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 1995i - NDi
Box Folder  
1995i  Photographs and Images related to Linus Pauling, 1995.
  1995i.1  Caricature of Linus Pauling by David Levine. Extracted from "Odd Man In", a review of Force of Nature: The Life of Linus Pauling, by Thomas Hager, New York Review of Books, November 18, 1995. November 18, 1995 
  1995i.2  Photo album of The Life and Work of Linus Pauling: A Discourse on the Art of Biography, held at Oregon State University. February 28, 1995. Photographer unknown. Color prints. February 28, 1995 
NDi  Photographs and Images related to Linus Pauling. No Date
  NDi.1  Nobel Medals of Linus Pauling. The back view of the Nobel Medal for Chemistry, 1954 and the Nobel Medal for Peace, 1963. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.2  Front view of Linus Pauling's Nobel Peace Prize. Courtesy of Tim Putz Photography. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.3  Back view of Linus Pauling's Nobel Peace Prize. Courtesy of Tim Putz Photography. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.4  Front view of Linus Pauling's Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Courtesy of Tim Putz Photography. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.5  Back view of Linus Pauling's Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Courtesy of Tim Putz Photography. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.6  The Crellin Laboratory of Chemistry, west side. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.7  The Crellin Laboratory of Chemistry, south end. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.8  Landscape of a rocky hill in the foreground and snow covered hills in the background. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.9  Partial view of a brick house. "17 Didsbury Park. Manchester 20 Where you lived in 1930." Photographer unknown. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.10  A large wedding party standing outside a brick building. The photo is mounted on cardboard. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.11  A house surrounded by a fence and trees. "Blanken house, No. 26, Fisther haude [?], where my Grandmother Adelheit was born." Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.12  An unidentified man sitting in a chair. His face faces the camera but his body is in profile. "[stamped at the back:] G. Griesbach, Bremen, Lutzowerstr. 127" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.13  An unfinished bust of Linus Pauling carved from marble, in profile. Photographer unknown. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.14  An unfinished bust of Linus Pauling carved from marble, frontal view. "Sculp. Takaoki." Photographer unknown. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.15  Young girl wearing a flower dress with a hat and standing in a yard. "?" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.16  View of a coastline. "View E. from China Camp. 3/4 mi W of Salmon Creek" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.17  A garden with trees and a small decorated shed in the corner by a fence. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.18  Red Skelton standing outside, smiling. Only partially visible. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.19  Grave site of John Jay Gard. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.20  The Gard family's house, only partially visible due to a large tree in front of the house. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.21  A barn with the doors open. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.22  An unidentified woman smiling and holding an unidentified baby in front of a stone house. "?" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.23  Two unidentified women picking oranges while looking at the camera. "Me and my boss. Picking our orange juice. Please return" Photographer unknown. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.24  Formal portrait of Elizabeth Gillett, frontal view. "Klammath Co. Oregon, Copy No. 9, Group No. 4 / Name, Elizabeth Gillett / Town, Bonanza, Ore / Branch of Service, Red Cross / Rank, Home Services / Return Photo to, Elizabeth Gillett / Address, Klammath Falls / Remarks, c/o Pelican Bay Co. / 'Paste This Securely on Back of Photo and Stamp Name of County and State Plainly.'" [Letter to Helen attached] Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.25  View of coastline from porch at Deer Flat Ranch. [1971?] Photographer unknown. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.26  An ArtCraft stove in the kitchen, placed next to some cabinets and against a stone wall. "My wood stove"; "Deer Flat Ranch"; "Big House"; "By Sur, CA" Photographer unknown. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.27  Wooden sign on a hillside reads: "Ava Helen and Dr. Linus Pauling Woodland Grove." Hills are visible in the background. Photographer unknown. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.28  An unidentified man standing behind a podium with four microphones. Behind him, a row of unidentified people sit at a table. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.29  An unidentified man standing behind a podium with four microphones. Behind him, a row of unidentified people sit at a table. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.30  An unidentified woman standing behind a podium with four microphones. Behind her, a row of unidentified people sit at a table. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.31  An unidentified man standing behind a microphone, gesturing with his right hand. Three large photographs are hung on the wall behind the unidentified man. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.32  An unidentified man standing behind a podium and reading papers. Behind him, a row of unidentified people sit at a table. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.33  Landscape of the coastline with the ocean in the background. Photographer unknown. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.34  Image of Linus Pauling and Euclid Patin pasted on a wall with articles about LP next to it. Photographer unknown. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.35  Three unidentified gentlemen in ceremonial gowns and caps walking down the street. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.36  An unidentified man smiling and in profile. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.37  Eleven unidentified men in uniform standing on a mechanical structure. