"Oregon looks at the electric sign" photographic collection
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of 19 black and white photographs, circa 1940-1966, of electric and neon signs and billboards in Portland, Oregon, including many car dealerships, taken for a survey entitled "Oregon Looks at the Electric Sign" that was conducted by Bardsley & Haslacher, Inc. and commissioned by the Portland City Club.
Dates
- circa 1940-1966
Creator
- Bardsley and Haslacher (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.
Administrative history
Bardsley-Haslacher was a public opinion researcher firm. Though not known by that name until 1965, it had its roots in an earlier organization, Dan E. Clark II and Associates, which was established in Portland in 1947, on the third floor of 1320 SW Broadway. Dan E. Clark II, the original founder, joined into a partnership with J. Roy Bardsley, and Robert Haslacher in 1958. J. Roy Bardsley, Robert Haslacher, and until 1965, Clark, took politicians, businesses, and private individuals as clients. They researched the popular response to advertisements, initiatives, and public personalities. Some of the businesses that utilized their services included U.S. National Bank, and First Interstate Bank, Blue Cross-Blue Shield Association, radio station KRDR of Eugene, and newspapers including the Oregonian, with which they shared a building. The company closed in 1985.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of 19 black and white photographs of electric and neon signs and billboards in Portland, Oregon, particularly car dealerships, taken for a survey titled "Oregon Looks at the Electric Sign." The survey was commissioned by the Portland City Club and conducted by Bardsley & Haslacher, Inc.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Bardsley & Haslacher, Inc., care of John A. McIsaac, April 1987 (Lib. Acc. 18193, Photo Acc. 987D068).
Separated Materials
Reports and surveys were separated to the Bardsley and Haslacher records, Mss 1818, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Creator
- Bardsley and Haslacher (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the "Oregon looks at the electric sign" 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
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