Restaurant and gas appliance photographs

Collection

Identifier: Org. Lot 972

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 706 photographic prints, 58 slides, and 660 negatives. The bulk of the images show Portland restaurants from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Most of the images document restaurant interiors and exteriors, personnel, and kitchens, with special emphasis on stoves, ovens, and fryers. The collection also includes photographs of restaurants and gas equipment at other locations in Oregon and Washington.

A small portion of the images show meetings and activities of the Northwest Natural Gas Cmpany's advertising department during the 1970s. Their relationship to the other images in the collection, if any, is not known.

Dates

Creation: 1958-1976

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.

Extent

1.1 Cubic Feet (6 document cases)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection consists of photographs, slides, and negatives depicting Oregon and Washington restaurants and their gas cooking equipment from the late 1950s to the early 1970s.

Arrangement

Collection is arranged in 4 series: Series 1. Restaurant and gas equipment photographs; Series 2. Northwest Natural Gas Company advertising department photographs; Series 3. Slides; Series 4. Negatives