Manuscript relating a conversation with H. S. Rowe, who along with Mr. Harrison, owned a large number of acres of land on Sauvie's Island, which happened to be excellent for duck hunting. Mr. Rowe went hunting in the year of 1907 with his son and netted the allotted amount of birds. Further comments about the plentiful number of birds for sport are included in the document. Later in 1913, a protection for migratory birds passed and closed down the hunting season. The author commented that despite the season being closed for 22 years, the number of ducks have not returned to previous numbers.
The handwritten manuscript features a rough draft of "Bird lives" as well as other manuscripts that most likely were broken up into different manuscripts later.
Ducks on the lawn in the gardens at the residence of Charles Elliott Ladd and Sarah Hall Ladd. Caption from the negative sleeve reads, "Ducks on Lawn, S21, LW3-21."
Photograph of ducks swimming in a rectangular pool surrounded by a fence. The ducks and pool may have been part of an exhibit at the annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland.
Photograph of an unidentified girl holding a duck that is standing on a fence or railing. The photograph may have been taken at the Multnomah County Fair in Gresham, Oregon.
Program and articles discussing William Finley's lecture, "Camera hunting on the continental divide", and Irene Finley's lecture, "Birds of the Arizona desert." Newspaper clippings discussing debate over the length of duck hunting season are included.
Mrs. A.V. Dieneman holds her pet mallard duck, named Josephine, in her yard on NE Going Street in Portland, Oregon. The duck rests its head on Mrs. Dieneman's right shoulder. The duck had just returned home after wandering off 2 weeks earlier. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on September 21, 1958 (negative 2 of 4).
