Bound photograph album kept by an unidentified amateur photographer depicting a trip made to Texas and California via railroad from January to March 1893. The album opens with views of Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and Mississippi and includes 23 photographs of sites in New Orleans. In Texas there are views of a limestone quarry in Kerrville; buildings in San Antonio, including the Alamo; and Missions San José and San Juan. In California there are views of public buildings in Los Angeles and Pasadena; Missions San Gabriel, San Fernando and Santa Barbara; agriculture in Covina and Riverside; and wharves at Redondo and San Pedro.
Description:
Manuscript captions on mounts. and Purchased from Charles B. Wood III on the Thomas W. Streeter Fund, 1998.
Subject (Geographic):
Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.)--Pictorial works, California--Pictorial works, Covina (Calif.)--Pictorial works, Kerrville (Tex.)--Pictorial works, Los Angeles (Calif.)--Pictorial works, New Orleans (La.)--Pictorial works, Pasadena (Calif.)--Pictorial works, Redondo Beach (Calif.)--Pictorial works, Riverside (Calif.)--Pictorial works, San Antonio (Tex.)--Pictorial works, San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Pictorial works, and Texas--Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San Gabriel, Calif.), Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo (San Antonio, Tex.)--Pictorial works, San Fernando Mission (Calif.)--Pictorial works, and Santa Barbara Mission--Pictorial works
Album of photographs created by Frederick Hastings Chapin, a pharmacist and mountaineer from Hartford, Connecticut, documenting the cliff-dwellings and ruins at the Mancos Site and Mesa Verde in Montezuma County, Colorado, during the summers of 1889 and 1890. Images include detailed views of the cliff houses and other structures in Mancos Canyon, Cliff Canyon, and a branch of Johnson Canyon known as Acowitz Canyon. Other images include views of the La Plata Mountains and other geological formations in the area, contemporary American Indian wickiups made by Ute Indians, and the ranch of Richard Wetherill, a local homesteader who uncovered the Mancos Site in December 1888. Identified individuals in images include Richard Wetherill cinching the loads on packhorses, his brother John Wetherill, looking through the window of a granary, and a man wearing jodhpurs and high boots identified as probably Chapin.
Description:
Individual photographs measure 11.6 x 18.1 cm., Manuscript captions in ink at bottom of each photograph., Purchased from the William Reese Company on the Walter McClintock Memorial Fund, 2004., Spine title: Mancos Canon., and Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Geographic):
Cliff Canyon (Colo.)--Pictorial works., Johnson Canyon (Colo.)--Pictorial works, La Plata Mountains--Pictorial works, Mancos Canyon (Colo.)--Pictorial works, Mancos Site (Colo.)--Pictorial works, Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--Pictorial works, and Montezuma County (Colo.)--Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Chapin, Frederick H. (Frederick Hastings), Wetherill, John, and Wetherill, Richard, 1858-1910
Subject (Topic):
Cliff-dwellings--Pictorial works, Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Pictorial works, and Mountains--Colorado--Pictorial works
Photograph album of images documenting cities in the Gulf Coast region of the United States, circa 1878-1879. Images primarily depict locations in New Orleans, Louisiana, as well as Mobile, Alabama, and the Florida communities of Pensacola, Millview, and Bluff Springs.
Description:
Manuscript captions on some mounts. and Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Geographic):
Canal Street (New Orleans, La.)--Pictorial works, Jackson Square (New Orleans, La.)--Pictorial works, Louisiana--Pictorial works, and New Orleans (La.)--Pictorial works
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
Photograph albums of the United States Revenue-Cutter Service in Alaska and Siberia
Image Count:
142
Abstract:
Photograph albums of images created by Alfred L. Broadbent of landscapes, wildlife, ships, and individuals primarily in Alaska and Siberia, ca. 1885-1892, and probably printed by the photograph gallery of Isaiah West Taber, San Francisco, California.
Description:
Manuscript captions on individual photographs.
