Ida Odell (1881-1972) was well-known in Klamath County business and social circles during the first half of the twentieth century. Her business activities included banking and sheep ranching. She was the founder and first President of the Klamath County Historical Society.
Ida Momyer was born on December 24th, 1881, in Dawson, Pennsylvania. She first came to the Klamath Basin with her family in 1899, moved to Ashland and San Francisco (1906-1909) and later returned to Klamath County. She married Robert Odell in 1931; they moved from Klamath Falls to Salem in 1964. She died at the age of 90, on February 11, 1972, in Salem, Oregon.
Ida Odell held various positions in Klamath Falls: banking secretary and assistant cashier in early financial organizations, Klamath Falls city treasurer and school clerk and bookkeeper for a local sheep-raising partnership.
Ida Odell was active in the civic life of the Klamath Falls community, including church, fraternal and patriotic circles. She was very interested in the history of the southern Oregon region and arranged for donations of Modoc artifacts from her Hopkins Ranch in the Lower Klamath area to the Klamath County Museum. She wrote several articles for Klamath Echoes published by the Klamath County Historical Society.
The collection consists of images of life in early Klamath County, Oregon at the end of the nineteenth century and the first part of the twentieth century. Photographers’ identities are uncertain. Topics include Linkville (later Klamath Falls), logging operations at Algoma, Oregon, the Canby Cross at the Modoc War battlefield, early transportation operations and local businesses. The collection is arranged in two series: Series I: Images and Series II: Scrapbook. In Series I the images are individually sleeved. Series II: Scrapbook includes images associated with a large scrapbook.
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[item identification], Ida Odell Photographic Collection, The Shaw Historical Library, Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Donated to the Shaw Historical Library by Carrol Howe.
Some individual images were removed from the scrapbook and sleeved individually for preservation purposes.
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Just before the blacktop was applied; 4th & Main
Six men standing & sitting in old time store
5 people & 2 dogs posing around large white house with full porch
2 1/2 story white wooden building surrounded by leafless trees
People standing on & around 4 horses pulling streetcar decorated with American flags. Postcard
Men, horses & 4-5 wagons posing on wide dirt street in front of store buildings. Horses in front have elaborate bridles & bells. Postcard
"Later Copco, now realty office." 2 postcards (duplicates)
Aerial view looking east across Link River to high school. Postcard
2 horses pulling buggy on dirt road lined with wood fences & deciduous trees. Postcard
6 people fishing from pier near old Link River bridge. Postcard
2 postcards (nearly identical)
Link River, looking north toward Upper Klamath Lake; several buildings are visible. Postcard
Postcard
First Trust & Savings Bank is in front. Postcard
Old cars parked by co-joined 3-story brick buildings with sign that reads "Valley Hotel." Postcard
Visible signs include Hale's News Agency, Underwood Pharmacy, Central Hotel & J.F. Maguire Co. Postcard
Humorous pelican poem is on reverse. Postcard
Postcard
Man & boy standing on snowy tree-lined street by house & fence. Postcard
Many people in front of brick store with large sign announcing bankruptcy sale. Postcard
2 horse teams pulling carts in front of a market; 4-horse team in front has huge load & 4 men on wagon. Postcard
7 large white tents set up on sagebrush flat
View of wooden fence and trees covered with snow. Postcard
One story rock building with millstones included in wall & building date of 1947 over door. Postcard
Postcard
Old car parked in front of 3-part store building
postcard is written to Mrs. Thos. Hampton, Clinton, Iowa from Mary R. Hogue (written, stamped & cancelled). Postcard
Methodist Church building; Sold to be used as County Library; Xmas -- Many people, horses & sleds on snowy street
Old car in front of several sheds
Run by Loosely Family
First photo of Linkville. Man sitting beside covered wagon on west side of Link River near Main St. bridge. Possibly Green Hotel
Home is on Riverside Drive, Klamath Falls, OR; winter scene
Many people on & surrounding large frame with poured cement. Captain Applegate
