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Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 667 Collections and/or Records:

Magnolia Lumber Co. tugboat plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss4041
Abstract

Four plans on 1 sheet of a tugboat for the Magnolia Lumber Co.

Dates: circa 1850-1950

Oral history interview with Susannah P. Malarkey

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9473
Abstract

Oral history interview with Susannah P. Malarkey conducted by Charles Digregorio on February 12, 1976. Malarkey discusses her involvement with the Urban League of Portland and with the Willamette Learning Center, an alternative school in Portland.

Dates: 1976 February 12

George A. Mallett photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 465
Abstract

Album compiled by George A. Mallett that contains 500 black and white photographs, as well as maps, ephemera, and newspaper clippings. Approximately the first half of the album depicts sites and scenes in Oregon in 1948-1949, particularly Portland. The remainder of the album depicts landscapes, buildings, tourist and historic sites, and ships in numerous other states, as well as photographs of powerhouses, engines, generators and other equipment, probably related to Mallett's job.

Dates: 1895-1949

Steamer Manzanillo plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 4042
Abstract

Nine sheets of photocopy plans for the sternwheel steamer Manzanillo, designed by architect J. H. Johnston for the Shaver Transportation Company. Plans include top and side views; a cross section; a cabin plan; a wheel plan; a plan of rudders and tillers; a hog chain arrangement plan; and a plan for a forged steel shaft.

Dates: 1920 March 4

Amy E. Marble diaries

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2809
Abstract

Amy E. Marble (1884-1983) came to Portland after the death of her husband, Milton H. Marble. She worked as a resident maid in the Patton Home and attended First Christian Church. Collection includes containing brief notes on work at the Patton Home, household chores, meals, visits, shopping, and other topics.

Dates: 1942-1983

Morris Marks residence photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 717
Abstract

Fourteen black and white photographs of the exterior of the Morris Marks house at 1501 SW Harrison St. in Portland, Oregon. The house, built in 1882 for a Portland, Oregon shoe and boot merchant, was originally located at 321 SW 9th St. It was moved multiple times, and was at 1501 SW Harrison Street and belonged to Wallace K. Huntington at the time the photographs in this collection were taken.

Dates: circa 1965-1977

Lorna Marple photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 721
Abstract

Small collection of black and white photographs relating to the Portland, Oregon, branch of the NAACP. Identified individuals include Mayfield Webb, Juretta Webb, Otto Rutherford, Charlotte Rutherford, Marie Smith, Lorna Marple, Sylvia Thompson, Mary Kay Rowland, Bill McClendon, Ulysses Plummer, and Arie Randall.

Dates: circa 1964-1974

Marquam Grand Opera House plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 3130
Abstract

Collection consists of 3 blueprint plans on 3 sheets of the Marquam Grand Opera House on SW Broadway Ave. and SW Morrison St. in Portland, Oregon. Architect not named.

Dates: circa 1889-1912

Mass Transportation Committee of Fifteen records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2571
Abstract

The Mass Transportation Committee of Fifteen was a citizen advisory group appointed by Portland, Oregon, Mayor Joseph K. Carson, Jr. Collection includes correspondence, minutes, reports, etc., 1935, regarding proposals for mass transportation in Portland; and a streetcar, railroad, and bus map of Portland, 1934.

Dates: 1934-1935

Donald B. McBride and Richard F. Wassell apartments sketch

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3187
Abstract

Collection includes 1 drawing by architect Carl L. Linde of a nine-story apartment building (the Ambassador Apartments), next to the University Club in Portland, for Donald B. McBride and Richard F. Wassell.

Dates: circa 1915