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Portland and Vancouver photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 540

Scope and Contents

Album containing 97 black and white snapshots, 1912-1913. Most are casual portraits of people, nearly all taken outdoors. The album pages include handwritten notes and comments, sometimes identifying people in the images or the places where the photographs were taken. Many of the people depicted are unidentified, or are identified only by initials. Those identified by name include: Dr. A. D. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. B. Heaton, Urba M. Knight, Otto A. Berg, Harry Conner, Philip S. Hilton, Harry M. Ray, Frank Fay Jr. and Jack McColumbia. Among the identified locations where the photographs were taken are sites around Portland, Oregon, including Council Crest, Washington Park, and the roof of the Spalding Building; Lake Oswego, Oregon; Latourell, Oregon; Vancouver, Washington; and Mud Lake. The images also include two photographs of a battleship, the U.S.S. Maryland, in the Portland harbor, and of people with surveying equipment.

Dates

  • Creation: 1912-1913

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 album in shared flat box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Album containing black and white snapshots, 1912-1913, most of them casual portraits of people, taken outdoors. Many were taken in the area of Portland, Oregon, and some in Vancouver, Washington. The album pages include handwritten notes and comments, sometimes identifying people in the images and the places where the photographs were taken. Many of the people depicted are unidentified, or are identified only by initials.

Title
Guide to the Portland and Vancouver photograph album
Status
Completed
Date
2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository

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