Abstract Collection consists of negatives, taken circa 1908, that belonged to Howard J. Burnham and depict homesteading in Oregon and an expedition to climb Mt. Hood. Also included are photographic prints made from the negatives, and typed descriptions for each print. The photographer is unknown but may have been related to the Burnham family. Allison Burnham (approximately 1866-1939) was the first postmaster in the unincorporated lumbering community of Mountain in Josephine County, Oregon, and later...

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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.

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Photograph albums of the Franzetti family of Rhododendron, Oregon. Many of the photographs depict interior and exterior views of the Rhododendron Inn and Tavern at the base of Mount Hood, which was operated by Emil Franzetti for a number of years. The albums also contain photographs of other members of the Franzetti family; photographs of skiing and mountain climbing expeditions on Mount Hood; Emil Franzetti's hunting trips; and travel photographs and postcards.

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Collection consists of 20 commercially produced black and white stereographs by the H. C. White Co. Subjects include San Francisco, California, after the earthquake and fire of 1906; unidentified individuals climbing Mt. Hood; and troops in the Russo-Japanese war.