Cover title., Folded col. map on p. [3] of cover., Imperfect: folded map wanting. Original wrappers., and Running title: Montana, its resources and opportunities.
The Taber photographic album of principal business houses, residences & persons
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Taber photographs mounted on pages of advertisements for San Francisco businesses. Most of the photographs depict the outside of the business building.
Description:
Mrs. W. P. Rutherford poses with her custom made corsets.
Publisher:
I. W. Taber
Subject (Geographic):
San Francisco (Calif.) --Buildings, structures, etc and San Francisco (Calif.) --Commerce
The Taber photographic album of principal business houses, residences & persons
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Taber photographs mounted on pages of advertisements for San Francisco businesses. Most of the photographs depict the outside of the business building.
Publisher:
I. W. Taber
Subject (Geographic):
San Francisco (Calif.) --Buildings, structures, etc and San Francisco (Calif.) --Commerce
Parker Studio (Salem, Or.) Wigan, Richardson and Company
Published / Created:
ca. 1910
Call Number:
WA Photos 76
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Additional exterior views of the farm include a newly planted orchard, plants during harvest, plants damaged by heavy windstorms, a pile of baskets used in harvesting, bales of hops en route to warehouse storage, loading bales on a train at the Wigrich railroad stop, a load of harvested hops in canvas sacks on a horse drawn wagon, trains loaded with hops for transport, a group of horses used in operating the farm, a loganberry patch, the removal of tree stumps using explosives, and images of livestock on the farm consisting of Jersey and Durham cows, and Poland Chinese and Duroc Jersey boars. Other exterior views show the Willamette River and the boundary of the ranch., Album of photographs distributed by Wigan, Richardson and Company, hop merchants headquartered in London, Great Britain, with photographs created by the Parker Studio, Salem, Oregon, documenting the activities of the Wigrich Ranche (sic.), a hops farm in the locality of Wigrich in the vicinity of Independence, Oregon, ca. 1910. The images consist primarily of exterior and interior views of structures, the fields, and surrounding area, in addition to images that depict pickers., Exterior views of structures include drying kilns, storage sheds, the office of the yard boss, bakery, restaurant, grocery store, dance hall, and blacksmith shop, and usually include individuals involved with their operation., Identified portraits include a studio portrait of Major W. Lewis Rose, manager of the farm, and informal portraits of Rose with his wife and daughter in front of the main residence., Images of workers involved in the hops harvest include group portraits of workers in the fields, a view of a tent camp, workers waiting for mail delivery at the post office in the grocery store, and workers leaving the ranch after harvest via automobile and train. An image shows Armenian workers of the Arslanian Brothers Contracting Company training newly established vines in a field., and Interior views of structures include a furnace room of a drying kiln, a tram car loaded with hops entering a kiln, men examining the hops harvest, hops stored in a warehouse, and men preparing bread in the bakery.
Alternative Title:
The Wigrich Ranche, Independence, Ore., U.S.A.
Description:
Imprinted text on cover, "The Wigrich Ranche, Indpendence, Ore., U.S.A.", and "Messers. Wigan, Richardson, & Co., Hop Merchants, [London]"., Purchased from Charles B. Wood III, Inc. on the Winlock William Miller, Jr. Memorial Fund, 2005., Title devised by cataloger., and Typescript captions on mounts below each photographic print.
Subject (Geographic):
Independence (Or.)--Pictorial works, Wigrich (Or.)--Pictorial works, and Willamette River Valley (Or.)--Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Arslanian Brothers Contracting Company, Parker Studio (Salem. Or.), Rose, W. Lewis, and Wigan, Richardson and Company
Subject (Topic):
Agricultural laborers--Oregon--Pictorial works, Agriculture--Oregon--Pictorial works, Armenians--Oregon, and Hops--Oregon--Pictorial works
Collection consists of 34 pieces of correspondence, including autograph letters, postcards, and holiday cards, from O'Keeffe to Susan and Alexander Girard, and their daughter Sansi Needham Girard Agnew. The Girards were residents of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and most letters discuss personal topics, including plans for visits to each others' homes. Also included are invitations to openings at museums exhibiting O'Keeffe's work which were sent on her behalf. The collection holds 23 snapshot photographs of O'Keeffe, the Girards, and others at events, gatherings, and on travels, and plus some scenery in New Mexico, and a portrait of O'Keeffe in an 8 by 10 inch format bearing a studio stamp of Charles Eames; the photographs date from 1963 to 1973. and With the collection is one letter from Robert Jaffie to Thomas Needham, dated March 10, 1959, discussing a recent visit with O'Keeffe.
Description:
Alexander Girard (1907-1993), American designer, art collector., Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986), American artist., Purchased from William Reese Co. on the Elizabeth Wakeman Dwight Memorial Fund, 2009., and Susan Needham Girard (1910-1996), American art collector.
Subject (Name):
Girard, Alexander, Girard, Susan Needham, 1910-1996, and O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986
Subject (Topic):
Artists--United States and Painters--United States