Beaver photographic collection
Scope and Contents
Topical collection of twenty black and white photographs, circa 1936-1965, depicting scenes of beavers in Oregon. Many of the images are newspaper production prints, with clippings of captions, date stamps, and other marks on the back. There are also three copies of an engraving from a book. The images depict scenes including beavers swimming, eating, building dams, and being trapped. One image depicts people identified as Conway Parrott, Berni Cox, and Earl Westwood with a stuffed beaver.
Dates
- circa 1936-1965
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 (1 folder in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Topical collection of twenty black and white photographs, primarily newspaper production prints, depicting scenes of beavers in Oregon, including beavers swimming, eating, building dams, and being trapped.
Processing Information
Collection contains material that was formerly part of Photo File #1118-C, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
- Title
- Guide to the beaver 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
1200 SW Park Ave.
Portland OR 97205 United States
5033065204
5033065240
libreference@ohs.org