Historic Photograph Collections

Hazard Stevens photographs, c. 1840s-1918

Collection number: PH101

Extent: 1.5 linear ft. (2 containers)

Abstract

Hazard Stevens (1842-1918) was the son of the first governor of Washington Territory, and worked in law and for the Oregon Steam Navigation Co. He served in the Civil War and received a Medal of Honor. Stevens was one of the first to ascend Mt. Rainier, in 1870. The collection consists of portraits of family and friends, Civil War officers, and Northwest landscapes.

Image shown: "Gen. Hazard Stevens on Mt. Tacoma [Mt. Rainier]." Photographer unknown, c. 1916. Image cropped. Hazard Stevens photographs, PH101-30, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403-1299. All rights reserved.

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Hazard Stevens photographs, PH101-[item number], Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403-1299.

Biographical Sketch

Hazard Stevens (1842-1918) was born June 9, 1842, in Newport, RI, to Isaac I. Stevens (1818-1862) and Margaret Hazard Stevens. The Stevens, Lyman and Hazard families had deep roots in New England, and a family home built in 1670, the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House, is the oldest surviving house in Newport and a historical landmark. In 1853 Isaac Stevens was named first governor of the Washington Territory and given authority over the tribes as Superintendent of Indian Affairs, an authority he exercised with a heavy hand. Hazard traveled with him through the Northwest, attended meetings with tribal leaders, and served as a volunteer during the 1855-1856 conflicts. Isaac Stevens served in Congress for Washington in 1857 and 1858.

Hazard Stevens entered Harvard in 1860 but joined his father's regiment, the 70th Highlanders of the New York Volunteers, when the Civil War erupted. Hazard rose to captain in 1861, while his father became a general. At the battle of Chantilly, Isaac was killed and Hazard twice wounded. On recovery, he was assigned to the Third Division of the 9th Corps under Getty, as inspector-general. Hazard Stevens was instrumental in the capture of Fort Huger, Virginia, on Apr. 19, 1863, for which he received the Congressional Medal of Honor. He transferred to the Second Division and received a third brevet, as brigadier general, at Petersburg on Apr. 2, 1865. Stevens mustered out Sept. 30, 1865.

He returned to Washington and began work for John C. Ainsworth as an agent for Oregon Steam Navigation Company at Wallula. In May 1868 he became collector of inland revenue for the territory, and moved to Olympia. During his three years as tax officer he also read law with Elwood Evans, and was admitted to the bar. His chief client was the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, where he actively suppressed rampant theft of public lumber, and successfully led a local campaign to extend the railroad to Olympia. In 1874 President Ulysses S. Grant appointed Stevens to investigate British claims on the San Juan Archipelago.

With Philemon B. Van Trump, Stevens made the first successful documented ascent of Mt. Rainier (then known as Mt. Tacoma) on Aug. 17, 1870. Caught by bad weather, they sheltered in a thermal vent and survived to descend.

In 1874 Stevens followed his mother and three sisters back to Boston, residing in Dorchester, and entered the Massachusetts state legislature in 1885 as a reformer. He was a founder of the Massachusetts Tariff Reform League and secretary for several years. He ran unsuccessfully for Congress. In 1907-1908, he was instrumental in preserving Boston's Old State House and legislated its protection as an historic structure. Stevens retained property at Cloverfields farm in Olympia, visiting each year to oversee management; the house is now on the National Historic Register. Hazard Stevens wrote a noted biography of his father and many papers on the Civil War. He never married. Hazard Stevens died in 1918.

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of 64 photographic prints, an engraving and a drawing, and is arranged by size. The bulk consists of portraits of associates, friends and family members, and family properties including the Newport house. Images 43-53 depict cadet life at the Naval Academy at Annapolis c. 1890s, although their connection to Stevens is undetermined. Images 55-60 show Civil War officers in camp. Images 29-30 and 61-66 show the Mazamas and another hiking group. Images 33-37 are a series of Northwest landscapes by A.C. Warner, many taken during John Muir's 1888 ascent of Mt. Rainier.