White commercial buildings on wide dirt street at 30° curve
3 men standing on raised porch of 2-story building with large sign "Duffy's Fair Store," with smaller signs advertising men's & boy's clothing
View from back of theater of chairs, violin on desk, and stage with props; signed J.H. Houston
Colorized photo looking south across A Canal, Klamath Falls & Lake Ewauna to Mt. Shasta
Looking down a rutted, muddy street toward hillside & deciduous trees; lots of snow
3 men leaning on 2-story brick building with Hurn sign; display of china & woman 1st floor; man with apron 2nd floor
4 horses pulling Wells Fargo & Co. stage with 5 men riding on top & 2-3 men inside
4 men in field of tall grass; grass is above horse's belly & up to men's waists & car radiator
Copy of old portrait that was broken & stained. Large man with graying hair & beard in clerical collar and coat
14 men seated & 2 women standing around rectangular table with place settings. Negative
Postcard
Full-length portrait of a man with white hair & beard in 3-piece suit; overcoat hangs on stovepipe
Man with full sideburns in checkered suit, standing beside transit & holding level and plat of Linkville, Klamath County, Oregon
4 horses pulling stagecoach in parade; 3 men & shotgun on top, more people inside
Man sitting on house steps, feeding chipmunk; 3 people are watching; man has round badge on vest. Postcard
Man in uniform or riding habit on thoroughbred horse; old cars parked in front of Olympic Flour building
Copy of oval portrait that has been damaged; young man in black suit
Woman with black hat & cape with 2 young children; seated near large wood & rock building
17 women in front of white house #1122, wearing old-fashioned dresses
man in eyeglasses, boots & outdoor clothes, holding string of fish in front of rustic one-story building with snow on roof
Colorized portrait of seated woman with gray hair & glasses, in formal clothes, gloves & flower hat
Railroad tracks in deep cut with handcars on rails & wooden shed on ground level
Old convertible with woman driving, stopped in front of large white house; mailbox #44. Postcard
6 horse team pulling stagecoach with 4 men on top & 2 men in coach; pine forest. Postcard
6 men with 10 horses pulling big wheels carrying huge log. Postcard
Many men & horses working around a steam engine, loading crane & thresher named Gaar, Scott & Co. (same as photo #233)
2 men & 16 horses pulling huge load of logs through burned area. Postcard
4 men with small engine pulling many cars through logged forest -- Postcard sent to Carrol Howe by Idabel Crowell, Secretary of Siskiyou Co. Historical Society; postmarked in Redding, CA. Postcard
13 men with peavey poles standing on logs & in water; Pokegama Chute in background
Story brick building with old car parked in front; dirt road & meadow in foreground, bare hill in background; probably a school or other public building (Description Sheet names Conger School; try to verify)
4 photos glued to cardboard backing; all photos show dirt road; 2 show water wheel; 1 shows river, bridge or flume & buildings
Several white tents set between road construction and river; photo glued to cardboard backing
Copy of old photo that has been light-damaged; unpainted building with small turret and faded letters painted on side
Man in hat & vest holding cup, standing in snow beside sled with pine trees in background. (Description Sheet says "Superintendent Arant at one of Bakowski's camps;" try to verify)
Three men in suits standing in front of old auto and white buildings; trees in background; partial words on near building probably are: Superintendent -- Register -- Crater Lake -- Office. (Description Sheet says "Group of men at Crater Lake Superintendent's office; try to verify)
Man on snowshoes pulling loaded sled through snow (almost the same as photo #210). Postcard
2 men, a dog, 8 horses and 3 covered wagons hooked together in front of pine forest. Postcard
Many tall fir trees lined up beside rutted dirt road. Postcard
4 men with caps, heavy coats & blankets sitting on 2 stagecoaches pulled by 8 horses, headed uphill in steep canyon; 2 other men beside & in coach. Postcard
Man in hat & vest standing beside white wood building on mound of snow, with shovel full of snow. (Description Sheet says it is Superintendent Arant's home; try to verify.). Postcard
3 men with 4 horses & colt pulling loaded sled through snowy lodgepole pine forest (same outfit as photo #207). Postcard
