Gifford photographs collection

Gifford photographs collection, circa 1890-1947

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Gifford, Benjamin A.
Title: Gifford photographs collection
Dates: circa 1890-1947 (inclusive)
18901947
Quantity: 12.1 cubic feet, (3,757 photographs, 6 postcards, and 23 volumes of photogravures in 32 document boxes, 2 oversize boxes, and 1 folder in oversize flat files))
Collection Number: Org. Lot 982
Summary: This collection primarily contains photographs taken by Benjamin A. Gifford, who worked both in Portland and The Dalles, Or. from 1890-1920, both as a solo photographer and in partnerships with Herbert Hale as Gifford & Hale and with Arthur M. Prentiss as Gifford & Prentiss. The collection also contains photographs taken by Benjamin's son, Ralph I. Gifford, who began work in his father's studio and later was a photographer for the Oregon State Highway Commission until his death in 1947.
Repository: 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: The collection is open to the public, except for negatives, which are stored offsite and are not available for research use.
Languages: English.
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Funding for printing from the original negatives was provided by the Meyer Memorial Trust, 1999.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Benjamin A. Gifford (1859-1936) was born in Danville, Ill.. He attended Kansas Normal College and apprenticed in photography studios for two years in Fort Scott, Ks. Afterwards, he operated his own studios there and elsewhere in Kansas. In 1884, he married Myrtle Peck, and the couple moved to Portland, Or. circa 1890. Their only child, Ralph, was born in 1894.

Gifford operated a studio at Sixth and Morrison streets in Portland until the Panic of 1893 forced him to operate from his home on Corbett Street. Here he improved his techniques, becoming the first photographer to make enlargements using an electric bulb as a light source. In 1894, Gifford partnered with Herbert Hale in the Gifford & Hale Studio on SW Third between SW Alder and Morrison Streets. Hale's strong background in landscape photography and Gifford's enlargement set-up and printing mastery gave them a near monopoly for a brief period on locally-produced large-format prints and murals.

In partnership with Hale, Gifford turned to landscape work and within three years had transformed himself into one of Oregon's most respected landscape photographers. The partnership dissolved circa 1897, when Gifford moved to The Dalles, Or. He equipped himself with the best cameras and lenses available for landscape photography at the time and pursued many commercial possibilities for his art, including photogravure reproductions, sold as sets of loose prints and in books. He also sold a great deal of his work to various railroads, becoming a primary supplier of photomurals for train stations. Gifford outfitted a traveling wagon and tent studio and traveled around Oregon and Washington, offering his photography services to farmers and ranchers, as well as to many small communities. Gifford also became a favorite photographer for railroads, magazines, real estate developers, and communities who advertised the region's possibilities to the outside world. He began producing hand-colored murals, lithographed postcards, and photo-postcards. His work was also published as high-quality photogravures in large-format books, including one on Neahkahnie, Or., with support from developer Simeon G. Read, a second titled Art Work of the State of Oregon (1900), with text by William Reid, and a third entitled, Art Work of Portland , Mt. Hood and the Columbia River (1912), with text by Eva Emery Dye, as well as a view book entitled, Snap Shots of the Columbia (1902).

In 1910, Gifford sold his studio in The Dalles to Charles Lamb and moved back to Portland. He continued to manage a commercial studio and produced a series of photographs of the construction of the Columbia River Highway, which were exhibited at the 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Benjamin took on another partner, Arthur M. Prentiss, circa 1916. The Gifford & Prentiss Studio was located on SW Washington between Twelfth and Thirteenth in downtown Portland and lasted until Gifford retired in 1920.

Benjamin Gifford's wife, Myrtle Peck Gifford, died in 1919, after nearly two decades as an invalid. Gifford then married Rachel Morgan, a former schoolteacher from The Dalles who had worked for him as a colorist, in October of that year. They made their home, called "Wa-ne-Ka," on Salmon Creek north of Vancouver, Wash.. Benjamin A. Gifford died on 1936 March 5.

Ralph I. Gifford (1894-1947), son of Benjamin A. Gifford, learned photography by working in his father's studio. After Benjamin's retirement in 1920, Ralph took over Gifford Studio Inc. at 444 Washington St. in Portland, Or., retaining control of most of his father's original negatives, which he often reprinted, sometimes under his own imprint. He operated his own studio at 515 Commonwealth Building from 1921-1922 and from his home at 1289 Fremont St. from 1923-1926. After selling his business in 1928, Ralph joined the still and motion picture photographers Heaton & Emery of Portland, Or. in 1930 and became partner of Heaton & Gifford the following year. In 1935, Ralph left Heaton & Gifford to operate his own studio out of his home at 4537 NE Fremont Street in Portland, a business he closed in 1936 when he became the first photographer for the Travel and Information Division in the Oregon State Highway Commission. Ralph Gifford married Wanda Muir Theobald, also a photographer, in 1918.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists primarily of copy and original photographs taken by Benjamin A. Gifford from 1890-1920, including those taken during his partnerships with Gifford & Hale and Gifford & Prentiss. There are also a number of photographs taken by Benjamin's son and successor, Ralph I. Gifford, circa 1921-1947.

The bulk of the collection consists of 29 boxes of copy prints made from original negatives taken from 1894-1931 by Benjamin A. Gifford, Gifford & Hale, and Gifford & Prentiss. These possibly also include some early photographs taken by Ralph I. Gifford. The copy prints mainly depict various locations in Oregon, including Portland, as well as in other Western states, and views of the Columbia River, Columbia River Gorge, and Columbia River Highway. Other subjects include various industries in Oregon, including agriculture, fishing and fisheries, lumber, transportation (including automobiles, railroads, and steamships); recreational activities in the state; advertising photographs taken by the Giffords for various Oregon businesses; photographs of Native Americans and Native American culture; studio portraiture; nature photography; and photographs of military activities in Oregon during World War I. There are also some photographs by Gifford of work by other photographers. The copy prints in this collection are arranged by subject, not by photographer, as many of the negatives do not have identifying imprints.

The remainder of the collection consists of original photographic prints taken by Benjamin A. Gifford, Gifford & Hale, Gifford & Prentiss, and Ralph I. Gifford. These original prints, which are arranged by photographer name and dates of operation, depict many of the same subjects as the copy prints. A large number of the original photographs that depict views of Oregon and transportation were taken on commission for the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway/The North Bank Road. These photographs also include work that Ralph I. Gifford did for the Oregon State Highway Commission after 1936.

The collection also includes some photomechanical prints of work done by Benjamin A. Gifford and his partners. These include color postcards, twelve volumes of photogravures in Art Work of The State of Oregon (1900), nine volumes of photogravures in Art Work of Portland, Mt. Hood and the Columbia River (1912), and two copies of Benjamin A. Gifford's view book, Snap Shots on the Columbia (1902).

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library prior to any use of reproductions. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use of reproductions may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright holders.

Preferred Citation

Gifford photographs collection, Org. Lot 982, Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series and subseries:

Series A: Copy prints made from Gifford negatives, 1894-1931
- Subseries 1: Oregon (except Portland), 1897-1931
- Subseries 2: Columbia River, Gorge, and Highway, 1898-circa 1920
- Subseries 3: Portland, Or., 1894-1924
- Subseries 4: Locations outside of Oregon, 1901-1926
- Subseries 5: Unidentified locations,1905-1928
- Subseries 6: Agriculture, 1899-1902
- Subseries 7: Activities and advertising, circa 1900-1921
- Subseries 8: Native Americans, circa 1898-1901
- Subseries 9: Portraits, 1920, undated
- Subseries 10: Industry, 1923, undated
- Subseries 11: Fishing and fisheries, 1899-circa 1915
- Subseries 12: Lumber industry, circa 1905-1918
- Subseries 13: Military, circa 1918
- Subseries 14: Transportation, 1899-1927
- Subseries 15: Nature, undated
- Subseries 16: Copy photographs of work by other photographers, undated
Series B: Original Benjamin A. Gifford photographs, circa 1890-1923
- Subseries 1: Oregon (export Portland), 1892-1923
- Subseries 2: Columbia River, Gorge, and Highway, 1898-circa 1920
- Subseries 3: Portland, Or., circa 1890-1923
- Subseries 4: Locations outside of Oregon, circa 1901-1916
- Subseries 5: Portraits, circa 1892-1913
- Subseries 6: Transportation, 1898-circa 1919
- Subseries 7: Other subjects, circa 1898-1918
Series C: Original Gifford & Hale photographs, circa 1894-1897
Series D: Original Gifford & Prentiss photographs, circa 1916-1919
- Subseries 1: Oregon (except Portland) locations, circa 1916-1919
- Subseries 2: Columbia River and Highway, circa 1916-1919
- Subseries 3: Portland, Or. locations, circa 1916-1919
- Subseries 4: Agriculture, circa 1916-1919
- Subseries 5: Other subjects, circa 1916-1919
Series E: Original Ralph I. Gifford photographs, circa 1921-1947
- Subseries 1: Oregon (except Portland) locations, circa 1923-1947
- Subseries 2: Columbia River, Gorge, and Highway, circa 1922-1940
- Subseries 3: Portland, Or. locations, circa 1923-1926
- Subseries 4: Other subjects, circa 1921-1935

Custodial History

Ralph I. Gifford took over his father's negative collection after Benjamin Gifford retired in 1920 and offered prints and postcards for sale through his own studio on Mt. Hood Loop Highway at White River, Or. Arthur M. Prentiss may also have retained some negatives from his partnership with Benjamin. Eventually, Ralph Gifford sold most of his father's stock photography library and original negatives to Sawyer's Scenic Photo in Portland, Or., which specialized in producing and marketing postcards. Many of the negatives came to the Oregon Historical Society circa 1950. The Gifford family did retain a number of negatives and prints, which were donated to the Hoerner Museum in 1986. That collection was transferred to the Oregon State University Archives in 1996, when the museum closed.

Acquisition Information

The bulk of the collection was acquired by the Oregon Historical Society, circa 1950.

Other accessions that were added to this collection include Library accession nos. 7338, 7699, 8297, 9658, 9686, 9689, 9716, 10172, 10337, and 11587, as well as Photo accession nos. 977D057, 980D005, 985D069, 986D082, 988D030, 988D049, 994D014, and 994D015 (Library accession no. 22025).

Processing Note

Many of the original photographs in this collection were removed from the Self-Indexing Photo Files in the Oregon Historical Society Research Library and integrated during the course of processing, 2002-2003.

Separated Materials

Approximately 3,300 glass and nitrate negatives from this collection have been removed and are stored offsite.

Related Materials

The Oregon State University Libraries, University Archives in Corvallis, Or. holds the Gifford Photographic Collection (P 218), which mostly contains photographs taken by Ralph I. Gifford, his wife Wanda, and their son Ben L. Gifford, as well as some photographs taken by Benjamin A. Gifford. A guide to the collection is available on the Oregon State University Libraries, University Archives website.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Series A: Copy prints made from Gifford negatives, circa 1895-1931Return to Top

This series is arranged into the following sixteen subseries: Subseries 1: Oregon (except Portland) locations; Subseries 2: Columbia River, Gorge, and Highway; Subseries 3: Portland, Or.; Subseries 4: Locations outside of Oregon; Subseries 5: Unidentified locations; Subseries 6: Agriculture; Subseries 7: Activities and advertising; Subseries 8: Native Americans; Subseries 9: Portraits; Subseries 10: Industry; Subseries 11: Fishing and fisheries; Subseries 12: Lumber industry; Subseries 13: Military; Subseries 14: Transportation; Subseries 15: Nature; and Subseries 16: Copy photographs of work by other photographers.

This series contains copy prints made from original negatives at the Oregon Historical Society, taken by Benjamin A. Gifford, both as a solo photographer and possibly in his partnerships with Gifford & Hale and Gifford & Prentiss. There may also be some prints of negatives taken by Ralph I. Gifford during his early career. Some of the negatives are marked with the photographer's imprints.

