Platinum print of the Columbia River with mountains partially obscured by fog in the distance. Attributed to Lily E. White. This photograph is taken from the same vantage point and likely near the same time as the photograph on Plate 8 of Album 712.
Collection consists of 43 photographs taken by Lily E. White and other members of the Oregon Camera Club between 1900 and 1905. The photographs depict landscape scenes of the Columbia River Gorge, the Pacific coast, and Mount Hood. Also included are posed portraits of members of the Klikitat and other Columbia River tribes. The photographs are mounted platinum prints and all but two of the prints are signed by the artist. 38 of the photographs are part of a tooled suede leather portfolio. The portfolio also contains prints signed by Sarah Hall Ladd, Will H. Walker, and Maud Ainsworth. In addition to the portfolio, the collection also contains five prints signed by Lily E. White from a separate accession.
Platinum print of a sailboat on the shore of the Columbia River. A fish wheel is visible in the background. Handwritten inscription from the back of the print reads, "Evening in the Mist and fish wheel on the Columbia." This print is sometimes titled, "Moonlight on the Columbia." Signed, "Lily E. White," in the lower right corner of the print.
Platinum Print of Castle Rock (today known as Beacon Rock) looking north from Mosquito Island (today known as Peirce Island). Handwritten inscription on the back of the print reads, "Castle Rock Looking North - Columbia." This print is sometimes published as, "Mosquito Island." Signed, "Lily E. White," in the lower right corner of the print.
Platinum print of Rooster Rock on the Columbia River. Handwritten inscription on the back of the print reads, "Rooster Rock - Columbia." Signed, "Lily E. White," in the lower right corner of the print.
Platinum print of storm clouds gathering over Cook Hill and Dog Mountain on the Columbia River. The photograph is looking west. Handwritten inscription on the back of the print reads, "Storm Mountain - Columbia." Signed, "Lily E. White," in the lower right corner of the print.
Platinum print of the Columbia River with mountains visible in the distance. Handwritten inscription on the back of the print reads, "Gateway to the Inland Empire - Opening of the Columbia." The photograph has been attributed in publications to both Sarah Hall Ladd and LIly E. White. Signed, "Lily E. White," in the lower right corner of the print.
Four unidentified men pulling a seine (a large fishing net) into a boat along the shore of the Columbia River. Beacon Rock is visible in the distance. Caption from negative sleeve reads, "Seining on Columbia (1 of 2 views - best), R-27, LW-27."
Five unidentified men pulling a seine (a large fishing net) into a boat along the shore of the Columbia River. Beacon Rock is visible in the distance. Caption from negative sleeve reads, "Seining on Columbia (1 of 2 views - best), R-28, LW-28."
A tree growing on the edge of a cliff. There is a large body of water visible below with a settlement on the opposite shore. Likely taken in the Columbia River Gorge. Caption from negative sleeve reads, "Landscape - tree, water, R-68, LW2-49."
Platinum print of the Columbia River with mountains visible in the distance. The photograph has been attributed in publications to both Sarah Hall Ladd and LIly E. White.
Platinum print of the Columbia River with mountains and fog visible in the distance. The photograph has been attributed in publications to both Sarah Hall Ladd and LIly E. White.
Platinum print of the Columbia River with mountains partially obscured by fog in the distance. Signed, "Lily E. White," on the matting below the lower right corner of the print. This photograph is taken from the same vantage point and likely near the same time as the photograph on Plate 15 of Album 201.
Platinum print of an unidentified person standing in a rowboat on the Columbia River. Castle Rock (today known as Beacon Rock) is visible in the distance. Handwritten inscription on the back of the print reads, "Twilight on the Columbia - Castle Rock in the Distance." This photograph has been attributed to both Sarah Hall Ladd and Lily E. White. Signed, "Copyrighted by Lily E. White," in the lower right corner of the print.
Platinum Print of a houseboat moored at the base of Castle Rock (today known as Beacon Rock) on the Columbia River. Handwritten inscription from the back of the print reads, "Castle Rock - Columbia." Signed, "Copyrighted 1902, Lily E. White," in the lower right corner of the print.
Platinum print of Mount Hood taken from the Washington side of the Columbia River with Hood River visible in the foreground. Handwritten inscription from the back of the print reads, "Mt. Hood at Hood River." The print is unsigned but attributed to Lily E. White.
Platinum print of a sandy beach on the shore of the Columbia River with Mitchell's Point visible in the distance. Handwritten inscription on the back of the print reads, "Mitchell Point." Signed, "Lily E. White," in the lower right corner of the print.
Platinum print of mist on a hillside viewed from across the Columbia River. Handwritten inscription on the back of the print reads, "Scarf of Mist - Columbia." This print is sometimes also printed as, "Up the Columbia." Signed, "Lily E. White." in the lower right corner of the print.
Platinum print of the a boat with "Lyle" painted on the back moored along the banks of the Columbia River. Handwritten inscription on the back of the print reads, "Columbia River 10 Miles from the Dalles." The print has also been published as, "Lyle on the Columbia." This photograph has been attributed in publications to both Sarah Hall Ladd and Lily E. White. Signed, "S. H. L.," in the lower right corner of the print.
Platinum print of storm clouds gathering over hills with the Columbia River in the foreground. Handwritten inscription on the back of the print reads, "Storm from the Sea - On the Columbia." Signed, "Copyrighted by Lily E. White," in the lower right corner of the print.
Collection consists of negatives from the estate of Lily E. White. They are attributed to White but some of the photographs were possibly taken by Sarah Hall Ladd. The photographs date from approximately 1900-1915. Topical highlights in the collection include landscape views of the Columbia River Gorge, Garden scenes and flower photographs taken at the home of Charles Elliott Ladd and Sarah Hall Ladd, and interior and exterior views of Lily E. Whites’ houseboat, The Raysark. Also included in the collection are photographs and scrapbook pages taken during trips to Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, and along the coast near Carmel, California.
A group of people and horses pulling a seine (a large fishing net) along the shore of the Columbia River. Beacon Rock is visible in the distance. Caption from negative sleeve reads, "Horses, R-41, LW-41."
