Photograph of railroad yard and construction of Steel Bridge
Scope and Contents
One mounted black and white photograph taken in Portland, Oregon, circa 1912. The photograph shows the roofs of buildings in the foreground at left, a rail yard at right, and the Steel Bridge under construction in the distance. The view is to the south. The photographer is unidentified.
Dates
- circa 1912
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.
Historical note
The Steel Bridge over the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, opened July 21, 1912, for trains and August 12, 1912, for automobiles. It is owned by the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads. The bridge is the only double deck telescoping vertical lift bridge known to exist.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Photograph taken in Portland, Oregon, that shows the roofs of buildings in the foreground at left, a rail yard at right, and the Steel Bridge under construction in the distance. The Steel Bridge over the Willamette River opened July 21, 1912, for trains and August 12, 1912, for automobiles.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Thelma Bengs, July 1970 (Lib. Acc. 11577).
Processing Information
Collection was titled "Looking south across railroad yards at construction of Steel Bridge" prior to February 2023.
- Title
- Guide to the photograph of a railroad yard and construction of Steel Bridge
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012; revised 2023
- 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
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Portland OR 97205 United States
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