E. S. Bowen photographic collection
Scope and Contents
Twelve black and white photographs, circa 1903-1920. Images include: a photographic postcard by B. B. Bakowski of La Grande, Oregon, depicting the Burns stagecoach on the way to Austin, Oregon; a panorama by Cross & Dimmitt of Vista House in the Columbia River Gorge; a photographic postcard by Frank Woodfield of the Clatsop County Courthouse in Astoria, Oregon, with a handwritten note to the card's recipient on the back; and an April 1903 portrait of BiMet Mine night shift employees. Also included are portraits, primarily of unidentified adults; two may be of Elwood Bowen.
Dates
- circa 1903-1920
Creator
- Bowen, E. S. (Collector, 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
Small collection of twelve black and white photographs and photographic postcards. Images include: the Burns stagecoach on the way to Austin, Oregon; a panorama of Vista House in the Columbia River Gorge; the Clatsop County Courthouse in Astoria, Oregon; and a portrait of BiMet Mine night shift employees. Also included are portraits, primarily of unidentified adults.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired June 1991 (Lib. Acc. 20347, Photo Acc. 991D120).
Creator
- Bowen, E. S. (Collector, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the E. S. Bowen photographic collection
- 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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