Robert Swain Gifford illustrations from Picturesque America
Scope and Contents
Ten engravings, some hand colored, by Robert Swain Gifford, excised from L. J. G. Runkle's chapter "Up and Down the Columbia" in Volume 1 of "Picturesque America: Or, the Land We Live In," edited by William Cullen Bryant (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1872). The engravings depict Native people and landscape features along the Columbia River, primarily in the Columbia River Gorge. Scenes include Salmon Falls; Rooster Rock; Coffin Rock; river passage at The Dalles; Castle Rock (now known as Beacon Rock); Multnomah Falls; and Mount Hood. Includes duplicates of Mount Hood engravings.
Dates
- Creation: 1872
Creator
- Gifford, R. Swain (Robert Swain), 1840-1905 (Artist, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Ten engravings, some hand colored, by Robert Swain Gifford, excised from Volume 1 of "Picturesque America: Or, the Land We Live In" edited by William Cullen Bryant, 1872. The engravings depict Native people and landscape features along the Columbia River, primarily in the Columbia River Gorge.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Prints: Old and Rare, San Francisco, California.
Processing Information
Contains material previously designated Mss 5310-1 through Mss 5310-8. Collection was titled "Robert Swain Gifford collection" prior to August 2022.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Robert Swain Gifford illustrations from Picturesque America
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012; revised 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
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