Herbert A. Maddock photographs
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of 40 black and white photographic prints, 2 postcards, 37 glass lantern slides, 5 glass negatives and 1 nitrate negative taken or collected by Herbert A. Maddock. Most of the photographic prints and negatives are snapshots of the Maddock family and other residential and street scenes in Oregon and California. Other subjects represented include the Portland Crematorium, the Enterprise Slide Company offices, and students from the Oregon State Normal School in Monmouth, Oregon. Also included in the collection are 11 black and white photographs that document damage from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake; four of these photographs are signed by A. Blumberg.
The majority of the glass lantern slides in the collection were produced by Enterprise Slide Company. Most of the slides are local and national advertisements, scenic street and landscape scenes, and educational subjects.
Dates
- Creation: 1900-1930
Creator
- Maddock, Herbert A., 1869-1930 (Person)
- Enterprise Slide Company (Portland, Or.) (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.
Biographical Note
Herbert A. Maddock (1869-1930) was a Portland, Oregon, based photographer and manufacturer of art slides. He was born in Decatur, Illinois. At the age of 18, he moved to San Francisco, California, where he lived briefly before settling in Portland in the 1890s. Maddock worked for many years as the owner and manager of the Enterprise Slide Company, which produced educational, art, and marketing glass lantern slides.
Sources: Obituary, Oregonian, November 17, 1930, page 11; vital records on Ancestry.com.
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet (1 letter document case; 2 folders in shared box; 1 oversize folder in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of photographs and glass lantern slides taken or collected by Herbert A. Maddock. Subjects include Maddock family snapshots and the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Also included are glass lantern slide advertisements and scenic views produced by the Enterprise Slide Company.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Researcher access to negatives and glass lantern slides in the collection is limited for preservation purposes. To inquire about viewing the negatives and slides, contact library staff. Fees may apply.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the Canby Historical Society, July 2006 (Lib. Acc. 26031).
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Herbert A. Maddock photographs
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Laura Cray
- Date
- 2025
- 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
1200 SW Park Ave.
Portland OR 97205 United States
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