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.38  A building from the Oregon Agricultural College campus. Tree leaves frame the top of the image. "OAC" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.39  A round, arcaded building with a tower. "[text in Russian?]" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.40  Mrs. Donald Santure's father and mother standing outdoors, in front of a house. "Aunt Beth and Uncle Ike / Mrs. Donald Santure's father and mother / [Cambola ?]" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.41  An unidentified man kneeling with a fishing rod behind six large fish lying on the ground. "Some of the fish I catch here in the river on hook and line. Start fishing in March each year. Just for pleasure. / [Martin Blanken ?] / Oswego" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.42  An unidentified male in a trench coat, standing on steps in front of Asian-style building. "10" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.43  Formal portrait of four unidentified girls, smiling. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.44  Priscilla Beatrice standing in front of a tree and building, holding a fringed purse. "Priscilla Beatrice" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.45  Unidentified newlyweds dancing and smiling. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.46  An unidentified woman standing at the bottom of a curved staircase in a formal dress. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.47  An unidentified man smiling and holding his lapel, outdoors. "Dottin. Recteur Youlouse" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.48  A pier on the far right, in the ocean. The shore is in the background. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.49  Silver shiny ribbon with gold letters, reading: "Forum" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.50  Off-white business card which reads: "Linus Carl Pauling" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.51  A bust of Albert Einstein. "To Linus Pauling, with sincere [admiration?], Emil Seletz" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.52  A painting of Arthur A. Noyes, Robert A. Millikan and George E. Hale, by Seymour Thomas. [rubber stamp reads:] "The California Institute of Technology Archives. 1201 East California Blvd, Pasadena, Calif. 91109." [Typed beneath:] "Painting of Arthur A. Noyes, Robert A. Millikan and George E. Hale by Seymour Thomas. The painting hangs in the Caltech Atheneum. An interesting coincidence is the fact that Hale, Millikan, Noyes and Thomas were all born in 1868." Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.53  An unidentified couple posing on a deck outside with their arms around each other. The deck has small tables and chairs in the background. Photographer unknown. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.54  A brick house with wooden insets and steep shingled roof. Large trees surround the house. "Dr. Flores Blanken Frizcheslinde 15" "This may be the house in which my grandmother Adelheit Blanken was born. LP" Photographer unknown. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.55  A quilt with the pattern of a chemical model, labeled as Pt4(CH3)16. Sewn by Pauline Pauling [?]. Photographer unknown. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.56  Three photographs resting on a brown carpeted surface: An unidentified man in an old chemistry lab examining the contents of a glass bottle; a model of a chemical structure; and a formal portrait of an unidentified woman. Photographer unknown. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.57  Two photographs on a white surface: an unidentified man in an old chemistry lab examining the contents of a glass bottle; and a formal portrait of an unidentified woman. Photographer unknown. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.58  Three photographs on a white surface: Linus Pauling sitting on the deck of his house at Deer Flat Ranch; half of an image with an unidentified man in an old chemistry lab examining the contents of a glass bottle; and a formal portrait of an unidentified woman. Photographer unknown. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.59  Landscape of a house and barn with a large hill in the background. Deer Flat Ranch. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.60  Deer Flat ranch in the sunlight, framed by trees on either side. Photographer unknown. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.61  A barn with fencing. Behind the barn is the ocean. Deer Flat Ranch. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.62  A barn with a fence around it. On the right side of the photograph is a large tree and behind the barn is the ocean. Deer Flat Ranch. "Barn and corral Deer Flat Ranch". Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.63  Deer Flat Ranch with fencing. A tree on the right side of the image partially blocks the view of the house. An unidentified man enters the house. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.64  Artwork in watercolor of an abstraction by Frank Pollara. "Photo of watercolor by Frank Pollara" Photographer unknown. Color Polaroid. No Date 
  NDi.65  Group of unidentified individuals sitting at a banquet table, surrounding an older unidentified gentleman. No Date 
  NDi.66  Landscape of a desert with a hill in the background and scattered clouds. Photographer unknown. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.67  Landscape of a desert with large hills in the background. Photographer unknown. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.68  Formal portrait of an unidentified man. "To Linus with cordial greetings" "Ed" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.69  Dr. Kaoru Shima laughing. "Dr. Kaoru Shima of Hiroshima" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.70  Four unidentified men in top hats and black suits standing outside. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.71  Portrait of an unidentified young girl standing on a chair. She has a large bow in her hair. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.72  An unidentified baby smiling and waving to the camera. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.73  Floating otters in the ocean on kelp beds. "Otters floating on macrocystis kelp beds." Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.74  Front of a Nobel Prize Medal on a black background. Photographer unknown. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.75  Poster of young unidentified men in a chemistry lab at Oregon Agricultural College. [Original found on shelving near Large Photos box.] Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.76  A framed aerial photograph of the Pauling ranch in Big Sur. On back, "Friends of the Sea" "Thad J. Kowall" "Friends of the Sea P.O. Box 597 Santa Cruz, California 95061". [Original found on shelving near Large Photos box] Color print. No Date 
