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Dworshak Dam Project supporters meet in Corps of Engineers office. - l-r: Bill Erickson, Robert Werner, A.B. Curtis, Col. Tom Tandy, Roy McNichols. November 1952. 8x10 black and white print, 1952-11-01

 Item — Object: 13-00755

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection is comprised of just under 10,000 images taken by A.B. Curtis depicting forest management practices, forest fires and their effects, members of the association and other forest officials, forestry personnel and equipment, logging activity, recreational development, scenic views, and other activities and events in the areas administered by the Clearwater-Potlatch Timber Protective Association. Notable subjects include images of the North Fork of the Clearwater River before Dworshak Dam was built which flooded the stream to make Dworshak Reservoir.

Formats include color and black and white negatives, color slides, and prints. Many images include a print and negative both. Descriptions are based on retroactive descriptions typed by Curtis and inlcuded at the time of the donation of images. In some cases, personal thoughts or more back stories provided by Curtis are listed that weren't included or were condensed down to make our inventory.

About 200 images from this collection and about 300 items from the related Albert Bruce Curtis papers MG 147, and other collections, were digitized to create the Dworshak Dam Collection.

Dates

  • Creation: 1952-11-01

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

1 item : Group who worked the hardest for the project. Note on back: " A public hearing was held in Orofino on the project November 20, 1952. Here is a photo of those who worked hardest for the project. Left to right: Bill Erickson (now deceased); Robert Werner, publisher of the Clearwater Tribune, Orofino; A.B. Curtis (the guy that gets all the blame, and the Mayor of Orofino); Col. Tom Tandy, the District Engineer of Corps of Engineers (at the time), Walla Walla (now deceased); and U.S. Judge Roy McNichols (then an attorney at Orofino, now in Boise). Photo made in Tandy's office in Walla Walla where many sessions were held on the project. Photo made a few days prior to the November 20th meeting. (A.B. Curtis - 1976)"

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository