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Sternwheeler Bailey Gatzert passes Multnomah Falls on the Columbia River

Photograph showing the sternwheeler Bailey Gatzert on the Columbia River in the Columbia River Gorge. Multnomah Falls is in the background on the Oregon side of the Gorge. Handwritten note on the back reads, "S.S. Bailey Gatzert passing Multnomah Falls." Second handwritten note reads, "Return to Traffic Dept., SP&S." Stamp on the back for Beaver Engraving Co.

Kiser Photo Co. (Portland, Or.)

Crop fields near Lamonta, Oregon

Photograph showing a view of vast agricultural fields in a desert landscape near Lamonta in Central Oregon. Sagebrush grows around the fields. There is a hill in the distance. Stamp on the bottom of the print for Kiser Photo Co. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Lamonta - Culver, Dry Farming Country, 3 mi. N.W. of Lamonta."

Kiser Photo Co. (Portland, Or.)

Crop field and farm house

Photograph showing a crop field in front of a farmhouse. On the left, a person drives a horse and buggy down a dirt road. Stamp on the bottom of the print for Kiser Photo Co. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Powell Butte Region - E.A. Bussett Ranch." The words "Pilot Butte" have been crossed out.

Kiser Photo Co. (Portland, Or.)

View of the Columbia River and Mount Hood

Photograph showing a view of Mount Hood across the Columbia River. Taken from the Washington side of the river and looking south toward Oregon. The sun shines down on Mount Hood. There is an island in the river in the foreground. Stamp on the front of the print indicates a copyright by Kiser Photo Co., for a date between 1900-1909. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Columbia River and Mt. Hood, Oregon."

Kiser Photo Co. (Portland, Or.)

Kiser Photo Co. Photographs

  • Org. Lot 140
  • Collection
  • 1901-1999

The Kiser Photo Co. photographs include images produced by the Kiser Brothers, the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition Official Photographic Co., the Kiser Photo Co., and the Winter Photo Co. from 1901-circa 1927. Other imprints include Fred H. Kiser Studios, Kiser Studios, and Scenic America Company. The collection contains both vintage black-and-white and hand-colored prints, including stereographs and panoramic photographs, as well as copy prints made from original Kiser negatives. The bulk of the images are examples of Kiser's landscape and mountain photography in Montana, Oregon, and along the Columbia River Gorge and Columbia River Highway, among other places, as well as of various places in Portland, Or. Other subjects include the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Mo., 1904; the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland, Or., 1905; landscape photographs taken for various railroad companies, 1903-1916; photographs of ships and shipbuilding in the Portland, Or. area, taken for the Emergency Fleet Corporation, 1918-1919; and photos of Kiser studio buildings in Portland, 1909-1923.

The collection also contains contemporary photomechanical reproductions of Kiser photographs, dating from 1903-circa 1930. These include postcards, photomechanical prints both loose and in albums, and publications containing reproductions of Kiser work. There are also background materials that contain biographical notes Fred H. Kiser and the history of his work with photography that were gathered during collection processing and date from 1903-1999.

Many images in the collection were made by the Kiser Brothers or Kiser Photo Company and its photographers but were produced for sale to the public over a long period of time, first by the Kiser Photo Company and then the Winter Photo Company. After Kiser sold part of his business to Winter in 1915, it appears that Kiser continued to make prints from earlier images for which Winter held the negatives, possibly by making copy negatives from original prints. Photographer Benjamin Gifford also bought Kiser negatives and produced them for sale; many of the copy prints in this collection were made from Kiser negatives that are housed in the Gifford and Prentiss photograph collection, Org. Lot 982.

Note on dates and photographers’ negative numbers: Kiser and Winter often issued prints of the same images over a long period. Prints sometimes include copyright dates in the photographer’s imprint. The dates provided in this guide include: actual date of photograph if known, copyright date if known, or circa dates derived from photographers’ negative numbers and image content. Kiser Brothers did not use a negative numbering system as far as can be determined. Kiser Photo Co.’s earliest assigned numbers represent the firm’s output but also may be for images made by the Kiser Brothers but marketed later. They are low numbers preceded by an “x”. Kiser seems to have adopted a consecutive numbering system by about 1906. The numbers are handwritten in pencil on the verso of prints. After he purchased part of the business in 1915, Winter appears to have continued the consecutive numbering system from where Kiser Photo Company left off. After 1915, Kiser appears to have adopted a new numbering system, using a “C” prefix.

Kiser, Fred H., 1878-1955

Farm Scene near Salem, Oregon

Photograph of orchards and fields on a hillside near Salem, Oregon. A dirt path on the left leads to a house in the distance. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Farm Scene near Salem." Embossment on the front of print indicates a 1902 copyright by Kiser Photo Co., while a hand-written note on the back indicates a 1904 copyright by the Kiser Photo Co.

Kiser Photo Co. (Portland, Or.)

