Photographs of the Vanport (Or.) flood

Collection

Identifier: Org. Lot 1363

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of 10 black-and-white photographs of the Vanport flood in 1948. Most of the photographs are aerial views showing the floodwaters, damaged and floating buildings, and other debris. Several photographs show people standing amid the wreckage; in one, people in the foreground are looking across the floodwaters at several others standing on the roof of a submerged building in the distance. The photographer and the people in the photographs are unidentified.

Dates

Creation: 1948

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

Collection consists of 10 black-and-white photographs of the Vanport flood in 1948, taken by an unidentified photographer. Most of the photographs are aerial views showing the floodwaters, damaged and floating buildings, and other debris. Several photographs show people standing amid the wreckage.