Subject (Geographic):
Alaska, British Columbia, Chernofsky Harbor (Alaska), Juan de Fuca, Strait of (B.C. and Wash.), Seattle (Wash.), Siberia (Russia), Sitka (Alaska), and Washintgon (State)
Subject (Topic):
Aleuts, Arctic peoples, Children, Dwellings, Eskimos, Glaciers, Indians of North America, Landscape photography, Salmon canning industry, Sealing, Ships, Totem poles, and Whaling
Book of cyanotype photographs of New Orleans businesses created by photographer Edward T. Adams and compiled by publisher Albert D. Hofeline, 1887. The majority of the photographic prints appear facing a page with a printed advertisement for the business depicted in the image. The images often depict the staff of the business in front of its building. Several of the advertisements include detailed pictorial engravings and they all describe the goods and services of the business, Images of buildings identified with individual retailers include John Bastian, a book and picture dealer; William L. Cushing, a machinery dealer; E. C. Fenner, a carriage dealer; A. W. Hyatt, a stationer; Frank Keehn, an agent for the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association; David Lemley, a tinsmith; J. C. Morris, a woodenware dealer; John P. Richardson, a dry goods dealer; and W. G. Tebault, a furniture dealer, Images of factories and manufacturers include Lhote & Co., door and sash factory and lumber yard; Adolph G. Ricks & Co., leather and shoe findings; Joseph Schwartz, a dealer and manufacturer of wagons and carriages; and the Steam Candy Manufactory of confectioner C. H. Miller, which includes a man standing on the sidewalk with a display board advertising Diehl & Johnson Fireworks, Images of grocery businesses include Clark & Meader; D'Amico, Sidotti & Lewis; John T. Moore, Jr. & Co.; and Schmidt & Ziegler. The image of Clark & Meader includes its delivery wagon and an African American male laborer, Images of hotels include the Hotel et Restaurant de la Louisiane, the Hotel Vonderbank, and the Hotel Victor, which also housed Victor's Restaurant, Images of insurance company buildings include Factors' and Traders' Insurance Company, Hope Insurance Company of New Orleans, and New Orleans Insurance Company, Images of newspaper offices include the Daily Picayune and Times-Democrat. The latter image includes African American delivery boys posed standing in front of the building, Images of other commercial buildings include the Avenue Theatre with a large crowd of people outside the building, the New Orleans National Bank building, and the Soulé Commercial College and Literary Institute with men and boys posed standing on a sidewalk outside the building, Images of retail business buildings include A. Baldwin & Co., a hardware dealer; A. Brousseau's Son, a carpet merchant; A. Geiger & Company, cloth merchants; Comptoir Industriel Belge, an importer from Belgium and France; Frantz and Opitz, jewelers; Hunter and Genslinger, stationers; John Gauche's Sons, china dealers; and the regional offices for the Nonotuck Silk Company, Images of tobacco factories consist of United States branch factories of the Real Fábrica La Honradez (La Honradez Tobacco Manufacturing Company) and the Ramon Allones Havana Cigarette Manufacturing Company. The latter image includes women laborers peering out the windows and its accompanying advertisement underscores its "Red Cross" Havana cigarettes by using red ink in the printing, A few images depict machinery. An image depicting the Louque's Improved Balanced Engine, invented by Charles Louque, a lawyer in New Orleans, faces a description of the engine. An engraving of a web perfecting printing press manufactured by Water Scott & Company faces an advertisement for the Daily States newspaper, Business advertisements without photographic representations include the wholesale grocery firm of Parker and Hart; John Bassich, Jr., an attorney and counselor at law; John Bastian, a stationer and frame maker; Paul Bordenave, a grocer; the Garden District Bakery; French Market Tea Depot; John Schmitt Restaurant and Saloon; Crescent City Book Bindery; and the branch office for Thomas Fawcett & Sons, coal and coke dealers. Other advertisements include a prospectus of the College of the Immaculate Conception and an announcement for Arlaud's Strengthening Elixir, developed and distributed by druggist Leon Arlaud, and Images of locations that do not represent adjacent advertisements include views of cemeteries, waterfront, ships, and incidental views. Views of cemeteries include the Confederate Memorial Monument in the Greenwood Cemetery and a monument to the Washington Artillery of New Orleans in Metairie Cemetery (also known as Howard Cemetery). Views of waterfront in New Orleans include the steamboat landing at the foot of Canal Street; Bayou Saint John at the foot of Esplanade Street; Lake Pontchitrain at Pass Christian; and West End. Views of ships include an English steamship loading cotton and a Brazilian man-of-war. Incidental views include an overview of Jackson Square, including the monument to Andrew Jackson, St. Louis Cathedral, Presbytère (court building), and Cabildo (city council building), in addition to an interior view of the Church of the Immaculate Conception (also known as Jesuits Church) on Baronne Street
Description:
Title from title page., Typescript captions below several images., Photographic prints primarily 19.1 x 15.2 cm., and Presentation inscription to John Kracke from Albert D. Hofeline, June 2, 1925.
