Cirkut prints photographic collection

Collection

Identifier: Org. Lot 220

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of two black and white panoramic photographs. One panorama, photographed by Frank Woodfield, depicts damaged buildings and blocks of rubble in Astoria, Oregon. Text at the bottom of the photograph reads: "Astoria, Ore. After the fire of Dec. 8 - 1922." The other panorama, by an unidentified photographer, is a group portrait depicting employees of the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway. Several rows of workers are sitting and standing in front of a train, while behind them, other workers are on top of the locomotive. Text at the bottom of the photograph reads: "S.P. & S. Shops, Employees / Vancouver, Wash / Sep. 6, 1928."

Dates

Creation: 1922-1928

Creator

Woodfield, Frank W., 1879-1955 (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.

Extent

0.16 Cubic Feet (2 photographs in shared oversize folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection consists of two black and white panoramic photographs: one by Frank Woodfield that depicts damaged buildings and blocks of rubble in Astoria, Oregon, after the fire of 1922; and one group portrait of employees of the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway, taken in 1928.