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Photograph album of a trip from Indiana to Oregon
Title
[Photograph album of a trip from Indiana to Oregon].
Production
[Indiana], [1900]
Physical Description
32 photographs in 1 album : platinum and gelatin silver prints ; photographs 16 x 20 cm and smaller
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Place of creation and date supplied by cataloger.
Captions and accompanying printed text in English.
Provenance
Purchased from Michael Vinson on the Winlock William Miller, Jr. Memorial Fund, 2013.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
William J. Davisson (1842-1919) married Rebecca E. Davisson (née Wilkins) (1843- ) in 1863. The Davissons lived in Farmland, Indiana.
Summary
Photograph album with photographs and printed text compiled by William J. Davisson and Rebecca E. Davisson of a railroad trip from Indiana to visit family in Oregon, 1900. Images are of the Davissons' home in Farmland, Indiana; train cars, passengers, and the railroad depot at Pueblo, Colorado; Royal Gorge; the railroad depot at Ogden, Utah; Albany, Oregon; Mount Hood, Peterson Butte, Detroit, and a logging camp at Breitenbush; a camping trip through the Cascade Mountains; and Cape Foulweather. Text describes the Davissons' experiences on trains, impressions of Oregon, and itinerary while in Albany.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 11, 2019
References
William J. Davisson and Rebecca E. Davisson, Photograph Album of a Trip from Indiana to Oregon. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
William J. Davisson and Rebecca E. Davisson, Photograph Album of a Trip from Indiana to Oregon. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
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Genre/Form
Gelatin silver prints.
Photograph albums.
Photographic prints.
Photographs.
Platinum prints.
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