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Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 653 Collections and/or Records:

Charles S. Jackson family photographs collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 36
Abstract

The collection consists of photographs of newspaper owner C. S. Jackson (1860-1924) of Pendleton and Portland, Oregon; family members including his wife, Maria C. Jackson (1862-1956), his sons, Francis C. Jackson (1887-1919) and Philip L. Jackson (1893-1953), and his grandson, C. S. Jackson (1914-1947); and images relating to his newspaper enterprises, the East Oregonian and the Oregon Journal.

Dates: 1880-1951; Majority of material found within 1900-1930

Jackson Tower sketch

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3051
Abstract

Collection includes 1 rendering on 1 sheet of the Jackson Tower, also known as the Oregon Journal Building, on the southeast corner of SW Broadway Ave. and SW Yamhill St. in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1912

Stephen L. Jacobs photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 758
Abstract

Small collection of six black and white photographs. Images include: the site of the house where Alberta D. Howard was born; an 1897 photograph of Howard's class at the Stephens School in Portland; a 1939 photograph of the Stephens School building; a studio portrait of people identified as the Houghman family of Portland; a studio portrait of a child identified as Florence Inman; and a studio portrait of an unidentified man in a military uniform.

Dates: circa 1880-1939

Jacobs-Wilson house photograph collection, Portland, Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1382
Abstract

Six black-and-white photographic prints of and relating to the Jacobs-Wilson house in Portland, Oregon, a historic home built in 1913. The photographs show the exterior, one room inside the house, people on the grounds, and an unidentified family.

Dates: circa 1915-circa 1955

Oral history interview with Patty J. Jacobsen

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9068
Abstract

Oral history interview with Patty J. Jacobsen conducted by Roberta Watts on June 28, 1978. Jacobsen was the second director of the Office of Neighborhood Associations in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1978 June 28

Jantzen, Inc. photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 430
Abstract

Small collection of photographs relating to Jantzen, Inc., an apparel manufacturer in Portland, Oregon. Among the subjects depicted are building exteriors and interiors, with scenes of employees and machinery; people in Jantzen swimwear; Jantzen athletic teams; and an employee climb on Mount Hood.

Dates: approximately 1920-1967

J.K. Gill Company collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 754
Abstract

The J.K. Gill Company was one of the largest retail and wholesale concerns of its kind on the Pacific Coast. Collection consists of printed ephemera, including advertisements for Christmas books; typescript carbon copies of statements of business for fiscal years ending May 1914, March 1920, and March 1922; and manuscript invoices.

Dates: 1911-1922

Joe's Bicycle Repair Shop photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1003
Abstract

Collection includes photographic materials depicting Joe's Bicycle Repair Shop and various cycling activities of Joseph S. Brown in Portland, Oregon, from 1912-1926.

Dates: 1912-1926

Arthur H. Johnson residence photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 543
Abstract

Nineteen black and white photographs and one color drawing of the exterior and interior of the home of Arthur H. Johnson at 193 St. Clair St. in Portland, Oregon, and of May and M. Heppie Johnson. Arthur H. Johnson owned a meat market and realty company in Portland, and NW Johnson Street is named for him.

Dates: circa 1890-1910

Oral history interview with Becky Johnson

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9453
Abstract

Oral history interview with Becky Johnson conducted by Linda S. Dodds on November 19, 1981. Johnson discusses her career as a teacher in Ohio and Michigan, and her work as a recruiter of women for the U.S. Navy in Portland, Oregon, during World War II.

Dates: 1981 November 19