ORWW Elliott State Forest: Gould-McClay Family Photographs

Gould-McClay Family Photographs

Elk Creek landslide, forming Goulds Lake, ca. 1894. Photograph likely by George or Hattie McClay Gould. These photographs document the early historical fire history of the Elliott State Forest. Notice the blackened snags and their varying diameters, indicating successive fires; probably 1840 and 1868 were the major events. Leaning reproduction on the perimeters of the slide likely germinated after the 1868 Coos Fire. Also note the nearly complete lack of shrubs and brush. Question: Did coho, spotted owls, and marbled murrelets: 1) adapt to these changed conditions, 2) repopulate the area after conditions became more desirable, or 3) did they only recently arrive in the Elliott in conjuntion with developing habitat conditions?

The George Gould family, including McClay in-laws, first arrived at their Elkhorn Ranch homestead in 1885. They either brought a camera with them, or purchased one shortly thereafter, and began taking photographs documenting the growth of the family, the development of their ranch, and their hunting and fishing successes. Photographs were most likely taken by George, his wife Hattie, or her sister Oela McClay: the principal adults. Other photographers were likely older family members, visiting relatives, and guests. The following selection of photographs were carefully preserved by descendants, who have agreed to their display on the Elliott Forest website for historical and educational purposes. This is only a fraction of the family's historical photographs, correspondence, written history, and other memorabilia also in the process of being digitized for archival preservation purposes and to share with a wider audience.


Photography Paper 1, September 25, 1913	Photography Paper 2, 1913	West Fork Millicoma Valley, ca. 1886	Gould-McClay Family, Elkhorn Ranch, ca. 1886 (Rickard: 157)	Gould Family Photos w/Names, ca. 1886

Gould Family Photo Backs, w/Listed Names, ca. 1886	Bert, Clarence, and George Jr. , Elkhorn Ranch, ca. 1890	Lucy and Millie Gould, Elkhorn, ca. 1890	George Gould, "Cowboy at Heart"	Bert and Horse, ca. 1905

Elkhorn Ranch, Winter Snow, 1889 (Rickard: i)	Elkhorn Ranch, ca. 1896	Elkhorn Ranch, ca. 1896	Elkhorn Ranch House, Built 1896	Elkhorn Ranch Dining Room, ca. 1896

Elkhorn Ranch Sheep Pen, ca. 1896	Elkhorn Ranch, 1896	Elkhorn Ranch, Summer 1900	George and Lucy Gould, Elkhorn Cherry Tree, ca. 1905	Elkhorn Ranch House, ca. 1920

Tourtillot Mother and Children, May 14, 1890	Walt Tourtillot, Fishing by Elkhorn Ranch Bridge (Rickard: 159)	Gould and Tourtillot Brothers, ca. 1908	Gould and Tourtillot Brothers' Names	George Gould and Ernest Tourtillot, 1910 (Rickard: 164)

McClay Family, Ash Valley, ca.	Goulds Lake Landslide, ca. 1894	Goulds Lake Island, 3 Fishermen, ca. 1896 (Rickard: 162)	Goulds Lake Fishing Boat, ca. 1902	Lucy Gould, Goulds Lake, 1905 (Rickard: 16)

Bert's Cabin, w/ George and Bert, ca. 1905	Gould Deer Hunting Camp, ca. 1900	Deer Hunting Camp	Jessie Gray Gould, Elkhorn Ranch, ca. 1900	Baby and Buck, Elkhorn Ranch, ca. 1900

George Gould, Deer, and Dog	Hunting Trophies and Dog	Boy and Donkey	Boy and Automobile Machinery, ca. 1915	Allegany School, Teacher Belle Rich, ca. 1905

Marlow Creek Logging Camp Cooking Crew, ca. 1905	Marlow Creek Logging Camp Cooking Crew, ca. 1905	Riverview Home and Boat, Allegany, ca. 1910	California Vulcanizing Business, ca. 1915

Gould Family, ca. 1943	Gould Family Photo Names, ca. 1943	Clarence and David Gould, Old-Growth Log, ca. 1952	Roger Ott, Goulds Lake, 1952