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Guide to the Gifford Photographic Collection circa 1885 - 1958

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Title Guide to the Gifford Photographic Collection circa 1885 - 1958
Subject Agriculture--Oregon.; Bridges--Oregon.; Fishing--Oregon.; Indians of North
America--Columbia Plateau.; Landscape
photography--Oregon.; Parks--Oregon.; Photographers--Oregon.; Photography--Study and
teaching--California--Los Angeles.; Photography--Oregon.; Portrait
photography--Oregon.; Agriculture; Children and Youth; City and Town Life; Colleges and
Universities; Fisheries and
Wildlife; Home and Family; Logging; Native Americans; Parks and
Playgrounds; Public Works; Publishers and
Publishing; Ranching; Sports and
Recreation; Student Life; Transportation; Women; Montana; Oregon; Washington (State); Astoria; Bend; Corvallis; Portland; Salem; Artifacts; Moving Images; Photographs
Description The Gifford Photographic Collection consists primarily of photographs taken by four Gifford Family photographers: Ralph I. Gifford; his father, Benjamin A. Gifford; his wife, Wanda Gifford; and his son, Ben L. Gifford. The collection also includes motion pictures filmed by Ralph I Gifford, some photographs for whom the photographer is not identified, images by other photographers, and documentary materials. The Gifford Family's photographic work began in 1888, when Benjamin A. Gifford...
Publisher Oregon State University Libraries,
University Archives
Date 1885/1958
Rights Collection is open for research.
Type Collection collection
Identifier http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv31927
Language eng
Format 14.3 cubic feet, including 7372
photographs and 8 film reels; 82
boxes, including 7 oversize boxes; 2 map folders; and 1 film can
Coverage circa 1885
- 1958

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