J. F. Ford photograph album of logging and Northwest scenes
Scope and Contents
Album containing 46 black and white photographs by J. F. Ford, circa 1890-1900, the bulk of which depict logging activities. Scenes include loggers with standing and felled trees, and with steam donkeys; group portraits of workers and families; transportation of logs, including logs being pulled by horses and oxen, log rafts, and logs being moved by rail; and the office of the Eastern Lumber Company. Also included are cityscapes of Portland and Astoria, Oregon; sternwheel steamboats, including the Bailey Gatzert; Cape Horn in the Columbia River Gorge; and Mount Hood, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams.
Dates
- circa 1890-1900
Creator
- Ford, J. F. (John Fletcher) (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 flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Album of black and white photographs by J. F. Ford, most of which depict logging activities. Also included are cityscapes of Portland and Astoria, Oregon; sternwheel steamboats; and Northwest landscapes.
Processing Information
Collection was titled "Eastern Lumber Company photograph album" prior to July 2023.
- Landscapes -- Northwest, Pacific -- Photographs
- Loggers -- Northwest, Pacific -- Photographs
- Logging
- Logging -- Equipment and supplies -- Photographs
- Logging -- Northwest, Pacific -- Photographs
- Lumber camps -- Northwest, Pacific -- Photographs
- Oregon
- Photographs
- Washington (State)
- photograph albums
- photographs
Creator
- Ford, J. F. (John Fletcher) (Photographer, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the J. F. Ford photograph album of logging and Northwest scenes
- 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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