Oregon State University
Special Collections
Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers
09) Photographs and Images, 1873-1995, undated (113 boxes)
This section -- the most frequently used of all the Pauling Papers -- is comprised of over 5,500 photographs, drawings and other images of Linus Pauling, his family and his colleagues. Historic images of both Linus and Ava Helen's extended family are available in this section, as are both professional and candid portaits of the Pauling family throughout the twentieth century. Special Collections holds both hard copy and high-resolution digital versions of the bulk of the photograph collection.

Boxes 1937i - 193?i
Box Folder  
1937i  Photographs and Images related to Linus Pauling, 1937.
  1937i.1  Howard J. Lucas, Arnold O. Beckman, Bruce K. Sage, James E. Bell, Don M. Yost, Roscoe G. Dickinson, Linus Pauling, William N. Lacey. Chemistry Department, California Institute of Technology, 1937. Print courtesy of the Archives, California Institute of Technology. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1937 
  1937i.2  Front row, left to right: Linda Pauling, Nora Miller, and Peter Pauling. Back row: Linus Jr., Ava Helen, and Linus Pauling. "AHP / LP / Nora Gard Miller / Linus Jr. / Peter / Linda / about 1937." Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1937 
  1937i.3  Ava Helen Pauling holding baby Crellin Pauling. Peter Pauling walking out of picture. "Crellin Pauling / 2 months / Peter / A.H.P. / 1937." Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1937 
  1937i.4  Linus Pauling Jr., Linda Pauling, Nora Miller, and Peter Pauling outdoors. Linus Jr. holding a small kitten. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1937 
  1937i.5  Linus, Crellin, Peter and Linus Pauling Jr. sitting on a bench outside. Linus holding baby Crellin. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1937 
  1937i.6  Linus and Peter Pauling sitting on a bench outside. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1937 
  1937i.7  Front row, left to right: Ava Helen, Crellin, Peter, and Linus Pauling. Back row: Linda Pauling. Ava Helen holding baby Crellin. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1937 
  1937i.8  Crellin, Linus Jr., Linda, and Peter Pauling posing in front of their house. Linus Jr. holding baby Crellin. "December 1937 / Mamma" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1937 
  1937i.9  Crellin, Linus Jr., Linda, and Peter Pauling posing in front of their house. Linus Jr. holding baby Crellin. "December 1937 / Mamma" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1937 
  1937i.10  Ava Helen, Crellin, and Peter Pauling. Ava Helen holding Crellin. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1937 
  1937i.11  Peter, Linda, Linus Jr., and Crellin Pauling sitting on a slide. "Peter 6 Linda 5 Linus Jr. 12 Crellin 5 months" "1245 Arden Road Pasadena" Stamp: "December 8 - 1937" "December 1937 / Mamma" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. December 8, 1937 
  1937i.12  Peter, Linda, Linus Jr., and Crellin Pauling sitting on a slide. "December 1937 / Mamma" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1937 
  1937i.13  Peter, Linda, Linus Jr., and Crellin Pauling sitting on a slide. "December, 1937 / Mamma." Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1937 
  1937i.14  Front row, left to right: Ava Helen, Crellin, Peter, and Linus Pauling sitting with Tyl Eulenspiegel, the family dog. Back: Linda Pauling. "August. 1937 Mamma Crellin Pauling, 2 mo., Peter Pauling, 61/2 years, Linda Pauling, 5 years 2 mo., Missing (at camp), Linus Pauling Jr. 12 1/2 years, Dog -Tyl Eulenspiegel" "Return to Ava Helen Pauling, Stanford University, Stanford, Ca. 94305 / Pasadena, California August 1937 Linus Pauling and family (eldest son, Linus Jr., not present); 29125 #7 LC Progeny [on sticker]" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. August, 1937 
  1937i.15  Linus Pauling and J. Ketelaar standing in front of a building. "September 14, 1937 / L. Pauling J A A Ketelarr" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. September 14, 1937 
  1937i.16  Jonathan and Reba Mirsky holding hands and standing atop a large rock. "April 1937 / Reba and Jonathan Mirsky / 261 [Printed on the back, left bottom corner] / 1039" [Written in pencil]. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. April, 1937 
  1937i.17  Crellin, Linus, Peter, Linus Jr., and Linda Pauling sitting outdoors. Linus holding baby Crellin. "Dr. Pauling (Linus) Sr. + family / 520" [Printed on the back of the photo] Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1937 
