Guide to the Christopher C. Wolf Postcards and Family Photographs 1896-1946
PC 21

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Creator
Wolf, Christopher C., 1892-
Title
Christopher C. Wolf Postcards and Family Photographs
ID
PC 21
Date [inclusive]
1896-1946
Extent
.25 Linear Feet of Shelf Space, 1 box, 102 items
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
Chris Wolf was a lifelong farmer and rancher in Garfield Country Washington. The bulk of the collection consists of postcards consisting mostly of scenes from various towns in eastern Washington and eastern Oregon and Idaho.

Preferred Citation

Christopher C. Wolf Postcards and Family Photographs, 1896-1946 (PC 21)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Biography/History

Chris Wolf, the son of Edward Wolf who homesteaded on Goose Neck Road in the Peola country of Asotin and Garfield countries in the 1890’s, was born in 1892. A lifelong farmer and rancher, Wolf built a homestead into a large ranch of nearly 7,000 acres through a series of fortuitous purchases. His success as a farmer he attributes to his early use of the gasoline tractor and the building of a superior heard of cattle through selective breeding. In 1917 Wolf married Miss Alice King. In addition to being a farmer, Wolf was a director of the Peola school district for eight years, served as a Garfield County commissioner and port commissioner, and was one of the original organizers of the Garfield County Memorial Hospital.

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Scope and Content

The bulk of the collection consists of postcards addressed to Alice King or Chris Wolf. The images on these postcards consist mostly of scenes from various towns in eastern Washington and eastern Oregon and Idaho, such as Pendleton, Oregon, Pomeroy, Washington and Lewiston, Idaho. Many of the postcards are of the novelty variety.

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Arrangement

The postcards are arranged chronologically with undated cards filed first.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2016

http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/

Terrell Library

P.O. Box 645610

Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA

509-335-6691

mascref@wsu.edu

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open and available for research use.

Acquisition Information

The Christopher C. Wolf collection of photographs were donated to the Washington State University Library by Christopher C. Wolf of Pomeroy, Washington on March 22, 1978.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by David Smestad in April, 1978.

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Names and Subjects

Family Name(s)

  • Wolf Family -- Photographs.

Geographic Name(s)

  • Washington (State), Eastern -- Photographs.
  • Oregon, Eastern -- Photographs.
  • Idaho -- Photographs.
  • Pendleton (Or.) -- Photographs.
  • Pomeroy (Wash.) -- Photographs.
  • Lewiston (Idaho) -- Photographs.

Personal Name(s)

Subject(s) :
  • Wolf, Christopher C., 1892- -- Photographs.
  • King, Alice -- Photographs.

Subject(s)

  • Washington (State)
  • Oregon
  • Idaho
  • Photographs

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Detailed Description of Collection

box folder

Postcards: undated or illegible, 1908, 1909, and 1910  34 items

1 1

Postcards: 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, and 1918  42 items

1 2

Wolf family photos  9 items

1 3

Unidentified and miscellaneous postcards and photos  15 items

1 4