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Engravings for Banke's new system of geography
Engravings made for Banke's New System of Geography, 1788, including: "Torreeoboo King of Owhyee, bringing presents for Capt'n Cook" and "The death of Capt'n Cook by the natives of Owhyee"; "The white bear found on the ice between the northern extremities of Asia and America" and "The Sea Otter found in Nootka Sound on the northwest coast of America"; "View of Karakakooa Bay in Owyhee, where Capt'n Cook was killed"; "View of Oonalashka and the inhabitants, etc."
Engravings from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
Engravings, primarily depicting Oregon scenes and Native people, that were excised from issues of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper dating from 1878-1887.
Engravings from the Illustrated London News
Collection consists of engravings excised from 1852 and 1866 issues of the Illustrated London News. The engravings depict gold miners working on the American River in California; a train crossing a trestle in the Cascade Mountains in Oregon; and a hunter in the forest, looking toward Mt. St. Helens in the distance.
Engravings from Troisième Voyage de Cook
Collection consists of four engravings from taken from "Troisième Voyage de Cook," a 1785 French edition of James Cook's "A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean." The engravings are by Robert Bénard from drawings by John Webber and depict Native people of Unalaska, as well as canoes and headwear.
Engravings from Voyage en Sibérie
Collection consists of seven engravings depicting scenes of people, activities, and places in the Kamchatka area of Russia, on the Pacific Coast. The engravings are from the second volume of Jean-Baptiste Chappe d’Auteroche's "Voyage en Sibérie," published in Paris, France, in 1768, which included a translation of Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov's "Opisanie zemli Kamchatki" (Description of the land of Kamchatka), 1755. Titles and captions are in French.
An episode of the "hard times"
Typescript short story, 27 pages.
Episodes in the life of a Columbia River kid
Typescript reminiscences of Harry E. Rice, 59 pages, 1969, regarding his childhood along the Columbia River near Rainier, Oregon, in the early 20th century, with correspondence regarding publication.
Carl Epping family papers
Equitable Savings and Loan Association records
The Equitable Savings and Loan Association was incorporated in 1890 as Oregon Building and Loan Association. Records include corporate histories; articles of incorporation and by-laws, 1890-1891; receipts, 1891; account books, 1891-1905; share applications, 1893-1945; correspondence, 1899-1940; semi-annual and annual reports, 1903-1977; newsletters, 1934-1980; advertising materials; and scrapbooks.
Oral history interview with Dick Erath
Oral history interview with Dick Erath conducted by Clark Hansen from March 4-12, 1999, as part of the Oregon Wine Archives Oral History Project. Erath was one of the first winemakers in Oregon and founded the Erath Winery in Dundee, Oregon.