Old Oregon Trail Centennial photograph album

Collection

Identifier: Album 104

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of pages from 1 disbound photograph album, 1943, which was compiled by the Old Oregon Trail Centennial Commission and presented to the Oregon Historical Society. The photographs depict people, places, events, and other scenes associated with the Old Oregon Trail Centennial, and caption information is included. Events depicted include ceremonies, parades, re-enactments, and banquets; the photographs particularly feature commemorative activities in Champoeg, Baker, and Portland. Other subjects and scenes include window displays at Meier & Frank and other stores; horse- and ox-drawn wagons and carriages; ships, including the Liberty ships Star of Oregon and Robert Newell; and Oregon Trail monuments and markers. People depicted include political figures, among them Governor Earl Snell; pioneers; and members of the Old Oregon Trail Centennial Commission: Philip H. Parrish, Charles H. Reynolds, Leo Adler, Francis Lambert, Walter Meacham and Roy Meyers.

Dates

Creation: 1943

Creator

Old Oregon Trail Centennial Commission (Compiler, Organization)

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

0.29 Cubic Feet (1 album in shared oversize flat box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection consists of pages from a disbound photograph album compiled by the Old Oregon Trail Centennial Commission and presented to the Oregon Historical Society. The photographs depict people, places, events, and other scenes associated with the Old Oregon Trail Centennial, and caption information is included. Events depicted include ceremonies, parades, re-enactments, and banquets; the photographs particularly feature commemorative activities in Champoeg, Baker, and Portland. Members of the Old Oregon Trail Centennial Commission are in many of the photographs.