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Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 261

Scope and Contents

Album containing 93 black and white photographs depicting personnel, buildings, grounds, and events at the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland, Oregon. The album belonged to William Russell MacKenzie, auditor of the exposition; his name is printed in gold on the cover, and an early page of the album is an invitation for Mackenzie to attend the exposition's formal opening. Photographs in the album include night scenes, interiors and exteriors of buildings, exhibits, the midway, and livestock. The album also contains portraits of people, primarily men associated with the exposition, including MacKenzie, Paul Messinger, I. N. Fleischner, H. W. Goode, A. L. Mills, Samuel Connell, Henry E. Reed, W. D. Fenton, Theodore B. Wilcox, Oskar Huber, John A. Wakefield, D. R. Francis, George E. Chamberlain, Lou Louis, Theodore Hardee, Frank L. Merrick, Robert Livingstone, Joaquin Miller, J. C. Ainsworth, Henry E. Dosch, and D. C. Freeman.

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.

Extent

0.29 Cubic Feet (1 custom box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Album containing black and white photographs of personnel, buildings, grounds, and events at the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland, Oregon. The album belonged to William Russell MacKenzie, auditor of the exposition.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Due to fragility, album requires aid to view. Contact library staff for assistance.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Possibly gift of Mrs. William R. MacKenzie via A. S. Pattulls, March 1923.

Title
Guide to the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition photograph album
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

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