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Oregon hiking trails photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 889

Scope and Contents

Photograph album containing 24 black and white prints of scenes on a hiking trail or trails, circa 1935. The photographs all depict forest scenes and vegetation. Two show unidentified people. Some show bridges and log benches, and one shows a stone building in the woods. One or more of the photographs may have been taken at MacCleay Park in northwest Portland, Oregon; the name of the park is handwritten on the back of one print that has become partially detached from the album page. The photographer is unidentified.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1935

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

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 album in shared flat box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Album containing 24 black and white photographs by an unidentified photographer of scenes on a hiking trail or trails. The photographs all depict forest scenes and vegetation, and two show unidentified people. One or more of the photographs may have been taken at MacCleay Park in northwest Portland, Oregon.

Processing Information

Description was revised in February 2024 to clarify information about the contents of the album. This album was also previously cataloged under the title "McCleay Park photograph album."

Title
Guide to the Oregon hiking trails photograph album
Status
Completed
Date
2012; revised 2024
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.

Revision Statements

  • 2024-02-29: Revised to resolve discrepancies between two separate records both created for this album, and to conform to current standard.

Repository Details

Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository

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