Pacific Northwest river scene photographs

Collection

Identifier: Org. Lot 1403

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Three black and white photoprints, dating from approximately 1890 through 1916, of unrelated river scenes in the Pacific Northwest, including Olds Ferry on the Snake River, Native American net fishing, and seining for salmon on the Columbia River. Photographers noted are Walter Meacham and Benjamin A. Gifford.

Dates

Creation: circa 1890-1916

Creator

Gifford, Benjamin A. (Photographer, Person)
Meacham, Walter E., 1879-1951 (Photographer, 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.

Historical note

The Olds Ferry, established by Reuben P. Olds, ran between Weiser, Idaho, and Huntington, Oregon, from 1863 until 1920, when it was sold and moved down the river to Brownlee.

Seining was a method of fishing with nets, long used by the Native American communities in the Pacific Northwest and eventually adopted by the settlers in the 1800s. This type of fishing was a particularly effective tool for catching schools of fish, such as salmon. Seining was widely used on the Columbia River until 1948, when it was outlawed in Oregon.