Claude and Marguerite Killion photographs

Collection

Identifier: Org. Lot 1436

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of 67 color slides taken by Claude and Marguerite Killion circa 1953-1954. Images depict nature, people, and industrial scenes in Oregon, including waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge, fishing at Celilo Falls, Bonneville Dam, Mount Hood, Portland, the Rogue River, Tillamook, and the Oregon coast. Some slides are numbered or have brief descriptions written on them.

Dates

Creation: 1953-1954

Creator

Killion, Claude E. (Claude Ellsworth), 1892-1971 (Photographer, Person)
Killion, Marguerite Cecelia, 1897-1989 (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.

Biographical Note

Claude Killion (1892-1971) and his wife, Marguerite Killion (1897-1989), were residents of Los Angeles, California, where Claude Killion worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad. The couple belonged to a rail club and a camera club, and, after Claude Killion's retirement, they traveled by train, taking scenic photographs.

Sources: Information provided by Robin Martinek, grandchild of Claude and Marguerite Killion; vital records on Ancestry.com.