Man in shirtsleeves & suspenders sitting on log near small falling creek. (Description Sheet says it is B.B. Bakowski in Crater Lake Park; try to verify.). Postcard
Man in hat & suit standing behind loaded sled holding ropes tied to sled; snowy fir forest scene. Postcard
Man in hat & vest standing behind unloaded sled beside blankets & clothes hung on clothesline to dry
Truck with 2 men, parked by snow measuring pole; background is timbered hillside with building almost hidden in trees
2 men with skis & poles standing on deep snow drifts beside large multi-story building; another building and snowy peaks are in background. (Description Sheet notes: Lodge at Crater Lake -- See "Frontier Stories" by Carrol Howe; try to verify)
A-frame wooden building nearly covered with snow; background of conifers & rocky hillside. (Description Sheet says this is Crater Lake; try to verify)
3 men in suits, 2 women & girl standing beside large multi-story white wooden house on open lodgepole flat; fences in background. (Corner of photo needs repair)
Man with 3 snowshoes in front of trees in background. (3 copies) (Description Sheet notes: See "Frontier Stories by Carrol Howe; try to verify)
Wide dirt road lined by mixed conifer trees; building on left side of road
1 covered wagon & 1 small cabin on wheels, both unhitched in snowy forest area; large buildings and fence in background
2 bear cubs with adult bear & hole under large tree roots/bole. Postcard
3 people in old auto driving down narrow dirt road between mixed conifer trees. (Description Sheet says this is probably Dr. Truax's car; try to verify.) (Photo is faded)
Old auto with 2 passengers on wood-crib bridge on dirt road; more lumber stacked beside road & cut bank on right of photo
Phantom Ship reflecting in still water, taken from lake surface; timbered slopes in background
3 men with 4 horses & colt pulling loaded sled through snow; timbered slopes in background (same outfit as photo #192)
Old auto with passengers driving on very rutted & dusty dirt road lined by conifers
View across rock outcrop & conifers to lake with slopes & mountain top in background
Man on snowshoes pulling loaded sled through snow (almost the same as photo #187)
Probably the rim of Crater Lake near present-day Lodge. (Photo has tear in back that almost comes through to front; needs repair)
Colorized photo of Crater Lake & Crater Lake Lodge from hilltop to the east
7 men seared/standing near large rock cairn or monument; 1 man is in driving duster & goggles, old auto is parked nearby (rest of caption is cut off). Postcard
Large lava rock formation; postcard photo is badly trimmed & looks unprofessional. Postcard
Distant lava rock formation; postcard photo is badly trimmed & looks unprofessional. Postcard
Wooden cross set in lava rock cairn; cross has been carved with "Gen ... Murdered here by the Modoc ..." and with other names & dates
Top photo is of buildings on wooded slope across lake; bottom photo includes people, dogs, autos, buildings & tents under large trees & behind opening in forest. Postcard
2 teams of 6 horses, each pulling 3 covered wagons with drivers across long wooden bridge; wood fence & hillside in background
Large flock of American white pelicans; 2 are flying away, the rest are on beach; eggs visible in foreground; rocky hillside in background. Postcard
Tules are in foreground, buildings & mountains in background (same as photo #223, with color)
2 stagecoaches, each with 4 horses, drivers & passengers crossing a bridge with side structure that appears to be damming the creek. Matted photo. (Description Sheet says this is near mill; try to verify)
With mountain slopes in background. (Description Sheet says this is looking northwest from south end of Upper Klamath Lake-doesn't seem right; try to verify)
View across lake, buildings & mountains in background (same as photo #220, but cropped). Postcard
Flying away from photographer in boat; tules in middle, mountains in background
Flock of American white pelicans on flat, rocky short with lake and mountains in background. Postcard
Juvenile cormorants on floating tule island; lake and mountains in background
Many people, horses & wagons looking at boat hull with bare mast in lake; lake and mountains in background. (Photo is bent in several places & small hole; needs repair.). Given to me Feb 21, 1961 by Marjorie Olds (Centennial pg 89)
Looking down creek at entry to lake; fir trees & willows on shore, mountains in background. Postcard
