Mount Hood Area Excursion Photograph Album, circa 1910

Title: Mount Hood Area Excursion Photograph Album, circa 1910

ID: P 310

Extent: 0.1 cubic feet. More info below.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

This photograph album is comprised of 111 gelatin silver prints illustrating a multi-day excursion through what appears to be the Mount Hood National Forest (then the Oregon National Forest). The photos, taken circa 1910, depict preparation, travel, and wilderness living.

The bulk of the album is comprised of photographs of two men engaged in wilderness activities including wood gathering, campsite setup, outdoor cooking, hiking, fishing, and horseback riding. The album also includes extensive landscape photography, much of it featuring mountainous forest terrain after a recent forest fire. One photograph appears to feature the south face of Mount Hood, placing the photographers near the route of modern State Highway 26. Other photographs depict preparation of outdoor gear, the front of the Estacada, Oregon train station, travel by wagon, and an unidentified family. Also included are portraits of the album's two primary subjects.

Captions and other identifying text is absent from this album. However, the photographs appear to be arranged in approximate chronological order and form a rough visual narrative.

More Extent Information: 1 box; 111 photographs

Statement on Access: The collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: This album was acquired in 2010 by the Oregon State University Archives as part of the Gerald W. Williams Collection (MSS WilliamsG). It now resides independently in the Oregon State University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Research Center.

Related Materials:

Other collections pertaining to wilderness living and recreation include the Lucy Lewis Scrapbook (MSS Lewis), the Willi Unsoeld Collection (MSS Unsoeld), and the Oregon State University Mountain Club Records (MSS MountainClub).

Collections with photographs and documents relating to the Mount Hood area include the Gerald Williams Collection (MSS WilliamsG), the Benjamin A. Gifford Photographs (P218-SG 1), the Ralph I. Gifford Photographs (P218-SG 2), the Wanda Gifford Photographs (P 218-SG 4), and the Roland G. Holmes Collection of Oregon and Washington Postcards (P 283).

Maps of Mount Hood and the surrounding area can be found in the Historic Oregon Topographic Maps (MAPS ORTopos),  National Forests in Oregon Maps (MAPS USFS), the State of Oregon Maps Collection (MAPS ORMaps), the Gerald Williams Maps Collection (MAPS WilliamsG), and the Lehi F. Hintze Geological Reconnaissance Maps of Oregon (MAPS Hintze).

Preferred Citation: Mount Hood Area Excursion Photograph Album (P 310), Oregon State University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Processing Information: This photograph album was accessioned as part of the Gerald W. Williams Collection (MSS WilliamsG). It has since been separated from that collection and processed independently.

Camping--Oregon.
Hood, Mount (Or.)
Landscape photography--Oregon.
Mount Hood National Forest (Or.)
Natural Resources
Outdoor recreation--Oregon.

Photograph albums.
Photographic prints.