  1937i.18  Peter, Linus, Ava Helen, Crellin, Linda and Linus Pauling Jr. sitting on bench outside. August, 1937. [Courtesy of Oregon Historical Society] Photographer unknown. 1937 
  1937i.19  Fred Stitt wearing skies on a snowy slope. "Fred Stitt 8/18/37" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. August 18, 1937 
  1937i.20  Linus Pauling Jr. standing outdoors, holding a cat. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1937 
  1937i.21  Linda Pauling walking on the beach, wearing a big black sun hat. "Finished by Shultz Studio 2122 Colorado Blvd. AL 5281 Eagle Rock Calif. December 7 1937 Subject__Date__ Taken by__" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. December 7, 1937 
  1937i.22  Formal portrait of Lawrence Brockway. "L.O. Brockway August, 1937" Photographer unknown. Color print. August, 1937 
  1937i.23  Pauline Pauling standing outside and holding her young son Michael. "2 years - 3 mos." Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1937 
1938i  Photographs and Images related to Linus Pauling, 1938.
  1938i.1  Linda Pauling kneeling outdoors, wearing a white dress. "Mamnora / Linda 6 / May 1938." Photographer unknown. Black and white print. May 6, 1938 
  1938i.2  Linda Pauling sitting in the desert, holding Crellin Pauling. "Linda 6 1/2, Crellin 1 1/2, Desert Thanksgiving, 1938" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1938 
  1938i.3  Crellin, Linus Jr., Peter, and Linda Pauling sitting in the desert. Linus Jr. holding Crellin. "Mamma, 1938. Desert Thanksgiving. Linus 13 3/4, Peter 7 3/4, Linda 6 1/2, Crellin 1 1/2" [Christmas greeting card: Written on the front:]/ "Merry Christmas from the Paulings / 1938 [Written on the back:] Linus, Peter, Linda, Crellin Pauling / 1407" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1938 
  1938i.4  Peter, Ava Helen, Crellin, and Linda Pauling outside. Ava Helen holding Crellin. "June, Summer, 1938. Crellin - 1 year, Linda - 6 years, Peter - 7 1/2" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. June, 1938 
  1938i.5  Linda Pauling sitting in the desert. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1938 
  1938i.6  Ava Helen and Linus Pauling peaking through a train window. "Spring, 1938 'city of Los Angeles' Union Pacific Stream Liner" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1938 
  1938i.7  Mrs. Yvonne Handy visiting Niagara Falls with Linus and Ava Helen Pauling. "LP + AHP + Mrs. Yvonne Handy Jan 1938 Niagara Falls Hansly (?)" "Carhart's High Hat Panel Art Prints Jan 11 1938" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. January 11, 1938 
  1938i.8  Mrs. Yvonne Handy standing under a tree with Ava Helen and Linus Pauling. Niagara Falls. "Carhart's High Hat Panel Art Prints Jan 11 1938" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. January 11, 1938 
  1938i.9  Linda and Crellin Pauling sitting outside, naked. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1938 
  1938i.10  Portrait of Charles Russell smiling. Given to LP as present. "To Linus Pauling, for whom I have very great esteem Charles Russell" "June-1938 Charles D. Russell Jr." Photographer unknown. Black and white print. June, 1938 
  1938i.11  Linus and Ava Helen Pauling standing outside with Mrs. Yvonne Handy. Niagara Falls in the winter. "1931 Dear Mamma, This picture was taken at Niagara Falls. It was so cold we wrapped scarfs around our heads and then put our hats on over the scarf. Even so we froze. This is a friend of ours, Mrs. Handy. Her husband took the picture. The trees covered with ice. Ava Helen" "Carhart's High Hat Panel Art Prints Jan 11 1938" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. January 11, 1938 
  1938i.12  Winter at Niagara Falls. "Pauling Carhart's High Hat Panel Art Prints Jan 11 1938" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. January 11, 1938 
  1938i.13  Linus Pauling Jr. kayaking at Corona del Mar. "Linus Jr in a kayak he made at Poly. /Corona del Mar/ He is 11 or twelve years old/ more likely 1939-1940 1938" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1938 
  1938i.14  Linus Pauling Jr. kayaking at Corona del Mar. "Linus at Corona del Mar, September 1938. Taken by Dr van Overbeek [?]" Black and white print. September 1938 
  1938i.15  Crellin, Linus Jr., Peter, and Linda Pauling sitting in the desert. "Desert Thanksgiving; Linus, Peter, Linda, Crellin; To- Momma" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1938 
1939i  Photographs and Images related to Linus Pauling, 1939.
