Wallowa County (Or.) photographic collection
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of twenty black and white photographic postcards (including some duplicates), circa 1874-1950, of places in Wallowa County, Oregon. A substantial number of the images depict scenes at Wallowa Lake. Among these is an image of a procession, probably during the reburial of the Nimiipuu (Nez Percé) leader tıwi·teq̉ıs, also known as Old Chief Joseph, at Wallowa Lake in 1926. Also included is a photograph of the gravesite. Other places depicted in the collection include Wallowa Falls, Imnaha Canyon, Horseshoe Lake, Aneroid Lake, and the Wallowa Mountains.
Dates
- circa 1874-1950
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 (3 folders in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Twenty black and white photographic postcards, including duplicates, of places in Wallowa County, Oregon. A substantial number of the images depict scenes at Wallowa Lake; other places depicted in the collection include Wallowa Falls, Imnaha Canyon, Horseshoe Lake, Aneroid Lake, and the Wallowa Mountains.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Arizona Historical Society, Northern Arizona Division, October 1991 (Lib. Acc. 20479, Photo Acc. 991D136).
- Title
- Guide to the Wallowa County (Or.) 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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Portland OR 97205 United States
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