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Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, circa 1900-1940

By Finding aid prepared by Lawrence A. Landis and updated by Elizabeth Nielsen.

Collection Overview

Title: Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, circa 1900-1940

ID: P 217

Primary Creator: Oregon State System of Higher Education. General Extension Division.

Extent: 6.35 cubic feet. More info below.

Arrangement: Arranged in two series: I. Lantern Slides and II. Lecture Booklets and Inspection Notes.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

The Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides consist of slide sets assembled and loaned by the Oregon State System of Higher Education General Extension Division. The slides depict a variety of topics including many related to Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.

Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.

Scope and Content Notes

The Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides include sixty nine sets of mounted lantern slides, many of which are hand-tinted. One set contains 2"x2" glass mounted color slides. The sets, which pertain to a variety of topics, were made available for loan to schools, churches, and other organizations in Oregon. Most sets include a typescript lecture (indicated on the inventory) which provides a general background on the set's topic as well as information on each slide.

Topics include many related to Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, such as Oregon Birds, Oregon Industries, Northwest Indians, Salmon Industry. Several sets have biblical themes, and others pertain to U.S. history and cultures in Europe.

Most of the slides were commercially produced by companies such as Underwood & Underwood, Keystone View Co., McIntosh Stereopticon Co. (Chicago), and Pilgrim Photoplay Exchange. Some of the Oregon related slides were taken by Oregon photographers such as Gifford & Prentiss, Weister Co., Herman T. Bohlman, William L. Finley, and Lee Moorhouse. H.C. Tibbits took many of the photographs of California and the western United States.

Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.

Biographical / Historical Notes

The Visual Instruction Department was created around 1932 as a unit of the Oregon State System of Higher Education's General Extension Division, and was located on the Oregon State College campus in Corvallis. The department made slides and films available to schools, community clubs, churches, and other organizations for educational purposes. Uriel S. Burt was the first department head.

Administrative Information

More Extent Information: 2696 photographs; 47 boxes

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Related Materials: See the OSU Memorabilia Collection (MSS MC) file "MC-Visual Instruction, Dept. of" for a 1932 catalog of the department's visual aids. Other photographs by Bohlman and Finley are available in the Herman T. Bohlman Photograph Collection (P 202) and the William L. Finley Papers (MSS Finley).

Preferred Citation: Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides (P 217), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Creators

Oregon State System of Higher Education. General Extension Division.
Bohlman, Herman
Finley, William L. (William Lovell) (1876-1953)
Gifford & Prentiss (Firm)
Keystone View Company
McIntosh Stereopticon Company
Moorhouse, Lee (1850-1926)
Pilgrim Photoplay Exchange (Firm)
Tibbits, H.C.
Underwood & Underwood
Weister Company

People, Places, and Topics

Agriculture--Oregon.
Birds--Oregon.
Cascade National Forest (Or.)
Cascade Range
Crater Lake (Or.)
Fisheries--Northwest, Pacific.
Geology--Oregon.
Glaciers--Pictorial works.
History of Science
Hood, Mount (Or.)
Indians of North America--Oregon.
Indians of North America--Washington.
Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition (1905 : Portland, Or.)
Logging--Oregon.
Lumber trade--Oregon.
Natural Resources
Oregon--History.
Oregon Multicultural Archives
Oregon National Historic Trail--Pictorial works.
Oregon State College
Oregon State System of Higher Education. General Extension Division.
Salmon--Northwest, Pacific.
Santiam National Forest (Or.)
United States--History--Pictorial works.
University History

Forms of Material

Lantern slides.
Slides (photographs).


Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Lantern Slides, circa 1900-1940
Box-Item 1.1: Set 1: Making the American Army
A World War I propaganda lecture, designed to show the training of troops -- infantry, field artillery, cavalry, coastal defense, etc. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 49 black and white slides (lecture)

Box-Item 2.1: Set 2: French Customs, circa 1910
Slides depict the religious life of peasants in Brittany. The majority of the images show churches (exteriors, interiors, detail), religious processions, and shrines. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 32 hand-tinted slides (lecture)

