Pages from Appletons' Journal regarding salmon fishing on the Columbia River
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of two pages that were excised from issues of the periodical Appletons' Journal. One, from the December 10, 1870, issue (Volume IV, Number 89, pages 685-686) features the first section of an article titled "Glimpses of Indian Life," discussing methods used by Native peoples to catch salmon in the Columbia River, and includes an engraving that depicts people fishing from canoes. The other page is from the May 20, 1876, issue (Volume XV, Number 374, pages 641-642), and features part of an article titled "Salmon Fisheries on the Columbia River," regarding fishing and canning, especially at Astoria, Oregon. It includes two engravings, one of boats at a canning factory in Astoria, and one of boats and nets.
Dates
- 1870-1876
Creator
- D. Appleton and Company (Publisher, Organization)
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.
Historical note
Appletons' Journal was a magazine of literature, science, and art published in New York in the 19th century.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of pages excised from the December 10, 1870, and May 20, 1876, issues of the periodical Appletons' Journal, both featuring articles and engravings related to salmon fishing on the Columbia River.
Creator
- D. Appleton and Company (Publisher, Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the pages from Appletons' Journal regarding salmon fishing on the Columbia River
- 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
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