Alfred Downing collection

Collection

Identifier: Mss 5344

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection includes album, 1 volume, 1873-1879, belonging to Agnes Downing and filled with drawings by Alfred Downing, clippings, photographs, and leaves and flowers from around the world (now gone, but some imprints remain). Also in the collection are a pen and ink sketch, "The filbert harvest at Bearfield Farm," 1866, 17 x 33.5 cm; and crayon over lithograph depicting Hawthorne Terrace, Portland Heights, Portland, Oregon, circa 1900, 42.7 x 65.3 cm, with views of the Lewis and Clark Observatory, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Adams and Mt. Hood.

Dates

Creation: 1866-1900

Creator

Downing, Alfred (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.

Biographical note

Alfred Downing was a topographer and cartoonist who participated in several survey expeditions in the Pacific Northwest.

Extent

0.39 Cubic Feet (1 slim document case and 1 oversize folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection includes an album, 1873-1879, belonging to Agnes Downing and filled with drawings by Alfred Downing, as well as clippings, photographs, and imprints of leaves and flowers that were once in the album. Also in the collection are a pen and ink sketch, "The filbert harvest at Bearfield Farm," 1866; and crayon over lithograph depicting Hawthorne Terrace, Portland Heights, Portland, Oregon.