A handsome grouping of photographs comprised from a few different series published by A.W. Ericson and later Ericson Brothers. Most of the photos document logging operations in the Redwoods of Humboldt county, including photos of lumbermen felling massive trees, trains hauling the timber, and mills processing it. There are also birds-eye view photos of Arcata and Scotia, CA, a scenic view of the Klamath River, a ship at a dock in Trinidad, CA, and a view of Sallstrom's Goldmine in Orleans, CA.

Augustus William Ericson (1848-1927) was born in Orebro, Sweden. He began a printing apprenticeship at age eleven. At eighteen, he moved to the United States without his parents permission, initially working in Chicago before joining a logging operation in Michigan and then settling in California.

After living in Trinidad, CA, working for a lumber company, he moved to Arcata and started a career as proprietor of a number of different retail businesses, selling everything from pharmaceuticals to stationary to printing services. He began taking photographs of local businesses and landscapes and displaying them in his shop window for sale. Over time, he received enough commissions for photographs that he abandoned the other aspects of his business to focus solely on image-making.

His brother Richard Ericson (1843-1924) joined him from Sweden in 1882, also becoming a photographer and his Edgar (1887-1961) later joined the business. Although Richard and Edgar both contributed, it was A.W. who was known for his artistic talent. After A.W. retired, Edgar and his sister, Ella Ericson Bryan, took over the business and maintained the Ericson And Company until 1955.”