See Series B, C, and D for original photographs taken by these photographers.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	Subseries 1: Oregon (except Portland) 453 items Arranged alphabetically into 9 subjects (Cities and towns; Caves; Lakes; Mountains; Oregon coast; Rivers and streams; Roads; Valleys; and Waterfalls) and alphabetically by place name within those subjects. This subseries consists primarily of copy prints of original Gifford negatives of various cities and towns, caves, lakes, mountains, coastal scenes, rivers and streams, roads, valleys, and waterfalls in Oregon. Photographs dated after 1920 may have been taken by Ralph I. Gifford. The series also includes some copy prints made from a loaned album (Box 29).	1897-1931
	Cities and Towns
Box/Folder
1/1	Albany--Albany State Bank	1910 May
1/2	Astoria Includes photographs of Astoria High School; Hammond Lumber Mill; Henry Weinhard delivery truck; shipyard and lumber mill; and city and waterfront views.	circa 1910-1920
1/3	Ashwood and vicinity	circa 1907
1/4	Bay Ocean	circa 1910
1/5	Bend Includes photographs of Bend Flour Mill; Bond Street; the Drake family residence; Pilot Butter Inn; and a horse race.	circa 1905-1917
1/6	Bend vicinity--Lava Butte	circa 1906-1910
1/7	Bridal Veil--Bridal Veil Lumber Co	1920 May 28
1/8	Brownsville and vicinity Includes photographs of Brownsville Canning and Preserving Co. and Brownsville School.	circa 1907
1/9	Cannon Beach--Businesses--Cannon Beach Hotel	1917
1/10	Cannon Beach--Hug Point	undated
1/11	Cannon Beach--Rock formations Includes photographs of Haystack Rock and the Needles.	undated
1/12	Cannon Beach--Recreation	undated
1/13	Cape Kiwanda	circa 1910
1/14	Central Oregon, unidentified	circa 1910-1917
1/15	Clatskanie	circa 1910
1/16	Columbia County--Pisgah Home	circa 1910
1/17	Coos Bay Includes photographs of Marshfield, Or. (later incorporated into the town of Coos Bay)	circa 1915
1/18	Coos County--Estates Photographs made for Southern Pacific Railroad, including views of "Shore Acres," estate of Louis J. Simpson, as well as the estate of W. E. Chandler on the South Coos River.	circa 1915
1/19	Corvallis--Oregon Agricultural College (later Oregon State University)	circa 1910, 1920
1/20	Crawfordsville--John McKercher Flour Mill Built by Richard Finley, 1848.	circa 1908
1/21	Damascus--Riverview Dairy	1920
1/22	Dufur Includes photograph of J.W. Dickens Harness shop.	circa 1909
1/23	Eastern Oregon--Umatilla/Echo Highway	circa 1915
1/24	Ecola--Lanphere Company	circa 1920
1/25	Eugene	circa 1910, circa 1920
1/26	Fossil	circa 1905
1/27	Gearhart--Golf course	circa 1917
1/28	Government Camp	1929
1/29	Grants Pass--High School	circa 1910
1/30	Grants Pass--Paving streets	circa 1910
1/31	Gresham--Mt. Hood view	circa 1915
1/32	Hillsboro--Hillsboro Transfer Co.	1921
1/33	Hood River--Businesses--Antler Auto Park	1929
1/34	Hood River--Businesses--Hood River Storage Co.	1917
1/35	Hood River--Businesses--Apple Growers Association	1917
1/36	Hood River--Businesses--Apple Vinegar Co.	1917
1/37	Hood River--Businesses--Columbia Gorge Hotel	1917
1/38	Hood River--Businesses--Hotel Oregon	circa 1909
1/39	Hood River--Views	circa 1910, circa 1915
1/40	Hood River Valley Includes views of apple orchard and orchard workers; Hood River; Mt. Adams; Mt. Hood; and south from Van Horn Butte.	circa 1902-1910
1/41	John Day	circa 1907-1910
1/42	Lake Oswego--Robinwood Development	circa 1928
1/43	Lake Oswego--Oswego Bridge on the Willamette River Captioned: "Revelers at the riverside."	1917
1/44	Lakeside (Coos County) Photographed for Southern Pacific Railroad.	circa 1915
1/45	Linnton Includes photographs of U.S. Sanitary Meat Market; Cozy Corner Confectionery; Gesmer Store; and Linnton Transit Co.	1921
1/46	McMinnville--Auto parade	circa 1909
1/47	Medford--City Park	circa 1910
1/48	Milwaukie--Residences Includes photographs of the Howard family residence in Waverly Heights and other unidentified homes.	1920
1/49	Mission Captioned: "Between the walls of 100,000 stacks of wheat at Mission."	1917
1/50	Neahkahnie--Views Includes photographs of residences, including the Reed family home; Neahkahnie Mountain, and ocean views.	circa 1907-1915
1/51	Neahkahnie--Treasure Rock Includes photographs of residences, including the Reed family home; Neahkahnie Mountain, and ocean views.	circa 1907-1915
1/52	Nehalem Includes photographs of the Nehalem River.	circa 1910
1/53	Oregon City--Views	circa 1910
1/54	Oregon City--Frank Busch Furniture Store	circa 1910
1/55	Oregon City--Hawley Pulp and Paper Co.	circa 1928
1/56	Oregon City--McLoughlin House Home of John McLoughlin.	circa 1910
1/57	Orenco Includes photographs of the Oregon Nursery Co.	circa 1915
2/1	Pendleton--Eastern Oregon State Hospital	circa 1915
2/2	Pendleton--Pendleton Woolen Mills	circa 1915
2/3	Rockaway Includes photographs of Hotel Rockaway and railroad.	circa 1930
2/4	Salem--State Capitol	circa 1910
2/5	Salem--Streetcar	circa 1910
2/6	Seaside	1907-circa 1917
2/7	Silverton	circa 1910
2/8	Springfield	circa 1920
2/9, 29/1	The Dalles--Streets and views Includes photographs of First National Bank, Mt. Adams, Mt. Hood, and residences.	1897-circa 1910
2/10, 29/1	The Dalles--Seufert Brothers Cannery Includes photographs of Fifteen Mile Creek.	1899, circa 1906, 1929
2/11	Tygh Valley	1907
2/12	Willbridge (or Oilton)--Standard Oil Co.	circa 1918
	Caves
Box/Folder
2/13	Oregon Caves	circa 1908-1917
	Lakes
Box/Folder
2/14	Crater Lake--Mack Truck	1921
2/15	Crater Lake--Phantom Ship	circa 1930
2/16	Crater Lake--Pinnacles	1917
2/17	Crater Lake--Views	circa 1920
2/18	Klamath Lake	circa 1910
2/19	Ten Cent Lake Taken near Alderson, Or., Harney County, 85 miles south of Burns, Or. on Juniper Ranch.	circa 1918
2/20	Wallowa Lake	circa 1918
	Mountains
Box/Folder
2/21	Mt. Hood--Cabin	1929
2/22	Mt. Hood--Calverley's Lunch Room	circa 1928-1929
2/23	Mt. Hood--Cloud Cap Inn See also 1/38.	1917
2/24	Mt. Hood--Country Club	1929
2/25	Mt. Hood--Eliot Glacier	circa 1910
2/26	Mt. Hood--Loop Highway--Automobiles	circa 1920, 1929
2/27	Mt. Hood--Loop Highway--Views	circa 1910, circa 1920
2/28	Mt. Hood--Loop Highway--Wildwood Cabin	circa 1910
2/29	Mt. Hood--Newton Clarke Glacier	circa 1910
2/30	Mt. Hood--Skiing--Skiers	1928-1929
2/31	Mt. Hood--Skiing--Cascade Ski Club	1929
2/32	Mt. Hood--Skiing--Girls, some in bathing suits, outing on Mount Hood
29/2	Mt. Hood--View, copyright 1901 Captioned: "The Mountain Realm"
2/33	Mt. Hood--Views	1901-circa 1930
2/36	Mt. Hood--Views from Columbia River Composite of two negatives.	1900
2/37	Mt. Hood--Views from Hood River Valley	1907, circa 1910, 1920
2/36	Mt. Hood--Views from Lost Lake	1899-circa 1929
2/37	Mt. Hood--Views from Sandy River Valley	circa 1912
2/38	Mt. Jefferson Two-plate panorama.	circa 1910
2/39	Mt. McLoughlin	circa 1909
2/40	Three Sisters Peaks	circa 1910
	Oregon coast
Box/Folder
3/1	Haystack Rock	circa 1909
3/2	Near Seaside, Or.	circa 1917
3/3	"Sea and Surf," location unidentified	circa 1909
3/4	Tillamook County Includes photographs of beach scene near Neahkahnie Mountain and Tillamook Head.	circa 1909-1910, circa 1930
3/5	Yaquina Bay Includes photograph of Cape Foulweather Lighthouse.	1917
	Rivers and streams
Box/Folder
3/6	Ashland Creek Canyon	circa 1907
3/7	Bull Run	circa 1910-1912
3/8	Calapooia River	circa 1909
3/9	Clackamas River (at Estacada, Or.)	circa 1909-1910
3/10	Deschutes River--Benham Rapids	circa 1907-1908
3/11	Deschutes River--Bridges Includes photographs of bridges at junction of Warm Springs River and Deschutes River; on the Oregon Trunk Railway in Eastern Oregon; and Sherars Bridge.	circa 1908-1910
3/12	Deschutes River--Cline Falls	undated
3/13	Deschutes River--Lower Deschutes River	undated
3/14	Deschutes River--Upper Deschutes River	undated
3/15	Johnson Creek (Portland, Or. vicinity)	undated
3/16	Malheur River (Harney County, Or.)	undated
3/17	Milk Creek (Mollala, Or.)	undated
3/18	Mill Creek	undated
3/19	Mollala River	undated
3/20	Nestucca River	undated
3/21	Rogue River Includes photograph of the river near Grants Pass, Or.	undated
3/22	Sandy River Includes photographs of the Auto Club Bridge and the Troutdale Railroad Bridge.	circa 1910, undated
3/23	Santiam River	undated
3/24	Silvies River (Harney County, Or.)	undated
3/25	Siuslaw River	undated
3/26	Sutherlin Creek (near Roseburg, Or.)	circa 1905
3/27	Tanner Creek	undated
3/28	Trout Creek (near Ashwood, Or.)	circa 1905
3/29	Tualatin River	undated
3/30	Willamette River Includes photographs taken near Corvallis, Or.	undated
	Roads
Box/Folder
3/31	McClellan Pass Road	undated
3/32	Pacific Highway North	undated
	Valleys
Box/Folder
3/33	Hood River Valley Includes photographs of orchards; Mt. Adams; Mt. Hood; and south from Van Horne Butte.	circa 1908, undated
3/34	Rogue River Valley	undated
3/35	Willamette River Valley Includes photograph of Balancing Rock (or Coalco Pillar) near New Era, Or.	circa 1910, undated
	Waterfalls
Box/Folder
3/36	High Falls (Bull Run River)	undated
3/37	Neahkahnie Falls	undated
3/38	White River Falls	1910
	Subseries 2: Columbia River, Gorge, and Highway 316 items Arranged into three groups (Columbia River; Columbia River Gorge; and Columbia River Highway) and alphabetically by subject or place name within each group. This subseries contains copy photographs of original Gifford negatives of views of the Columbia River, Columbia River Gorge, and Columbia River Highway, 1898-circa 1920. Includes some copy prints made from a loaned album (Box 29).	1898-circa 1920
	Columbia River
Box/Folder
4/1	Bridges--Interstate Bridge Includes photographs of the bridge's dedication on 1917 February 14, near Vancouver, Wash.	1917-1919
4/2	Bridges--Unidentified	circa 1910
4/3	Bridges--Wishram Railroad Bridge	undated
4/4	Cannery--Fishwheels Photographs of construction of fishwheels 11 miles east of The Dalles, Or. on the Washington side near Bradford Island. See also Subseries 11: Fishing and Fisheries.	undated
4/5, 29/3	Cascade Locks Captions: "Inland Flyer at Cascade Locks" and "The Locks Steamer Dalles City."	1898-1902, undated
4/6	Cascades	1898
4/7, 29/4	Celilo Falls Includes photographs of Native Americans fishing and Railroad Bridge. Captions include: "Celilo Falls, Columbia River" and "The Whirlpool Celilo Falls."	1902, undated
Vault Lantern Slides	Celilo Falls--Native Americans fishing Hand colored lantern slide (Neg. 7784)	1902, undated
4/8	Chicken Island (also known as Eighteen Mile Island)	undated
4/9	Docks	undated
4/10, 29/5	Dunes Caption: "A sea of sand among the breakers."	1899
4/11	Eastern and central views	undated
4/12	Ferry	1902
4/13	Flood	undated
4/14	Hood River confluence	undated
4/15	Houseboats	undated
4/16	Ice jam	circa 1908
4/17	Indian canoes (near The Dalles)	undated
Vault Lantern Slides	Indian canoes and lodge, "Halo of sunset" Hand colored lantern slide, also known as "Sunset on the Columbia. See also original in oversize prints.	undated
4/18	Maryhill vicinity	undated
29/6	Memaloose Island	1901
4/19	Slough (near Jantzen Beach, Or.)	1915
4/20	Sunken Forest	undated
4/21	Sunset	undated
4/22	Views	undated
	Columbia River Gorge
Box/Folder
4/23	Business--Latourell Lodge	undated
4/24	Eagle Creek	undated
4/25	Mountains Includes photographs of Hamilton Mountain and Table Mountain.	undated
29/7	Oneonta Gorge	1899
4/26	Railroad tracks	undated
4/27	Residences	undated
4/28, 29/8	Rock formations--Beacon Rock (also known as Castle Rock)	1901
4/29	Rock formations--Bishop's Cap Includes views of the Columbia River Highway.	circa 1915
4/30, 29/9	Rock formations--Cabbage Rock	1899
29/10	Rock formations--Cape Horn	1901
4/31, 29/11	Rock formations--Cigar Rock	1901
4/32	Rock formations--Mushroom Rock Includes view of the Columbia River Highway.	circa 1915
4/33, 29/12	Rock formations--Owl Rock	1901
4/34	Rock formations--Pillars of Hercules	1902
4/35	Rock formations--Pinnacle Rock (near The Dalles, Or.)	undated
4/36	Rock formations--Pulpit Rock (near The Dalles, Or.) Photograph of Rev. Joseph Luxello (or Luxillo) on Pulpit Rock. Caption from original print: "At Was-co-pam, site of the first Mission at The Dalles. 'Was-co-pam' meaning 'place of the spring' was a gathering place for the aborigines. Rev. Joseph Luxello, a native who was converted at the place and came to be an influential Missionary among the Indians of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, is shown on the rock."	circa 1905
4/37	Rock formations--Rooster Rock Includes view of the Dalles City paddle wheel steamboat.	undated
4/38	Rock formations--Saint Peter's Dome	undated
4/39	Rock formations--Shell Rock	1906
4/40	Rock formations-- Sphinx Rock (near The Dalles, Or.)	undated
4/41	Views	circa 1915, undated
4/42	Waterfalls--Coopey Falls	undated
4/43	Waterfalls--Elowah Falls (on McCord Creek)	undated
4/44	Waterfalls--Horsetail Falls	1902
4/45	Waterfalls--Latourell Falls	undated
4/46	Waterfalls--Little Jack Falls	undated
4/47	Waterfalls--Metlako Falls (on Eagle Creek)	undated
4/48, 29/13	Waterfalls--Multnomah Falls	1899-1902, circa 1917, undated
4/49	Waterfalls--Shepperds Dell Falls	undated
4/50	Waterfalls--Unidentified	undated
4/51	Waterfalls--Wahkeena Falls	undated
	Columbia River Highway
Box/Folder
5/1	Bonneville vicinity	undated
5/2	Bridges and viaducts--Bridge of the Gods, construction	1902
29/14	Bridges and viaducts--Bridge of the Gods Caption: "North Abutment to Bridge of the Gods and Cascades of the Columbia."	1902
5/3	Bridges and viaducts--Eagle Creek	circa 1916