Publisher:
Hofeline & Adams
Subject (Geographic):
Louisiana, New Orleans, Bayou Saint John (La.), Jackson Square (New Orleans, La.), New Orleans (La.), and United States
Subject (Name):
Adams, Edward T., Arlaud, Leon., Bassich, John, Jr., Bastian, John, b. 1851., Bordenave, Paul., Cushing, William L., Fenner, E. C. (Edward C.), Hofeline, Albert. D., Hyatt, A. W. (Arthur W.), Keehn, Frank., Lemley, David., Louque, Charles., Miller, C. H. (Christopher H.), Morris, J. C. (Joseph C.), Richardson, John P., Schwartz, Joseph, b. 1828., Tebault, W. G. (William G.), A. Brousseau's Son (New Orleans, La.), A. Geiger & Company (New Orleans, La.), Adolph G. Ricks & Co. (New Orleans, La.), Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association, Avenue Theatre (New Orleans, La.), Church of the Immaculate Conception (New Orleans, La.), Clark & Meader (New Orleans, La.), College of the Immaculate Conception (New Orleans, La.), Comptoir Industriel Belge (New Orleans, La.), Confederate States of America. Army. Washington Artillery Battalion (New Orleans, La.), Crescent City Book Bindery (New Orleans, La.), Times-picayune, Daily states (New Orleans, La.), Diehl & Johnson Fireworks., Factors' and Traders' Insurance Company (New Orleans, La.), French Market Tea Depot (New Orleans, La.), Garden District Bakery (New Orleans, La.), Greenwood Cemetery (New Orleans, La.), Hotel et Restaurant de la Louisiane (New Orleans, La.), Hotel Victor (New Orleans, La.), Hotel Vonderbank (New Orleans, La.), Hunter and Genslinger (New Orleans, La.), John Gauche's Sons (New Orleans, La.), John Schmitt Restaurant and Saloon (New Orleans, La.), John T. Moore, Jr. & Co. (New Orleans, La.), Lhote & Co. (New Orleans, La.), New Orleans Insurance Company, New Orleans (La.). Cabildo, New Orleans National Bank, Nonotuck Silk Company, Parker and Hart (New Orleans, La.), Presbytère (New Orleans, La.), Ramon Allones Havana Cigarette Manufacturing Company., Real Fábrica La Honradez, Schmidt & Ziegler (New Orleans, La.), Soulé Commercial College and Literary Institute (New Orleans, La.), St. Louis Cathedral (New Orleans, La.), Steam Candy Manufactory (New Orleans, La.), Thomas Fawcett & Sons., Times-democrat (New Orleans, La.), and Victor's Restaurant (New Orleans, La.)
Subject (Topic):
Monuments, American newspapers, Commerce, Engines, Factories, Grocery trade, Industries, Insurance companies, Monuments & memorials, Newspaper presses, Newspapers, Retail trade, Tobacco industry, Description and travel, Views, and History
Bien, Julius, 1826-1909 Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.) O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882 Wheeler, George M. (George Montague), 1842-1905
Published / Created:
ca. 1874].
Call Number:
WA MSS S-744
Container / Volume:
Box 47
Image Count:
60
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Abstract:
Photographs by Timothy O'Sullivan from the Geographical Surveys West of the 100th meridian, including views along the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon, Kanab Wash and Black Canyon, Camp Apache and Apache Lake in Arizona, Inscription Rock, Canyon de Chelle, Zuni pueblo in New Mexico, Bull Run Mining District in Nevada, Conejos Canyon and Conejos River in Colorado, and the Snake River in Idaho. Also includes images of Apache, Navajo, and Zuni Indians. Views 16-25 are from the 1874 expedition.
Description:
Also described in finding aid for Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian Papers. and Descriptive legend accompanies each image, on facing page. Letterpress captions on mounts: War Department, Corps of engineers. U.S. army [...].
Subject (Geographic):
Arizona--Pictorial works, Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Pictorial works, Colorado--Pictorial works, Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--Pictorial works, Idaho--Pictorial works, Nevada--Pictorial works, New Mexico--Pictorial works, Southwest, New--Pictorial works, United States--Discovery and exploration--Pictorial works, United States--Surveys--Pictorial works, West (U.S.)--Pictorial works, and Zuni (N.M.)--Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)--Pictorial works
Subject (Topic):
Apache Indians--Pictorial works, Discoveries in geography--American--Pictorial works, Navajo Indians--Pictorial works, Pueblos--Pictorial works, and Zuni Indians--Pictorial works
Photograph album of a trip to Honolulu, Hawaii [graphic]
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Abstract:
Photograph album of a trip from San Francisco to Honolulu in February and March of 1923. Members of the trip include Mrs. H. T. Stickney, from New York, Bishop W. Q. Shepard, from Portland, Dr. A. L. Howarth, also from Portland, Edward H. Todd and his wife, from Tacoma, and Mrs. C. H. Jones, also from Tacoma.