Outdoor photography
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Field photography
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Outdoor photographs, bulk: 1874-1939
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS003:02
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Most of the prints are portraits taken by Peter Britt. After 1883, Emil Britt was also in the studio. Nearly half the portraits are unidentified. Peter Britt did take photographs outside the studio infrequently. His most well-known effort occurred in 1874 at Crater Lake. He created what is probably the only wet-process photo of Crater Lake. William Gladstone Steel used the photograph in his successful effort to have Crater Lake designated a National Park. This collection includes the...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1874-1939