Earl Roberge Photograph Collection
Scope and Contents
The Earl Roberge Photograph Collection contains personal photographs of Earl Roberge. This collection, which dates from 1940 to 1965, consists of aerial photographs, taken mainly in and around Walla Walla, Washington, and photographs of agricultural and scenic areas of the Blue Mountain region.
Dates
- Creation: 1940-1965
Creator
- Roberge, Earl (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Earl Roberge, born in 1918, is a Washington state-based professional photographer engaged in studio work as well as photojournalism. He has had numerous works published, all illustrated with his own photographs, some in collaboration with other authors. Among them are Columbia, Great River of the West, Snake River Country, Napa Wine Country, and U.S. 101, A Highway Adventure. He is a nationally known member of the American Society of Magazine Photographers.
Extent
0.8 Linear Feet (2 manuscript boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Earl Roberge Collection, which dates from 1940 to 1965, contains aerial photographs taken around Walla Walla, Washington by photographer Earl Roberge.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials found in the collection; provenance is unknown.
Geographic
- Title
- Guide to the Earl Roberge Photograph Collection
- Author
- Updated by Rayana Weller
- Date
- 2015, 2019
- 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