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
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