John Yeon photograph albums on the Columbia River Highway
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of 200 black and white photographs in four albums, 1912-1915, taken primarily by George Weister of the Columbia River Highway. Includes scenes of construction of the highway, bridges, tunnels, walls, waterfalls, drain pipes, railroad tracks, Celilo Falls, Native American graveyards, and other scenery along the Columbia River Gorge.
Dates
- circa 1912-1915
Creator
- Yeon, John (Compiler, 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
0.5 Cubic Feet (4 albums in 1 flat box and 1 shared flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Two hundred black and white photographs in four albums, taken primarily by George Weister of the Columbia River Highway and scenes in the Columbia River Gorge.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of John Yeon, December 1982 (Lib. Acc. 16174, Photo Acc. 982D162).
Processing Information
The individual albums in the collection were designated Album 657, Album 658, Album 659, and Album 660 by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
- Bridges -- Oregon -- Columbia River Highway -- Photographs
- Celilo Falls (Wash.) -- Photographs
- Cemeteries -- Oregon -- Photographs
- Columbia River Gorge (Or. and Wash.) -- Photographs
- Columbia River Highway (Or.) -- Design and construction -- Photographs
- Columbia River Highway (Or.) -- Photographs
- Oregon
- Photographs
- Railroad tracks -- Oregon -- Photographs
- Roads -- Oregon -- Design and construction -- Photographs
- Roads -- Oregon -- Photographs
- Washington (State)
- Waterfalls -- Oregon -- Photographs
- photographs
Creator
- Yeon, John (Compiler, Person)
- Weister, George M., 1862-1922 (Photographer, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the John Yeon photograph albums on the Columbia River Highway
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012
- 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
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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