Tracing the old Nez Perces Trail; at the Cameron sisters home, undated
Scope and Contents
This collection includes similar images in three formats: mounted prints originally in binders, slides, and negatives. The collection contains copied images of historical photos, newspaper clippings, and articles taken by Clifford Ott, as well as original photographs also taken by Ott. The slides make up selected copy photos of the prints, including the annotations and descriptions as provided by Ott. Original photographer and date, if known, is included with the descriptions.
Item identification numbers for the prints include the original book number created by Ott, followed by the item number in order as found. Slide numbers follow the same system. The negative identification numbers are the date that Ott made a copy or took the image, followed by the image number. If an exact match of a negative and print could be found, the print is listed in the inventory with the corresponding negative number in the item description. The prints make up the Ott Historical Photograph Digital Collection.
Some negatives from Hodgin's Drug Store originally found in the 1992 donation now make up PG 91.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
1 item : Pioneer home of the Cameron sisters, consisting of Annie, Margaret, and Alexandria Cameron, who are shown standing to the right of the entrance. The sisters have lived here continuously for the past 50 years. Their comfortable farmhouse is situated on an eminence overlooking an area of brilliant green slopes in the direction of the city of Moscow. About half-mile down the valley from the Cameron home, running in a general east and west direction, is the famous camas grounds of the Nez Perces. Indians gathered for the annual camas harvest here every year about June 15. The camas was to the Indian what the wheat or potato crop was to the white man. To the Indian, camas was wheat and flour and bread. The camas fields in Tat-kin-mah, the place of the spotted deer, as the Indians called modern Moscow areas, was a noted camas ground. The camas plant, a species of the lily (onion) family, is found only in flood plains and mountain meadows of the Rocky Mountain region and westward. It is, therefore, entirely Western American. No. 2- On Map. About two miles south and one mile east of South Main Street on the west side of Paradise Ridge Road. No. 1- Dr. C.J. Brosnan, No. 2- George M. Tomer, No. 3-4-5- Camerson sisters. Picture 1937. [C.J. Brosnan may have written this text.]; negative number 12-1-75-11
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository