Fotografia antigua Oregon USA. Columbia Highway. Photographer Arthur Prentiss

Estas fotografías pertenecen a un álbum que recoge el recorrido de la "Historic Columbia River Highway" en su recorrido por Oregon.

Una foto esta realizada en Wasco County y la otra en su paso al lado del río Columbia.

Esta carretera esta considerada como Historic Landmarck en Estados Unidos concepto simila a Patrimonio Nacional en España.

La autopista tiene una gran parte de su recorrido por una zona escarpada de montañas y bosques. Su estudio se basó en las primeras carreteras de montaña que se realizaron en Suiza con recorrido amplios, entre montañas y donde era frecuente la necesidad de realizar túneles.

Este álbum lo compré en el rastro de Madrid cosa poco frecuente para este tipo de obras.

Lleva la etiqueta de "Arthur Prentiss photographer Oregon".

Guide to the Arthur M. Prentiss Collection, c. 1923

The photographer Arthur M. Prentiss was an American photographer born c. 1865 and died c. 1940. Some of his photos are part of the Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection held in the Library Of Congress and most of his work was developed in Oregon. Prentiss worked in the principal photography studios of Oregon between 1913-1922. In 1913, Prentiss joined the Weister Company. In 1917, he joined Benjamin A. Gifford, the most famous photographer of Oregon at that time, creating Gifford-Prentiss Inc. The Gifford and Prentiss Studio was located on SW Washington between Twelfth and Thirteenth Street in Portland and lasted until Gifford retired in 1920. In 1922 Prentiss acquired Weister's Studio and negatives. Arthur M. Prentiss principal studio, as a single professional photographer, was in 45 Fourth Street in Portland Oregon. Prentiss is known for producing views of the Construction of Highways in Oregon including the Columbia River Highway and John Day Highway. Prentiss also documented the life and works of people of Oregon.

Haciendo investigaciones sobre este fotógrafo descubrí que sus fotos se encontraban en diferentes colecciones de instituciones americanas, tanto universitarias como museos.

Sin embargo la sorpresa fue encontrar obra suya en los archivos de la F.S. A. donde trabajaron los mas famosos fotógrafos de la época-América años 1930-recogiendo la realidad social del pais.
Recordar que entre estos fondos se encuentra una de las fotos que son iconos de la historia de la fotografía mundial como es "Migrant Mother" de Dorothea Lange.

Collections with Prentiss vintage photographs (alone and in associaton with Gifford)

Angelus Studio Photograps University of Oregon. Historic Photographs Collections: George Weister founded the studio, and had negatives dating back to 1872. He worked as an official photographer for a railroad company. The bulk of his work was commercial photography. According to the typewritten paper, and ms notes, he died in 1918 or 1922 or 1923. Upon Weister's death (or disability) he sold his studio to Arthur Prentiss, who had worked for him since 1910 ( Oregon Photographers by Thomas Robinson)
Brice P. Disque Photographs. University of Oregon Historic Photograph collections
Gerald W. Williams Collection Oregon State Libraries University Archives
Kiser Photo Co. Photographes. Oregon State Libraries University Archives
Gifford’s Photographes Collection. Oregon State Libraries University Archives
Guide to the Arthur M. Prentiss Collection
c. 1923 NWDA:

A collection of exterior and interior photographs by Arthur M. Prentiss of the Columbia Gorge Hotel c. 1922, and assorted papers relating to the Columbia Gorge hotel c. 1923

FSA ARTHUR PRENTISS

Photographs by Prentiss are included in the "Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection" hold in the Library of Congres. These photographs are a National Landmark of the history of the United States:
Title: Forest trail in Washington
Creator(s): Prentiss, Arthur M., photographer
Date Created/Published: [between 1935 and 1942]
Medium: 1 negative : nitrate ; 4 x 5 inches or smaller