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Pacific Northwest steamboats photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 353

Scope and Contents

One album containing 146 black and white photographs, circa 1835-1910, primarily of steamboats, most identified and dated. Steamboats depicted include: Alice, Albany, Alliance, Alaskan, A. A. McCully, Brother Jonathan, Bonita, City of Salem, Carrie Ladd, Callender, Cyclone, Cascades, Chelan, Dayton, Daisy Ainsworth, Dalles City, Dayton, Eliza Anderson, Enterprise, Elk, Express, Emma Hayward, Fleetwood, Geo. E. Starr, Gov. Grover, Game Cock, G. W. Shaver, Gov. Newell, G. H. Mendell, Great Republic, Harvest Queen, H. B. Kennedy, Hyak, Hassalo, Idaho, Inland Empire, John Gates, James B. Stephens, J. M. Hannaford, Jennifer Clark, Kehonia, Lucia Mason, Lot Whitcomb, Lewiston, Multnomah, Modoc, Messenger, Metland, Maria, North Star, North Pacific, Norma, Oneonta, Ocean Wave, Ohio, Olympian, Relief, Reliance, Regulator, Ramona, Staghound, Sadie B., Shaver, Telephone, T. J. Potter, Three Sisters, Victorian, Washington, W. S. Ladd, Wasco, Willamette Chief, Wallowa, Wilson G. Hunt, and Yakima. Other subjects depicted include: officers of the Elmore; an Odd Fellows procession; downtown Portland, East Portland, and Oregon City in Oregon; steamboat inspectors John Couch and John Gates; and a post office and customs house in Astoria, Oregon. The collection also includes a receipt for a payment of $1 from Capt. Jones to the Veteran Steamboatmen's Association, dated July 8, 1928.

Dates

  • circa 1835-1928

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

One album containing 146 black and white photographs, primarily of steamboats, most identified and dated. Other subjects include scenes in Portland and Astoria, Oregon. The collection also includes a receipt from the Veteran Steamboatmen's Association.

Processing Information

Collection was titled "Steamships in the Pacific Northwest photograph album" prior to March 2023.

Title
Guide to the Pacific Northwest steamboats photograph album
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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