5/4	Bridges and viaducts--Latourell Includes a two-part panoramic photograph.	circa 1916
5/5	Bridges and viaducts--McCord Creek Bridge	circa 1916
5/6	Bridges and viaducts--Moffet Creek Bridge	circa 1916
5/7	Bridges and viaducts--Multnomah Falls	circa 1916
5/8	Bridges and viaducts--Shepperds Dell Bridge	circa 1916
5/9	Bridges and viaducts--Unidentified	circa 1916
5/10	Bridges and viaducts--Wauna Mountain Viaduct	circa 1916
5/11	The Castle	undated
5/12	Chanticleer Inn Includes view of Vista House from Chanticleer.	circa 1916-1920
5/13	Crown Point--Views from	circa 1916
5/14	Crown Point--Vista House--Approach	circa 1916-1918
5/15	Crown Point--Vista House--Close-up views Includes photograph of dedication ceremony with Royal Rosarians (Portland, Or.) and dignitaries, including Frank Branch Riley, on 1918 May 5.	1918
5/16	Crown Point--Vista House--Distant views	circa 1916-1918
5/17	Eagles Nest	circa 1916
5/18	Lower Columbia Includes photograph of road from Portland, Or. to Astoria, Or.	circa 1916
5/19	Mitchell Point	circa 1916
5/20	Multnomah Lodge	1917
5/21	Railroad	circa 1916
5/22	Residences--unidentified	circa 1916
5/23	Rowena Loops	circa 1916
5/24	Shell Rock Mountain	circa 1916
5/25	Tooth Rock	circa 1917
5/26	Tunnels--Mitchell Point	circa 1916
5/27	Tunnels--Oneonta	circa 1916
5/28	Tunnels--Twin Tunnels near Mosier	circa 1916
5/29	Viewpoint	circa 1916
5/30	Views	circa 1916
5/31	Views--With automobiles Includes photograph of the dedication of the Columbia River Highway on 1916 June 7.	1916, undated
5/32	Views--With automobiles and rock work	circa 1916
5/33	Views--With rock work	circa 1916
	Subseries 3: Portland, Or. 1,097 items Arranged alphabetically by subject. This subseries contains copy photographs of original Gifford negatives that depict views of Portland, Or., including bridges; buildings; businesses and industries (mostly related to automobiles); cemeteries; clubs; gardens, golf courses; hospitals, asylums and homes; the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition of 1905; maps; missions; monuments and fountains; parades and festivals; parks; streets; and other views.	1894-1924
	Bridges
Box/Folder
6/1	Broadway Bridge	undated
6/2	Burnside Bridge	1924 October 16
6/3	Steel Bridge	undated
	Buildings
Box/Folder
6/4	Apartments--Whelden Annex (SW 10th and Salmon)	undated
6/5	Banks--Hibernia Savings Bank	undated
6/6	Banks--U.S. National Bank	undated
6/7	Brownwell Block Building Includes views of W. Chung Groceries; Church of Jesus Christ; and F. N. Miller Transfer and Storage.	undated
6/8	Chamber of Commerce--Flood	1894
6/9	Churches--Christian Science Locations at NW Everett (now NW Service Center) and 1331 SW Park Avenue.	undated
6/10	Churches--East Side Baptist	1920
6/11	Churches--First Congregational	circa 1915
6/12	Churches--First Presbyterian (SW 12th and Alder)	undated
6/12a	Churches--Methodist Church (SW 3rd and Taylor)	undated
6/13	Churches--Saint Patrick's Catholic (NW Ninth and Savier)	undated
6/14	Civic Auditorium Later remodeled and renamed the Keller Auditorium.	1916, undated
6/15	Clubs--Concordia Club (SW 16th and Morrison)	undated
6/16	Clubs--Laurelhurst Tennis Club	undated
6/17	Clubs--Rose City Park clubhouse	undated
6/18	Dekum Building	undated
6/19	Hotels--Beaver	undated
6/20	Hotels--Congress	circa 1919
6/21	Hotels--Imperial Hotel	undated
6/22	Hotels--Mallory Hotel	circa 1905
6/23	Hotels--Multnomah Hotel	undated
6/24	Jewish buildings--Jewish Rest Home	undated
6/25	Jewish buildings--Jewish Shelter Home	undated
6/26	Jewish buildings--Synagogues--Ahavai Shalom (SW Park and Clay)	undated
6/27	Jewish buildings--Synagogues--Nerh Zedek (SW 6th and Hall)	undated
6/28	Jewish buildings--Synagogues--Shaarei Torah (1926 SW First)	undated
6/29	Jewish buildings--Synagogues--Unidentified	undated
6/30	Liberty Temple (SW 6th between Morrison and Yamhill) Temporary building that served as center for World War I Liberty Bond drive.	circa 1918
6/31	Morgan Building (SW Washington and Broadway)	undated
6/32	Multnomah County Courthouse	1915
6/33	Multnomah Stadium and Athletic Club	circa 1918
6/34	Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co.	1908-1926
6/35	Pioneer Court House	undated
6/36	Portland Public Library--Downtown Branch Later Multnomah County Library.	undated
6/37	Residences--Bell family (290 Vista Ave.)	undated
6/38	Residences--Boschke family (745 E. Thompson)	undated
6/39	Residences--Cobb family (Portland Heights)	undated
6/40	Residences--J. L. Cole family (763 E. 45th Street)	undated
6/41	Residences--Costello family (NE 20th and Tillamook)	undated
6/42	Residences--Corbett family Built by Dundorf F.N. Clark Co.	undated
6/43	Residences--G. H. Davis family	undated
6/44	Residences--Hirsch family (St. Clair Street)	undated
6/45	Residences--Howard family (E. 20th and Multnomah)	undated
6/46	Residences--Hutchings family (723 E. 19th)	undated
6/47	Residences--Benage S. Josselyn family Colonial Revival style house constructed as Massachusetts Building for Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in 1905, then moved to 6650 SE Scott Drive. Burned circa 1938-1939	1910
6/48	Residences--Robert B. Karkeet family	undated
6/49	Residences--Lytle family (NE 22nd and Hancock)	undated
6/49a	Residences--Maegly family (226 SW Kingston Ave.)	circa 1920
6/50	Residences--W. R. Muffley family (605 E. Madison)	undated
6/51	Residences--W. E. Peters family	undated
6/52	Residences--Piggot's Castle (Robinson Hill)	1912
6/53	Residences--Rickert family	undated
6/54	Residences--J. N. Teal family (SW Clay)	undated
6/55	Residences--Unidentified--Rose gardens	undated
7/1	Schools--Adcox Auto School--Classrooms	undated
7/2	Schools--Adcox Auto School--Machinery	undated
7/3	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Automotive shops	circa 1918
7/4	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Band, orchestra	circa 1918
7/5	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Blacksmith shop	circa 1918
7/6	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Cabinet shop	circa 1918
7/7	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Cafeteria	circa 1918
7/8	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Chemistry lab	circa 1918
7/9	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Drafting class	circa 1918
7/10	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Electrical shop	circa 1918
7/11	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Electrical wiring shop	circa 1918
7/12	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Exteriors	circa 1918
7/13	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Exterior--Ford automobile on front steps	circa 1918
7/14	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Generator Room	circa 1918
7/15	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Gymnasium class	circa 1918
7/16	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Lathe shop	circa 1918
7/17	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Lecture room	circa 1918
7/18	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Library	circa 1918
7/19	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Machine shop	circa 1918
7/20	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Metal shop	circa 1918
7/21	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Office	circa 1918
7/22	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Physics lab	circa 1918
7/23	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Plumbing shop	circa 1918
7/24	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Print shop	circa 1918
7/25	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Sheet metal shop	circa 1918
7/26	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Shop locker room	circa 1918
7/27	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Shop supply room	circa 1918
7/28	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Sports--Football	1921
7/29	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Sports--Lettermen and coaches	circa 1920
7/30	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Sports--Track team and coaches,1920
7/31	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Sports--Wrestling team and coach	circa 1920
7/32	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Staff, unidentified	circa 1920
7/33	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Student body	circa 1920
7/34	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Students, classes	circa 1920
7/35	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Tool-making shop	circa 1918
7/36	Schools--Benson Polytechnic--Truck shop	circa 1918
8/1	Schools--Franklin High School (5446 SE Division St.)	circa 1920
8/2	Schools--Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd Ave.)	circa 1915
8/3	Schools--Jefferson High School (5210 N. Kerby Ave.)	circa 1920
8/4	Schools--Lincoln High School (1620 SW Park Ave.) Later part of Portland State University campus.	circa 1915
8/5	Schools--Mills Open Air School (511 SE 60th Ave.)	undated
8/6	Schools--Mt. Tabor School, (2318 E. 60th Ave.)	undated
8/7	Schools--Knights of Columbus--Classrooms	undated
8/8	Schools--Knights of Columbus--Drafting class	undated
8/9	Schools--Knights of Columbus--Exterior	undated
8/10	Schools--Knights of Columbus--Graphic arts class	undated
8/11	Schools--Knights of Columbus--Machine shop class	undated
8/12	Schools--Knights of Columbus--Office	undated
8/13	Schools--Knights of Columbus--Radio class	undated
8/14	Schools--Knights of Columbus--Typing Class Includes photograph of an African-American student.	undated
8/15	Schools--Pacific Chiropractic College--Bath	circa 1915
8/16	Schools--Pacific Chiropractic College--Classrooms	circa 1915
8/17	Schools--Pacific Chiropractic College--Exterior	circa 1915
8/18	Schools--Pacific Chiropractic College--Interior	circa 1915
8/19	Schools--Pacific Chiropractic College--Office and examining rooms	circa 1915
8/20	Schools--Pacific Chiropractic College--Reception room	circa 1915
8/21	Schools--Pacific Chiropractic College--Treatment rooms	circa 1915
8/22	Schools--Reed College	circa 1915
8/23	Schools--Rose City Elementary School (2323 NE 57th Ave.)	circa 1920
8/24	Schools--St. Helen's Hall (1855 SW 13th Ave.)	undated
8/25	Schools--Shattuck School (1914 SW Park Ave.)	undated
8/26	Schools--Washington High School (531 SW 14th Ave.)	undated
8/27	Theaters--Baker Theater Caption: "Photo taken shortly before theater was condemned."	circa 1920
8/28	Theaters--Circle Theater	undated
8/29	Theaters--Columbia Theater (6th and Washington)	1914
8/30	Theaters--Globe Theater (412 1/2 Washington)	1920
8/31	Theaters--Hazelwood Theater	undated
8/32	Theaters--Hippodrome Theater	undated
8/33	Theaters--Hollywood Theater (4122 Sandy Boulevard)	1926
8/34	Theaters--Rivoli (371 Washington)	1926
8/35	Theaters--Worden Block	undated
8/36	YWCA--Building	undated
8/37	YWCA--Dinners, events, programs	undated
8/38	YWCA--Pool	undated
8/39	YWCA--Portraits	undated
8/40	YWCA--Sewing and other classes	undated
	Businesses and industries
Box/Folder
9/1	A-1 Auto Works and Painting Co. (522 Alder)	undated
9/2	A. J. Winters Co.--Auto Parts Distributors (65-67 Sixth St.)	undated
9/3	A. M. Beaver Motor Co.	1920
9/4	Acme Fuel Co. (Holiday and E. 28th)	undated
9/5	Acme Lumber Co. (St. John)	undated
9/6	Alberta Garage (845 Alberta)	1925
9/7	Alberta Transfer (71 1st St.)	undated
9/8	Albina Fuel Co. (E. 33rd and Broadway)	undated
9/9	Alemite Lubricator Co. (397 Oak)	1920
9/10	Allen and Lewis, Preferred Stock Groceries (40-45 Front St.)	1921
9/11	American Laundry	undated
9/12	Arrow Ambulance Co.	undated
9/13	Atlas Transfer and Storage (153 Sixth St.) In former Harper's Brass Works Building.	undated
9/14	Auto Top Co.	undated
9/15	Automatic Cigar Co.	undated
9/16	Automatic Electric Brake Co.	1920
9/17	Babcock and Peets Direct Importers, Handmade Furniture Dealer (421 Alder)	undated
9/18	Baggage Transfer and Van Co. (66 6th St. between Oak and Pine)	1921
9/19	Baker Shoe Co.	undated
9/20	Balfour Guthrie Co. (Oak near Park)	undated
9/21	Blake-McFall Co. (346 E. Burnside)	undated
9/22	Bolton's Service Station (SE corner of N. 10th)	1920
9/23	Broughton Motor Truck Co. (129-133 N. 10th)	undated
9/24	Brown Cigar Co	1921
9/25	Bulgers Comedy Animal Circus	undated
9/26	Burness and Martin, Radiators and Fenders	undated
9/27	Burton and Young (354 1st St.)	undated
9/28	Business district, general views	circa 1915
9/29	C. A. Gore Motors Co. (255 21st St.)	1920
9/30	C. C. Bradley Co. (352 Washington)	undated
9/31	C. L. Boss Automobile Co. (615-617 Washington)	undated
9/32	C.O. Pick Transfer and Storage Co. (2nd and Pine)	1921
9/33	Campbell Fire Apparatus Co. (249 Salmon)	undated
9/34	Carman Manufacturing Co. (1214 Macadam)	undated
9/35	Cartozian Brothers Oriental Rugs	1906
9/36	Chas C. Fagan Co. (Park and W. Burnside)	undated
9/37	Clarke Woodword Drug Co. (Alder near Park)	undated
9/38	Clay S. Morse Drayage and Storage	undated
9/39	Coast Culvert and Flume Co. (Columbia Blvd. and Kerby) Includes photograph of John S. Beall, president.	undated
9/40	Colby Compression Tube Co.	undated
9/41	Columbia Contract Co., Sand and Gravel (E. Water and Salmon)	undated
9/42	Commercial Transfer Co./NW Construction Co. (31-35 225 Ash and 1st)	undated
9/43	Commercial Transfer Co./Pioneer Auto Truck Co. (31-35 1st)	1920
9/44	Conner and Co., Honey and Molasses (841 Macadam)	undated
9/45	Covey Motor Car Co. (SW Washington and 21st)	undated
9/46	Crane Co., 14th and Irving	undated
9/47	Crescent Paper Co. (40-42 Front St.)	circa 1920
