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J. Enos Wait photographic negatives, approximately 1905-1910
Overview of the Collection
- Photographer
- Wait, J. Enos (James Enos), 1870-1947
- Title
- J. Enos Wait photographic negatives
- Dates
- approximately 1905-1910 (inclusive)19051910
- Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet, (1 folder in shared box)
- Collection Number
- Org. Lot 1441
- Summary
- Collection consists of nitrate negatives of Oregon and Washington scenes from approximately 1905-1910, including images of the 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland, Oregon. The photographs were taken by J. Enos Wait (1870-1947), a dentist from Superior, Nebraska.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
James Enos Wait was born June 25, 1870, in Brunswick, Ohio. At 14 years old, Wait began working as an apprentice in a printing office in Exeter, Nebraska, and at 18, he founded the first newspaper in Bessimer, Wyoming. Wait later attended South Western Dental School in Kansas City, then moved to Superior, Nebraska, to set up a dental practice. Wait married in 1904 and practiced dentistry in Superior for 48 years. At the time of his death in 1947, he was recognized in the community as the oldest businessman or professional in Superior.
Sources: "Funeral Sunday for Dr. E. J. Wait," The Superior Express, February 13, 1947, page 1; vital records via Ancestry.com.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection consists of 34 nitrate film negatives which primarily depict scenes in Oregon and Washington, most of them unidentified. Some images may depict scenes from the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland, Oregon. Other scenes include trains, ships, boats, and ports, possibly in Seattle, Washington; unidentified group portraits; residences; and landscapes. Some residences and landscape photographs are taken from a bird's-eye viewpoint.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
J. Enos Wait photographic negatives, Org. Lot 1441, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
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.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Transfer from Adams County Historical Society, April 2017 (Lib. Acc. 29043).
Preservation Note
Researcher access to negatives in the collection is limited for preservation purposes. To inquire about viewing the negatives, contact library staff.
Processing Note
Information received when the negatives were transferred from the Adams County Historical Society in 2017 stated that the negatives were originally housed in three envelopes with annotations identifying the images as "Seattle Navy Yard," "Seattle," and "Portland." The source of the information is unknown and locations have not been verified by Oregon Historical Society Research Library staff. During processing in 2024, negatives were grouped based on image content, rehoused into archival sleeves, and numbered 1-34.
