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Floods -- Oregon -- Vanport -- Photographs

 Subject

Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Snapshots of 1948 Columbia River flood and other Oregon scenes

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1472
Abstract

Collection of 42 snapshot photographs that depict damage caused by the 1948 Columbia River flood, also known as the Vanport Flood, in Portland and Vanport, Oregon. Also includes five snapshots of other Oregon locations, including the Columbia River Gorge, Newport, and Timberline Lodge, taken between 1945 and 1957.

Dates: 1945-1957

Harold M. Brown photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 197
Abstract Collection consists of photographs taken by Harold M. Brown, a commercial photographer in Oregon and Washington, from approximately 1909 to 1956. Subjects include photographs of the lumber and shipping industries in northwestern Oregon, views of various locations in Oregon and Washington, including ranches and agriculture, and portraits of Brown and other people. The collection also includes photocopies of three of Harold M. Brown's photography ledgers, dating from 1922 to 1956 which include...
Dates: circa 1909-1956

Gordon and Virginia Jeffries photographs of the 1948 Columbia River flood

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1427
Abstract

Collection consists of 18 snapshot photographs of damage from the 1948 Columbia River flood, also known as the Vanport Flood, taken by Gordon Jeffries and Virginia Jeffries in May and June of 1948.

Dates: 1948 May-1948 June

Helen Libonati photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 712
Abstract

Collection consists of 40 black and white photographs depicting scenes in Oregon and Washington, including Seaside; Timberline Lodge and Mt. Hood; Spirit Lake; the Vanport Flood in 1948; and the 1948 Rose Festival parade in Portland.

Dates: circa 1940-1949

Robert Menge photographs of 1948 Columbia River flood and Bonneville Dam

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1442
Abstract

Collection consists of images taken during the 1948 Columbia River flood, which show flooding at Bonneville Dam and in Vanport and Portland, Oregon. The photographs were taken by Robert Menge, an employee with Bonneville Power Administration.

Dates: 1948

Multnomah County Division of Public Safety photographic collection on the Vanport flood

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 567
Abstract

Photocopies of black and white photographs depicting the 1948 Columbia River flood, also known as the Vanport flood.

Dates: 1948

Ernest V. Page photographs of the 1948 Columbia River flood

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1433
Abstract

Collection consists of 33 black and white photographs of the 1948 Columbia River flood, also known as the Vanport Flood, which depict the evacuation of residents, flood damage, and cleanup efforts in Vanport and Portland, Oregon. The photographs were taken or collected by Ernest V. Page in May and June of 1948.

Dates: 1948 May-1948 June

Snapshots and postcards of 1948 Columbia River flood

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1473
Abstract

Twelve black-and-white snapshots and four postcard photographs depicting damage caused by the 1948 Columbia River flood, also known as the Vanport Flood.

Dates: 1948

Herman Tint photographs of the 1948 Columbia River flood

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1428
Abstract

Collection consists of 31 photographs of the 1948 Columbia River flood, also known as the Vanport Flood, which depict flood damage in Vanport and Portland, Oregon. The photographs were taken by Herman Tint or a family member in May or June of 1948.

Dates: 1948 May-1948 June

Mary L. Turner photographs of Vanport, Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1476
Abstract

Black-and-white portraits of people in Vanport, Oregon, taken from approximately 1943 to 1944, as well as photographs of damage caused by the 1948 Columbia River flood, also known as the Vanport Flood.

Dates: 1943-1948