  1939i.1  Dedication ceremony of the Chemistry Hall at Oregon State University. Left to right: An unidentified representative of WPA, Chancellor Hunter, Governor Sprague, Mr. Hildebrand, President Peavy, Mr. Sackett, Mrs. Sackett, Mr. Callister, Linus Pauling, former Chancellor Kerr, and Mr. Gilfillan. "Dedication of Chemistry Hall Corvallis December 2, 1939" "L to R. Repres of WPA, Chancellor Hunter, Gov. Sprague, Mr. Hildebrand, Pres Peavy, Mr. Sackett, Mr. Callister, LP, Ex-Chanc. Kerr, Gilfillan" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. December 2, 1939 
  1939i.2  Linus Pauling performing chemical research during WWII. Linus wearing a white lab coat and holding a beaker. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1939 
  1939i.3  Linda and Peter Pauling sitting on a lounge couch, topless. "Linda and Peter Pauling" "August 1939" "(Jack Sherman)" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. August, 1939 
  1939i.4  Linus and Ava Helen Pauling standing outside with their hands behind their backs. "Linus Pauling, age 38 and Ava Helen Pauling" "July, 1939, Madison, Wisconsin" "Taken by Mr. Link" Black and white print. July, 1939 
  1939i.5  Linus and Ava Helen Pauling standing outside. Linus with his arm around Ava Helen's waist. "July, 1939" "Madison, Wisconsin" "AHP & LP, 1939" Taken by Mr. Link, black and white print. July, 1939 
  1939i.6  Ava Helen Pauling sitting on a sofa, reading a newspaper. "Ava Helen Pauling, August 1939" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. August, 1939 
  1939i.7  Governor Sprague speaking at the Oregon State University Chemistry Hall dedication ceremony. "Governor Sprague of Oregon Dedication of Chemistry Hall, Corvallis December 2 1939" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. December 2, 1939 
  1939i.8  Linus Pauling sitting at a picnic table with Edwin Buchanan. "LP and Edwin Buchanan / Chemistry Picnic Fall of 1939 San Dimas Park" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1939 
  1939i.9  Baby Ludo Frevel lying on a blanket. "Ludo Frevel Age 3 months December, 1939 216 Jerome St. Midland, Mich" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. December, 1939 
  1939i.10  Ava Helen Pauling holding young Crellin Pauling. Huntington Gardens, San Marino California. "Crellin and AHP Huntington Gardens 2 1/2 years old" "207" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1939 
  1939i.11  Linus Pauling crouching under a palm frond, holding Crellin Pauling with one hand. Crellin holding something up in the air. At Huntington Gardens. "0771" 1939 
  1939i.12  Linda Pauling wearing a ruffled dress, smiling. "Ray Huff" Black and white print, mounted in large folio. 1939 
  1939i.13  Crellin Pauling smiling. "Ray Huff" Black and white print, mounted in a large folio. 1939 
  1939i.14  Peter Pauling wearing a white shirt. "Ray Huff" Black and white print, mounted on large folio. 1939 
  1939i.15  Linda Pauling working in a chicken coop, holding a chicken. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1939 
  1939i.16  A black dog [Tyl Eulenspiegel, the Pauling family dog] in front of a house porch. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1939 
  1939i.17  Donald Jenkins [son of Lucile Pauling Jenkins] at nine months old, playing outside on a four wheel go-kart. "Don Jenkins / 9 mos. - 1939". Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1939 
193?i  Photographs and Images related to Linus Pauling, 1930's.
