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Marion Barnes Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SHL152

Content Description

Collection consists of a photo album of 51 black and white photographs. Photographs show people, buildings, hotels, schools, athletic teams, bands, transportation, birds and animals in and around Klamath Falls. Comments, names and dates are written on the interleaving paper.

Dates

  • Creation: 1910-1924

Biographical / Historical

Klamath Falls was founded by George Nurse in 1867, and was originally named Linkville, for the Link River near the town. The name was changed in 1893 to attract logging and milling businesses. Logging became Klamath Falls’ first major industry.

Extent

1 item (A photo album, bound in brown cover. 51 pages with photographs glued to black paper, interleaved with white sheets. A sticker on the cover reads "Album #2".) ; 10" x 6.5"

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Klamath Falls was founded by George Nurse in 1867. Collection contains a photo album of black and white photographs of subjects and places in and around Klamath Falls.

Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Oregon Institute of Technology Libraries, Shaw Historical Library Repository

Contact:
3201 Campus Drive
Klamath Falls OR 97603 United States
5418851965