Marjorie Kaufman photographic collection

Collection

Identifier: Org. Lot 951

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of 11 mounted black and white photographs, circa 1901-1905. Five of the photographs depict the construction of a railroad bridge across the Willamette River near Willbridge, as well as workers at the site. The other six photographs, most taken by R. M. Ferguson, are of the ship George W. Elder in dry dock at the Port of Portland and people who worked on the ship, of whom only Pete Johnson is identified. Brief typewritten descriptions identifying people or scenes in the photographs are attached to the mountings of some of the images.

Dates

Creation: circa 1901-1905

Creator

Kaufman, Marjorie (Collector, Person)
Ferguson, R. M. (Photographer, Person)

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

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Eleven mounted black and white photographs, five depicting construction of a railroad bridge across the Willamette River near Willbridge, and six showing the ship George W. Elder in dry dock at the Port of Portland, as well as people who worked on the ship.