Influential photos …

… These Century-Old Photos Inspired Some of the West's First Bird Refuges | Audubon. (Hat tip, Rus Bowden.)

The Oregon Historical Society and Oregon State University recently collaborated on a project to collect and digitize much of the work of Finley and his colleagues. During 2016 and 2017 they digitized more than 6,800 images and more than 8,000 pages of manuscript materials. The small sampling featured here offers a fascinating inside look at the beginnings of the conservation movement.