Box-Item 2.2: Set 3: Oregon Birds, circa 1900-1910
Probably an Oregon Fish and Game Commission lecture, with particular emphasis on raising china pheasants. Images are from books, commercial views from Underwood & Underwood, National Audubon Society. Some of the slides are likely images taken by Herman T. Bohlman and William L. Finley. Print available of Geese at Klamath Lake. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 34 slides, many hand-tinted (lecture) and 1 print

Box-Item 3.1: Set 4: Men of Many Lands
Slides depict individuals and groups from various climates and world regions. Images come from a variety of sources -- books, a railroad company, and Underwood & Underwood. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 28 slides, many hand-tinted (lecture)

Box-Item 3.2: Set 5: English Lake District
Slides depict the history, art and literature of the region made famous by the Lake poets. Includes hand-written captions. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 48 black and white slides (lecture)

Box-Item 4.1: Set 6: Picture Study
Includes slides of paintings by Millet, Landseer, and Tadema. Some are patriotic scenes. Slides are from many sources, including the Weister Co. of Portland. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 21 hand-tinted slides

Box-Item 4.2: Set 7: Oregon Industries, circa 1905-1910
Images show shipping, shipbuilding, agriculture, fishing (including fish wheels and horse drawn seines), mining (hydraulic and dredging), and nitrate refining. Sources include the Gifford & Prentiss Studio of Portland. See also sets 35 and 53. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 36 slides, some hand-tinted (lecture)

Box-Item 4.3: Set 8: Abraham Lincoln, circa 1920
Slides depict the Lincoln cabin in Kentucky, Lincoln's life in the backwoods of southern Indiana, and his political career including his election to the presidency. Includes a copy of the Gettysburg Address. Sources include the McIntosh Stereopticon Co. of Chicago and books. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 22 black and white slides (lecture)

Box-Item 5.1: Set 9: Memories of Bethlehem
Images, a combination of artwork and recreated scenes, depict Christ's impact on Bethlehem, the city's people and marketplace, and agricultural harvesting. Sources include the Keystone View Co. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 50 black and white slides (lecture)

Box-Item 6.1: Set 10: Palestine and Syria
Includes views of Hebron, Bethlehem, Mar Saba, Jerusalem, Omar, Bethany, Damascus and Beirut, and historical sites such as the Golden Gate, the Wailing Wall, Mt. of Olives, and the Jaffa Gate. Similar to views in set 9. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 47 black and white slides (lecture)

Box-Item 7.1: Set 11: Northwest Indians, circa 1905
Images of Siletz, Yakima, Palouse, Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla tribal members, cradle boards, baskets, and tepees. Seven images were by photographer Lee Moorhouse of Pendleton. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 37 slides, some hand-tinted (lecture)

Box-Item 7.2: Set 12: Glaciers
Shows glaciers on the Three Sisters and Mts. Hood, Jefferson, and Rainier in the Pacific Northwest as well as mountains in Canada and the Alps in Europe. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 34 slides, some hand-tinted (lecture)

Box-Item 8.1: Set 13: Mountains of the Holy Land
Includes images of Mt. Tabor, Mt. Carmel, Mt. of Olives, Mt. Nebo and others. Similar to sets 9 and 10. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 44 black and white slides (lecture)

Box-Item 8.2: Set 14: History of English Bible
Copies of artwork and photographs depicting the origins of the Bible, the printing of the Bible, and Bible translators such as Alfred the Great and John Rogers. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 34 black and white slides (lecture)

Box-Item 9.1: Set 15: The Revolutionary War
Artwork depicting events associated with the Revolution, from the Boston Tea Party to the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Includes battles, commanders, the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and origins of the U.S. flag. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 30 slides, some hand-tinted (lecture)

Box-Item 9.2: Set 16: Buenos Aires and Argentina
Scenic views of harbors and government and university buildings in Buenos Aires and other cities. Also includes images of the Argentine gaucho. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 39 black and white slides (lecture)

Box-Item 10.1: Set 17: Old and New South
Depicts African-Americans in the rural South from an early 20th century perspective. Contains a few images of factories. Sources include Pilgrim Photoplay Exchange and Underwood & Underwood. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 43 black and white slides (lecture)