Box 1: Prints, 5x7

PH101-01: [Portrait of bearded man.] Date: 1870s c. By: Spencer. S.A. of Victoria, BC, Canada. Loc: Canada-Victoria, British Columbia
PH101-02: [Portrait of elderly man.] Date: 1890 c. By: Stotz, C.C.. of El Reno, Oklahoma Territory. Loc: Oklahoma
PH101-03: Camilla Antoinette Disch, Elizabeth Freyth Frithing [?] and Lilian Disch. [Portrait of three young women with leg-o-mutton sleeves.] Date: 1870s c. By: McAlpin & Lamb of Portland, OR. Loc: Oregon-Portland, Multnomah County
PH101-04: Newport, Aug. 1888. [Portrait of middle-aged woman.] Date: 1888 Aug. By: Ludocivi, Julius of NW & Newport, RI. Loc: Rhode Island-Newport
PH101-05: [Portrait of woman.] Date: 1880s c. By: Buchtel & Stolte of Portland, Or. Loc: Oregon-Portland, Multnomah County
PH101-06: Dr. David Swinson Maynard. [Portrait.] Date: 1860s c. By: Bailey, E.J. of Seattle, WA. Loc:
PH101-07: [Portrait of unidentified bearded man.] Date: 1880s c. By: Brodech, H.H. of Walla Walla, WA. Loc: Washington-Walla Walla
PH101-08: [Portrait of woman.] Date: 1880s c. By: Ludocivi, Julius of NW & Newport, RI. Loc: Rhode Island-Newport
PH101-09: Col. R. I. Eskridge. [Portrait in US Army uniform.] Date: 1870s c. By: Godfrey of Hyde Park, Chicago, IL. Loc: Illinois-Chicago
PH101-10: [Portrait of unidentified young man with pince nez.] Date: 1880s c. By: Rice of Washington, DC. Loc: Washington, D.C.
PH101-11: Lee Bingham. [Portrait of young woman, with New Year's inscription.] Date: 1880s c.?. By: Shanafelt of Portland, OR. Loc: Oregon-Portland, Multnomah County
PH101-12: Daniel Wanton Lyman. [Portrait.] Date: 1900s c.?. By: Unknown. Loc: Unknown
PH101-13: Harvey W. Scott. [Portrait of "Oregonian" publisher.] Date: 1900s c.?. By: Unknown. Loc: Oregon-Portland, Multnomah County
PH101-14: H.H. Stevens, 80 years. [Portrait, with dedication to Gov. Hazard Stevens in Boston.] Date: 1898 May. By: Singleton of Lexington, KY. Loc: Kentucky
PH101-15: [Portrait of unidentified man with muttonchop whiskers.] Date: 1880s c.?. By: Stiff, T.P. of Brockton, MA. Loc: Massachusetts
PH101-16: J. Brough [? Portrait.] Date: 1860s c. By: Sharp, P.C. of Newport, RI. Loc: Rhode Island-Newport
PH101-17: [Portrait of unidentified young woman.] Date: 1880s c.?. By: Smith of Winter St., Boston, MA. Loc: Massachusetts-Boston
PH101-18: J.C. Young, Wellfleet. [Portrait of man from Cape Cod.] Date: 1880s c.?. By: Pelham Studios of Boston, MA. Loc: Massachusetts-Boston
PH101-19: [Portrait of unidentified man with sideburns and moustache.] Date: 1880s c.?. By: Pelham Studios of Boston, MA. Loc: Massachusetts-Boston
PH101-20: H. Arthur White, Leicester, Mass. House 1886. [Portrait.] Date: 1886. By: Pelham Studios of Boston, MA. Loc: Massachusetts-Boston
PH101-21: [Portrait of young Hazard Stevens.] Date: 1860s c. By: Notman of Boston, MA. Loc: Massachusetts-Boston
PH101-22: [Portrait of unidentified man with sideburns and moustache.] Date: 1880s c. By: Notman of Boston, MA. Loc: Massachusetts-Boston
PH101-23: H.R. June 2, 1886. Yours sincerely, Edward H. McLaughlin. [Portrait of young man.] Date: 1886 Jun 2. By: Notman of Boston, MA. Loc: Massachusetts-Boston
PH101-24: Jonathan Smith Clinton, House '86. [Portrait.] Date: 1886. By: Notman of Boston, MA. Loc: Massachusetts-Boston
PH101-25: Hazard Stevens, 1889. [Portrait. Possibly dedication to Stevens rather than portrait of him.] Date: 1889. By: Notman of Boston, MA. Loc: Massachusetts-Boston
PH101-26: [Portrait of child held by woman; her face is hidden.] May 1881, Cresttown [?], Dorchester. Date: 1880s c. By: Ormsby of Oakland, CA. Loc: Massachusetts-Boston
PH101-27: [Unidentified woman with basket on her arm posed on forest path.] Date: 1900s c.?. By: Unknown. Loc: Unknown

