Crowd viewing elk loaded in a boxcar

Title
Crowd viewing elk loaded in a boxcar
LC Subject
Elk Railroad trains Railroad stations
Repository
Oregon Historical Society. Library
Creator
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
Description
A crowd gathered at the Wallowa railroad station to see the elk in a boxcar used to transport the elk from Saint Anthony, Idaho to Joseph, Oregon. The elk were part of a transplant program to bring a herd of elk from Yellowstone Park in Wyoming to the Wallowa Mountains in Oregon.
Work Type
cellulose nitrate film
Location
Wallowa >> Wallowa County >> Oregon >> United States
Date
1912-03
Identifier
OrgLot369_FinleyB0446
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Local Collection Name
William L. Finley Photographs Collection, circa 1900-1940 (Org. Lot 369, OHS)
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Extent
3.75 x 6 in.
Set
Reuniting Finley and Bohlman
Primary Set
Reuniting Finley and Bohlman
Institution
Oregon Historical Society