W. Bittle Wells photograph album [graphic], circa 1889-1890.

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W. Bittle Wells photograph album [graphic], circa 1889-1890.

W. Bittle Wells photograph album [graphic], circa 1889-1890.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/219727936

Album of photographs dating from circa 1889-1890 that were either taken or collected by W. Bittle Wells (1872-1965), who later became the editor of The Pacific Monthly and Sunset magazines. The photographs document scenic views in Alaska, Washington state, and Oregon such as Sitka, Alaska; the Columbia River and Columbia River Gorge, including canneries and fish wheels; Native Americans and cowboys in eastern Oregon; street scenes in Portland, Or., including views of the Joss family home; and a trip to Fort Canby (now Cape Disappointment State Park) in Washington state that depicts W. Bittle Wells, his future wife Mabel Lavern Parker, and friends.

0.06 cubic feet (29 photographs in 1 volume).

Oregon Historical Society Research Library