9/48	Crown Flour Mills	1921
9/49	Crystal Ice and Storage Co. (432 E. Salmon)	circa 1925
9/50	Cummings-Carson Co., Tires (104 Broadway)	1921
9/51	Curtis Brothers House Movers (361 1/2 E. Morrison)	1921
10/1	D. C. Warren Motor Car Company--Exterior	1920
10/2	D. C. Warren Motor Car Company--Showroom	1920
10/3	D. C. Warren Motor Car Company--Washington Park and other locations	undated
10/4	D. Ryman Transfer Co. (430 Burnside)	undated
10/5	David Hodes Co., Automotive Accessories and Supplies	1920
10/6	Delco, Klaxon, Remy dealer	1920
10/7	Denny Renton Clay and Coal Co. showroom (733 Chamber of Commerce Building)	1920
10/8	Diamond Truck Sales Agency, (89-91 9th Ave.)	undated
10/9	E. C. Selby Dairy Distributor (3635 SE 63rd)	circa 1920
10/10	E. H. Bottemiller Furniture and Hardware Co. (749-751 Thurman)	undated
10/11	Fahey-Brockman Men's Clothing Co. (327 Raleigh Building)	circa 1920
10/12	Fields Motor Car Company--Exterior	1920
10/13	Fields Motor Car Company--Showroom	1920
10/14	Fields Motor Car Company--Offices	circa 1920
10/15	Fields Motor Car Company--Shop	1920
10/16	Fisher Flouring Mill Co.	undated
10/17	Fletcher and James Tires (410 Burnside)	circa 1921
10/18	Fred Dundee Motor Car Repair and Machine Works (Broadway and Flanders)	undated
10/19	Frye and Co., wholesale meats (13th and N. Hoyt)	1920
10/20	G. A. Morrison Lumber Co. (6022 S.E. 72nd)	circa 1920
10/21	G. G. Gerber Auto Repair Company (481 Davis)--Building	circa 1920
10/22	G. G. Gerber Auto Repair Company (481 Davis)--Auto Bus Photographs of advertising sketches.	undated
10/23	G. G. Gerber Auto Repair Company (481 Davis)--Automobile damage--Coupe at Armory	1921
10/24	G. G. Gerber Auto Repair Company (481 Davis)--Automobile damage--Hudson, unidentified location	circa 1920
10/25	The George Lawrence Co., Leather and Findings (80-86 1st St.)	circa 1920
10/26	Gevurtz and Sons Furniture Co./Sample Furniture Co. (173-175 1st)	circa 1910
10/27	Goodyear Tire Dealer	circa 1920
10/28	Hassler Pacific Co. (92 N. Broadway)--Building	1922
10/29	Hassler Pacific Co. (92 N. Broadway)--Ford auto truck	1922
10/30	Holman Fuel Co./Banfield-Veysey Fuel Co. (94 5th St.)	undated
10/31	Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Co. (148-154 N.10th St.)	1920
10/32	Hudson and Gram Wholesale Groceries Co. (315 E Taylor)	1921
10/33	International Motor Truck Co. (10th and Davis)	circa 1920
11/1	J.E. Owens Hauling	1920
11/2	J.W. Rouse (1521 E. Glisan)	1927
11/3	Jantzen Knitting Mills (31 N. 5th)	circa 1920
11/4	Joe Navarra Produce	circa 1920
11/5	Jones Lumber	1920
11/6	Karambelas Brothers, Columbia River Fish Depot (255 Yamhill)	circa 1920
11/7	Kathryn Coffield Shop (374 Morrison)	circa 1920
11/8	Kelly Springfield Tire Dealer	circa 1920
11/9	King Coal Co. (N. 18th and Upshur)	circa 1922
11/10	Laher Auto Spring Co. (34 N. 15th)	circa 1920
11/11	Lilly's Seeds (174 Front St.)	1920
11/12	Lipman Wolfe and Co.	circa 1920
11/13	Log Cabin Baking Co. (265 Ivy)	circa 1920
11/14	Lumber mill--Peninsula Lumber Co. sawmill (Willamette Blvd., foot of McKenna Ave.) See also Series 12: Lumber Industry (24/1-24/21) for other photographs of lumbering in Oregon.	circa 1920
11/15	Lumber mill--Unidentified (near Carey Rd. on Willamette River) Six-panel panoramic photograph (missing third panel). See also Series 12: Lumber Industry (24/1-24/21) for other photographs of lumbering in Oregon.	circa 1915
11/16	M. and H.H. Sichel, Hatters (331 Washington near Broadway)	circa 1920
11/17	Mahon News Agency (45 N. 5th St.)	circa 1920
11/18	Mathis Men's Wear (5th and Morrison)	circa 1920
11/19	McCormick Music Co. (249-231 Washington)	circa 1920
11/20	Meier and Frank (SW 5th and Morrison)	undated
11/21	Metropolitan Store (328 Washington)	circa 1920
11/22	Miers and Bockenfeld Transfer and Moving	circa 1920
11/23	Motor Inn Garage and Transfer (850 E. Burnside at 28th)	circa 1920
11/24	Multnomah Lumber and Box Co. (foot of Bancroft Avenue)	circa 1920
11/25	Multnomah Trunk and Bag Co. (82-86 E. Water St.)	circa 1920
11/26	National Cold Storage and Ice Co. (309 E. Washington)	circa 1920
11/27	Neer and Farr Fuel (305 Water St.)	1921
11/28	Nicolai-Neppach Co., Millwork (227 Davis St.)	circa 1920
11/29	Northwest Bridge and Iron Co. (foot of Sheridan St.)	circa 1920
11/30	Northwest Lumber and Fuel Co. (Halsey and 41st)	undated
11/31	Northwest Oakland Co., automobile dealer	1921
12/1	Olds, Wortman and King Co.	circa 1920
12/2	Oregon Auto Dispatch Drayage and Storage	1921
12/3	Oregon Casket Co.--Buildings and equipment
12/4	Oregon Casket Co.--Fageol truck	1927
12/5	Oregon Chair Co. (11th and Macadam)	circa 1925
12/6	Oregon Transfer Co. (474 Glisan)	1921
12/7	Oregonian (Morning Oregonian)	1921
12/8	Otis Elevator Co. (402 Burnside)	circa 1920
12/9	Otness and Thomas--The Journal Flyer Express, Tillamook to Portland	1920
12/10	P. H. Dunn Motor Co., Inc. (214 E. Broadway)	circa 1925
12/11	P. J. Cronin Co., Auto Access (100 N. 10th)	circa 1920
12/12	Pacific Coast Biscuit Co.	undated
12/13	Pacific Car and Foundry Co.	circa 1920
12/14	Palace Garage Co., Ford dealer (12th and Stark)	1920
12/15	Palace Laundry	circa 1920
12/16	Perry's Music Store	circa 1925
12/17	Phlegley and Cavender Clothing (135 4th St. at Alder)	circa 1920
12/18	Pickwick Stages, Pierce Arrow dealer	1920
12/19	Portland Broom Co. (935-945 Sandy Blvd.)	1920
12/20	Portland Brazing Works	circa 1920
12/21	Portland Gas and Coke Co. Includes photographs of the GASCO Plant on Linnton Road and offices on 5th and Alder.	circa 1916-1920
12/22	The Portland Hotel	1920
12/23	The Portland News	1920
12/24	Portland Motor Co. (Burnside and 10th)	circa 1920
12/25	Portland Union Stock Yards (North Portland)--Buildings and feed lot	circa 1910
12/26	Portland Union Stock Yards (North Portland)--Cattle Sales	circa 1910
12/27	Portland Van and Storage Co. (15th and Kearney)	1921
12/28	Portland Woolen Mills (foot of West Baltimore St., St. Johns) Later Pendleton Woolen Mill.	1921
12/29	Rex Motor Co. (10th and Flanders)	1921
12/30	Rinehart Real Estate	circa 1920
12/31	Riverview Dairy	1921
12/32	Roberts Brothers Dry Goods (3rd and Morrison)	circa 1920
12/33	Rogers Auto Transfer (63 N. 2nd St.)	1920
12/34	Rosenblatts Clothing	circa 1920
12/35	Routledge Seed and Floral (145-147 2nd between Alder and Morrison)	circa 1920
13/1	St. John's Transfer and Storage	1920
13/2	Schlesser Brothers Wholesale Butchers	1920
13/3	Scripps-Booth Auto Co. of California, Portland branch	1920
13/4	Sealy-Dresser Co., Groceries (3rd and Alder)	1925
13/5	Sellwood Drayage and Storage	1920
13/6	Sherman Clay and Co.	1920
13/7	Show window of unidentified business (811 N. Williams Avenue)	1920
13/8	Simmons Beds and Mattresses	1925
13/9	Sinclair Provision Co. (475 Everett St.)	circa 1910
13/10	Smith and Co. Grocers (524 NE 15th Avenue)	1920
13/11	Smith's Flower Shop (141 Sixth St.)	1920
13/12	Standard Lumber Co.	1920
13/13	Standard Oil Co.	1920
13/14	Star Sand Co.	1921
13/15	Steinbach Co. (721 Main)	1920
13/16	Swift and Co. (366 2nd, North Portland)--Buildings	1920
13/17	Swift and Co. (366 2nd, North Portland)--International truck	1920
13/18	Swiss Floral Co. (412 E. 7th)--Show room	1915
13/19	Swiss Floral Co. (412 E. 7th)--Residential landscaping	1920
13/20	Twentieth Century Grocery (35 E. 3rd)	1925
13/21	Tri-Bin, Oil Chemical Co.	1920
13/22	Troy Laundry	1920
13/23	Tucker's All States Auto Camp and Matt's No. 2 Real Pitt Barbecue	undated
13/24	Union Avenue Auto Service (493 Union Ave.)	1920
13/25	Union Laundry	circa 1920
13/26	Union Oil Co., Oilton Station	1920
13/27	Union Pacific Railroad--Safety Award Gathering	1922
13/28	United Motors Service Co.	circa 1920
13/29	Universal Car Exchange Co., Ford dealer	circa 1920
13/30	Universal Transmission	circa 1920
13/31	Vegan Candy Co. (E. 11th and Flanders)	1920
13/32	W.H. Wallingford Co. (Burnside and 15th)	1919-1920
13/32	Warehouse complex (Eastside, Willamette River)	circa 1920
13/34	Warren Construction	circa 1920
13/35	Waterhouse and Lester Co.	circa 1920
13/36	West Coast Engraving Co. (509 Commonwealth)	circa 1925
13/37	West Oregon Lumber	circa 1920
13/38	Willamette Iron and Steel	1920
13/39	Willamette Oakland Co. (Broadway and Flanders)	1920
13/40	Willard Storage Battery Company--Buildings	1920
13/41	Willard Storage Battery Company--Dealer convention. Includes photograph of group at Multnomah Falls.	circa 1920
13/42	Williams Brothers Transfer and Storage	circa 1920
13/43	Winther Logging	1920
13/44	Winthrop Hammond Co. (SW Stark)	circa 1925
13/45	Women's clothing shop	circa 1915
13/46	Zan Brothers Brooms (50-54 Front St.)	undated
13/47	Zellerback Paper Co.	circa 1920
	Cemeteries
Box/Folder
14/1	Mt. Scott Includes photograph of Mt. Scott Cemetery Depot.	undated
14/2	St. Mary's Photograph of graves of the John Madigan family.	circa 1915
14/3	Unidentified cemeteries	undated
	Clubs See also 6/15-6/17.
Box/Folder
14/4	Old Men's Hebrew Fraternity Association	undated
14/5	Portland Auto Club	1912
14/6	Rotary Club	1916
	Gardens
Box/Folder
14/7	"Mrs. Fuller's Garden"	undated
14/8	"Mrs. Montague's Garden"	undated
	Golf courses
Box/Folder
14/9	Waverly Country Club	undated
	Hospitals, asylums, and homes
Box/Folder
14/10	Boys and Girls Aid Society	1920
14/11	Florence Crittendon Home	undated
14/12	Morningside Hospital--Artist rendering of cottage Taken for the United States Department of the Interior and captioned, "Little Patients from Alaska Morningside Hospital for the Sanitarium Co., Portland, Oregon, Dr. Henry Waldo Coe, Medical Director, Jaccobberger and Smith, Architects, Portland, Oregon, Scott Bone, Governor of Alaska." Signed by F. M. Goodwin of the Department of Interior.	1921 November 1
14/13	Morningside Hospital--Buildings	1921
14/14-16	Morningside Hospital--Farm	1921
14/17	Morningside Hospital--Grounds	1921
14/18	Morningside Hospital--Utility structures	1921
14/19	Morningside Hospital--Patients and attendants outdoors	1921
14/20	Morningside Hospital--Underground crop storage	undated
14/21	Morningside Hospital--Dormitory	undated
14/22	Veteran's Hospital	undated
	Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition
Box/Folder
14/23	View of grounds	1905
14/24	Forestry Building	1905-1910
	Maps
Box/Folder
14/25	Birds-eye view of Portland, Or. Map originally created by Clohessy and Strengeles, Portland, Or., 1890.	undated
	Missions
Box/Folder
14/26	Chinese Christian Mission	1915
	Monuments and Fountains
Box/Folder
14/27	"Coming of the White Man"	1905
14/28	Elk Fountain Presented to the City of Portland by David P. Thompson in 1900.	circa 1905
14/29	George Washington Statue in front of Masonic Lodge Building (NE Sandy Boulevard at Alameda), presented to the City of Portland by Henry Waldo Cole.	1927
14/30	Sacajawea (Washington Park)	undated
	Parades and festivals
Box/Folder
14/31	Fourth of July Taken at Lincoln High School (later Portland State University).	1916
14/32	May Festival at Multnomah Athletic Club stadium	1910
14/33	Rose Festival	1922
	Parks
Box/Folder
14/34	Laurelhurst	undated
14/35	MacLeary Park	undated
14/36	Park Blocks	1910-1920
14/37	Washington Park	undated
	Police
Box/Folder
14/38	Headquarters (SW 3rd and Oak)	1920
	Streets
Box/Folder
14/39	SW Fifth	undated
14/40	SW Sixth Includes views of Jackson Towee, Broadway Dye Works, Pioneer Court House, and Portland Hotel.	undated
14/41	E. Burnside and 28th	undated
14/42	Clackamas and E. 13th Includes photograph of an automobile accident.	1920
14/43	Glisan and 20th Includes photograph of the Couch School.	1920
14/44	SE Francis	undated
14/45	Sherman and 2nd Includes photographs of automobile accidents.	1921
14/46	SW 6th and Washington Includes photographs of Baltimore Lunch, Cozy Dairy Lunch, Diamond Palace Fine Watch and Jewelry Repair, Hotel Rampo, and streetcars.	1912
14/46a	Union Ave.	undated
	Views
Box/Folder
14/47	Downtown Includes views of the Portland Hotel, Pioneer Courthouse, Meier and Frank, Hotel Jackstone, and Jackson Tower.	undated
14/48	Harbor Includes views of ships, docks, Hotel Dayton, M. Barde and Sons Pipe Equipment, Stephenson Co., and Wallace Corcoran Co.	undated
14/49	Mt. Hood Includes copy print by Arthur M. Prentiss.	undated
14/50	Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Hood Panoramic photograph.	1912 February 29
14/51	Mt. Scott	undated
14/52	River--Willamette Marsh Includes photographs of Swan Island and Mocks Bottom.	undated
14/53	Snow scenes--Horse-drawn vehicles	1905
14/54	Snow scenes--NE Sandy Blvd.	1920
14/56	Water reservoirs	1905
	Subseries 4: Locations outside Oregon 46 items Arranged alphabetically by state and then alphabetically by locations within states. This subseries contains copy photographs of original Gifford negatives of various locations in California, Idaho, and Washington.	1901-1926
	California
Box/Folder
15/1	Chico--Hooker Oak Tree, Bidwell estate	1910
15/2	McCloud River	1910
15/3	Sacramento River--Mt. Shasta Retreat	1910
	Idaho
Box/Folder
15/4	Clearwater River, near Lewiston	undated
15/5	St. Joe's River Caption: "Spokane Sunset"	undated
	Washington
Box/Folder
15/6	Camas	1910
15/7	Centralia--Fort Borst Blockhouse	1905
15/8	Freight company	1921
15/9	Kent Two-panel panoramic photograph.	1915
15/10	Klickitat River	1910
15/11	MacCleary Park	undated
15/12	Mt. Adams Includes photograph of Trout Lake.	1901-circa 1905
15/13	Mt. Rainier	undated
15/14	Mt. St. Helens	undated
15/15	Pend Oreille River	undated
15/16	Pullman Includes photograph of Washington State College (later Washington State University).	circa 1905
