Mount Tabor reservoir construction photographic collection
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of 43 black and white photographs, circa 1894-1911, of the construction of one of the reservoirs in Mount Tabor Park in Portland, Oregon, including images of supply trains, unidentified workers, Col. E. Taylor and Albert Vivian Emery.
Dates
- circa 1894-1911
Creator
- Emery, A. V. (Albert Vivian), 1887- (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
Abstract
Photocopies of black and white photographs of the construction of one of the reservoirs in Mount Tabor Park in Portland, Oregon.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Originally gift of Vivian Hazeltine, November 1977 (Lib. Acc. 14314, Photo Acc. 977D052).
Existence and Location of Originals
Original prints are held at the Portland Archives and Records Center, Portland, Oregon.
Processing Information
Prints originally donated to the Oregon Historical Society Research Library were transferred to City of Portland Archives in 2013. Photocopies of the prints were retained, as were negatives that were made by the OHS library of some images.
- Construction projects -- Oregon -- Portland -- Photographs
- Construction workers -- Oregon -- Portland -- Photographs
- Mount Tabor Park (Portland, Or.) -- Photographs
- Photographs
- Portland
- Reservoirs -- Oregon -- Portland -- Design and construction -- Photographs
- Reservoirs -- Oregon -- Portland -- Photographs
- photographs
Creator
- Emery, A. V. (Albert Vivian), 1887- (Photographer, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Mount Tabor reservoir construction photographic collection
- 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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