Skip to main content Skip to search results

Showing Collections: 3171 - 3180 of 3399

John S. Volpe photographs collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 274
Abstract

Photographs and printed materials relating to the work of John S. Volpe, an engineer for the Portland Electric Power Company (later named the Portland General Electric Company) in Portland, Oregon, who supervised the laying of underground utility cables. Images date from the mid-1920s to the early 1950s; they document electrical work throughout Portland, and include photographs of John S. Volpe, cable-laying and submerged-cable projects, and employees and company events.

Dates: 1917-1952

Volunteers for Delta Dome Covered Stadium records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2653
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence and reports; newspaper clippings and editorials; campaign materials for the ballot measure for the construction of a covered stadium at Delta Park, Portland, Oregon; and a landscape plan for the proposed park.

Dates: 1963-1966

F. O. Vondergreen papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2581
Abstract

Collection includes physician's account books, 1879-1883; and a manuscript letter from "Sarah Jane" to "Dear Mrs. Chapman," 1866, regarding a trip from Oregon to San Francisco, New York, Boston, and Orrington, Maine, and seeing actor Edwin Forest perform in New York City.

Dates: 1866-1883

Vortex I music festival photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 666
Abstract

Photographs of attendees and performers at the Vortex I music festival held at Milo McIver State Park near Estacada, Oregon in 1970.

Dates: 1970

Ralph J. Voss photographic collection on the construction of the First National Bank of Oregon building

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 670
Abstract

Color slides depicting the construction and opening ceremony for the First National Bank of Oregon building at 1300 SE 5th Ave. in Portland, Oregon. The building is now the Wells Fargo Center. Ralph J. Voss (1910-2002) was president of the bank and oversaw the project to construct its headquarters. The building was reported by the Oregonian newspaper to be the tallest in the state at the time of its construction.

Dates: 1971-1972

Vue de la Slabode Kiachta

 Collection
Identifier: Mss5013
Abstract

Lithograph of the Russian town of Kiakhta, on the Chinese border. From 1689 (the Treaty of Nertchinsk) to 1860 (the Treaty of Peking) Kiachta was the main hub of trade between Russia and China.

Dates: circa 1689-1860

Vue des etablissements de Schelikoff dans L'Ile de Kadiak

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5053
Abstract

Engravings probably taken from a French edition or editions of "An account of a geographical and astronomical expedition to the northern parts of Russia" by Martin Sauer. The engravings depict a Russian outpost on Kodiak Island, Alaska; a mountain peak; and Atka Island in the Aleutians.

Dates: circa 1802

Vue du port des Français, sur la côte du N. O. de l'Amérique: Voyage de La Pérouse, autour du monde

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5289
Abstract

Lithograph depicting a scene from the Northwest coast of America on the voyages of Jean François de Galaup, Count of La Pérouse.

Dates: approximately 1821-1840

Vue du port d'Okhotsk

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5021
Abstract

Engraving taken from an unidentified book, showing the Russian town of Okhotsk, on the Pacific Coast, with people in boats in the foreground. Okhotsk was the first Russian settlement on the Pacific Coast, established as a military camp in 1643.

Dates: circa 1700-1799

Vue d'un établissement des habitans du port des Français pour la saison de la pêche

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5025
Abstract

Lithograph of a temporary settlement in Lituya Bay, Alaska, used for the fishing season, circa 1750-1799. Plate 21 from "Atlas du Voyage de la Pérouse," a book about the travels of Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse.

Dates: circa 1750-1799

Filter Results

Additional filters:

Subject
Oregon 1678
correspondence 788
interviews 725
Oral Histories 721
Portland 631
∨ more
photographs 472
Photographs 412
oral histories (literary genre) 379
administrative records 278
Businesses and Corporations 275
financial records 206
printed ephemera 203
Home and Family 194
Ships and Shipping 173
Politics and Politicians 170
Fine Arts 165
diaries 165
scrapbooks 160
Architecture 151
clippings (information artifacts) 147
Military 142
legal documents 139
Pioneers 131
Clubs and Societies 123
account books 121
Oregon -- Politics and government -- 20th century 107
Washington (State) 105
photograph albums 105
Legislators -- Oregon 103
Women 102
reports 100
Diaries 92
Lawyers -- Oregon -- Portland 86
Justice, Administration of -- Oregon 85
Religion 82
Architectural Drawings 76
reminiscences 74
Judges -- Oregon 69
Political Campaigns -- Oregon 69
certificates 68
Forestry and Forestry Products 67
speeches (documents) 65
Civil Procedure and Courts 64
Sports and Recreation 64
Pioneers -- Oregon 63
Elementary and Secondary Education 62
Immigrants -- Oregon 62
Performing Arts 62
building plans 62
Overland journeys to the Pacific 57
drawings (visual works) 56
Journalism 54
Agriculture 52
Legislation -- Oregon 49
ships plans 47
Business enterprises -- Oregon -- Portland 46
United States -- Immigration and emigration 45
California 43
Naval architecture -- Designs and plans 43
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American 43
lithographs 43
African Americans 40
Native Americans 40
Oregon -- Politics and government 40
Railroads 40
Scrapbooks 40
manuscripts for publication 40
Biographies (literary genre) 39
minutes (administrative records) 39
Medicine and Health 38
histories (literary works) 38
Overland Journeys to the Northwestern United States 37
blueprints (reprographic copies) 37
Retail Trade 36
Gays and Lesbians 34
Land Use 33
Neighborhoods -- Oregon -- Portland 33
United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century 33
Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 32
Literature 32
Transportation 32
ephemera (general object genre) 31
Artists -- Oregon 30
Mines and Mineral Resources 30
Music 30
Portland (Or.) -- Photographs 29
architectural drawings (visual works) 28
engravings (prints) 28
Economics and Banking 27
newsletters 27
Japanese Americans 26
ledgers (account books) 26
Energy Production 25
Public prosecutors -- Oregon 25
Colleges and Universities 24
Expeditions and Adventure 24
Laws and Legislation 24
Alaska 23
Children and Youth 23
Farm life -- Oregon 23
+ ∧ less
 
