Edward L. Zimmer photographs of the Pendleton Round-Up, 1928
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Photographer
- Zimmer, Edward Louis, 1893-1980
- Title
- Edward L. Zimmer photographs of the Pendleton Round-Up
- Dates
- 192819281928
- Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet, (64 photographs in 1 folder in shared box)
- Collection Number
- Org. Lot 1471
- Summary
- Sixty-four black-and-white photographs of the 1928 Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon, taken by amateur photographer Edward L. Zimmer of Portland, Oregon.
- 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
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Edward Louis Zimmer (1893-1980) was an amateur photographer who regularly attended the Pendleton Round-Up. He worked as a special agent for the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway and lived in Portland, Oregon, from 1911 until his death in 1980.
Source: Obituary for Edward Zimmer, Oregonian, March 7, 1980, page A16.
Content Description
Sixty-four black-and-white photographs of the 1928 Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon, taken by amateur photographer Edward L. Zimmer of Portland, Oregon. The photographs depict rodeo events and participants, including Turk Greenough, Bob Crosby, and Dick Shelton. Approximately half the photographs have captions with identifying information.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
Edward L. Zimmer photographs of the Pendleton Round-Up, Org. Lot 1471, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright to the images in this collection is held by the Oregon Historical Society. Use is allowed under a Creative Commons - Attribution, Non-Commercial, ShareAlike (BY-NC-SA) license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/. Attribution to Edward L. Zimmer is required for use.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Gift of Julie Howe, January 2026 (RL2026-011).
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Subject Terms
- Rodeo performers--United States--Photographs
- Rodeos--Oregon--Pendleton--Photographs
Corporate Names
- Pendleton Round-Up--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- photographs