Box 2: Prints, 8x10

PH101-28: Port Townsend, Washington. [Small panorama of harbor with ships.] Date: 1886. By: McMurry, J.M of Port Townsend, WA. Loc: Washington-Port Townsend
PH101-29: Group of Mazamas on Pinnacle Peak. [Men and women hikers resting.] Date: 1905 c. By: Unknown. Loc: Washington-Pinnacle Peak
PH101-30: Gen. Hazard Stevens on Mt. Tacoma. [Stevens hiking, in turban, t foot of Mt. Rainier.] Date: 1916 c. By: Unknown. Loc: Washington-Mt. Rainier
PH101-31: Mr. Mason, Secretary of State for Gov. Stevens, 1853-1857. [Portrait.] Date: 1855 c. By: Unknown. Loc: Washington-Seattle
PH101-32: Queen of Cowlitz, St. Johns Air Services of Chehalis. [Single-engine plane #4559 on ground.] Date: nd. By: Unknown. Loc: Washington State
PH101-33: Lace Falls. Date: 1888. By: Warner, AC of North Pacific News Co.. Loc: Washington State
PH101-34: [View of peak.] Date: 1888. By: Warner, AC of North Pacific News Co.. Loc: Washington State
PH101-35: [Summit with blocky rock formations.] Date: 1888. By: Warner, AC of North Pacific News Co.. Loc: Washington State
PH101-36: Lake of the Clouds. Date: 1888. By: Warner, AC of North Pacific News Co.. Loc: Washington State
PH101-37: Crater Lake, altitude 5,280 feet. [View from shore.] Date: 1888 c. By: Warner, AC of North Pacific News Co.. Loc: Oregon-Crater Lake, Klamath County
PH101-38: Wanton Lyman Hazard House, Newport, RI. [Etching of fa�ade.] Date: 1929. By: Waite, Emily Burling. Loc: Rhode Island-Newport
PH101-39: [Fa�ade of house, similar to Newport etching.] Date: 1890s c. By: Davidson, W.B. of Wakefield, RI. Loc: Rhode Island-Newport
PH101-40: Mt. Rainier. Mountain from Nisqually Glacier at Sunrise. Date: 1880s c. By: Unknown. Loc: Washington-Mt. Rainier
PH101-41: Isaac I. Stevens. [Pen and ink portrait.] Date: 1840s c. By: Unknown. Loc: Unknown
PH101-42: Old house built in 1670 in Newport, Rhode Island. [Hazard House, with lengthy annotation.] Date: 1900s c. By: Unknown. Loc: Rhode Island-Newport
PH101-43: "US PS Essex," great gun drill, cadets in white. [View over deck of sailing ship.] Date: 1890s c. By: Unknown. Loc: Maryland-Annapolis
PH101-44: Battery drill. 1,2,3,4 field pieces, 5 & 6 Gatling guns. [Troop practicing on parade ground by Marine Barracks, spectators on lawn.] Date: 1890s c. By: Unknown. Loc: Maryland-Annapolis
PH101-45: "US PS Constellation," as she appeared at the end of summer cruise having undergone the worst storm on the Atlantic, 1893. [Three masted-ship, rigging annotated on back.] Date: 1893. By: Unknown. Loc:
PH101-46: Tecumseh, God of 2.5. [Figurehead of "USS Delaware" of 1817, landmark of naval academy, as noted on back. Actually depicts Tamanend.] Date: 1890s c. By: Unknown. Loc: Maryland-Annapolis
PH101-47: Practice ship "Bancroft." Unarmored cruiser. [Docked hybrid vessel.] Date: 1890s c. By: Unknown. Loc: Maryland-Annapolis
PH101-48: [Cadets posing on cannon by barracks.] Date: 1890s c. By: Unknown. Loc: Maryland-Annapolis
PH101-49: [View of harbor with "Essex," "Constellation," and "Sumpter."] Date: 1890s c. By: Unknown. Loc: Maryland-Annapolis
