Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection includes nature scenes including rivers, creeks, agricultural scenes, flowers and plants, and geologic formations, mainly throughout the Pacific Northwest. Laughlin's photos of landscapes and flora have appeared in numerous publications. River images are of particular interest to people today, as Laughlin captured scenes of the Snake River before the four lower Snake River dams were built in the 1960s and 1970s, showing the beaches and orchards lost to flooding by the rising...