15/17	Raymond	circa 1905
15/18	Seattle--Buildings Includes photographs of Ballard Building and Rockwood Hotel.	circa 1905
15/19	Seattle--Columbia Park (later Volunteer Park)	undated
15/20	Seattle--Residence--Ethel Cole family	undated
15/21	Seattle--Seward Park--Potrait--Cole family	1926 May 14
15/22	Snoqualmie Falls	undated
15/23	Snoqualmie River	circa 1905
15/24	Tacoma Includes photographs of Hotel Northern and Stadium High School.	circa 1905
15/25	Fort Vancouver	undated
15/26	Vancouver	circa 1905-1920
15/27	Washougal	circa 1920
15/28	Winlock	circa 1905
	Subseries 5: Unidentified locations 225 items Arranged alphabetically by type of landmark or location. This subseries contains copy photographs of original Gifford negatives of unidentified locations.	1905-1928
	Bridges
Box/Folder
16/1	International Construction Co. Bridge	1910
16/2	Various unidentified bridges	1905-1910
16/3	Railroad bridges	undated
	Buildings
Box/Folder
16/4	Forest lookout	undated
16/4a	Hospital--interior	undated
16/5	Public building	1910
16/6	Residences--Beach Houses	undated
16/7	Residences--Cabins and rustic houses	1905-1920
16/8	Residences--Houses--City	1905-1920
16/9	Residences--Houses--Country	1910-1920
16/10	Residences--Interiors	1905-1910
16/11	Residences--Interior, Scotty Williamson home	1928
16/12	Residences--Root cellars	undated
16/13	Schools--Buildings	undated
16/14	Schools--Boys correctional school--Farm	1920
	Businesses
Box/Folder
16/15	Agriculture related--IDAN-HA brand	1915
16/16	Auto parts store--Interior	1920
16/16a	Bissinger & Co.	undated
16/17	Chinese store	1920
16/17a	Dress shop	undated
16/18	Haugh Cigar Store	undated
16/19	Homestead Inn	undated
16/20	Hotel--Exterior	undated
16/21	Hotel--Interior	undated
16/22	Jack and Jill Roadhouse	undated
16/22a	Kitchens	undated
16/23	Machine shop	undated
16/23a	The Nut House--Display window	undated
16/24	Offices	undated
16/25	Oregon State Bank	undated
16/26	Restaurant--Interior	1920
16/27	Scott Moser Phonograph Store	undated
16/28	Stackhouse Piano Co.	undated
16/29	Tourist Garage	undated
	Churches
Box/Folder
16/30	Catholic	undated
	Cities and towns
Box/Folder
16/31	Unidentified locations	undated
16/32	Cooper's Development Includes photograph of a drawing.	undated
	Dams
Box/Folder
16/33	Unidentified locations	undated
	Gardens
Box/Folder
17/1	Unidentified locations	undated
	Industry
Box/Folder
17/2	A. Hoist and Derrick Co.	1920
17/3	Mills	circa 1905
17/4	U.S. Oil and Gas--Drilling	1920
17/5	Warehouses	circa 1920
	Lakes
Box/Folder
17/6	Various lake views	undated
17/7	North Lake	undated
17/8	Unidentified locations	undated
	Rivers and streams
Box/Folder
17/9	Boats	undated
17/10	Cattle	undated
17/11	Fishing	undated
17/12-17/13	Views	undated
Box/Folder
17/14	Roads	undated
17/15	Trails	undated
	Trees and forests
Box/Folder
17/16	Forests	1909, undated
17/17	Ponderosa pines	undated
Box/Folder
17/18	Waterfalls	undated
	Subseries 6: Agriculture 467 items Arranged into the following groups: Beekeeping, Crops, Equipment, Farms, Irrigation, Livestock, and Poultry. This subseries contains copy photographs of original Gifford negatives of activities relating to agriculture in Oregon. Many images in this subseries were produced for railroads and community booster organizations. Benjamin Gifford took the bulk of the images, mostly in Oregon, as well as Washington. Few of the images identify the location where the photograph was taken, and most are undated. The images in this subseries consist primarily of prints made from original negatives but also includes some copy prints made from a loaned album (Box 29).	1899-1902
Box/Folder
18/1	Beekeeping--Beehives	undated
	Crops
Box/Folder
18/2	Alfalfa	undated
18/3	Apples--Blossoms	undated
18/4	Apples--Fruit	undated
18/5	Apples--Harvest Includes photographs of Asian, as well as other, orchard workers.	undated
18/6	Apples--Orchards, mature Includes photograph taken at Dufur, Or.	undated
18/7	Apples--Orchards, young	undated
18/8	Apples--Spraying	undated
18/9	Barley	undated
18/10	Beans	undated
18/11	Berries--Berry fields	undated
18/12	Berries--Blackberries	undated
18/13	Berries--Gooseberries	undated
18/14	Berries--Raspberries	undated
18/15	Berries--Strawberries	undated
18/16	Cabbage field	undated
18/17	Cauliflower	undated
18/18	Cherries	undated
18/19	Clover	undated
18/20	Corn	undated
18/21	Fruit, other--Orchards--Trees Includes photograph taken at The Dalles, Or.	undated
18/22	Fruit, other--Orchards in blossom	undated
18/23	Fruit, other--Orchard views	undated
18/24	Grain	undated
18/25	Grain--Harvesting--Equipment Includes photograph taken in Umatilla County, Or.	undated
18/26, 29/15	Grain--Sacked Includes photograph taken in Heppner, Or. and photograph with caption: "80,000 Sacks of Wheat, Maryhill, Washington, to be shipped to Portland via the U.P."	1899, undated
18/27	Grain--Threshing	undated
18/28	Grapes--Vineyards Includes photographs taken in The Dalles, Or.	undated
19/1	Hay--Baling	undated
19/2	Hay--Fields	undated
19/3	Hay--Mown	undated
19/4	Hay--Stacking	undated
19/5	Hops	undated
19/6	Oats	undated
19/7	Onions	undated
19/8	Peaches	undated
19/9	Pears Includes photograph taken at The Dalles, Or.	undated
19/10	Plum and prunes	undated
19/11	Potatoes	undated
19/12	Pumpkins and squash	undated
19/13	Rhubarb	undated
19/14	Sugar Beets	undated
19/15	Tomatoes	undated
19/16	Vetch	undated
19/17	Watermelon	undated
19/18	Wheat and flour	undated
	Equipment
Box/Folder
19/19	Horse-drawn	undated
19/20	Mule-drawn	undated
19/21	Tractors--Fordson	undated
19/22	Tractors--Fordson with Casey trailer	undated
19/23	Tractors--Plowing and harvesting	undated
19/24	Tractors--Reapers	undated
	Farms
Box/Folder
19/25	Barns and outbuildings	undated
19/26	Fields	undated
19/27	Lithograph of farm scene Copy photograph of lithograph, original artist unknown.	undated
19/28	Orevania Farm	undated
19/29	Views--Panorama	undated
19/30	Views--With pond	undated
19/31	Views--With split rail fences	undated
19/32	Views--With windmill	undated
19/33	Views--With buildings and fields	undated
19/34	Workers	undated
	Irrigation
Box/Folder
19/35	Canals	undated
19/36	Canals--Construction	undated
19/37	Headgate	undated
19/38	Irrigated land	undated
19/39	Malheur Lake Project	undated
19/40	Umatilla Project	undated
19/41	Willamette Valley Irrigated Land Co. land, ditches, and roads, West Stayton, Or.	undated
19/42	Works	undated
	Livestock
Box/Folder
20/1	Cattle--Beef--Corralled	undated
20/2	Cattle--Beef--Range cattle	undated
20/3	Cattle--Calves	undated
20/4	Cattle--Dairy--Cows, general	undated
20/5	Cattle--Dairy--Guernsey cows Include photograph with the caption: "Princess of Meadowbrook (18255)."	undated
20/6	Cattle--Dairy--Posed for show	undated
20/7	Horses and mules	undated
20/8	Horses--Posed for show	undated
20/9	Pigs	undated
20/10	Ranches--Cattle	undated
20/11	Ranches--Cattle--Clufs (?) Ranch Located in the Steens Mountains, 130 miles from Burns, Or.	undated
20/12	Ranches--Sheep--Matlock Ranch Caption: "Team of standard bred mares owned and raised by Matlock near Heppner."	undated
20/13	Ranches--Sheep--Arthur Minor Ranch Located near Heppner, Or.	circa 1900
20/14, 29/16	Ranches--Sheep--Columbia River Ferry (Lyle, Washington) Captions: "At the Ferry [Sheep], Columbia River" and "Herd of Sheep on Bank, Columbia River."	1899
20/15, 29/16	Ranches--Sheep--Drives Flock of sheep moving through stand of trees Flock of sheep, saddled horse, men	circa 1902, undated
20/16, 29/16	Ranches--Sheep--Grazing	undated
20/17	Ranches--Sheep--Herds	undated
20/18	Ranches--Sheep--Posed for show	undated
20/19	Ranches--Sheep--Sheared and branded	undated
20/20	Ranches--Sheep--Shepherds Includes photograph with the caption: "Mat Thornton, dog, a typical sheepherder near Kingsley."	1902
	Poultry
Box/Folder
20/21	Chickens	undated
20/22	Turkeys	undated
	Subseries 7: Activities, advertising, and art 117 items Arranged into the following groups: Activities; Advertising; and Art and music. This subseries contains copy photographs of original Gifford negatives of various activities in Oregon, including flower arranging and recreational activities; advertising for various Oregon businesses; and art and music in Oregon, including images of the Gifford Photography Studio and Gifford's work for the Northern Pacific Railroad.	circa 1900-1921
	Activities
Box/Folder
21/1	Beauty contest	undated
21/2	Christmas celebrations	undated
21/3	Christmas parties Some of these photographs were possibly taken at Morningside Hospital, Portland, Or.	undated
21/4	Circus--Sells-Floto	1921
21/5	Flowers and flower arranging--Azaleas	undated
21/6	Flowers and flower arranging--Floral arrangements Includes photograph taken in The Dalles, Or.	undated
21/7	Flowers and flower arranging--Floral arrangements	undated
21/8	Flowers and flower arranging--Fritilaria pudita	undated
21/9	Flowers and flower arranging--Hydrangeas	undated
21/10	Flowers and flower arranging--Peonies	undated
21/11	Flowers and flower arranging--Rhododendrons	undated
21/12	Flowers and flower arranging--Roses	undated
21/13	Flowers and flower arranging--Rose arrangements	undated
21/14	Flowers and flower arranging--Rose gardens Includes photographs of many unidentified locations, as well as garden of a house at NW 26th and Northrup in Portland, Or.	undated
21/15	Recreational activities--Boating	undated
21/16	Recreational activities--Camping	undated
21/17	Recreational activities--Hiking	undated
21/18	Recreational activities--Hockey--Portland Hockey Team	undated
21/19	Recreational activities--Horse racing--race track	undated
21/20	Recreational activities--Horseback riding	undated
21/21	Recreational activities--Hunting	undated
21/22	Recreational activities--Mountain climbing--Mount Hood	undated
21/23	Recreational activities--Pack trips	undated
21/24	Recreational activities--Picnicking	undated
21/25	Recreational activities--Polo	undated
21/26	Recreational activities--Snowshoeing	undated
21/27	Recreational activities--Swimming Includes photograph taken at Columbia Beach.	undated
	Advertising
Box/Folder
21/28	Automobile parts--Rolls-em-out	undated
21/29	Billboards Includes signs for Kerr's Rolled Oats; M. Sichel Men's Wear (331 Washington); Mack trucks; Riverview Milk; Sealy Mattress; and Willard Storage and Battery.	undated
21/30	Kern skin products	undated
21/31	Letters and documents--Albatross Metal Furniture Photographs of letters, purchase orders and contracts for Albatross Metal Furniture (22nd and Thurman Street, Portland, Or.).	undated
21/32	Letters and documents--Automatic Electric Brake Co. Photographs of letters, purchase orders and contracts.	undated
21/33	Letters and documents--Hudson and Gram Co. Photographs of letters, purchase orders and contracts.	1921
21/34	Letters and documents--The Overhere Digest	1920
21/35	Remington Typewriters	undated
	Art and music
Box/Folder
21/36	Gallery of Oregon paintings	undated
21/37	Gifford Photography Studio--The Dalles, Or.	circa 1900, undated
21/38	Gifford Photography Studio--Mobile studio	circa 1900
21/39	Gifford Photography Studio--Work for Northern Pacific Railroad	circa 1900
21/40	Music--Bands	undated
21/41	Music--Bands--Sailors	undated
	Subseries 8: Native Americans 13 items Arranged alphabetically by subject. This subseries contains copy photographs of original Gifford negatives that document various aspects of Native American life and also includes portraits of Native Americans. Includes some copy prints made from a loaned album (Box 29).	circa 1898-1901
Box/Folder
22/1	Basketry	undated
29/17	Burial grounds--Memaloose Island Caption: "Indian Burying Place, Island" (Columbia River). See also 29/6.	circa 1898
22/2, 29/18	Canoes Includes photographs with the following captions: "Native and Dugout Canoe, Celilo, Columbia River" and "The Home Guard on the Columbia."	undated
29/19	Dancers	1900
22/3, 29/20	Fishing--Salmon Includes photograph that depicts fishing at Celilo Falls and photographs with the following captions: "Natives spearing and netting salmon on the Columbia"; "Natives Spearing Salmon on the Columbia River"; and "Salmon Jumping the Rapids."	1899-1901
29/21-29/22	Portraits 29/21 includes photographs with the following captions: "Two Tiger and Twa-Wei"; "Indian Woman with Baby"; "Two Tiger"; "Chief Hash-Nash-Shut." 29/22 includes photographs with the following captions: "Chief Shen-No-Watch, Wasco Tribe"; "Wasco Squaw and Pack"; and "Wasco Squaw."	1901
22/6	Rock art Includes photograph of petroglyphs, as well as photograph with the caption, "Natives Spearing and Netting Salmon on the Columbia."	undated
29/23	Teepees Includes photograph with the caption, "My Day at Home. Wa-Ku-Kum."	1899
22/6a	Totem poles	undated
29/24	Yakima Includes photograph with the caption, "Pop-Kio-Winah, Yakima."	1899
	Subseries 9: Portraits 60 items Arranged alphabetically by last name or subject into six groups: Children; Funerals; Groups; Men; Weddings; and Women. This subseries contains copy photographs of original Gifford negatives of portraits of both individuals and groups, some identified but most unidentified. The photographs of men include a photograph of Benjamin Gifford on horseback.	undated
Box/Folder
22/7	Children--Church confirmation class	undated
22/8	Children--McCorkle child	undated
22/9	Children--Ralph Monk	undated
22/10	Children--Unidentified children	undated
22/11	Funerals--People in caskets	undated
22/12	Funerals--St. Patrick's Church	undated
