Photographs of buildings and grounds at Lewis and Clark Exposition
Scope and Contents
This collection of 14 snapshots by an unidentified photographer (possibly from Washington state) gives a brief tourist-eye-view of a visit to the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition and Oriental Fair in Portland, Oregon, in 1905. The photographs primarily depict buildings at the exposition. Places shown include the Oriental Building; the Forestry Building; the Oregon Building; the bridge across Guild's Lake; the Government Building; the Agricultural Building; the Washington Building; the midway, called the Trail; and the fairgrounds. Also included is one snapshot of the Cedar River at Renton, Washington. The photographs are glued to seven album pages that appear to have been removed from a larger album. Captions in white ink are handwritten on the album pages below each photograph.
Dates
- 1905
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.
Historical note
Portland, Oregon, presented the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition and Oriental Fair in 1905. The world's fair drew visitors from the region, nation, and world to see what Portland had to offer. It featured buildings of exhibits representing many states and nations, as well as a midway called the "Trail."
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection of 14 snapshots by an unidentified photographer gives a brief tourist-eye-view of a visit to the Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland, Oregon, in 1905. The photographs primarily depict buildings at the exposition, but also include one snapshot of the Cedar River at Renton, Washington. The photographs are glued to seven album pages that appear to have been removed from a larger album.
Custodial History
Photographs were originally collected by the Clarke Historical Museum in Eureka, California, before being transferred to the Oregon Historical Society Research Library in 2004.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Clarke Historical Museum, care of Pam Service, December 2004 (Lib. Acc. 25609).
Processing Information
Collection was titled "Clarke Historical Museum photographs collection" prior to February 2023.
- Title
- Guide to the photographs of buildings and grounds at Lewis and Clark Exposition
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sharon M. Howe
- Date
- 2005; revised 2023
- 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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