Davidson's Views of the Pacific Northwest, approximately 1878

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Summary

Title:
Davidson's Views of the Pacific Northwest
Dates:
approximately 1878
Creators:
Davidson, Isaac G.
Abstract:
Cabinet card photographs of scenery and working crews along the route of the Northern Pacific Railroad in Oregon.
Extent:
0.8 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Davidson's Views of the Pacific Northwest, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

A series of 27 photographs of scenes along the Northern Pacific Railroad's Pend d'Oreille Division and Clark's Fork Division in Oregon, as well as scenes on the lines of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Co. along the Columbia River. Included are views of the workers along the line, a survey team, the camp tents holding the hospital, camp mess tents, a druggist, and a blacksmith shop. The card photographs are boudoir size, 8.25 x 5 inches, and "Davidson's Views of the Pacific Northwest" is printed on the verso of the mounts.

Photographs: Group portrait of men, women, and a child; men with surveying equipment in group portrait; hospital tent with injured men on cots; mess hall tents with tin plates and coffee pitchers displayed; men and women in front of a druggist's tent with medicinal bottles and jars on shelves inside; "Blacksmith Shop of Construction Department, Clark's Fork Division, N.P.R.R."; "No. 26. Block House, Upper Cascades, Columbia River"; "No. 49 Multnomah Falls, Columbia River"; "No. 50 Castle Rock, Columbia River"; "No. 71 View from Block House"; "No. 73 Hallett's Hades--O.R. & N. Co."; "No. 77 Upper Cascades, Columbia River, from Espy's Painting"; "No. 83 Bird's eye view of Fort Coeur d'Alene and the lake, Idaho"; "No. 87 Clark's Fork Crossing, three miles above its mouth, N.P.R.R."; "No. 88 North Cabinet, N.P.R.R."; "No. 89 South Cabinet, N.P.R.R."; "No. 90 Big Rock Cut, one mile above Cabinet, N.P.R.R."; "No. 91 View from Cabinet Rapids down Clark's Fork, Columbia River"; "No. 92 View at lower end of Cabinet Rapids, Clark's Fork"; "No. 93 Cabinet Gorge, Clark's River, looking upstream"; "No. 94 Cabinet Gorge, Clark's River, looking downstream"; "No. 95 Looking out upstream from Cabinet Gorge"; "No. 96 Head of Cabinet Rapids"; "No. 97 Big Grade, N.P.R.R. at head of Cabinet Rapids"; "No. 98 Elk Creek Camp on N.P.R.R."; "No. 99 Grading on Big Bluff, three miles above Heron's Rapids, Clark's Fork"; view of a surveyor and stream.

Biographical / historical:

Isaac G. Davidson (1845-1922) was an accountant for one of Portland's largest printing shops and owned a successful Portland photography studio. Though Davidson published these photographs, it is unclear if he actually was the photographer. He was known for hiring some of the best photographers of the time for his projects, including Andrew Wulzen, a former assistant to photographer Carleton Watkins.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Carl Mautz Publishing, 1999.
Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library staff in 1999. In 2025, Suzanne Oatey created a finding aid.

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Suzanne Oatey
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-06-13 11:05:16 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Davidson's Views of the Pacific Northwest, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

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