Portland
Found in 631 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Emil E. Feltz
Oral history interview with Emil E. Feltz conducted by Jim Poplack on May 13, 1976, as part of the Portland Neighborhood History Project. Feltz discusses his childhood in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.
Ruth A. Ferry collection of materials related to the Portland Historic Resource Inventory for Near Northeast Neighborhoods
The collection consists of materials and ephemera associated with the 1984 City of Portland Historic Resource Inventory. The materials focus on the near northeast neighborhoods of Portland and include citizen committee contact information, project workbooks, correspondence, and a neighborhood album.
A few hurried glances at Portland's justly celebrated city council
Pen and ink cartoon by Harry Daniel Murphy depicting the members of the Portland City Council, circa 1900. Councilmen include W. T. Branch, Earl C. Bronaugh, Frank B. Holbrook, William Y. Masters, Fred T. Merrill, Henry S. Rowe, and George W. Weidler.
Final report of the Black history of Portland project: an oral and pictorial essay
Mimeograph typescript report of the Black History of Portland Project, presented to the Joint Committee for the Humanities in Oregon and prepared by Jim Pettyjohn and Tom Unthank, 34 pages, 1972. The document reports on a project undertaken by a class, the Bucciarelli team, at John Adams High School, Portland, Oregon, to document the history of African-Americans in Portland.
Finley's Funeral Home photographic collection
Collection consists of 22 black and white photographs and six strips of negatives, circa 1938-1965, of Finley's Funeral Home, including its demolition. The funeral home, also known as J. P. Finley & Sons Mortuary, was located in downtown Portland, Oregon, and designed by A. E. Doyle & Associates. It was demolished circa 1965 when Finley's merged with Sunset Hills Mortuary.
John Fintsamacker papers
Deed of sale for land in East Portland, Oregon, to John Fintsamacker at a public auction, September 20, 1875.
First German Evangelical Church of Portland plans
Collection includes 1 rendering on 1 sheet of the First German Evangelical Church at SW 10th Ave. and SW Clay St. in Portland, Oregon.
First house in Portland, Or.
Pen and ink sketch by William L. Higgins of the first house built in Portland, Oregon. Note in collection states that the house belonged to William Johnson and was built in 1842.
First Methodist Church in Portland
Pencil and watercolor sketch of the first Methodist Church in Portland, Oregon. Note in collection states that the church was erected by James H. Wilbur in 1849-1850 and suggests that the artist may have been A. R. Stringer.
First National Bank of East Portland signature book
Signature book for the First National Bank of East Portland, 1 volume, circa 1885-1905.