22/13	Groups--Businesses--Chef Henry Thiele Thiele and catering staff at Scottish Rite Temple, Portland, Or.	undated
22/14	Groups--Businesses--Unidentified	undated
22/15	Groups--Businesses--United Service Co.	undated
22/16	Groups--Dinner at Multnomah Athletic Club	undated
22/17	Groups--Frank Egan family	undated
22/18	Groups--Mrs. Hines and babies	undated
22/19	Groups--Italian men	undated
22/20	Groups--Mixed groups--Unidentified	undated
22/21	Groups--Morris boy's birthday party	1920
22/22	Groups--School portraits--Troutdale District	undated
22/23	Groups--School portraits--Unidentified	undated
22/24	Groups--Shriners Includes photograph of Masonic Temple.	1920
22/25	Groups--U.S. Veteran's Hospital No. 77	undated
22/26	Groups--Whitfield-Whitcomb dance	undated
22/27	Groups--Women--Unidentified	undated
22/28	Groups--Woodmen of the World and Women's Woodcraft	undated
22/29	Men--William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925)	undated
22/30	Men--Chester Conklin (1888-1971)	undated
22/31	Men--Benjamin A. Gifford (1859-1936) on horseback	undated
22/32	Men--Dr. Ozamala (?)	1920
22/33	Men--Mr. Pies and pet bear	undated
22/34	Men--Unidentified	undated
22/35	Weddings--Unidentified Includes photographs of an Asian couple's wedding.	undated
22/36	Weddings--Williams wedding	undated
22/37	Women--Unidentified	undated
	Subseries 10: Industry 65 items Arranged alphabetically by subject. This subseries contains copy photographs of original Gifford negatives of various industries in Oregon and their products, including canning, construction, machine parts, mining, paper mills, and shipbuilding, among other subjects.	undated
Box/Folder
23/1	Canning--Salmon--Canneries	undated
23/2	Canning--Salmon--Union Fisherman's Cooperative Packing Co. (Astoria, Oregon)	undated
23/3	Canning--Produce--Libby, McNeill and Libby	undated
23/4	Construction--Carpentry	undated
23/5	Construction--Sites	undated
23/6	Dairying--Unidentified locations	undated
23/7	Gravel--Pit	undated
23/8	Heating--Gas Heaters	undated
23/9	Machine Parts--Kolne Furnace Works	1923
23/10	Machine Parts--Various machines and parts Includes photograph with the caption, "Tandem Slitter, arranged for #1 Coffee Plate"	undated
23/11	Machine parts--Anderson Draft Regulator Photographs taken at the following sites: Davidson Baking Co. (Portland, Or.); F.S. Harmon Company's Plant (Tacoma, Wash.); Hansen Bread Co. (Seattle, Wash.); National Baking Co. (Seattle, Wash.); Puyallup and Sumner Fruit Growers Canning Co. (Puyallup, Wash.); Sloan's Bakery (Chicago, Ill.); and Tourney Building (Portland, Or.), among other unidentified places.	undated
23/12	Mining--Operations Includes photographs of gold mining at Table Rock, Or, as well as hydraulic mining.	undated
23/13	Oil--Standard Oil Co.	undated
23/14	Paper mills--Unidentified operation	undated
23/15	Paving--Aggregate	undated
23/16	Shipbuilding--Keel laying	undated
23/17	Wool processing	undated
	Subseries 11: Fishing and fisheries 60 items Arranged alphabetically by type of activity or industry associated with fishing or fisheries. The subseries contains copy photographs made from original Gifford negatives that depict various aspects of fishing and fisheries in Oregon and Washington. Includes some copy prints made from a loaned album (Box 29).	1899-circa 1915
Box/Folder
23/18, 29/25	Fish wheels Includes photographs with the following captions: "Fish Wheel and Scow Wheel at Head of 5 Mile Rapids, Upper Columbia" and "Fish Wheel at Cascade Locks."	1899-1900, undated
23/19	Hatcheries--Fish traps	undated
23/20	Hatcheries--Oregon Central Salmon Hatchery (Bonneville, Or.)--Exteriors	circa 1915
23/21	Hatcheries--Oregon Central Salmon Hatchery (Bonneville, Or.)--Interiors	circa 1915
23/22	Oysters--Shoalwater Bay, Wash.--Harvest	undated
23/23	Oysters--Shoalwater Bay, Wash.--Boat	undated
23/24	Salmon--Catching	undated
23/25	Salmon--In water	undated
23/26-23/27	Seining with horses--Sauvie Island, Or.	undated
23/28	Smelt--Sandy River, Or.	undated
23/29	Sport fishing--Boat fishing	undated
23/30	Sport fishing--Lake Fishing	undated
23/31	Sport fishing--Netting--Benham Falls, Deschutes River, Or.	undated
23/32	Sport fishing--Stream fishing	undated
	Subseries 12: Lumber industry 87 items Arranged alphabetically by subject. This subseries contains copy photographs made from original Gifford negatives that depict various aspects of the lumber industry in Oregon. Subjects include logging operations, sawmills, and standing timber.	circa 1905-1918
Box/Folder
24/1	Logging--Benson Lumber Co.--Rafting	undated
24/2	Logging--Log flumes	undated
24/3	Logging--Log loading	undated
24/4	Logging--Log rafting	undated
24/5	Logging--Logging camps	undated
24/6	Logging--Logging road--Clearing	undated
24/7	Logging--Logging scenes	circa 1918, undated
24/8	Logging--Splash dam	undated
24/9	Sawmills--Large--Interiors	undated
24/10	Sawmills--Large--Exteriors	undated
24/11	Sawmills--Large--Mountain Timber Co.	undated
24/12	Sawmills--Large--Wasco Mill	undated
24/13	Sawmills--Small--Exterior	undated
24/14	Sawmills--Small--Drake's Sawmill (near Bend, Or.)	undated
24/15	Sawmills--Small--Pilot Butte Canal (near Bend, Or.)	undated
24/16	Standing timber--Diamond Fir Co.	undated
24/17	Standing timber--Pine	undated
24/18	Standing timber--Spruce	undated
24/19	Standing timber--With people	undated
24/20	Standing timber--With roads	circa 1905-1915
24/21	Standing timber--Timber felling	undated
	Subseries 13: Military 16 items This subseries contains copy photographs made from original Gifford negatives of military activities in Oregon during World War I, including the Oregon National Guard and Spruce Division of the U.S. Army, which was formed to harvest spruce for airplane construction during World War I.	circa 1918
Box/Folder
24/22	Multnomah Guard--Company F	undated
24/23	Oregon National Guard--Field Training	undated
24/24	Spruce Division--U. S. Army Includes photographs of enlistment record and affidavit of honorable discharge from U. S. Army Spruce Division for Corporal Henry Wick, 1918-1919.	1918-1919
	Subseries 14: Transportation 307 items Arranged alphabetically by subject into the following groups: Automobiles; Boats and ships; Railroads; Tractor; and Trucks. This subseries contains copy photographs made from original Gifford negatives of various modes of transportation and the transportation industry in Oregon. Subjects include various makes and models of automobiles, as well as auto parts and accessories; images of ships and steamboats; railroads, including the Oregon-Washington Railway & Navigation Co.; and various makes and models of tractors and trucks. Includes some copy prints made from a loaned album (Box 29).	1899-1927
	Automobiles
Box/Folder
25/1	Makes--Chalmers Photographs for advertisements.	undated
25/2	Makes--Chandler	1919
25/3	Makes--Chevrolet	undated
25/4	Makes--Columbia Six	undated
25/5	Makes--Ford--Unidentified models	undated
25/6	Makes--Ford--Model T	undated
25/7	Makes--Ford--Other Fords	1919
25/8	Makes--Ford--At Pittock Mansion (Portland, Or.)	1921
25/9	Makes--Ford	1923
25/10	Makes--Jordan Includes photographs taken at the Pittock Mansion, Portland, Or.	1920
25/11	Makes--Maxwell	1919
25/12	Makes--Mitchell	undated
25/13	Makes--Oldsmobile	undated
25/14	Makes--Overland	1920
25/15	Makes--Packard	undated
25/16	Makes--Peerless	undated
25/17	Makes--Scripps Booth	1920
25/18	Makes--Stearns Knight	1920
25/19	Makes--Unidentified--Portland, Or. locations	undated
25/20	Makes--Unidentified--Washington Park, Portland, Or.	undated
25/20a	Makes--Velie	1920
25/21	Mechanics	undated
25/22	Parts and accessories--Automobile beds--Callahan Auto Bed	undated
25/23	Parts and accessories--Automatic Electric Brake Co. (Portland, Oregon)	undated
25/24	Parts and accessories--Bumper--Buick	undated
25/25	Parts and accessories--Lights	1919
25/26	Parts and accessories--Motors	undated
25/27	Parts and accessories--Motors--Trucks	undated
25/28	Parts and accessories--Springs	undated
25/29	Parts and accessories--Transmissions--Universal
25/30	Parts and accessories--Wind deflectors	undated
25/31	Buses	undated
	Boats, ships, and steamboats
Box/Folder
26/1	Boats--Chinook, wreck of, at The Dalles, Or.	undated
26/2	Boats--Dance boat--Swan	undated
26/3	Boats--Ferries	undated
26/6	Boats--Dredges	undated
26/7	Boats--Sailboats	undated
26/8	Ships--Bear (Portland, Or. harbor)	undated
26/9	Ships--Chinook	undated
26/10	Ships--Coaxet (East Portland Harbor) Includes views of Steel Bridge in Portland, Or.	undated
26/11	Ships--Glenroy	undated
26/12	Ships--Great Northern	undated
26/13	Ships--Hanley at Globe Grain and Milling Co.	undated
26/14	Ships--Portland Harbor At the Albers Milling Co., Crown Flour Mill docks.	undated
26/15	Ships--S.S. Northern Pacific	undated
26/16	Ships--Strathspey from Hoquiam at Portland, Or. harbor Includes view of Steel Bridge.	undated
26/17	Ships--Unidentified	undated
26/18	Ships--U.S.S. Milwaukie	undated
26/19	Ships--U.S.S. Oregon	undated
26/20	Ships--U.S.S. South Dakota	undated
26/21	Ships--Torrey at Portland, Or. harbor Photograph depicts the ship tied up at Municipal Terminal No. 47.	undated
26/22	Ships--West Kader	undated
26/23, 29/27	Steamboats--Bailey Gatzert Includes photograph with the caption, "Steamboat Bailey Gatzert Approaching Cascade Locks on Columbia River."	1901, undated
29/28	Steamboats--Dalles City	1899
26/24, 29/29	Steamboats--Regulator Includes photographs with the following captions: "Steamer Regulator near the Palisades" and "Steamer Regulator near Castle Rock."	1902
	Railroads
Box/Folder
26/25	Interurban--Car interior	undated
29/26	Oregon Railway & Navigation Co.--Tunnels After 1910, known as the Oregon-Washington Railway & Navigation Co. (O. W. R. & N.). See 26/26-26/28. Includes photographs with the following captions: "Tunnel on the O.R. & N." and "Chicago--Portland Special [at] Tunnel #2."	1901
26/26	Oregon-Washington Railway & Navigation Co.--Steam trains at Columbia River	undated
26/27	Oregon-Washington Railway & Navigation Co.--Steam trains at Multnomah Falls	undated
26/28	Oregon-Washington Railway & Navigation Co.--Tunnels	undated
26/29	Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway--Loading center	undated
26/30	Union Pacific Railroad--Albina shops (Portland, Or.)	undated
	Tractors
Box/Folder
27/1	Common Sense tractor	undated
27/2	Fordson, with Casey trailer	undated
27/3	Road building equipment--Buffalo Pitts Scarifier	undated
	Trucks
Box/Folder
27/4	General views	undated
27/5	Animal control	undated
27/7	Atterbury fire truck	undated
27/8	"Automatic Woodsaws"--Italian Importing Co. (SE Portland, Or.)	1920
27/9	Bumper--Suspension	undated
27/10	Day Elder dump truck--Halstead and Co.	undated
27/11	Denby dump trucks	undated
27/12	Dump truck	undated
27/13	Fageol--Coca Cola delivery truck	1927
27/14	Fageol--Dump truck	undated
27/15	Farm--"The Sunday Ranch"	undated
27/16	Federal--Dump truck	undated
27/17	Fire truck	undated
27/18	Ford--Model T--Kelly Springfield tires	undated
27/19	Indiana--Kelly Springfield tires	undated
27/20	International	1920
27/21	International and White	undated
27/22	Jumbo	circa 1922.
27/23	Kelley Springfield--Modelingfield--Model Crane Six--Tires	undated
27/24	Kleiber	1920
27/25	Lumber	1923
27/26	Mack--Apple Advertisement	undated
27/27	Mack--Dump trucks	1921
27/28	Mack--Logging	1921-1923
27/29	Mack--Lumber	undated
27/30	Mack--Trucks, general Includes view of Armory building, Portland, Or.	undated
27/31	Mack--Universal Body Corporation (Portland, Or.) Advertising photographs	undated
27/32	Mack--Winch	1923
27/33	Master	1920
27/34	Packard--Dump trucks	1920
27/35	Packard--Truck with flatbed	1923
27/36	Parker Includes view of the Multnomah County Library, Portland, Or.	undated
27/37	Standard--Dump trucks	1920
27/38	U.S. Oregon and California Railroad Classification	circa 1920
27/39	Velie--Dump truck	undated
27/40	Water trucks--Portland, Or.	undated
	Subseries 15: Nature 9 items This subseries contains copy photographs made from original Gifford negatives depicting various nature scenes, including images of deer, birds, and fish, among other subjects.	undated
Box/Folder
28/1	Animals--Deer	undated
28/2	Birds, general	undated
28/3	Birds--Ducks	undated
28/4	Birds--Eagle	undated
28/5	Fish--In stream	undated
28/6	Fish--salmon	undated
28/7	Other	undated
	Subseries 16: Copy photographs of work by other photographers 29 items Arranged alphabetically by photographer name. This subseries contains copy photographs made from original negatives taken by Gifford Photography Studio of the work of other photographers.	undated
Box/Folder
28/7	Allison Includes photographs of tractors.	undated
28/8	Burns (Eau Claire, Wisc.) Includes photographic portraits.	undated
28/9	Asahel Curtis Includes photographs of Mount Rainier and Paradise Inn.	undated
28/10	Curr Includes photographs of Lake Chelan, Wash.	undated
28/11	P. T. Daeney Includes landscape photographs.	undated
28/12	T. Davis Includes photograph of Alaska.	undated
28/13	Fesler Includes photograph of coyote in a trap, Harney County, Or.	undated
28/14	Hildebrand Includes photograph of Guernsey cattle.	undated
28/15	Jacobs Includes photograph of climbing expedition on Mount Rainier at Marmot Point.	undated
28/16	L. D. Lindsley Includes photograph of moonlight on Lake Chelan, Wash.	undated
28/17	Thwaites Includes photographs of Alaska.	undated
28/18	George Weister	undated
28/21	Witzel Includes photograph of the Columbia River Highway and portrait of Sam Gorman.	undated
28/22	Unidentified	undated

