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Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Major William A. Bentson photographic collection on the Lewis and Clark Exposition

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1097
Abstract

Black and white photographs and negatives of the 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland, Oregon, primarily depicting buildings and statuary.

Dates: 1905

Waldo Dingman photographs of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, Portland, Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1239
Abstract

Collection consists of 12 black and white photographs, primarily of buildings and grounds at he 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland, Oregon, as well as a few images of unidentified visitors to the exposition.

Dates: 1905

Photograph of Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks with group at Lewis and Clark Exposition

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1107
Abstract

Black and white photograph showing Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks with a group in front of the Government Building on the opening day of the 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1905

Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition Forestry Building plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3110
Abstract

Collection consists of 1 drawing on 1 sheet of the Forestry Building for the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland, Oregon. The building was described as the world's largest log cabin or the Timber Temple. It was constructed of unhewn logs, the largest of which were 54 feet long and five feet wide, and inside were exhibits of wildlife dioramas and Oregon forest products.

Dates: 1904-1905

Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 261
Abstract

Album containing black and white photographs of personnel, buildings, grounds, and events at the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland, Oregon. The album belonged to William Russell MacKenzie, auditor of the exposition.

Dates: 1905

Photographs of buildings and grounds at Lewis and Clark Exposition

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1266
Abstract

This collection of 14 snapshots by an unidentified photographer gives a brief tourist-eye-view of a visit to the Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland, Oregon, in 1905. The photographs primarily depict buildings at the exposition, but also include one snapshot of the Cedar River at Renton, Washington. The photographs are glued to seven album pages that appear to have been removed from a larger album.

Dates: 1905

Robertson, Burns, and Failing families papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll784
Abstract

Materials related to several old Portland families, primarily, Robertson, Burns, Couch, Failing, Corbett, and Wood. Also included are Adams, Lewis, Reed, Warren, and Wilson. Photographs document individuals, family groups, and activities. Numerous photographic albums are also included. The documents are primarily made up of correspondence between individuals, as well as ephemera and diaries.

Dates: 1786-1988; Majority of material found within 1850-1985

Oral history interview with Alice C. Rockey

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9574
Abstract

Oral history interview with Alice C. Rockey conducted by Linda S. Dodds on January 23, 1981. Rockey discusses the life and career of her father, Charles H. Carey, and her early life in the Riverdale neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1981 January 23