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Gifford Robert Swain Collection

Background imageGifford Robert Swain Collection: Mount Hood, from the Columbia, 1872. Creator: Robert Hinshelwood

Mount Hood, from the Columbia, 1872. Creator: Robert Hinshelwood
Mount Hood, from the Columbia, 1872. View of the Columbia River and Mount Hood, a potentially active stratovolcano in Oregon, north western USA

Background imageGifford Robert Swain Collection: Castellated Rock, 1872. Creator: John Filmer

Castellated Rock, 1872. Creator: John Filmer
Castellated Rock, 1872. Rock formation in Northern California, USA: a range of granite and limestone rocks, which attains an elevation from the plain of three thousand feet

Background imageGifford Robert Swain Collection: Old Trees at Naushon Island, 1864. Creator: Robert Swain Gifford

Old Trees at Naushon Island, 1864. Creator: Robert Swain Gifford
Old Trees at Naushon Island, 1864

Background imageGifford Robert Swain Collection: Salt Vats of Padanaram, 1878. Creator: Robert Swain Gifford

Salt Vats of Padanaram, 1878. Creator: Robert Swain Gifford
Salt Vats of Padanaram, 1878

Background imageGifford Robert Swain Collection: The Mouth of the Apponagansett, 1883. Creator: Robert Swain Gifford

The Mouth of the Apponagansett, 1883. Creator: Robert Swain Gifford
The Mouth of the Apponagansett, 1883

Background imageGifford Robert Swain Collection: Near the Ocean, 1879. Creator: Robert Swain Gifford

Near the Ocean, 1879. Creator: Robert Swain Gifford
Near the Ocean, 1879

Background imageGifford Robert Swain Collection: Near the Coast, ca. 1885. Creator: Robert Swain Gifford

Near the Coast, ca. 1885. Creator: Robert Swain Gifford
Near the Coast, ca. 1885

Background imageGifford Robert Swain Collection: Lassens Butte, Sacramento Valley, 1872. Creator: Alfred Harral

Lassens Butte, Sacramento Valley, 1872. Creator: Alfred Harral
Lassens Butte, Sacramento Valley, 1872. Covered wagon, mountains, and broken and fragmentary huts that Indians have left, Northern California, USA

Background imageGifford Robert Swain Collection: Middle Block-house, Cascades, 1872. Creator: Robert Swain Gifford

Middle Block-house, Cascades, 1872. Creator: Robert Swain Gifford
Middle Block-house, Cascades, 1872. The Columbia River, USA: The Cascades are the fierce and whirling rapids wherein the river falls forty feet, twenty feet of it being taken almost at a leap

Background imageGifford Robert Swain Collection: Seal Rocks, 1872. Creator: John Filmer

Seal Rocks, 1872. Creator: John Filmer
Seal Rocks, 1872. Rocky coast on the Pacific Ocean, California, USA: the cliffs where the sea-lions congregate. Truly, their bark is worse than their bite

Background imageGifford Robert Swain Collection: Cape Horn, 1872. Creator: John Filmer

Cape Horn, 1872. Creator: John Filmer
Cape Horn, 1872. Basalt cliff outcrop on the Columbia River, Washington, USA: Majestic ramparts, like Cape Horn, rose, a vast, columnar wall, sometimes seven hundred feet in height

Background imageGifford Robert Swain Collection: Multanomah Falls, 1872. Creator: W. J. Linton

Multanomah Falls, 1872. Creator: W. J. Linton
Multanomah Falls, 1872. View of the Multnomah Falls on the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon, north western USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Background imageGifford Robert Swain Collection: Mount Tamalpais and Red Porch, 1872. Creator: Andrew Varick Stout Anthony

Mount Tamalpais and Red Porch, 1872. Creator: Andrew Varick Stout Anthony
Mount Tamalpais and Red Porch, 1872. Rocky coast of the Pacific Ocean in Marin County, California, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Background imageGifford Robert Swain Collection: Mount Hood, 1872. Creator: John Filmer

