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Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 653 Collections and/or Records:

Portland Public Schools during World War I photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 319
Abstract

Album containing 109 black and white photographs of activities of the Portland Public Schools during World War I. Includes exterior photographs of school buildings, as well as interior views of classrooms and workshops, and classes and activities such as mechanical drawing, forging, wood turning, plumbing, carpentry, textiles, printing, gardening, cobbling, and band.

Dates: circa 1909-1918

Portland Railway, Light and Power Company charts

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1456
Abstract

Collection includes plan of Multnomah Street railway cars, 1891; tables of cost per car hour and car mile, 1903-1904; drawing of Munley property, Willamette River Falls Railway, 1904; and distance charts for city lines, circa 1910.

Dates: 1891-1910

Portland real estate account books

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1620
Abstract

Collection consists of account books, 1912-1932, of an unidentified business, relating mostly to manufacturing accounts and real estate properties in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1912-1932

Portland Reporter records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2459
Abstract

The Portland Reporter was a newspaper published from 1960-1964 by unions on strike against the Oregon Journal and the Oregonian, the two primary newspapers in Portland, Oregon. Records include advertising statistics, annual reports, cash books, correspondence, reports, and stock accounts. Also included are correspondence and tax reports, 1965-1966, of the West Shore Publishing Co.

Dates: 1961-1966

Portland scenes

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5339
Abstract

Watercolor reproductions of Newman Myrah's "Portland Scenes" series. Scenes include the Pioneer Courthouse, the Skidmore Fountain, the U.S.S. Oregon, the Portland Hotel, streetcars, and the Morrison Bridge.

Dates: circa 1974

Portland School District Administration Building plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3152
Abstract

Collection consists of architectural plans and drawings for the Administration Building, also known as the Old Holladay School, for School District No. 1 (Portland School District) at 1343 NE 9th Ave., Portland, Oregon, by architect George Howell Jones. The site later became the location of the Lloyd Center.

Dates: 1922-1952

Portland Symphony Society records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1149
Abstract

Records of the parent organization of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, later the Oregon Symphony. Records include by-laws and minutes of board meetings, reports, contracts, financial records, and ephemera.

Dates: 1913-1969

Portland: the Rose City

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5389
Abstract

Color poster featuring a photograph by A. M. Prentiss of Portland, Oregon, with Mount Hood in the distance.

Dates: circa 1917-1925

History: Portland Transportation Club, 1929-1964

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 936
Abstract

Typescript copy of a history of the Portland Transportation Club, detailing the origins and activities of the club, based in Portland, Oregon. Also included is a booklet containing the constitution and bylaws of a separate, earlier club by the same name, which is discussed in a brief addendum to the history.

Dates: circa 1967

Portland Trust and Savings Bank records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1474
Abstract

Typescript notes on the historical background of the company, 1953; articles of agreement, October 15, 1914.

Dates: 1914-1953