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34^th Annual Meeting - Portland, Oregon - May 14, 15, 16, 2009

Mt. Hood from les Dalles, after a drawing by Henry James Warre (1819-1898). Lithograph by Dickinson & Co. From Henry James Warre's Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory (London 1848).

Day 1

• talks about the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Capt. Henry James Warre (the artist and British spy), West Shore Magazine, and conservation tips for collectors
• dinner and print sale

Day 2

• annual members meeting at the Portland Art Museum
• talks about Carleton Watkins' (1829-1916) photography of the Columbia Gorge
• tour of the research library at the Oregon Historical Society
• free time - for shopping, Powell’s City of Books, etc.

Day 3

• Columbia Gorge bus trip including stops at:
  - Multnomah Falls
  - Columbia Gorge Discovery Center at The Dalles
  - Maryhill Museum of Art
• banquet and annual auction

— If you are interested in attending this meeting, or would like more information, please contact us.

Meeting headquarters will be the Hilton Portland, located at 921 SW Sixth Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204. The hotel is holding a block of rooms at a discounted rate of $149 a night until Monday, April 13, 2009. Call (503) 226-1611 to make your reservation. Be sure to mention your affiliation with the American Historical Print Collectors Society.

A registration form will be mailed in the Winter newsletter.

The annual meeting, held in a different city each year, is designed to broaden collectors' horizons through cooperation with the leading institutions of the host city, which provide meeting rooms and auditoriums, behind the scenes tours, and exhibits of special interest to AHPCS members.