Roland G. Holmes Collection of Oregon and Washington Postcards, 1909-1945

Title: Roland G. Holmes Collection of Oregon and Washington Postcards, 1909-1945

Predominant Dates: 1920-1929

ID: P 283

Primary Creator: Holmes, Roland G.

Extent: 0.05 cubic feet. More info below.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

The Roland G. Holmes Collection of Oregon and Washington Postcards consists of photographic and picture postcards as well as some photographic prints of Oregon and Washington scenes. About a third of the images are of the Columbia River Gorge.

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

The Roland G. Holmes Collection of Oregon and Washington Postcards consists of photographic and picture postcards as well as photographic prints of Oregon and Washington scenes. About a third of the images depict scenes of the Columbia River Gorge and Columbia River Highway, including waterfalls, Vista House, highway viewpoints, and Beacon Rock. Images of many other notable Oregon and Washington landmarks are part of the collection, including Mount Hood, Mount Rainier, and Three Sisters; Silver Creek Falls; Crater Lake; the Pacific Coast in Oregon and Washington; and the cities of Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington.

Most of the images of the Columbia River Gorge and Highway were taken by Ralph I. Gifford; an image by Cross and Dimmitt is also included. The collection includes high-resolution digital images scanned from the postcards and photographic prints by Zoe Ann Holmes as well as an item-level list of the images with detailed descriptions.

An addition to the Roland G. Holmes Collection (Accession 2012:068) consists of 70 postcards collected by Holmes that depict a variety of natural landscapes and urban views throughout several states including California, Utah, Colorado, Oregon, Nevada, and Kansas. The two views of Oregon document Willamette Falls and Crater Lake. Nine of the postcards contain messages addressed to Elma Stump Holmes, Roland's mother. In addition to the original images, this accession also includes a cd containing digital files of the postcards scanned as TIF files and a printed index to these files with the images and file names displayed.

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

More Extent Information: 90 postcards and photographs; 1 box

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: The materials were donated to the Archives in 2010 by Holmes' daughter, Zoe Ann Holmes.

Related Materials: Many of the OSU Archives' photographic collections include images of Oregon and Washington landmarks and scenes. Of special note are the Gerald W. Williams Collection and the Gifford Photographic Collection (P 218), both of which include many other images of the Columbia River Gorge. The Zoe Ann Holmes Photographs (P 270) consist of photographs documenting teaching and research activities, faculty, and students of the Nutrition and Food Management Department at Oregon State University.

Preferred Citation: Roland G. Holmes Collection of Oregon and Washington Postcards (P 283), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

Holmes, Roland G.
Gifford, Ralph I.
Holmes, Zoe Ann (1942-)

Cascade Range
Columbia River
Columbia River Gorge (Or. and Wash.)
Columbia River Highway (Or.)
Holmes, Roland G.
Pacific Coast (Or.)
Pacific Coast (Wash.)
Portland (Or.)
Seattle (Wash.)
Waterfalls--Columbia River.

Born digital.
Compact discs.
Digital images.
Photographic postcards.
Photographic prints.
Picture postcards.