George M. Weister photograph album of Pacific Coast logging and lumber views
Scope and Contents
Album containing 47 black and white photographs, circa 1912-1913, of logging and sawmill operations from tree to board at two Oregon companies. Printed in gold on the front of the album are the words "Pacific Coast Logging and Lumber Views / From Operations of Big Creek Logging Co., Knappa, Ore. / Crossett Western Lumber Co. / Wauna, Oregon." The photographs, taken by George M. Weister of Portland, Oregon, include forest scenes; various steps in the logging process; loggers and camps; transportation of logs by train and river; and mills, the milling process, and lumber.
Dates
- circa 1912-1913
Creator
- Weister, George M., 1862-1922 (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
0.29 Cubic Feet (1 album in shared flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Album containing 47 black and white photographs by George M. Weister of logging and sawmill operations from tree to board at Big Creek Logging Co. in Knappa, Oregon, and Crossett Western Lumber Co. in Wauna, Oregon. The photographs include forest scenes; logging, loggers, and camps; transportation of logs by train and river; and mills, the milling process, and lumber.
Processing Information
Collection was titled "Pacific Coast Logging and Lumber Views from Operations at Big Creek Logging Co., Knappa, Ore., Crossett Western Lumber Co., Wauna, Ore." prior to March 2023.
- Big Creek Logging Co. -- Photographs
- Crossett Western Lumber Co. -- Photographs
- Forestry and Forestry Products
- Loggers -- Oregon -- Photographs
- Logging
- Logging -- Oregon -- Photographs
- Lumber -- Oregon -- Photographs
- Lumbering -- Oregon -- Photographs
- Oregon
- Photographs
- Planing-mills -- Oregon -- Photographs
- Sawmill workers -- Oregon -- Photographs
- Sawmills -- Oregon -- Photographs
- Trees -- Oregon -- Photographs
- photograph albums
- photographs
Creator
- Weister, George M., 1862-1922 (Photographer, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the George M. Weister photograph album of Pacific Coast logging and lumber views
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012; 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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Portland OR 97205 United States
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