-Neppach Co., Portland, Oregon 1926 July 27 1 7 Oregon-American Lumber Co. sawmill, Vernonia, Oregon 1940 August 31 undated 1 8 Pope & Talbot sawmill, Oakridge, Oregon 1950-1952 1 9 Pope & Talbot sawmill, St. Helens, Oregon 1941-1951 1 10 Shingle mill, Vernonia, Oregon (rolled panorama) 1926 April 9 3 Tahkenitch Tree Farm (rolled panorama) 1950 April 15 4 Unidentified lumber companies undated 1 11 Unidentified lumber companies - Logging activities 1920-1950 1 12 Unidentified lumber companies - Logging camps undated 1 13 Unidentified lumber companies - Panoramic photographs (2 rolled panoramas) undated 3 Agriculture Series 3 1918-1920 Flett ranch, Rock Creek, Oregon 1918-1919 1 14 Frank Pennington ranch, unidentified location 1920 1 15 Tom Stull ranch, unidentified location 1918 1 16 Other agricultural photographs circa 1918-1920 1 17 Transportation Series 4 1909-1956 Automobiles and stagecoaches 1909 circa 1945 1 18 Ships 1920-1950 1 19 Ships - Oregon Shipbuilding Corp. approximately 1935-1945 1 20 Ships - Wreck of the Glenesslin at Neakahnie Mountain, Oregon 1913-1956 1 21

Includes photograph of artwork (artist unknown) of the shipwreck and a newspaper clipping.

 Locations Series 5 1917-1955

Arranged alphabetically by place name.

 Columbia River - Bonneville Dam circa 1934 1948 May 30 1 22 Columbia River - Bonneville Dam construction (2 flat panoramas) 1933 November 13 1937 March 4 Oversize 1 Columbia River - Cascade Locks and Bridge of the Gods (2 flat panoramas) 1937 April 25 1949 June 4 Oversize 1 Columbia River - fishwheels and locks 1922 1934 February 12 1 23 Columbia River - McNary Dam 1949 September 26 1 24 Oregon - Condon approximately 1920-1921 1 25 Oregon - Depoe Bay 1928 1 26 Oregon - Crooked River - Cove State Park and power plant 1946 September 1 27 Oregon - Fossil (flat panorama) circa 1920 Oversize 1 Oregon - Gwendolen circa 1921 1 28 Oregon - Heceta Head 1950-1955 1 29 Oregon - Metolius River Gorge and Mount Jefferson 1948 August 28 1 30 Oregon - Mount Hood circa 1950 1 31 Oregon - Portland circa 1920-1954 1 32 Oregon - Portland - Panoramic view from Rocky Butte (flat panorama) 1949 May 18 Oversize 1 Oregon - Portland - Panoramic view from Scenic Drive (rolled panorama) 1949 June 18 3 Oregon - Portland - St. John's Bridge construction 1930-1931 3 1 Oregon - Portland - 1948 Columbia River flood damage 1948 July 1 33 Oregon - Tahkenitch Lake 1950 1 34 Oregon - Vanport - 1948 Columbia River flood damage (flat panorama) 1948 July 21 Oversize 1 Washington - Mount Adams 1954 September 25 undated 1 35 Washington - Washougal River - wreck on Camas Bridge circa 1945-1955 1 36 Unidentified locations 1917-1954 1 37 Harold M. Brown photo ledgers Series 6 1922-1956

This series contains photocopies of three photo ledgers kept by Harold M. Brown from approximately 1922 to 1956.

 Ledger 1 - Image Numbers 280 - 2128 (photocopy) circa 1922-1929 2 1 Ledger 2 - Image Numbers 2182 - 4084 (photocopy) 1929-1947 2 2 Ledger 3 - Image Numbers 4085 - 5744 (photocopy) 1947-1956 2 3