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Unidentified album pages

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1147

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of 19 black and white photographs on six pages removed from an unidentified album. Images date to circa 1880-1914; subjects include Multnomah Falls with a timber bridge; unidentified residences; unidentified people, both groups and individuals; a joss house in Portland's Chinatown; portraits of Chinese opera actors in full costume; Oneonta Gorge; a block house on the Columbia River; a fish wheel on the Columbia River; Mount Hood; Mount Shasta; and unidentified scenes.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1880-1914

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

0.16 Cubic Feet (1 oversize folder in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Collection consists of black and white photographs on six pages removed from an unidentified album. Among the subjects depicted are scenes in the Columbia River Gorge, including Multnomah Falls, a fishwheel, a blockhouse, and Oneonta Gorge; Mount Hood and Mount Shasta; a joss house in Portland's Chinatown; portraits of Chinese opera actors in full costume; and unidentified people and residences.

Related Materials

These album pages contain similar images and binding as Album 356, which is attributed to William Bittle Wells.

Title
Guide to the unidentified album pages
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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