Restaurant and gas appliance photographs
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
- 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
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
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Joseph Gonzales, February 2000 (Lib. Acc. 24069).
- Title
- Guide to the restaurant and gas appliance photographs
- Status
- Under Review
- Author
- Elerina Aldamar
- Date
- 2019
- 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
5033065240
libreference@ohs.org