Series B: Original Benjamin A. Gifford prints, 1892-1923Return to Top

Arranged into the following subseries: Subseries 1: Oregon (except Portland) locations); Subseries 2: Columbia River, Gorge, and Highway; Subseries 3: Portland, Or. locations; Subseries 4: Locations outside Oregon (including unidentified); Subseries 5: Portraits; Subseries 6: Transportation; and Subseries 7: Other subjects.

This series contains original (not copy) photographs taken while Benjamin A. Gifford worked as a solo photographer under his own imprint in Portland, Or. from 1890-1894 and 1910-circa 1916, as well as in The Dalles, Or. from 1897-1910. All of these photographs are marked with the imprints "Benj. A. Gifford" or "Gifford," though they may include photographs taken during his partnership in Gifford & Prentiss and reprinted by Ralph I. Gifford under Benjamin's own imprint after his retirement in 1919.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	Subseries 1: Oregon (except Portland) locations 60 items Arranged alphabetically by subject. This subseries contains original photographs taken by Benjamin A. Gifford of various locations in Portland, including cities and towns, mountains, coastal scenes, and rivers and streams, from 1892-1923. Photographs that are dated between 1920-1923 were probably originally taken by Benjamin at an earlier date and reprinted by Ralph I. Gifford during that period.	1892-1923
Box/Folder
30/1	Cities and towns--Coos Bay	circa 1910-1916
30/2	Cities and towns--Coos County--Lakeside Hotel	undated
30/3	Cities and towns--Coos County--W.E. Chandler estate on South Coos River	circa 1917
30/4	Cities and towns--Coos County--F. E. Rogers ranch house on South Coos River	1917
30/5	Cities and towns--Coos County--L. J. Simpson estate, "Shore Acres"	circa 1917
30/6	Cities and towns--Fossil	circa 1904-1910
30/7	Cities and towns--Grants Pass	March 1911
30/8	Cities and towns--North Bend--Kruser & Banks shipbuilders	circa 1910-1916
30/9	Cities and towns--Silverton	undated
30/10, 33/1	Cities and towns--The Dalles	circa 1897-1910
30/11	Cities and towns--West Stayton See also 31/23 for photographs of irrigation work in West Stayton by the Willamette Valley Irrigated Land Co.	April 1911
30/12	Mountains--Mt. Adams	1910
30/13	Mountains--Mt. Hood--Views of	1901, 1910
30/14	Mountains--Three Sisters	circa 1910-1916
30/15	Oregon coast--Neahkahnie Beach	1909
30/16	Oregon coast--Neahkahnie Mountain	1909
30/17	Oregon coast--Tillamook Beach	circa 1910-1916
30/18	Oregon coast--Unidentified location	1910
30/19	Rivers and streams--Calapooia River (near Brownsville, Or.)	undated
30/20	Rivers and streams--Clackamas River	undated
30/21	Rivers and streams--Rogue River, bridge over (near Medford, Or.)	1909
30/22	Rivers and streams--Siuslaw River (near Florence, Or.)	circa 1910-1916
30/23	Rivers and streams--Willamette River--Willamette Falls	1892
30/24	Tillamook State Forest	1906
	Subseries 2: Columbia River, Gorge, and Highway 62 items Arranged alphabetically by subject. This subseries contains original photographs taken by Benjamin A. Gifford of views of the Columbia River, the Columbia River Gorge, and the Columbia River Highway from 1898 until around the time of his retirement in 1920. Subjects include Celilo Falls, various rock formations and waterfalls, and views of the highway after it opened to the public in 1916.	1898-circa 1920
Box/Folder
30/25	Columbia River--Bridges--Bridge of the Gods Title of photograph: "North Abutment to Bridge of the Gods and Cascades of the Columbia." See also 30/26.	1902
30/26	Columbia River--Cascades of the Columbia River	1898
30/27	Columbia River--Celilo Falls	1905, 1907, undated
30/28	Columbia River--Daggett's Point	1899
30/29	Columbia River--Fish wheel at Cascade Locks, Or.	1899
30/30	Columbia River--Memaloose Island--Native American burial grounds	circa 1898-1900
30/31	Columbia River--Memaloose Island--View of Victor Trevitt monument	1901
30/32	Columbia River--Middle Cascades	circa 1898-1901
30/32a	Columbia River--Upper Cape Horn	undated
30/32b	Columbia River--View, near The Dalles, Or.	undated
Oversize file 1	Columbia River Gorge--Crown Point Hand-colored photograph.	circa 1890-1989
30/33	Columbia River Gorge--Mitchell Point	1899
30/33a	Columbia River Gorge--Oneonta Gorge	circa 1899-1910
30/34	Columbia River Gorge--Oneonta Gorge	circa 1899-1910
30/35	Columbia River Gorge--Rock formations--Beacon Rock (also known as Castle Rock)	1901
30/36	Columbia River Gorge--Rock formations--Cape Horn	1899, 1901
30/37	Columbia River Gorge--Rock formations--Pillars of Hercules	1908
30/38	Columbia River Gorge--Views Includes damaged photograph of distant view of Crown Point and Vista House.	circa 1910-1916
30/38a	Columbia River Gorge--Waterfalls--Bridal Veil Falls	undated
30/39	Columbia River Gorge--Waterfalls--Horsetail Falls	1902
30/40	Columbia River Gorge--Waterfalls--Latourell Falls	1908
30/41	Columbia River Gorge--Waterfalls--Mist Falls	circa 1910-1916
30/42	Columbia River Gorge--Waterfalls--Multnomah Falls	1902, undated
30/43	Columbia River Gorge--Wind Mountain Taken from the deck of the steamer Bailey Gatzert.	1908
30/44	Columbia River Highway--Bridges--Shepperds Dell Bridge	circa 1916-1920
30/45	Columbia River Highway--Cascade Divide, with view of fish wheel	circa 1916-1920
30/46	Columbia River Highway--Crown Point--Vista House	circa 1916-1920
30/47	Columbia River Highway--Lower, between Portland and Astoria, Or.	undated
30/48	Columbia River Highway--Views	circa 1916-1920
	Subseries 3: Portland, Or. locations 7 items Arranged alphabetically by subject. This subseries contains original photographs taken by Benjamin A. Gifford of various businesse and streets in Portland, dating from circa 1890-1923, as well as views of the Forestry Building, which was initially built for the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in 1905. Photographs that are dated between 1920-1923 were probably originally taken by Benjamin at an earlier date and reprinted by Ralph I. Gifford during that period.	circa 1890-1923
Box/Folder
30/49	Businesses--Fields Chevrolet display room	1923
30/50	Businesses--Portland Motor Co.	1920
30/50a	Businesses--Tucker's All-State Auto Camp (Sandy Blvd. and 115th)	circa 1910-1916
30/51	Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition--Forestry Building	undated
30/52	Streets--SW Alder & 5th Streets	circa 1890-1893
30/53	Streets--Hillside Blvd. (now Leif Erickson Drive in Forest Park)	circa 1910-1916
	Subseries 4: Locations outside Oregon (including unidentfiied) 6 items Arranged alphabetically by subject. This subseries contains original photographs taken by Benjamin A. Gifford of views of Seattle, Wash. and other unidentified locations, some of which may have been taken in Oregon, 1910-circa 1916.	circa 1901-1916
Box/Folder
30/53a	Washington--Mt. Adams	circa 1901
30/54	Washington--Seattle--Ballard Building and Rockwood Hotel	1910
30/55	Unidentified locations--Coast	undated
30/56	Unidentified locations--David L. Fralic Memorial Church	circa 1910-1916
30/57	Unidentified locations--Rivers and streams	undated
	Subseries 5: Portraits 11 items Arranged alphabetically by subject. This subseries contains original portrait photographs taken by Benjamin A. Gifford of children, groups, men, and women, circa 1892-1913.	circa 1892-1913
Box/Folder
31/1	Children--Unidentified	circa 1892-1893
31/2	Groups--Samuel Linus Brooks and Anna Pentland Brooks	1902 October
31/3	Groups--E. P. Roberts family	circa 1900-1910
31/4	Groups--Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railroad employee picnic, Stevenson, Wash.	1913
31/5	Men--Samuel Linus Brooks	circa 1902
31/6	Men--Ezra Meeker	circa 1906
31/7	Men--John Peterson John Peterson was a Columbia River Pilot.	undated
31/8	Women--Anna Pentland Brooks	1901
31/9	Women--Beatrice Helen Lincoln	undated
31/10	Women--Sarah A. Keightly Pope	circa 1892-1893
	Subseries 6: Transportation 12 items Arranged alphabetically by subject. This subseries contains original photographs taken by Benjamin A. Gifford of various modes of transportation, mostly in Oregon. Subjects include automobiles; railroads, including photographs of the Oregon-Washington Railway & Navigation Co. and the Spokane, Portland, & Seattle Railway ticket office; steamboats on the Columbia River; and tractors, all taken 1898-circa 1919.	1898-circa 1919
Box/Folder
31/11	Automobiles--King Roadster	circa 1919
31/12	Railroads--Coos Bay line	circa 1917
31/13	Railroads--Oregon-Washington Railway & Navigation Co.--Columbia River Gorge	undated
31/14	Railroads--Portland, Eugene & Eastern Railway	undated
31/15	Railroads--Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway/The North Bank Road ticket office	1911 November
31/16, 33/1	Steamboats--Bailey Gatzert Includes hand-colored photograph.	1901- circa 1906
31/17	Steamboats--Dalles City	1902, undated
31/17a	Steamboats--Hattie Belle	1899
31/18	Steamboats--Inland Flyer at Cascade Locks, Or.	1898
31/18a	Steamboats--Regulator	circa 1897-1902
31/19	Transportation--Tractors--Common Sense tractor	undated
	Subseries 7: Other subjects 25 items Arranged alphabetically by subject. This subseries contains original photographs taken by Benjamin A. Gifford of various subjects, such as agriculture in Oregon; portraits of Native Americans and Native American basketry work; fishing on the Columbia River; and the Warren Spruce Co.'s lumbering activities during World War I. The photographs were taken circa 1898-1918.	circa 1898-1918
Box/Folder
31/20	Agriculture--Crops--Apples--Ben Davis apples and orchard	circa 1910
31/21	Agriculture--Crops--Grain--Harvesting	circa 1910-1916
31/22	Agriculture--Crops--Unidentified, Washington County	undated
31/23	Agriculture--Irrigation--Willamette Valley Irrigated Land Co. land, ditches, and roads, West Stayton, Or.	April 1911
31/24	Agriculture--Livestock--Horses	undated
31/25	Agriculture--Livestock--Sheep--Herds	undated
31/26	Native Americans--Basketry Damaged mount on photograph.	circa 1898-1909
31/27	Native Americans--Portraits--Woman and girl, unidentified	circa 1910-1916
31/28	Fishing and fisheries--Net fishing on the Columbia River	1906
31/29	Lumber industry--Warren Spruce Co. (World War I division)	circa 1914-1918

