Benjamin A. Gifford photograph album of rivers, waterfalls, and mountains in Oregon, Washington, and California
Scope and Contents
Album containing 29 black and white photographs, 1892, taken by Benjamin A. Gifford and primarily depicting rivers, waterfalls and mountains in Oregon, Washington, and California, particularly in the Columbia River Gorge. Subjects include: Mossbrae Falls, Mount Shasta, Shasta Springs, and the Sacramento River in California; Mount St. Helens and Castle Rock (now known as Beacon Rock) in Washington; and Willamette Falls, Celilo Falls, Mount Hood, Portland, Bridal Veil Falls, the Pillars of Hercules, Multnomah Falls, Horsetail Falls, Rooster Rock, Latourell Falls, Oneonta Gorge, and Oneonta Bluff in Oregon.
Dates
- Creation: 1892
Creator
- Gifford, Benjamin A. (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 black and white photographs taken by Benjamin A. Gifford and primarily depicting rivers, waterfalls and mountains in Oregon, Washington, and California, particularly in the Columbia River Gorge.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Merle McKelvey, January 1963 (Lib. Acc. 9938).
Processing Information
Album was titled "Rivers, waterfalls and mountains of Oregon, Washington and California photograph album" prior to July 2023.
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Celilo Falls (Wash.) -- Photographs
- Columbia River -- Photographs
- Columbia River Gorge (Or. and Wash.) -- Photographs
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Benjamin A. Gifford photograph album of rivers, waterfalls, and mountains in Oregon, Washington, and California
- 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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