  NDi.77  Young unidentified girl holding an unidentified baby while sitting in a lawn chair. A young unidentified boy in overalls stands with his hand on the chair. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.78  A train arriving with dark smoke coming out of the smokestack and people standing by the tracks in the foreground of the picture. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.79  A stack of dark smoke coming from a train. A group of people stand on the railroad next to the train. Large hills are in the background. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.80  An unidentified man standing on train tracks in front of a group looking at the train. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.81  A fenced pasture with trees with a house in the background. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.82  A fenced pasture with scattered trees. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.83  A pasture with several sheep. A row of trees grow in the background. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.84  A herd of sheep walking on a gravel road. Two men on horseback along with a vehicle herd the sheep. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.85  A large house with a lawn. Tall conifer trees are in the background with weeds in the foreground. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.86  A pasture with scattered trees and low hills in the distance. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.87  A pasture with four horses and scattered trees and a ridge of hills in the background. "Looks like Australia" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.88  Landscape of grasslands with scattered trees and a gravel road in the foreground. A double ridge of hills are in the distance. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.89  Landscape of sheep grazing on the grasslands with scattered trees and hills in the background. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.90  Landscape of grasslands with rolling hills in the background. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.91  Landscape of a forested area with a road in the foreground. Grasslands with scattered trees in the background. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.92  A boat with raised sails and seven people walking around. Part of a hand is visible in the lower right hand corner. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.93  A view looking through a skylight to a smokestack of a ship above deck. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.94  Mountains covered in snow. In the foreground a hill with patches of snow in steep decline to a small shack at the bottom. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.95  Mountains with little snow at a very high altitude. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.96  A street corner with an old building and a fountain. Several people walk around. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.97  A building with a lake and snow covered mountains in the background. "Science Bldg. U. of B.C. [University of British Columbia] Vancouver B.C." Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.98  A calm lake with an island in the middle. On the island is a building with a steeple. An empty boat floats on the lake in the foreground. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.99  A two story building with cars in the foreground. Trees partially obscure the building. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.100  Landscape of a small stream with rocky banks and small trees. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.101  Landscape of a waterfall flowing into a pool nestled among rocky cliffs with two unidentified individuals in the far bottom left corner. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.102  A rocky mountain partially covered in snow. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.103  Landscape of hills and snow covered mountains with a river in the foreground, winding through a valley. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.104  Landscape of several hills with a town sitting at the base of them. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.105  A landscape of snow covered mountains with a clothesline in the foreground. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.106  Nettie Miller Spaulding's house in Salem, Oregon. "Nettie's House-Salem" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.107  Nettie Miller Spaulding's house in Salem, Oregon. "Nettie's House-Salem" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.108  The Pauling house in [Portola Valley?] California. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.109  Contact sheet of 21 images in 35mm film, consisting of scenes around Linus Pauling's house. Photographer unknown. Black and white prints. No Date 
  NDi.110  Landscape of hills and a railroad. Photographer unknown. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.111  View from the Pauling house in Portola Valley of an area with mature grasses, some shrubs, and low lying trees. "Three deer but you can't see them. Taken back of the house at Portola." Photographer unknown. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.112  A house hanging over the edge of a cliff. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.113  A rocky beach in the foreground which leads to the ocean. Photographer unknown. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.114  Chinese award depicting Linus and Ava Helen Pauling with their signatures. Photographer unknown. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.115  Inside the house at Deer Flat Ranch. A room with two chairs, a book shelf, part of a grand piano, a reading lamp and sliding glass doors in the background. "Deer Flat Ranch" Photographer unknown. Color print. No Date 
  NDi.116  An unidentified man standing on the porch of the house at Deer Flat Ranch with mountains in the background. "Fairpoint" Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
  NDi.117  Mountains in the foreground with a river and valley in the background. Photographer unknown. Black and white print. No Date 
 
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