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Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 661 Collections and/or Records:

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

Oral history interview with April D. Lewis

 Collection
Identifier: SR 11483
Abstract

Oral history interview with April D. Lewis conducted by Tyler Brewington and Heaven Hartford on May 1, 2012, for the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest. Lewis discusses her experiences as a lesbian in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 2012 May 1

Cicero Hunt Lewis residence photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 552
Abstract

Small collection of black and photographs and one drawing of the exterior and interior of the Cicero Hunt Lewis house at NW 19th and Glisan St. in Portland, Oregon. Lewis (1826-1897) emigrated to Portland, Oregon, in 1851. He founded a mercantile firm, Allen and Lewis, with Lucius H. Allen.

Dates: circa 1890-1910

The library board and the conscientious objector: a study in war hysteria

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2434
Abstract

Photocopy typescript draft of a master of arts thesis, 59 pages, May 1968, regarding the case of Miss M. Louise Hunt, a conscientious objector and employee of the Portland Library Association, and the public hysteria that resulted in her dismissal during World War I.

Dates: 1968

Life in Vanport prints

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 557
Abstract Four prints from the Portland General Electric Company's "Life in Vanport" series, each featuring a painting made for PGE and descriptive information about PGE or Vanport. The prints are: "Day Nursery in a Tree-shaded Park," made from a watercolor by Charles Voorhies; "Waiting for the 4:40 Bus," made from an oil painting by Sergeant John W. Hatch; "Sandlot Baseball in the Sunshine," made from a watercolor by Sergeant Robert Jakobsen; and "Between-Shift Interlude," made from a watercolor by...
Dates: circa 1944

The Links, Inc. photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 594
Abstract

Small collection consisting of photographs, most in color, that were used on an informational panel about the Portland chapter of The Links, Inc., a women's service organization devoted to the African American community. The photographs depict members and activities of the group. The collection also includes a photograph of the original panel.

Dates: circa 1959-1989

Lithograph of Portland and Mt. St. Helens

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5293
Abstract

Lithograph of Portland and Mt. St. Helens.

Dates: circa 1800-1899

Oral history interview with Frederic Littman

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9530
Abstract

Oral history interview with Frederic Littman conducted by Charles Digregorio on February 6, 1974. Littman discusses his career as a sculptor in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1974 February 6

Lloyd Corporation building sketch

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3060
Abstract

Collection consists of 1 color rendering on 1 sheet by the Austin Co. of a building for the Lloyd Corporation in Portland, Oregon. The building includes a theatre, office, and store.

Dates: 1927

Location of fire alarm boxes

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 907
Abstract

Photocopy of the architect's original list of fire alarm boxes in Portland and Albina.

Dates: circa 1900-1930