Northwestern California Forest Communities Collection
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Title: Northwestern California Forest Communities Collection
Dates: Circa 1880-1954
Bulk Dates: Circa 1910-1935
Collection number: Consult repository
Collector:
Humboldt State University. Library
Collection Size:
173 items
173 online items
Repository:
Humboldt State University Library.
Abstract: The Northwestern California Forest Communities Collection includes photographs, maps, and architectural and design drawings
selected from several Humboldt State University Library collections for this project. Images were chosen to illustrate the
broad range of people and activities typically associated with the early timber industry in Humboldt County. The company
towns of Crannell (Little River Redwood Company) and Samoa (Vance Redwood Lumber Company and Hammond Lumber Company) are especially
well documented. Promotional materials are included as well as residential, industrial and mechanical design drawings and
infrastructure maps. Especially noteworthy are the series of promotional photographs produced for the Little River Redwood
Company by Dold & Dold from 1924 and 1930 and the architectural drawings for the company town of Samoa which includes work
by M. DeLin and E. F. Reese. Consult the library for more information about the collections from which these images were
selected.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to the Humboldt State University Library. Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations
of the original materials. To obtain permission to publish or to reproduce in any format,
please contact the Special Collections Librarian.
Northwestern California Forest Communities Collection, Consult repository. Humboldt State University Library, Arcata, Calif.
This collection was created by Humboldt State University Library staff from 2005-06 as part of the California Local History
Digital Resources Project.
The digitization project was part of the California Local History Digital Resources Project (LHDRP), a multi-year program
supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library
Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. Leveraging the infrastructure of the California
Digital Library (CDL) in partnership with Califa and Infopeople, the LHDRP explores a model to
aggregate, preserve, and provide permanent public access to local history materials maintained by California cultural heritage
institutions via a single statewide online access point. For more information, see the
LHDRP website .
Scope and Content of Collection
The Northwestern California Forest Communities Collection includes photographs, maps, and architectural and design drawings
selected from several Humboldt State University Library collections for this project. Images were chosen to illustrate the
broad range of people and activities typically associated with the early timber industry in Humboldt County. The company
towns of Crannell (Little River Redwood Company) and Samoa (Vance Redwood Lumber Company and Hammond Lumber Company) are especially
well documented. Promotional materials are included as well as residential, industrial and mechanical design drawings and
infrastructure maps. Especially noteworthy are the series of promotional photographs produced for the Little River Redwood
Company by Dold & Dold from 1924 and 1930 and the architectural drawings for the company town of Samoa which includes work
by M. DeLin and E. F. Reese. Consult the library for more information about the collections from which these images were
selected.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.
Bullwinkel, Conrad
Cole, Ed.
Cole, Harry W.
Eureka and Klamath River Railroad
Hammond & Little River Redwood Co.
Hammond Lumber Company
Hammond Redwood Co.
Humboldt Northern Railroad
Little River Redwood Co.
Oregon and Eureka Railroad
Vance Redwood Lumber Co.
Crannell (Calif.)
Eureka (Calif.)
Fairhaven (Calif.)
Humboldt Bay (Calif.)
Humboldt County (Calif.)
Little River (Calif.)
Mad River (Calif.)
Samoa (Calif.)
Architecture, Domestic--Designs and plans
Architecture, Industrial--Designs and plans
Automobile service stations
Automobiles
Barns
Boats
Bridges
Buildings
Cutover lands
Community centers
Company towns
Company towns--California--Humboldt County--Maps
Drying sheds
Employee eating facilities
Equipment
Fire hydrants
Forests
Garages
Gymnasiums
Horseback riding
Houses
Industrial facilities
Interiors
Kilns
Lodges
houses
Log ponds
Loggers
Lumbering--California-Humboldt County
Lumbering--California-Humboldt County--Maps
Lumber-yards
Machinery
Meat Industry
Mills
Offices
Parks
People
Piers and wharves
Portraits
Portraits, Group
Railroad bridges
Railroad cars
Railroad ferries
Railroad locomotives
Railroads
Redwoods
Schools
Sewerage
Ships
Steam donkeys
Storefronts
Stores & shops
Vehicles
Water tanks
Work camps
Architectural drawings
Design drawings
Manuscripts
Maps
Photographs
Postcards