View of Rooster Rock in Columbia River Gorge

Photograph showing a view looking east up the Columbia River Gorge. Rooster Rock is in the foreground and the Rooster Rock Cannery is visible through the trees on the lower right. Taken from a nearby hillside. Stamp on the back for Kiser's Studio. Typed note on the back of the print reads, "Lower Columbia River near Westport, Ore. SP&S Ry." [This note is incorrect. This image portrays the Columbia River Gorge, not Westport, Oregon.]

Kiser Photo Co. (Portland, Or.)

Train Station in Seaside, Oregon

Photograph of a crowd of people at a train station. People stand on a long wooden platform on the left, while an SP&S train is stopped on the right. Three little girls in white dresses stand on the platform in the foreground and look at the train. In the background, a large crowd stands by the train. Handwriting on the back indicates this was taken in Seaside, Oregon. Stamp on the back for Kiser's Studio, Scenic America Company.

Kiser Photo Co. (Portland, Or.)

Crater Lake from Castle Rock - Oregon

Negative of a photographic postcard showing a view of Crater Lake, Oregon, from the summit of Castle Rock. There is a rock formation in the foreground. Most of Wizard Island is visible. This is a photograph of a postcard originally published by the Kiser Photo Co. in 1903. Printed on the bottom left are the original copyright notice and title, "Crater Lake. From Summit of Castle Crest." Handwriting on negative reads, "Crater Lake from Castle Rock - Oregon. Christian 11-722."

Christian (Photographer)

Apple orchard in Maryhill, Washington

Photograph of 2 rows of apple trees in bloom in an orchard in Maryhill, Washington. Typed note on the back of the print reads, "Kiser 5453. Old Apple Orchard, Maryhill, Wash. SP&SRy." Stamp on the back of the print reads, "From Passenger Department, The North Bank Road, Portland, Ore."

Kiser Photo Co. (Portland, Or.)

Orchard and farmhouse

Photograph of an orchard and farmhouse. Rows of trees stand in an orchard on the left and in the right foreground. At the center of the photograph, behind a field of crops, is a farmhouse. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "From R.H. Crozier."

Kiser Photo Co. (Portland, Or.)

Stacks of wheat in field

Photograph showing dozens of wheat stacks in a large agricultural field in Central Oregon. A farm is visible in the distance. The mountains of the Cascade Range are in the background. Stamp on the front of the print for Kiser Photo Co.

Kiser Photo Co. (Portland, Or.)

Down Deschutes Canyon

Photograph of the Deschutes River flowing through the Deschutes Canyon. Taken from the top of the canyon. Mount Hood is visible in the distance. Stamp on front of print for Kiser Photo Co. Handwriting on back reads, "O.T. Ry. Down Deschutes Canyon from point above Pelton. O.T. Track to right. Mt. Hood."

Kiser Photo Co. (Portland, Or.)

SP&S Eastbound Train Along Columbia River at Beacon Rock, Washington

Photograph of an SP&S train traveling eastbound along the Columbia River in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington. The train passes in front of Beacon Rock. Taken from the Oregon side of the river, looking north across the river. Typed note on the back of the print reads, "File No. 26 - SP&S eastbound train along Columbia River at Beacon Rock."

Kiser Photo Co. (Portland, Or.)

Rows of crops in front of a farm

Photograph of several rows of crops, including strawberries and young fruit trees. In the background is a farmhouse. Stamps on the front and back of the print for Kiser Photo Co. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "From R.H. Crozier."

Kiser Photo Co. (Portland, Or.)

Chicken ranch near Redmond, Oregon

Photograph showing a view of a chicken farm in a desert landscape near Redmond, Oregon. Dozens of chickens are scattered across an open area. The coops are to the left. Three men stand in the left foreground. The desert landscape beyond the farm is dotted with sagebrush. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Chicken Ranch, F.G. Bancroft, near Redmond." Second handwritten note reads, "Chicken ranch in Eastern Oregon. SP&S." Stamp on the front of the print for Kiser Photo Co.

Kiser Photo Co. (Portland, Or.)

Ranch in Sisters Country, Oregon

Photograph of a ranch in a desert landscape in Laidlaw, known today as Tumalo, Oregon. There is a large haystack on the right. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "The Sisters Country, The G.G. Gerking Ranch, 3 mi. North of Laidlaw." Stamp on the front of the print for Kiser Photo Co.

Kiser Photo Co. (Portland, Or.)

Haystack on ranch near Redmond, Oregon

Photograph showing a person walking in front of a large haystack on a ranch near Redmond, Oregon. The haystack sits in a desert landscape. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Alfalfa hay, R.D. Chasley Ranch, 3 mi. SW of Redmond." Stamp on the front of the print for Kiser Photo Co.

Kiser Photo Co. (Portland, Or.)

Stacks of crops in field near Prineville, Oregon

Photograph showing an agricultural field near Prineville, Oregon. Stacks of harvested crops are visible throughout the field. Two large stacks sit in the background. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Alfalfa, 2nd cutting. M.R. Biggs Stock Ranch. Prineville." Stamp on the front of the print for Kiser Photo Co.

Kiser Photo Co. (Portland, Or.)

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