Arthur B. McAlpin
Born in Pennsylvania in 1856, his family moved to San Francisco after his birth. McAlpin came to Portland in 1884 and went into the photography business, initially working for Frank Abell, but soon joining with Charles Y. Lamb to form the firm McAlpin & Lamb. It's likely that most of the scenic photos produced by the partners were McAlpin's work, while Lamb concentrated on studio portraits.
In 1890, McAlpin travelled to Alaska. With the aid of "the largest camera ever used in the Territory", he produced 175 views of various sizes that were soon for sale at his Portland studio. In 1894, along with T. B. White and C. C. Lewis, he spent a night on the summit of Mt. Rainier, having carried with them "five first-class barometers and two cameras".
Of course he brought back photos.
Arthur McAlpin died in 1947, at the age of 90.
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Fish Wheel, Upper Cascades of Columbia River - 1890s
Latourelle Falls - 1890s
Looking North over Portland Towards Mt. St. Helens - 1890
Oregon City Suspension Bridge, Looking Downstream - 1890s
Rooster Rock, Columbia River - c. 1890
Schoolboy with Bicycle - c. 1890
Sidewheeler Steamer Ocean Wave - 1890s
Tourists on Timber Bridge, Multnomah Falls - c. 1890
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