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Title "An Unfinished History of Transportation in Oregon and Washington"
Archival Reference LMC 1322
Sub-collection Ellison Manuscripts, 1790-1949  
Author Gill, Frank B.  
Date 1912
Document Type Notes
Contents Account of transportation in Oregon. Mostly made up of numerous articles in the Pacific Semaphore titled 'early transportation in Oregon' from 1900-1920.
Sub-collection Information The Ellison mss., 1790-1949, consist of materials compiled by Robert Spurrier Ellison, 1875-1945, oil producer. Ellison was from Casper, Wyoming, vice-president of Midwest Refining Company, and dedicated to preserving historic reminders of pioneer virtues.

The collection includes correspondence, memorandum books, overland diaries, journals of travel by water, accounts of skirmishes with Indians, and transportation in the Far West.
Region American Southwest, California & Mexico  
Subjects Travel and Transportation  Industry  Hudson's Bay Company  Commerce and Trade  Military History  Industry  Steamboats  Media and Journalism  Migration  Settlers and Settlement  River  Railroads  
Places Washington; Oregon; Astoria; Portland; San Francisco; Seattle
People Gill, Frank B.  Chenoweth, F.A.  Denny, Arthur A.  
Themes Exploration, Expeditions & Travel; Business, Trade & Commerce
Library Lilly Library, Indiana University  
Copyright Lilly Library, Indiana University