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Ralph Penniwell Cowgill photograph albums

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1180

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of 209 black and white photographs and cyanotypes and 1 negative, primarily in two albums, 1898-1915. The albums were designated Album 548 and Album 549 by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library. Album 548 includes images relating to work by the U.S. Geological Survey in the Pacific Northwest; scenes include Coeur d'Alene Lake, Murray, Wallace, and Blossom Lake in Idaho; Spirit Lake, Spokane, and Mount Adams in Washington; and Sunset Mine, Crescent Lake, the Columbia River Gorge, and Mount Hood in Oregon. Subjects also include mining and the steamboat Georgie Oakes. Album 549 contains black and white photographs and cyanotypes, including images of an irrigation project near Medford, Oregon.

Dates

  • Creation: 1898-1915

Creator

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.

Biographical note

Ralph Penniwell Cowgill (born 1880) served as an engineer for the Oregon State Game Commission, as president of the Oregon Game Protective Association, and in the Oregon Legislature (R-Medford).

Extent

0.5 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box; 1 oversize flat box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Black and white photographs and cyanotypes, primarily in two albums. Scenes in one album relate to work by the U.S. Geological Survey in the Pacific Northwest from 1898-1900, particularly in Idaho; locations include Coeur d'Alene Lake, Spokane, Mount Adams, the Columbia River Gorge, and Mount Hood. The second album includes photographs of an irrigation project near Medford, Oregon.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Genneth Drendel, March 1979 (Lib. Acc. 14726).

Related Materials

Ralph Penniwell Cowgill's papers, Mss 2539, and additional photographs, Org. Lot 889, are also held at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Processing Information

Photograph albums were also individually designated as Album 548 and Album 549 by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Title
Guide to the Ralph Penniwell Cowgill photograph albums
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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