Box-Item 10.2: Set 18: Old Oregon Trail, circa 1930
Consists of a map, artwork by William Henry Jackson, and photographs depicting the first wagon train to Oregon, landmarks along the trail, and other routes of travel. Most images originally from the Visual Instruction Service, Iowa State College. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 14 black and white slides (lecture)

Box-Item 10.3: Set 19: Oregon Geology , circa 1925
Shows mountains, lakes, canyons, and petrified trees in lava. All slides are initialed "I.A.W. 25." All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 17 black and white slides (lecture)

Box-Item 11.1: Set 20: Rivers of the World
Contains several photographs of the Columbia River, other rivers in the U.S., and the Rhine, Thames, Danube and Nile Rivers. Sources include the Manhattan Slide & Film Co. NOTE: Several slides are broken. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 26 slides, most hand-tinted (lecture)

Box-Item 11.2: Set 21: Julius Caesar
Maps, artwork, drawings, and photographs of building remains pertaining to Caesar, other important Romans, and the Roman Forum. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 27 black and white slides (lecture)

Box-Item 12.1: Set 22: Safety in Mines
Photographs and graphs pertaining to people employed in mines. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 23 black and white slides (lecture)

Box-Item 12.2: Set 23: Shasta and Sunset Routes
Scenic views of tourist attractions along the Southern Pacific Railroad's Shasta Route (Portland to Los Angeles) and Sunset Route (Los Angeles to New Orleans). Most of the photos were taken by H.C. Tibbits of San Francisco; a few came from the Weister Co. of Portland. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 50 hand-tinted slides (lecture)

Box-Item 13.1: Set 24: American Wild Flowers
Depicts 36 common wildflowers and includes the medicinal, food, and household uses of each. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 36 hand-tinted slides (lecture)

Box-Item 13.2: Set 25: Trip to Mount Hood
Includes scenic views of the Columbia River Highway, Mt. Hood, and climbers on Mt. Hood. Some of the images were taken by the Gifford and Prentiss Studio of Portland. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 35 slides, some hand-tinted (lecture)

Box-Item 14.1: Set 26: Passion Week in Art
Photographs of paintings depicting Biblical events from the time of Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem until the Resurrection. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 24 black and white slides (lecture)

Box-Item 15.1: Set 27: Radio, circa 1900-1930
Most of the slides are electronic schematics; also includes a few photographs of early pioneers and scientists in wireless and radio theory. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 70 black and white slides

Box-Item 16.1: Set 28: Oregon State College, circa 1925-1930
Images of Oregon State College buildings, campus scenes and spring flowers. Also includes A.D. Taylor's campus plan. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 70 hand-tinted slides (lecture)

Box-Item 17.1: Set 29: New York City, circa 1900-1920
Street scenes, elevated railway, buildings, skyline and other images of New York City taken when the Woolworth Tower was the tallest building in the world. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 70 black and white slides (lecture)

Box-Item 18.1: Set 30: Women of the Bible
Depicts the creation of woman and the flight of Lot and family. Includes images of the Biblical Ruth, Esther, and the Woman at the Well. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 38 slides, some hand-tinted (lecture)

Box-Item 18.2: Set 31: Pilgrim's Progress
Pictorial representations and staged photographic scenes depicting the famed literary work. Slides are mostly from Pilgrim Photoplay Exchange, Chicago. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 41 hand-tinted slides (lecture)

Box-Item 19.1: Set 32: Germany-Bavaria
Tourist scenes of Bavaria taken after 1918. Lecture prepared by Dr. Kurt F. Reinhardt, Asst. Professor of Germanic Languages, University of Oregon. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 41 black and white slides (lecture)

Box-Item 20.1: Set 33: Light of the World
Images of the four New Testament narratives of the life of Christ, from the Nativity to the Ascension. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 45 black and white slides (lecture)

Box-Item 21.1: Set 34: The Passion Play
Includes images of Oberammergau and the surrounding region of Germany, and scenes of the Passion Play. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 44 hand-tinted slides (lecture)

Box-Item 22.1: Set 35: Oregon Industries, circa 1925
Images depict Oregon's lumber, agriculture, slaughtering and meat packing industries. Also includes photos of the Pendleton Woolen Mills. See also sets 7 and 53. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 38 slides, some hand-tinted (lecture)

