Steve Travers photograph album on roofing
Scope and Contents
Album compiled by Steve T. Travers, containing 60 black and white and 2 hand-colored photographs of houses and buildings in the Portland, Oregon, area with Pabco roofing. Some are dated and identified by address or owner; these include the homes of A. E. De Konig, Mrs. M. G. Watson, Mrs. G. M. Ede, the Holman family, and Walter J. Gearin. Other identified buildings include the Blue Lake Country Club, the Laurelhurst Club, and St. Johns Church. The album also includes photographs of many unidentified residences. Some pages include handwritten notes about the color or type of roofing material used on the houses depicted. In addition, the album includes pages taken from a Honeyman Hardware catalog that list roofing materials and supplies; a photograph of a window display for Pabco shingles at Honeyman Hardware; and clippings, primarily advertisements for Pabco shingles.
Dates
- Creation: 1924-1935
Creator
- Travers, Steve T. (Compiler, 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
0.29 Cubic Feet (1 flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Album compiled by Steve T. Travers, containing photographs of houses and other buildings in the Portland, Oregon, area with Pabco roofing. Some are dated and identified by address or owner. The album also includes pages from a catalog, listing roofing materials and supplies, as well as clippings, primarily advertisements for Pabco shingles.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Donald L. Travers, May 1981 (Lib. Acc. 15520, Photo Acc. 981D069).
- Title
- Guide to the Steve Travers photograph album on roofing
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012
- 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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