Collection is open for research.
Gift of Thelma Hawley, January 1962 (Lib. Acc. 9689).
Thelma Hawley photographic collection, Org. Lot 1116, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Collection includes material that was previously part of Photo Files #495-B, 775-C, 775-B, 561-A, 737, and 991-A at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Collection of 82 black-and-white photographs, circa 1916-1947, particularly landscapes, many of unidentified places and scenes. Identified subjects include skiers in Sun Valley, Idaho; buildings and street scenes in Baker City, Oregon; the Snake River, the Willamette River, and Mount Hood; a group identified in the image as the League of Western Writers and the Carrie Noble Hill Billy Band at Laurelhurst Park in Portland, Oregon, in August 1949; and Jackson Sundown, also named Waaya-Tonah-Toesits-Kahn, a Nimiipuu (Nez Perce) horseman and rodeo rider. Unidentified scenes include images of hills, mountains, rock formations, lakes, and rivers; ocean views and coastlines, probably on the Oregon Coast; unidentified buildings; and high-angle views of an unidentified town or towns.
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