Box-Item 23.1: Set 36: The World War
Photos of World War I and the U.S. Army in France, including General Pershing inspecting troops, an aerial view of the first U.S. troops in France, trenches, artillery, troops fraternizing, trains, and homefront Save Food posters. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 47 slides, some hand-tinted (lecture)

Box-Item 24.1: Set 37: Oregon Writers, circa 1936
The first 33 slides are black and white images of the writers and their homes. The remaining slides are hand-tinted and illustrate Sam Simpson's Poem, Beautiful Willamette. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 53 slides, some hand-tinted (lecture)

Box-Item 25.1: Set 38: Early Settlement of Oregon
Images emphasize important people (Lewis and Clark, John McLoughlin), places (Portland, Oregon City, Corvallis, The Dalles), and events associated with the settlement of Oregon. Includes photos of maps. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 51 slides, some hand-tinted (lecture)

Box-Item 26.1: Set 39: Scenic Australia
Images pertain to Australia's five provinces and the country's geography, economy, and wildlife. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 55 slides, some hand-tinted (lecture)

Box-Item 27.1: Set 40: Mountains of the West
Photos of mountains in the western United States, including Mt. Hood, Mt. Adams, Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Shasta and the Three Sisters. Contains a slide telling the legend of the mountains. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 28 slides, most hand-tinted (lecture)

Box-Item 27.2: Set 41: Lumber Industry in Oregon
Images show the production of lumber, from harvesting of trees to finished lumber in the mill yard, and types of trees used for lumber. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 46 slides, many hand-tinted (lecture)

Box-Item 28.1: Set 42: Spanish American War
Includes images of the war in Cuba and the Philippines, naval vessels, flags, and a map showing Spain's territorial possessions. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 47 slides, some hand-tinted (lecture)

Box-Item 28.2: Set 43: Salmon Industry, circa 1925
Includes images of salmon species, fish wheels and other methods of fishing, canning operations, and hatcheries in the Pacific Northwest. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 23 slides, some hand-tinted (lecture)

Box-Item 29.1: Set 44: Parables
Images of drawings pertaining to well-known Bible parables, such as the Lost Sheep and the Feast of the Thousands. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 38 black and white slides

Box-Item 30.1: Set 45: Presidents of the United States
Images of U.S. presidents and first ladies from Washington to Franklin D. Roosevelt. Also includes images of Lincoln's funeral procession in New York. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 48 slides (2 hand-tinted) (lecture)

Box-Item 47.1: Set 46: Forest Animals
Each slide depicts an animal found in the forest; the lecture provides a forestry-related narrative about the area. Animals depicted include birds, raccoons, cougar, elk, fox bear, mountain goats, and chinook salmon. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 20 glass 35mm color slides

Box-Item 31.1: Set 47, Set 48: The Other Wise Man
Drawings depicting the story of another wiseman's journey to see the newborn Jesus. All slides from these sets have been digitized and are available online: Set 47; Set 48.
Extent: sets A and B, 40 hand-tinted slides in each set (lectures)

Box-Item 32.1: Set 49: Lewis and Clark Exposition
Images depict buildings and scenes at the 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 26 black and white slides (lecture)

Box-Item 33.1: Set 50: Ireland - The Emerald Isle, circa 1925
Tourist oriented slide set depicting famous landmarks such as the Blarney Castle and scenes around Dublin. Also includes agricultural scenes around the countryside. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 19 slides, some hand-tinted (lecture)

Box-Item 33.2: Set 51: Great Cities of the World, circa 1920
Primarily includes images of cities with a 1920 population of 1 million or more, including Cairo, Sydney, Tokyo, Peking, Calcutta, Vienna, Prague, Madrid, Berlin, Moscow, Paris, London, Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City, Montreal, Chicago and New York City. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 31 hand-tinted photographs (lecture)

Box-Item 34.1: Set 52: Bible Manners and Customs
Drawings and photographs depicting Bible-related topics such as healing of the sick, David anointed as king of Hebron, Women at the Well, and Three Lepers. Also includes images of period costumes. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 38 black and white slides (lecture)