Mount Hood, 1872. Creator: John Filmer
Mount Hood, 1872. View of Mount Hood, a potentially active stratovolcano in Oregon, north western USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Background imageGifford Robert Swain Collection: Golden Gate (From Telegraph Hill), 1872. Creator: Edward Paxman Brandard

Golden Gate (From Telegraph Hill), 1872. Creator: Edward Paxman Brandard
Golden Gate (From Telegraph Hill), 1872. View of the strait that connects San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean, California, USA

Background imageGifford Robert Swain Collection: Coast of Mendocino, 1872. Creator: J. G. Smithwick

Coast of Mendocino, 1872. Creator: J. G. Smithwick
Coast of Mendocino, 1872. Rock arch on the shore of the Pacific Ocean, California, USA. Nothing can be more tumultuous or less pacific than the waters of the Pacific Ocean along the Mendocino

Background imageGifford Robert Swain Collection: Scene at the Mouth of Russian River, 1872. Creator: John Filmer

Scene at the Mouth of Russian River, 1872. Creator: John Filmer
Scene at the Mouth of Russian River, 1872. Fishing boat on the Russian River where it flows into the Pacific Ocean, California, USA

Background imageGifford Robert Swain Collection: Falls of the Willamette, 1872. Creator: Alfred Harral

Falls of the Willamette, 1872. Creator: Alfred Harral
Falls of the Willamette, 1872. Waterfall in Oregon, USA: The falls of this stream [the Willamette River] are justly celebrated for their beauty

Background imageGifford Robert Swain Collection: The Three Sisters, 1872. Creator: W. J. Linton

The Three Sisters, 1872. Creator: W. J. Linton
The Three Sisters, 1872. Volcanic peaks in Oregon, USA: Striking the forks of the Mackenzie River near Eugene City, the snow-clad summits of the Three Sisters loom up into the pleasant air

Background imageGifford Robert Swain Collection: Limestone Formation, on Pitt River, 1872. Creator: Alfred Harral

Limestone Formation, on Pitt River, 1872. Creator: Alfred Harral
Limestone Formation, on Pitt River, 1872. Geological feature near the Pit River in Northern California, USA. Here the Indians, known by the name of the river, are mostly to be found

Background imageGifford Robert Swain Collection: The Cliff House, 1872. Creator: John J. Harley

The Cliff House, 1872. Creator: John J. Harley
The " Cliff House", 1872. Hotel on the Pacific Ocean, San Francisco, California, USA. The first Cliff House was built in 1858

Background imageGifford Robert Swain Collection: Coast Scene, Marin County, 1872. Creator: Andrew Varick Stout Anthony

Coast Scene, Marin County, 1872. Creator: Andrew Varick Stout Anthony
Coast Scene, Marin County, 1872. Colony of seabirds on a rocky outcrop on the shore of the Pacific Ocean, California, USA

Background imageGifford Robert Swain Collection: Southern Side of Willamette Falls, 1872. Creator: Albert Bobbett

Southern Side of Willamette Falls, 1872. Creator: Albert Bobbett
Southern Side of Willamette Falls, 1872. Waterfall in Oregon, USA: when below the falls, the tremendous proportions of the scenery forcibly impress the mind

Background imageGifford Robert Swain Collection: Pilot Knob, 1872. Creator: Henry Duff Linton

Pilot Knob, 1872. Creator: Henry Duff Linton
Pilot Knob, 1872. Covered wagons travelling west past Pilot Rock, a volcanic plug in Oregon, USA: one sees rising in the blue air the singular form of Pilot Knob

Background imageGifford Robert Swain Collection: Umpqua Canon, 1872. Creator: Robert Swain Gifford

Umpqua Canon, 1872. Creator: Robert Swain Gifford
Umpqua Canon, 1872. Canyon of the Umpqua River, Oregon, USA: the road enters the Umpqua Mountains, and is soon involved in the terrors and the gloom of the Umpqua Canon

Background imageGifford Robert Swain Collection: Castle Rock, 1872. Creator: John Filmer

Castle Rock, 1872. Creator: John Filmer
Castle Rock, 1872. Rock formation on the Columbia River, USA: Rifted bowlders, like Castle Rock, stood alone, their base washed by the river, their heads upholding the sky


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