Emil C. Jorgensen residence photographic collection

Collection

Identifier: Org. Lot 544

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Eleven black and white photographs, July 1969, of the exterior of the Emil C. Jorgensen house at 1805 NW Glisan St. in Portland, Oregon.

Dates

1969 July

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

Emil C. Jorgensen (1851-1923) came to New York in 1870 as an orphan. In 1872, he came to Portland, Oregon. He married Pauline Landenberger in 1878 and they had two sons. He opened the Lenox Hotel in Portland in 1907, and his family ran the hotel until 1930. He was also the director in the planning of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in 1905. His son Edwin was the first person to drive an automobile from the west coast to the east in 1912.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Eleven black and white photographs of the exterior of the Emil C. Jorgensen house at 1805 NW Glisan St. in Portland, Oregon. Jorgensen (1851-1923) came to Portland in 1872. He was the director in the planning of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in 1905, and he opened the Lenox Hotel in 1907.