General Contractors of America photographic collection

Collection

Identifier: Org. Lot 268

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Seven black and white photographs and one nitrate negative, 1922-1953. The photographs include scenes of construction equipment and sites, some of which are identified as projects of the Parker Schram Company; a panoramic group portrait of the 7th annual meeting of the Associated General Contractors of America in Portland, Oregon, 1926; and a headshot of an unidentified girl, dated 1953 on the back.

Dates

Creation: 1922-1953

Creator

Prentiss, A. M. (Arthur M.) (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

0.18 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box; 1 nitrate negative in shared box; 1 cirkut print in shared oversize folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Small collection of black and white photographs depicting construction equipment and sites, and a panoramic group portrait of the 7th annual meeting of the Associated General Contractors of America, held in Portland, Oregon.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Bob Schram, April 1984 (Lib. Acc. 16766, Photo Acc. 984D060).

Existence and Location of Copies

A reduced-size copy of the panoramic photograph in this collection is part of Photo File #991-A, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Separated Materials

Papers that the Oregon Historical Society Research Library received with these photographs were separated to manuscript collections and cataloged as Mss 1801, the Carl A. Schram papers.