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Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 686 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Robert J. Frasca

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9308
Abstract

Oral history interview with Robert J. Frasca conducted by Charles Digregorio on July 18, 1978. Frasca discusses his career as an architect in Oregon, particularly his designs for the Oregon Historical Society building, and for the World Trade Center Portland.

Dates: 1978 July 18

Frederick & Nelson photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 643
Abstract

Five color photographs of the exterior of the Frederick & Nelson building at 521 SW 5th Ave. in Portland, Oregon, taken during an inspection of the building's terracotta lion heads. Frederick & Nelson was a historic Seattle, Washington, department store founded in 1890 and acquired by Marshall Field & Company in 1929. Marshall Field acquired three Liberty House Stores in Portland and six Lipman's stores in Oregon, which were all converted to Frederick & Nelson stores.

Dates: circa 1976-1986

Fremont Bridge construction slides

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 99
Abstract

Small collection of slides taken for the Oregon Department of Transportation, depicting the center-arch span of the Fremont Bridge in Portland, Oregon, being hoisted into place in March 1973. The images show the 6,000-ton steel span being floated by barge down the Willamette River and lifted 175 feet, which, at that time, was the heaviest bridge lift ever completed.

Dates: 1973 March

Friends of the Reservoirs records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1115
Abstract Records of Friends of the Reservoirs, a group in Portland, Oregon, that opposed the covering or discontinuation of open-air water reservoirs in the city. Collection includes correspondence, court records, records for a hearing presentation, photographs, clippings, ephemera, and video footage of demonstrations and hearings. The group was formed in 2002 in response to the Portland city government's plans to bury reservoirs on Mt. Tabor and cap reservoirs in Washington Park. The group...
Dates: 1894-2014; Majority of material found within 2002-2014

Eugene Fuerst papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1427
Abstract

Collection includes manuscripts of musical compositions, sketches, notebooks, and clippings of Portland Civic Opera Association and Theater Arts Opera Association, 1947-1966. Eugene Fuerst was conductor and director of the Portland Civic Opera Association and Theater Arts Opera Association.

Dates: 1947-1966

Oral history interview with Tom S. Fujita

 Collection
Identifier: SR 967
Abstract Oral history interview with Tom S. Fujita conducted by Jim Strassmaier in seven sessions from January 6 to March 1, 1995, as part of the Japanese American Oral History Project. Fujita discusses his experiences as a second-generation Japanese American in Milkwaukie, Oregon, before World War II; his experiences of incarceration by the U.S. government at the Minidoka Relocation Camp during the war; and his later career as a research chemist and advanced organic chemistry professor in...
Dates: 1995 January 6-March 1

Oral history interview with Jack L. Fuller

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9439
Abstract

Oral history interview with Jack L. Fuller conducted by Glen Meek on September 9, 1981. Fuller discusses his career as a restaurateur in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1981 September 9

The Robert Fulton Exhibit and Reception photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1189
Abstract

Small collection of color snapshots taken at a reception on September 21, 1981, associated with the Robert Fulton exhibit at the Oregon Historical Society, in coordination with the University Club. The photographs primarily show people and scenes at the reception, including some views of parts of the exhibit. Collection also includes a small quantity of related ephemera.

Dates: 1981 September 21

Steamer G. K. Wentworth plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 4028
Abstract

Five sheets of plans for the sternwheel steamboat G.K. Wentworth of Portland, Oregon, by architect J. H. Johnston. The plans include top and side views; a cross section; and a lines draft.

Dates: circa 1905

Oral history interview with Helen H. Gamble and Harriet H. Cass

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9555
Abstract

Oral history interview with sisters Helen H. Gamble and Harriet H. Cass conducted by Charles Digregorio on April 22, 1976. Gamble and Cass discuss their early life in the Portland Heights neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1976 April 22