06-08-2025
Rare 360-degree photos of Oregon life in 1900s now online
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Long before the creation of iPhones and the panorama feature, photographers like June D. Drake used to record 360 degree images of life in Oregon in the 1900s.
A recently are now available from the online. The images are part of a larger collection of nearly 3,000 photographic prints and 3,800 glass and acetate negatives.
Many of the photographs in the collection were taken with a Cirkut No. 8, which could produce panoramic images as large as 8 feet wide.
Drake worked as a photographer in Silverton, Oregon. He and his brother owned Drake Bros. Studio from 1900 to 1908, until his brother moved to California and a fire damaged the original building. He continued his photography in Silverton until he retired in 1960. He was known for his portraits and town scenes.
According to the OHS website, Drake's photographs of waterfalls helped draw attention to the need to protect the land from logging interests, eventually leading to the establishment of Silver Falls State Park.
in 1969.
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