Photograph Album

MARILYN LUCILLE BEACH BISHOP

Publication: Marilyn Lucille Beach Bishop; Joe Van Wormer, Photographer; Evergreen Photographers ca 1945 - 1949, Portland

10" x 13 1/4" Myrtle & Cedar wood post-binder with brass screw posts at gutter margin and brass hinges, housing 117 photographs sized between 2 1/4" x 3" up to 8" x 10," with most attached with corners to 38 thick black paper stock sheets. A few of the pictures with photographer's imprint on verso; occasional small neat pencil notes, and a couple with ink manuscript annotations on verso. Two color Kodachrome photographs. This album reveals the equestrian and western passions of Marilyn Beach following World War II, including time spent at two of Oregon's well-known dude ranches, as well as 4-wheel surrey horse racing. Over 50 of the photographs show time spent on the Tom & Vernita Whited's Diamond-and-a-Half dude ranch in Hereford, Oregon, which had made the transition to a working dude ranch in the 1920's at Vernita's insistence. The images show the rough-hewn log cabins, horse trailers, cowgirls and cowboys, haying, camping, and horsing around at the popular ranch where ranch work was a spectator sport involving both guests and ranchers. Another group show the more rustic Lazy F dude ranch cabins, camping by horse and auto, as well as surrey harness race training, with Marilyn riding the two-wheeled cart. In addition, there are several larger photos of Marilyn and her family either riding horses (Trilby and April Mist), relaxing at their sizable home, or spending time with family friends -- the Atiyeh's. Ed Atiyeh and wife Karen Vedvei Atiyeh are shown in a couple photos, along with former Oregon Governor, Vic Atiyeh's wife Dolores and their son Tom. Marilyn was the daughter of longtime Doernbecher Furniture Manufacturing executive Emmanuel Beach, and Mary Howitt Beach. One of the identified photographers, Joe Van Wormer was a Bend, Oregon, CPA who transitioned in the post-War era to become one of the best known wildlife photographers in the Pacific Northwest. Slight scuffing, occasional creasing to photos, a few removed by family members. Very good exemplar from library of Marilyn Beach Bishop (b. 1922), who would later marry in 1956 William Bishop (b. 1922), whose family owned and operated Pendleton Woolen Mills.

Inventory Number: 49017