Object Details
Photographer
Cole, Leon J. (Leon Jacob), 1877-1948
Collection Collector
Rumsey, Mary Harriman, 1881-1934.
Collection Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Mary Harriman Rumsey Collection of Harriman Alaska Expedition Photographs, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Fish or salmon wheel on a raft seen from the side in the Columbia River in Oregon. Fish wheels were water-powered nets that scooped up migrating salmon and steelhead that were funneled into the "wheel." After netting, the fish were dropped into a holding bin. Note the size of this device by locating the man standing on the deck.
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Photographer
Cole, Leon J. (Leon Jacob), 1877-1948
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Mary Harriman Rumsey collection of Harriman Alaska Expedition photographs
Mary Harriman Rumsey collection of Harriman Alaska Expedition photographs / Series 1: Harriman Alaska Expedition / 1.2: Photographs made during the train ride from New York City to Seattle, including Shoshone Falls and the Columbia River
Sponsor
This collection was processed with funding from the Smithsonian Women's Committee.
Extent
1 Lantern slide
Date
1899 May
Container
Box 10
Archival Repository
National Museum of the American Indian
Identifier
NMAI.AC.053, Item L00699
Type
Archival materials
Slides
Lantern slides
Collection Rights
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Collection Restrictions
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Record ID
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