Old mill building beside river rapids; wooden planks on opposite shore & brushy hillside in background. Photo is a copy of damaged original
4 American white pelicans swimming in smooth river beside a row of houses; cottonwoods & brushy hillside in background. Postcard
View of Link River & adjacent homes from the hill above; many homes on both sides of river
Old wooden trough behind muddy area; debris in background. (Description Sheet says this is sheep trough; try to verify.) (Photo is bent, torn, taped; needs repair)
Copy of older photo; many men, horses, steam engine, hoist, thresher & hill of grain in open field
Many people in front of fancy brick high school building with "1905" above doorway; adjacent houses. (Tape on face of postcard.). Postcard
Turreted, multi-storied stone building with "Public School" beside doorway; adjacent houses
Many teachers & students standing in front of school multi-storied brick building. Enlarged copy of older damaged postcard (postcard #5 in scrapbook)
White building & metal shed under huge wooden overhead flume; river, houses & hillside in background. Postcard
4 horses pulling streetcar loaded with passengers down snowy dirt street in front of multi-story wooden buildings; sign on streetcar reads "Klamath Falls Land & Transportation Co;" sign on building reads "American Bar". Postcard
Original in poss[ession] of his sister-in-law Mrs. Frances E. Boyd (Centennial pg 22) -- White multi-story wooden buildings on dirt road with brushy hillside in background; horse picketed to rail
Beside wall, 2 horses going around pivot, rows of plants, stacks of hay, other men working & brushy hillside in background
Paper copy of panorama of downtown Klamath Falls; 2nd & Pine Streets are labeled; 10 buildings are numbered & named, including Old High School. Poor quality, hard to read
Multi-story wooden building with 2nd floor veranda & shaded porch; 2 men standing on porch near sign that reads "? City Tailor, Cleaning & Repairing"
2-story wooden building surrounded by leafless trees; other buildings on 2 sides. Photo negative
Photo taken from hillside, looking NE to SW, showing downtown Klamath Falls, new high school, Lake Ewauna & Mt. Shasta. Postcard
Overlooking many buildings beside dirt streets; school, 2 churches & residences; railroad tracks, farm fields & mountains in background. Postcard
Looking down dirt street to Riverside School; old pickup truck is con street; buildings & water towers on hills in background
Many teachers & students standing in front of school multi-storied brick building. Photo #236 is enlargement of this damaged postcard. Postcard
Cemetery with blooming flowers in foreground, large rock with brass plaque in center, white monuments & fenced area, pine trees & hills in background
5 men on top & 3-4 men inside stagecoach hitched to 4 horses on dirt street; fence & deciduous trees in background
A populous settlement on both sides of the river before the white man's era; Erected by Eulalona Chapter D.A.R. 1934 -- close-up of brass plaque attached to rock
Large 2-story building divided into 3 sections; billboard says "Acme Beer" & sign says "New City Laundry;" homes on hill behind building
Bank interior with large teller's cage, spittoons & vault in back of room; sign on cage says "Your War Savings Pledge"
People, horses, carts, autos & dog standing beside dirt street flanked by large buildings; left front is 2-story building in photo #9 with awning that says "Chastain Groceries;" right front is large building with "Lakeside Inn" sign
Group of 10 baseball players with 2 managers posing on grassy field with pine trees & hillsides in background. Mounted on cardboard
2-page pamphlet with cover photo of Captain Oliver C. Applegate with Joaquin Miller camping at Crater Lake. Panphlet
10 men in 2 rows pose in front of photographer's background scene. Good quality print
Includes article & photo about Ida Odell, 1st President of Klamath County Historical Society; photo of Orson Stearns; article & photos of Merrill including Nathan Merrill. Newspaper Page
Photo with caption of Ida Odell with 3 volumes of original Klamath Indian language. Newspaper Clipping
The Bailey house at old Shake stage station. 2-story building in field looks abandoned
Mrs. Jennie Hurn at the site of Pokegama Lbr Co's Snow logging camp
At old Hart stage station, Shake Post Office; shows Tim Man on building
The Bailey house at old Shake stage station
Pokegama Lbr Co's Snow logging camp; Florence Ogle & Bob Odell
At site of old Shake stage station; Mary McIntyre, Gennie Hurn, Florence Ogle, Mrs. Geo Burton & Ida Odell
