OHS Digital Collections

Polar Bear

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1924-07-07

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

A polar bear looking through the bars of its pen at the Stanley Park Zoo.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Polar Bear

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Item
1924-07-07

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

A polar bear swimming in a pool in its pen at the Stanley Park Zoo.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Portrait of 3 young women wearing similar outfits

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1894-08-25

Part of Cased photographs collection

Uncased tintype featuring a portrait of 3 women wearing similar outfits of white blouses and long skirts with buckled belts. They each wear a hat. They look at the camera and smile. Handwritten note below the image reads, "Victoria, Aug 25 / 94." Image was likely taken in Victoria, British Columbia.

Portrait of Christine Mabel Dixon

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Item
1887 - 1890?

Part of Dixon family photographs

A bust portrait of Christine Mabel Dixon as a young child. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Christine Mabel Dixon, Seattle, Washington."

Vancouver Photographic Company

River scene

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Item
1924

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

A silhouette of an unidentified man standing along the bank of a river in British Columbia.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Ross Peak & Glaciers

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Item
1892

Part of Cleveland Rockwell papers

Pencil drawing of Ross Peak & Glacier in British Columbia.

Rockwell, Cleveland, 1837-1907

Salal

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Item
1924-07-17

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

Close view of flowers on a salal shrub near Tsi Bass Lagoon.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Sketchbook volume 5

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Item
1883-1895

Part of Cleveland Rockwell papers

Cleveland Rockwell's sketchbook volume 5. Includes landscape drawings of Washington, California, Alaska, and British Columbia.

Rockwell, Cleveland, 1837-1907

Starfish

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Item
1924

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

A starfish on a rock.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Street scene in Alert Bay

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Item
1924-07-14

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

Three unidentified people walking down a street in Alert Bay. Large totem poles are visible in the background.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Street scene in Alert Bay

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Item
1924-07-14

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

Unidentified people walking down a street in Alert Bay. Large totem poles are visible in the background.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Street scene in Alert Bay

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Item
1924-07-14

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

Unidentified people walking down a street in Alert Bay. Large totem poles are visible in the background.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Street scene in Alert Bay

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Item
1924-07

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

Three unidentified people walking down a street in Alert Bay.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Tom Brazil

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Item
1924-07-27

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

Tom Brazil standing on the shore.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Totem pole in Alert Bay

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Item
1924-07-14

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

Detail view of the top of a totem pole in Alert Bay.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Totem poles in Alert Bay

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Item
1924-07-14

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

A view of totem poles in Alert Bay.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Totem poles in Alert Bay

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Item
1924-07-14

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

A view of totem poles in Alert Bay.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Trip to Alaska, 1926

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Item
1926

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Drafts of Irene Finley's articles, "Two big game animals of Unimak", "After whales", and "Bores of Alaska rivers."

Finley, Irene

Trip to British Columbia and southern Alaska, 1926 and 1931

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1926 - 1931

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Field notes of William Alakangas, the chief engineer of the "Westward", documenting a trip along the coast of British Columbia, May 2-19, 1926. Included is an article draft by Alakangas, "It's a scream, but no fair laughing $5,000,000.00 reward for a suitable title." The article discusses a trip along the coast of British Columbia and southern Alaska with a group, including Arthur Pack and William Finley, July-August 1931. Activities described include hunting porpoises, fishing for salmon, and collecting bird specimens.

Alakangas, William

Tsuboi Family Home Movie - "Model T"

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Item
1928-1931?

Part of Tsuboi Family home movies

Tsuboi family home movie, featuring footage of the Tsuboi family, the Rose Festival parade, a school event, and a family vacation to Vancouver B.C. Footage is in black-and-white.
00:00 - Members of the Tsuboi family exiting a Ford Model T
00:18 - Members of the Japanese American community in traditional clothing, preparing for a parade
01:31 - Japanese American children laugh and play. Boy plays with dog.
02:46 - Military troops march in a parade
03:12 - Scenes of a Japanese American league playing baseball
03:56 - Scenes of the Rose Festival parade in Downtown Portland
07:10 - Ceremony at Union Station in Downtown Portland
07:47 - Scenes of the Rose Festival parade in Downtown Portland, including footage of young Japanese American women in traditional clothing, on a Japan-themed float
09:25 - Japanese American girls perform and play at a school event
09:58 - Scenes from the Rose Festival parade
10:50 - Large crowds attend the opening of the St. Johns Bridge. Floats and automobiles from the Rose Festival parade cross the bridge.
12:37 - Scenes from Tsuboi family vacation. Family crosses the Capilano Suspension Bridge in Vancouver, British Columbia. Scenes from a boat, possibly in Puget Sound.
14:57 - Children perform and play games at a school event

Tsuboi family