Language
English 3376
French 31
German 16
Japanese 8
Spanish; Castilian 6
∨ more  
Names
Digregorio, Charles 89
Oregon. Legislative Assembly 87
Strassmaier, James 64
Hansen, Clark 61
Dodds, Linda S. 59
∨ more
Raman, Sankar 59
Republican Party (Or.) 51
Democratic Party (Or.) 48
Hatfield, Mark O., 1922-2011 36
O'Rourke, Michael (Filmmaker) 36
United States. District Court (Oregon) 35
Immigrant Story (Hillsboro, Or.) 29
Watts, Roberta 27
Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest 24
United States District Court of Oregon Historical Society 21
Northwest Power Planning Council (U.S.) 20
Johnston, J. H. (John H.), 1855-1944 18
United States. Congress. Senate 18
Oregon. Supreme Court 17
Harmon, Rick 16
Oregon Historical Society 16
Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition (1905 : Portland, Or.) 15
Morse, Wayne L. (Wayne Lyman), 1900-1974 15
Portland General Electric Company 14
Portland Rose Festival (Portland, Or.) 14
McCall, Tom, 1913-1983 13
Oregonian (Firm) 13
Solomon, Gus J. (Gus Jerome), 1906-1987 13
Johnson, Curtis 12
Minidoka Relocation Center 11
Oregon Journal (Firm) 11
Photo-Art Commercial Studios (Portland, Or.) 11
United States. Army 11
University of Oregon 11
Kolisch, Marian W. 10
Meier & Frank (Portland, Or.) 10
Oregon. Circuit Court (Multnomah County) 10
Oregon. Court of Appeals 10
Yaw’s Top Notch (Portland, Or.) 10
Atiyeh, Victor 9
Hudson's Bay Company 9
Neuberger, Richard L. (Richard Lewis), 1912-1960 9
Oregon (Battleship) 9
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation 9
Angelus Studio (Portland, Or.) 8
Boe, Jason, 1929-1990 8
Edwards, Cecil L. 8
Fred Meyer, Inc. 8
Green, Edith, 1910-1987 8
McLoughlin, John, 1784-1857 8
Pendleton Round-Up 8
Timberline Lodge (Mount Hood, Or.) 8
Vaughan, Thomas, 1924-2013 8
Dilg, Janice (Janice Lynn) 7
Gifford, Benjamin A. 7
Goldschmidt, Neil E., 1940- 7
Hartman, Judy 7
Lane, Joseph, 1801-1881 7
McArthur, Lewis L. 7
McNary, Charles Linza, 1874-1944 7
Oregon Geographic Names Board 7
Portland Public Schools (Or.) 7
Reed College (Portland, Or.) 7
Roberts, Betty, 1923-2011 7
United States. Congress. House 7
Wyatt, Wendell William, 1917-2009 7
Applegate, Jesse A., 1811-1888 6
Baker, Edward Dickinson, 1811-1861 6
Failing, Henry, 1834-1898 6
Frank, Gerry (1923) 6
Gates, John, 1829-1888 6
Howard, Vinita M., 1928- 6
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) 6
McArthur, Lewis A. (Lewis Ankeny), 1883-1951 6
Mehren, Elizabeth 6
Mitchell, John H. (John Hipple), 1835-1905 6
Oregon. Circuit Court (Lane County) 6
Oregon. Legislative Assembly. House of Representatives 6
Oregon. Office of the Secretary of State 6
Portland (Or.). Bureau of Police 6
Portland Art Association (Portland, Or.). Museum Art School 6
Portland Civic Theatre (Portland, Or.) 6
Prentiss, A. M. (Arthur M.) 6
Shaver Transportation Company (Portland, Or.) 6
Smith family 6
Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway 6
Straub, Robert W. 6
Sweetland, Monroe, 1910-2006 6
United States. Attorney (Oregon) 6
United States. Court of Appeals (9th Circuit) 6
University of Oregon. Medical School 6
Washington Public Power Supply System 6
White Stag Manufacturing Company 6
Whitman, Marcus, 1802-1847 6
Wood, Charles Erskine Scott, 1852-1944 6
Andrews, Wesley (Charles Wesley), 1875-1950 5
Bimrose, Art, 1912- 5
Deady, Matthew P. (Matthew Paul), 1824-1893 5
Fee, James Alger, 1888-1959 5
Gassner, Robert J. 5
+ ∧ less