  193?i.1  Linus Pauling Jr. and an unidentified woman on the beach. [AHP?] Corona del Mar, California. "LP Jr. @ Corona Del March." "Red Rock Canyon" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.2  Linus Pauling Jr. standing on the beach. [Written in pencil] "2" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.3  Peter Pauling at a crowded beach. "D" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.4  Linus Pauling Jr. play-fighting on the beach with Ava Helen Pauling. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.5  Peter, Linda, Crellin, and Linus Pauling Jr. playing on the beach. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.6  Linda, Peter, Crellin, and Linus Pauling Jr. playing on the beach. Linda running towards the camera. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.7  Linda Pauling standing on the beach, wearing a hat and pull-over shirt. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.8  Linda Pauling standing outside, wearing a white dress and big black sun hat. Chemistry Picnic at Corona del Mar, California. "Linda / Corona del Mar / Chemistry Picnic / 1936?" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.9  Peter Pauling standing on a beach blanket, eating. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.10  Linda Pauling sprawled out on the grass. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.11  Profile of Linda Pauling standing outside, wearing overalls. "Linda" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.12  Frontal view of Gates Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. "Gates Laboratory" Copyright California Institute of Technology Archives. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.13  Linus Pauling standing by a chalkboard, holding a beaker. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.14  Milton Miller standing outside, holding a briefcase. "all Milton & Dorcas" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.15  Milton Miller standing outside, holding a briefcase. "all Milton and Dorcas" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.16  Milton Miller standing outside, holding a briefcase. "all Milton and Dorcas" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.17  Betty Leone Brown wearing a pageant dress and holding a bouquet of flowers. A small boy holding her train."Betty Leone" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.18  Nettie Spaulding wearing a flowered dress and eyeglasses. "?? (Nettie?)" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.19  Blanche Brown wearing a black floral print dress. "Blanche" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.20  Rowena Stephenson. "Rowena." Copyright: Fink Studio, Portland, ORE. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.21  Mary and LuGorgo Miller sitting on the ground, playing with pebbles. "Mary / Lu" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.22  Linus Pauling as a young man."Linus Pauling Calif. Inst. Tech. Pasadena, Calif. (Please return)" Photographer unknown. Color print. 1930s 
  193?i.23  Linus Pauling standing in his lab, working on an experiment with a glass apparatus. "LP in his lab - early 50's at Caltech" "neg made 5-93 Linda Pauling Kamb 3500 Fairpoint Pasadena, Ca 91107" Photographer unknown. Color print. 1930s 
  193?i.24  Ava Helen and Linus Pauling walking down a street. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.25  Linus Pauling outside with his arms on the shoulders of Linus Pauling Jr. on a bike. Manchester, England. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.26  Linus Pauling smiling and standing with his arms crossed. Ray Huff studios. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.27  Clay, Robert, and Barbara Miller. Clay sitting, holding baby Robert. Barbara Miller shading her eyes. "Clay" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.28  Linus Pauling as a young man. "Mr. Linus Pauling" Ray Huff studios. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.29  Linus Pauling wearing a suit and solid tie. "Please credit Ray Huff Studios - Los Angeles" Color print. 1930s 
  193?i.30  Ava Helen Pauling standing outside, wearing a dark colored dress with a sash at the hip. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.31  Ava Helen Pauling wearing a dark colored dress with a sash on the hip. Shot from waist up. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.32  Linus Pauling standing outside with Ava Helen Pauling and Dorcas Miller. Stamp reads: "Veazey's OKLA City" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.33  Ava Helen Pauling standing outside with Milton and Dorcas Miller. "AHP; Milton Miller / Dorcas Miller" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.34  Linus and Ava Helen Pauling standing outside with Milton Miller. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.35  Linus and Ava Helen Pauling standing in front of a car. "Ava Helen and Linus with our car" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.36  Wooded landscape. