New Finding Aid | Western photographer collection

Special Collections and University Archives is pleased to announce a new finding aid published for the Western photographer collection (PH368). The finding aid is available on Archives West.

Photo of men surrounding fallen tree. The large tree contains a crevasse so large a horse has been placed inside for scale.
[Photo by J. A. Meisor, circa 1890s-1904, Western photographer collection, PH368, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.]
The Western photographer collection is a compilation of historic photographic prints taken by photographers in the Western United States. The prints depict a wide variety of subjects dating 1841-1968, which predominantly center on the following themes: events, geographic areas, industries and transportation, land and cityscapes, and people in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California, and Alaska. Some individual subjects include: floods, fires, parades, logging, mining, shipping, farms, natural scenery, housing, and portraits of politicians, Native Americans, pioneers, and families.

Scattered remains of wood from dynamite explosion of a structure.
[Photo by Barnard Studio, 1899, Western photographer collection, PH368, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.]
–Liliya Benz, Special Collections Intern

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