Jake Baker photographs
Scope and Contents
The Jake Baker photographs contain images of a Mammoth dig near Gardena, Washington in 1966. The dig was led by W. Frank Scott of Washington State University and Richard Clem of Whitman College. The fossils uncovered in this dig were the first discovered in the Touchet Beds.
The collection also includes photographic prints and negatives which depict the Walla Walla City Bus line, owned and operated by Jake Baker. These materials are circa 1950s.
The images in this collection are in slide format.
Dates
- circa 1950s-1966
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Jacob "Jake" William Baker was born in Oklahoma in 1922. He died in 2003 in Umatilla, Oregon.
Extent
.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Jake Baker photographs contain images of a Mammoth dig near Gardena, Washington in 1966. The collection also includes images depicting the Walla Walla City Bus line, owned and operated by Jake Baker. The collection dates circa 1950s-1966 and includes prints, negatives, and slides.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by Helen "Cherie" Baker via Joe Drazan on 2022-10-28. There is no deed of gift.
- Title
- Guide to the Jake Baker photographs
- Author
- River Freemont
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Whitman College and Northwest Archives Repository