Box-Item 34.2: Set 53: Oregon Industries
Categories depicted include Raw Materials, Power, Recreation, Mining, and Transportation. Individual industries shown include Jantzen Knitting Mills, Portland Woolen Mills, Iron Fireman Manufacturing Co., and Willamette Potato Chips. See also sets 7 and 35. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 31 hand-tinted slides

Box-Item 35.1: Set 54: Cascade and Santiam National Forest
Scenes, including rivers, lakes, and mountains, and maps pertaining to National Forests in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 44 hand-tinted slides (lecture)

Box-Item 35.2: Set 55: Sorted Oregon Views
Images of Oregon agriculture and scenery, including Willamette Valley crops and livestock, Southern Oregon orchards, the Oregon coast, Hood River cherries, and a saloon. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 23 slides, some hand-tinted

Box-Item 36.1: Set 56: History of Army Uniforms
Drawings depict army uniforms from 1772 through World War I. Includes Alexander Hamilton, Zachary Taylor, and Philip Sheridan in uniform. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 36 hand-tinted slides (lecture)

Box-Item 36.2: Set 57: Homes in Europe
Images of typical homes and street scenes in England, the Netherlands and Germany. Includes slides of floor plans. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 43 hand-tinted slides (lecture)

Box-Item 37.1: Set 58: Acts of the Apostles
Drawings pertain to Biblical references to the apostles, such as the resurrection of Jesus, the stoning of Stephen, and the Apostle Paul. Lecture attributed to Simon S. Dow. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 52 black and white slides (lecture)

Box-Item 38.1: Set 59: Development of the West
Covers significant events pertaining to the western U.S., such as the first transcontinental railroad, homesteading, Native Americans, Brigham Young and the Mormons, and agriculture of the West. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 21 black and white slides

Box-Item 39.1: Set 60: Japan
Images pertain to many aspects of Japan and its culture, such as transportation, schools, religion, theater, geishas, art, home life and customs, trade, recreation, and scenic areas. Includes a map of Japan. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 51 slides, some hand-tinted (lecture)

Box-Item 40.1: Set 61: Civil War
Images depict military leaders, battles and battlefields, prisons, hospitals and sanitation, transportation and supplies, Navies, artillery, and army life. Conclusion describes a soldier returning home. Slides made from photographs by Mathew Brady. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 46 black and white slides (lecture)

Box-Item 41.2: Set 62: Christmas Songs
Contains slides of words and music to various Christmas songs as well as drawings depicting scenes in the songs. Many slides are of the Holy City. Most slides were produced by the Victor Animatograph Co. or Davenport, Iowa. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 51 hand-tinted slides

Box-Item 42.1: Set 63: Odyssey in Art
Drawings and maps used to tell the story of Homer's Odyssey. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 30 black and white slides

Box-Item 42.2: Set 64: Village Life in the Holy Land
Photographs from National Geographic of everyday life in various cities and towns in the Middle East. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 24 black and white slides (lecture)

Box-Item 43.1: Set 65: Crater Lake
Includes views of Crater Lake, the lodge, and the surrounding area, and cross section diagrams of Crater Lake and Mt. Mazama. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 28 hand-tinted slides (lecture)

Box-Item 43.2: Set 66: Principal Ports and Harbors of the United States
Images of the ports in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Tampa, Detroit, Cleveland, Toledo, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tacoma, Seattle and Portland (Or.). All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 38 slides, some hand-tinted (lecture)

Box-Item 44.1: Set 67: Denmark - An Example of Rural Development
Consists primarily of views of Danish agriculture and rural areas. Set is divided into sections -- general views, Land of Organizations, Land of Churches, Land of Conservation, Land of Beauty, and Land Where People Live. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 51 hand-tinted slides (lecture)

Box-Item 44.2: Set 68: Range Management on the National Forests
Consists of images of cattle and sheep grazing in national forests and of grazing practices. The set was prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and originally contained at least 50 images. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 23 hand-tinted slides

Box-Item 45.1: Set 69: Oregon County Agent Work
Consists primarily of images of examples of Extension Service county agent work in various locations in Oregon. All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 36 slides

Box-Item 46.1: Set 70: Slides from various series
All slides from this set have been digitized and are available online.
Extent: 81 slides

Series 2: Lecture Booklets and Inspection Notes, circa 1935
Box 47

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