Royal E. Carpenter photographic collection
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of 23 black and white photographs, circa 1880-1924, of the homes and land of the Carpenter family in the Lents area of Portland, Oregon, including unnamed family members, the family car, and bridges over the Clackamas River. Also included are portraits of members of the Archibald family and friends, many unidentified, including: Lena, Daisy and John Archibald, Effie Lyons, Tillie Murphy, and Mary Houser.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1880-1924
Creator
- Carpenter, Royal E. (Collector, Person)
- Bilbrough, John E., 1839- (Photographer, Person)
- Myers, E. M. (Photographer, Person)
- Frederick B. Johnson & Co. (Duluth, Minn.) (Photographer, Organization)
- Hartley's Studio (Chicago, Ill.) (Photographer, Organization)
- McClelland Photography (La Crosse, Wis.) (Photographer, Organization)
- Russell (Caledonia, Ont.) (Photographer, Organization)
- Spittel (La Crosse, Wis.) (Photographer, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Biographical note
The Carpenter family owned large amounts of land in Portland, Oregon and Clark County, Washington. Family members included Gwendoline Carpenter, Isabelle Carpenter, and Royal E. Carpenter.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (4 folders in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Small collection of black and white photographs of the homes and land of the Carpenter family in the Lents area of Portland, Oregon, including unnamed family members, the family car, and bridges over the Clackamas River. Also included are portraits of members of the Archibald family and friends.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Beverlee Smith, May 1985 (Lib. Acc. 17258, Photo Acc. 985D035).
Subject
- Archibald, Daisy -- Photographs (Person)
- Archibald, John -- Photographs (Person)
- Archibald, Lena -- Photographs (Person)
- Houser, Mary -- Photographs (Person)
- Lyons, Effie -- Photographs (Person)
- Murphy, Tillie -- Photographs (Person)
- Archibald family -- Photographs (Family)
- Carpenter family -- Homes and haunts -- Photographs (Family)
- Carpenter family -- Photographs (Family)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Royal E. Carpenter photographic collection
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
1200 SW Park Ave.
Portland OR 97205 United States
5033065204
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