PH101-50: Armory of US Naval Academy. [Interior view. Note cutlasses captured from England, 1812, on wall.] Date: 1890s c. By: Unknown. Loc: Maryland-Annapolis
PH101-51: Entrance to US Naval Academy. [View of gate and sentry.] Date: 1890s c. By: Unknown. Loc: Maryland-Annapolis
PH101-52: Lover's Lane. (Lovers in the gloaming.) [Couples in a park.] Date: 1890s c. By: Unknown. Loc: Maryland-Annapolis
PH101-53: Sea Wall (convenient for people afflicted with incurable spooniness). [Couple by artillery pieces.] Date: 1890s c. By: Unknown. Loc: Maryland-Annapolis
PH101-54: [Brick and shingle house, probably on coast.] Date: 1890s c. By: Chickering, Elmer of Boston, Ma. Loc: Massachusetts-Boston
PH101-55: [Group of Civil War officers, posed on corduroy path by log cabin.] Date: 1860s c. By: Unknown. Loc: not yet assigned
PH101-56: [Group of Civil War officers, posed in front of very large clapboard house.] Date: 1860s c. By: Unknown. Loc: Unknown
PH101-57: [Group of Civil War officers, posed by tent.] Date: 1860s c. By: Unknown. Loc: Unknown
PH101-58: [Group of Civil War officers, posed by shed.] Date: 1860s c. By: Unknown. Loc: Unknown
PH101-59: [Group of Civil War officers, posed by shed.] Date: 1860s c. By: Unknown. Loc: Unknown
PH101-60: [Group of Civil War officers, posed on steps of house.] Date: 1860s c. By: Unknown. Loc: Unknown
PH101-61: [Mazamas climbing on snow field.] Date: 1905 c. By: Kiser, F.H., Lewis & Clark Official Photographic Co.. Loc: Washington-Mt. Rainier
PH101-62: [Mazamas at foot of glacier.] Date: 1905 c. By: Kiser, F.H., Lewis & Clark Official Photographic Co.. Loc: Washington-Mt. Rainier
PH101-63: [Hikers, possibly in uniform, on scree by rock face.] Date: 1905 c. By: Kiser, F.H., Lewis & Clark Official Photographic Co.. Loc: Washington-Mt. Rainier
PH101-64: [Mazamas at foot of mountain.] Date: 1905 c. By: Kiser, F.H., Lewis & Clark Official Photographic Co.. Loc: Washington-Mt. Rainier
PH101-65: [Hikers by crevasse.] Date: 1905 c. By: Kiser, F.H., Lewis & Clark Official Photographic Co.. Loc: Washington-Mt. Rainier
PH101-66: [Uniformed hikers, with camera, at foot of glacier.] Date: 1905 c. By: Kiser, F.H., Lewis & Clark Official Photographic Co.. Loc: Washington-Mt. Rainier

Related materials

Hazard Stevens papers are housed in the University of Oregon's manuscripts collection as Ax 042. Additional collections are held by Washington State University and the University of Washington. Stevens family papers are held by Yale University and by repositories throughout Washington. Records of the Oregon Steam Navigation Co. are included.� John C. Ainsworth papers, housed in the University of Oregon's manuscripts collection as Coll. 250. Search Northwest Digital Archives to see the finding aids.

Ownership

Publication rights: Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish images must be submitted to the Photographs Curator of Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Access restrictions: None.

Provenance: The collection was purchased in 1970 from the Eskridge family.

Processed by: Normandy S. Helmer

Date Completed: March 2006

Maintained by: N. Helmer, spcarref@uoregon.edu
Last Modified: 10/30/2006