OHS Digital Collections

Sparrow Hawk

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1900

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

A sparrow hawk perched on a post. Image note: side view, large.

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

Gambel's Sparrow Nest

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1900

Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

A Gambel's Sparrow nest and eggs.

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

Aigrettes

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Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

A large bunch of aigrettes (feathers).

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

Ships on the Willamette River

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Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

A view of ships anchored on the Willamette River in Portland.

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

John Gill on the Morrison Bridge

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Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

A side view of John Gill standing on the Morrison Street Bridge in Portland.

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

The birds of Ladd's Pond

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1939-05-02

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

William L. Finley writes fondly about one of the first areas that he and Herman T. Bohlman took photographs of birds. He comments on the transformation of the Ladd's pond area into Laurelhurst Park.

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

"Oregon conquers stream pollution"

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1933-09

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Article authored by William Finley discussing the construction of sewage disposal plants in eight Oregon cities and a stream cleanup program.

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

Newspaper clipping titled: “In the Gull Bread Line on our Waterfront”

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1914-02-15

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

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

Letter and manuscript of "Bird-life about a pond"

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1904-10-08

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

The document begins with a letter to Mr. James Horsburgh Jr. in which William L. Finley submitted a brief manuscript of "Bird-life about a pond."

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

John Gill feeding birds

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Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

John Gill feeding birds from the Morrison Street Bridge in Portland.

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

John Gill on the Morrison Bridge

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Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

John Gill standing in front of a crowd of people on the Morrison Street Bridge in Portland.

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

John Gill on the Morrison Bridge

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Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

A side view of John Gill standing on the Morrison Street Bridge in Portland.

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

Juvenile great horned owl

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Part of William L. Finley photographs, 1901-1940

A juvenile great horned owl perched on a post near Portland.

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

Do birds act like people?

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1943-09-15

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Article discussing changes in bird populations due to human development and expansion, including observations of birds on the Finley property.

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

The witches' garden

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1906

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript for a Pacific Monthly article (March 1906) in which William Finley describes his observations of a family of yellowthroats. He discusses the thrill of the hunt when it comes to capturing images of birds.

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