At site of old Shake stage station; Margaret Ogle coaxing Burton dachshund "Weinie," [sic] Mrs. G. Burton, Geo Burton, Jennie Hurn, Hal Ogle & Mrs H. Ogle
Florence (Mrs. Hal) Ogle at the remains of the fireplace at Pokegama Lbr Co's Mgr. Abbott's residence at Pokegama site
Building which housed the post office of Shake at old Hart stage station on Klamath Falls--Ashland road near present highway
Across 8th St. from showplace Stanford mansion
Print envelope from Star Drug Store, Klamath Falls, Oregon that contained photos S-17 through S-26; Labeled "Odell -- Dec. 1 1950. Print envelope
Standing next to old auto in open field
People walking by; building is dated 1906. Postcard
Large flock of American white pelicans moving away from camera, leaving behind many white eggs on the ground. Back of postcard says "Property of Ida M. Odell, 116-N 8th, Klamath Falls, OR. Postcard
Man & woman on horseback with pack horse at site of original Canby's cross; wooden cross has scribed inscription
Man in suit & derby hat standing in front of white wooden building beside snow drifts above his head
Building (lodge) with flagpole on rocky point in large lake, with canoe tied up on shore and mountains in background. Postcard
Fred Loosley's Creamery; Ben Looseley, Ed Looseley, Dick Blake, Sam Kingdom, ?, John Gray, Burton Cunningham, L.C. Sisemore, Oscar Bu
Fenced yard with heavy frost on trees & shrubs. Postcard
Our house at Klamath Agency--Dad leaning on post -- 3 men, 5 women & 2 children posing on white wooden house porch; boy is on bicycle.
View of Klamath Falls across Link River, taken from western hills
Features man & covered wagon in foreground
Old wood-burning steam engine with 2 men in cab, pulling 4 cars of logs and caboose. "Desperate Mogul" is written on back of postcard. Postcard
Wooden cross scribed with names & dates of ambush -- horse's tail on left edge of image
This marker was stolen and a new one set in 1937. -- 21 people, mostly women, stand on rocky bluff beside flags and metal plaque attached to rock. Bearded old man in military kepi & decorated jacket may be Applegate.
Old man with white mustache and cane sitting by small creek.
Copy of Louis Heller photo from Modoc War.
Taken in 1900 by S.K. Ogle -- wooden cross scribed with names & date of ambush (same cross as in image #40, but different image).
Different angle than image #44. Possibly same photographer & date.
3 typed paragraphs -- 1) Scar Face Charley & wife; 2) Old Chief Sconchin; 3) Capt. Jack's family picture.
Copy of Louis Heller photo from Modoc War.
River & bar in front of white multi-story house in rural area.
Young J.O. Hamaker holding level & plat map, standing by transit. "New Years Greeting 1890."
Portrait of man with graying hair in business suit.
This is a lithograph copy of Louis Heller photo from Modoc War.
Building lookout station on Mt. Pitt. 6 pack horses and man standing on rocky summit with piles of lumber in heaps. Postcard
"Klamath Co. Bank, where I went to work winter of 1909." Old car in front of stores; address reads "11 Main."
Mounted Quadrille, "Elks Rodeo" 1912 Klamath Falls, Ore. Large show ring where men in white shirts ride dark horses in lines -- train, town and dry hillsides in background.
Capt. & Mrs. Applegate, Jennie & Oliver; taken on the same trip to Crater Lake with Joaquin Miller -- Older man & woman, younger girl & boy sitting in front of white tent by campfire.
Describing a "Sham Battle" of July 4, 1893; titled "In Death's Jaws." Taken from the Klamath Falls Express of July 1893.
Troopers with swords mounted on horses, lined up on parade grounds at Fort Klamath.
Many mounted men galloping across open field surrounded by pine trees -- from Sham battle 1893.
Tall white wooden house with turret, behind white fence. Postcard addressed to Miss Ida Momyer, Klamath Falls, Oregon from her sister Ethel; stamp cancelled Oct 27, 191? Postcard
4 wooden headstones inside white wooden fence, beside plain, white 2-story building. Headstones read "Capt. Jack, Executed Oct 1873; Schonchiss, Executed Oct 1873;" 2 others not legible.
Man in military uniform, woman & 4 children sitting on porch of white single-story wood house with large pine trees.
Man is reading sign that says "Los Angeles City Limits; Japan took Manchuria, Mussolini is taking Ethiopia, Look out Oregon, Here we come." Postcard
River bend with houses on both sides, large mill structures by river in left rear of photo. This is a copy of torn & foxed panoramic photo.