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.37  Wooded mountain landscape. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.38  A large two-wheeled wagon axle underneath a tree. Mountains in the background. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.39  The Pauling's house at Fairpoint St. [?] Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.40  The Pauling's house at Fairpoint St. [?] Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.41  The foundation of the Pauling's Fairpoint St. house. [?] "Foundations of house for the Paulings" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.42  Linus Pauling wearing a suit, and grinning with his eyes closed. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.43  Linus Pauling [?] sleeping on the ground next to a puddle. A laboratory at the California Institute of Technology visible in the background. "1930's" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.44  A group of seventeen boys posing outside. Peter Pauling second from left in the front row. "Wanek-King 'Portraits that Speak' / Sy. 3-3412 / L.A. Ryan 1-6013 / 620 South Lake Ave. / Pasadena, Calif." Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.45  An unidentified woman standing outside, wearing a floral dress. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.46  Ava Helen and Linus Pauling standing at the train station with colleagues. "IL" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.47  Linda Pauling (right) playing with her brothers on a swing set. "Linda." Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.48  Linus Pauling Jr. (far right) on stage with seven other boys. Boys dressed for a Greek or Roman setting. Photographer unknown. Color print. 1930s 
  193?i.49  Linus Pauling Jr.'s summer camp [?]. A group of twenty boys, posing in three rows. They appear to be of middle school age. Photographer unknown. Color print. 1930s 
  193?i.50  Linus Pauling Jr.'s summer camp [?]. Twenty-three boys flanking a piano. One boy playing the piano, the others playing harmonicas or accordions. Photographer unknown. Color print. 1930s 
  193?i.51  Linus Pauling Jr.'s summer camp [?]. Seventeen unidentified children, dressed in Middle Eastern costume. Photographer unknown. Color print. 1930s 
  193?i.52  Linus Pauling Jr.'s summer camp [?]. Linus Jr. (left) on stage with five other children, all wearing ancient Mediterranean costume. "Seeley" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.53  Linda Pauling (third from left) and nine other children standing outside. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.54  Linus Pauling Jr. sitting outside with Tyl Eulenspiegel, the family dog. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.55  Linus Pauling Jr. reading a book. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.56  Linus Pauling Jr. sitting with his knees to his chest. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.57  Peter Pauling on a tricycle. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.58  Peter Pauling naked, sitting cross-legged. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.59  The Pauling family [?] sitting in a Ford Model-T. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.60  Linda Pauling sitting outside, feeding chickens. "Linda" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.61  Linda Pauling and her chicks. Peter Pauling sitting in a wheelbarrow. "Linda Peter" "Fairpoint" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.62  Flintridge School photograph. Peter Pauling (middle row, third from right), kneeling. "Peter Pauling. Middle row 3rd from right" "Flintridge School" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.63  Linus Pauling Jr. in front of a tree. Photographer unknown. Color print. 1930s 
  193?i.64  Linus Pauling Jr. wearing a tie and a dark jacket. "Ray Huff", black and white print, mounted in large folio. 1930s 
  193?i.65  Peter Pauling [?] riding a tricycle. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.66  Peter Pauling feeding chickens. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.67  Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Sutton standing together, outdoors. "Sutton + Mrs S" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.68  Portrait of Leslie Sutton. "[written on the photograph] Sincerely yours L. Sutton" "Cyril Arapoff Oxford" Photograph by Cyril Arapoff. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.69  Linus Pauling in a graduation gown walking with several unidentified individuals. Appears to be a Caltech academic procession. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
  193?i.70  Milton Miller standing by a Chevrolet parked in front of a house. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. 1930s 
 
CATALOGUE NAVIGATION

< Previous 
Next >