Series C: Original Gifford & Hale photographs, circa 1894-1897Return to Top

9 items

Arranged alphabetically by subject.

This series contains original photographs taken by Benjamin A. Gifford and Herbert Hale during their partnership as Gifford & Hale in Portland, Or. circa 1894-1897. Subjects include views of the Columbia River and Columbia River Gorge; various views of the city of Portland, Or.; and one portrait photograph.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
31/30	Columbia River--View	circa 1895-1897
31/31	Columbia River Gorge--Rock formations--Pillars of Hercules	circa 1894-1896
31/32	Columbia River Gorge--Rock formations--Rooster Rock	circa 1894-1896
31/33	Portland, Or.--View of city and Mt. Adams	circa 1895
31/34	Portland, Or.--View of city and Mt. Hood	circa 1894-1896
31/35	Portland, Or.--View of city and Mt. St. Helens	circa 1894-1896
31/36	Portraits--Children--Eva Patterson	circa 1895-1897

Series D: Original Gifford & Prentiss photographs, circa 1916-1919Return to Top

Arranged into the following subseries: Subseries 1: Oregon (except Portland) locations; Columbia River and Highway; Subseries 3: Portland, Or. locations; Subseries 5: Agriculture; and Subseries 6: Other subjects.

This series contains original photographs taken by Benjamin A. Gifford and Arthur M. Prentiss during their partnership in Portland, Or. circa 1916-1919. Subjects include various cities in Oregon, including Portland; views of the Columbia River Gorge and the Columbia River Highway; agriculture, transportation, and the mining industry in Oregon; and portraits of Native Americans.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	Subseries 1: Oregon (except Portland) locations 14 items Arranged alphabetically by city name. This subseries contains original photographs taken by Gifford & Hale of various views of cities in Oregon and includes some photographs of their industries.	circa 1916-1919
Box/Folder
31/37	Astoria	circa 1916-1919
31/38	Bend	circa 1916-1919
31/39	Cannon Beach	circa 1916-1919
31/40	Pendleton--Pendleton Woolen Mills	circa 1916-1919
31/41	Seaside	circa 1916-1917
31/42	Unidentified locations	circa 1916-1919
31/43	Warrenton--Clay plant	circa 1916-1919
	Subseries 2: Columbia River and Highway 18 items Arranged alphabetically by subject. This subseries contains original photographs taken by Gifford & Prentiss of the dedication of the Interstate Bridge over the Columbia River in 1917 and of the Columbia River Highway, after it opened to the public in 1916. There are also views of the the dedication of Vista House on Crown Point in 1918.	circa 1916-1919
Box/Folder
31/44	Columbia River--Bridges--Interstate Bridge, dedication of	1917 February 14
31/45	Columbia River Highway--Crown Point	circa 1916-1919
31/46	Columbia River Highway--Crown Point--Vista House Includes photographs of the dedication of Vista House, 1918 May 5.	circa 1916-1919
31/47	Columbia River Highway--Mitchell Point	circa 1916-1919
31/48	Columbia River Highway--Views	circa 1916-1919
	Subseries 3: Portland, Or. locations 3 items Arranged alphabetically by subject.	circa 1916-1919
Box/Folder
31/49	Buildings--Civic Auditorium (later Keller Auditorium)	circa 1916-1919
31/50	Businesses--Union Meat Co. (with railroad cars)	circa 1916-1919
31/51	Monuments--Sacajawea	circa 1916-1919
	Subseries 4: Agriculture 7 items Arranged alphabetically by subject.	circa 1916-1919
Box/Folder
31/52	Crops--Apples--Harvest	circa 1916-1919
31/53	Crops--Grain--Harvest	circa 1916-1919
31/54	Crops--Grain--Harvest--Equipment--Gas combine, Umatilla County	circa 1916-1919
31/55	Livestock--Cattle	circa 1916-1919
31/56	Livestock--Sheep--Herds	circa 1916-1919
	Subseries 5: Other subjects 7 items Arranged alphabetically by subject.	circa 1916-1919
Box/Folder
31/57	Activities--Recreation--Horseback riding	circa 1916-1919
31/58	Native Americans--Rev. Joseph Luxello at Pulpit Rock, The Dalles, Or.	circa 1916-1919
31/59	Industry--Mining--Dredging on the Powder River near Sumpter, Or.	circa 1916-1919
31/60	Transportation--Railroads--Crossings	circa 1916-1919
31/61	Transportation--Railroads--Oregon Electric sleeping car	circa 1916-1919
31/62	Transportation--Ships--Astoria	circa 1916-1919

Series E: Original Ralph I. Gifford photographs, circa 1920-1947Return to Top

Arranged into the following subseries: Subseries 1: Oregon (except Portland) locations; Subseries 2: Columbia River, Gorge, and Highway; Subseries 3: Portland, Or. locations; and Subseries 4: Other subjects.

This series contains original photographs taken by Benjamin A. Gifford's son, Ralph I. Gifford, after Ralph took over Benjamin's business in 1920 and continuing through his work with the Oregon State Highway Commission until around the time of his death in 1947.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	Subseries 1: Oregon (except Portland) locations 93 items Arranged alphabetically by subject. This subseries contains original photographs taken by Ralph I. Gifford from circa 1923-1947 of various places in Oregon, including state parks, cities and towns, coastal scenes, mountains, rivers and streams, and waterfalls. Some of these photographs were taken for the Oregon State Highway Commission.	circa 1923-1947
Box/Folder
32/1	Alfred E. Loeb State Park	undated
32/1a	Cities and towns--Government Camp Includes photo-postcards.	circa 1923-1926
32/2	Cities and towns--Seufert Brothers Cannery	undated
32/3	Coast--Curry County--Harris Beach State Park	1943
32/4	Coast--Lane County--Neptune State Park	1943
32/5	Coast--Lincoln County--Whales Cove State Park	1943
32/5a	Lakes--Unidentified locations	undated
32/6	Mountains--Mt. Hood--Climbing expeditions	undated
32/7	Mountains--Mt. Hood--Crevasses	undated
32/8	Mountains--Mt. Hood--Flora	undated
32/9-32/13	Mountains--Mt. Hood--Views of Includes one hand-colored photograph.	circa 1923-1926, undated
32/14	Mountains--Mt. Hood--Views from Mt. Hood Loop Highway	circa 1923-1926
32/15	Mountains--Mt. St. Helens	circa 1923-1926
32/16	Mountains--Unidentified views	circa 1923-1926
32/17	Rivers and streams--Eagle Creek near Bonneville, Or. Taken for the Oregon State Highway Commission.	circa 1936-1947
32/18	Waterfalls--Sahale Falls	circa 1923-1926
32/19	Waterfalls--Yocum Falls	circa 1923-1926
32/20	Waterfalls--Unidentified	undated
	Subseries 2: Columbia River, Gorge, and Highway 52 items Arranged alphabetically by subject. This subseries contains original photographs taken by Ralph I. Gifford circa 1922-1940 of views of the Columbia River, the Columbia River Gorge, and the Columbia River Highway. Some of these photographs may have been taken for the Oregon State Highway Commission.	circa 1922-1940
Box/Folder
32/22	Columbia River--Celilo Falls	circa 1923-1940
32/23	Columbia River--Fish wheels	circa 1922
32/24	Columbia River--Views of	circa 1922-1926
32/25	Columbia River Gorge--Eagle Creek picnic grounds	undated
32/26	Columbia River Gorge--Oneonta Gorge	circa 1922-1926
32/27	Columbia River Gorge--Views of	circa 1922-1926
32/28	Columbia River Gorge--Waterfalls--Horsetail falls	circa 1923-1926
32/29	Columbia River Gorge--Waterfalls--Latourell Falls	circa 1923-1926
32/30	Columbia River Gorge--Waterfalls--Multnomah Creek falls	undated
32/31	Columbia River Gorge--Waterfalls--Multnomah Falls	circa 1922-1926
32/32	Columbia River Gorge--Waterfalls--Punch Bowl Falls	undated
32/33	Columbia River Gorge--Waterfalls--Shepperds Dell Falls	circa 1923-1926
32/34	Columbia River Gorge--Waterfalls--Wahkeena Falls	circa 1923-1926
32/35	Columbia River Gorge--Wind Mountain	undated
32/36	Columbia River Highway--Bridges--Shepperds Dell	circa 1923-1926
32/37	Columbia River Highway--Crown Point--Vista House	circa 1923-1926
32/38	Columbia River Highway--Inspiration Point	circa 1923-1926
32/39	Columbia River Highway--Mitchell Point	circa 1923-1926
32/40	Columbia River Highway--Tunnels--Mitchell Point	circa 1922, undated
32/41	Columbia River Highway--Tunnels--Oneonta Bluff	undated
32/42	Columbia River Highway--Views	circa 1922-1926
	Subseries 3: Portland, Or. locations 3 items Arranged alphabetically by subject.	circa 1923-1926, undated
Box/Folder
32/43	Portland Harbor	undated
32/44	Rose Gardens	circa 1923-1926
32/45	View of city and Mt. Hood	undated
	Subseries 4: Other subjects 5 items Arranged alphabetically by subject.	circa 1921-1935
Box/Folder
32/46	Agriculture--Crops--Grapes, near Grants Pass, or.	circa 1921-1922
32/46a	Native Americans--"Heinlein, gov't. agent, issuing blankets and tents to Paiute Indians" Possibly originally taken by Benjamin A. Gifford and reprinted by Ralph I. Gifford.	undated
32/47	Native Americans--Portraits--Men in native dress	undated
32/48	Transportation--Steamboats--Wrecks of the Telegraph, Myrtle, and Dora on the Coquille River	circa 1933-1935

Series F: Photomechanical reproductions, 1900-1912Return to Top

This series contains postcards and other photomechanical prints of photographs taken by Benjamin A. Gifford from 1900-1912. Includes two published works and one "view book" of photogravures of Gifford's work.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
32/49	Postcards 6 items.	1908, undated
Box
Box 33	Art Work of The State of Oregon, photographed by Benjamin A. Gifford with text by William Reid 12 volumes	1900
Box/Folder
32/50	Snap Shots on the Columbia, photographed and published by Benjamin A. Gifford 2 copies	1902
Box
Box 34	Art Work of Portland, Mt. Hood and the Columbia River, photographed by Benjamin A. Gifford with text by Eva Emery Dye 9 volumes	1912

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Geographical Names

Form or Genre Terms

Other Creators

Personal Names
- Gifford, Ralph I., 1894-1947 (photographer)
Corporate Names
- Gifford & Hale (Portland, Or.) (photographers)
- Gifford & Prentiss (Portland, Or.) (photographers)

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