Portland
Found in 686 Collections and/or Records:
J. W. Putney receipts
Receipts, 1913-1916, primarily from W. H. Markell & Company and East Side Slabwood Company, Portland, Oregon.
Photograph of railroad yard and construction of Steel Bridge
Photograph taken in Portland, Oregon, that shows the roofs of buildings in the foreground at left, a rail yard at right, and the Steel Bridge under construction in the distance. The Steel Bridge over the Willamette River opened July 21, 1912, for trains and August 12, 1912, for automobiles.
J. Rain certificate
Document certifying that J. Rain was elected as a member of Willamette Steam Fire Engine Company No. 1, Portland Fire Department.
Raleigh Hills Golf Course plans
Collection includes 1 plan on 1 sheet of the Raleigh Hills Golf Course for the Portland Golf Club in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with William C. Ralston
Oral history interview with William C. Ralston conducted by Charles Digregorio on March 25, 1977. Ralston discusses his early life in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, and his later work as a prosecutor for the district attorney's office in Portland.
Interviews about Gladys L. Randall
Interviews about Gladys L. Randall conducted by Bethanye McNichol from February 7 to March 7, 1998. Interviewees include Richard S. Randall, Sylvia J. Randall, and Horst G. Grimm. Gladys J. Randall was a milliner in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Gladys L. Randall
Oral history interview with Gladys L. Randall conducted by Emily Renfrow in 1980. Randall was a hatmaker in Portland, Oregon, and in Hollywood, California, in the early 20th century.
Oral history interview with Werner Raz
Oral history interview with Werner Raz conducted by Christine Ermenc on April 20, 1976, as part of the Portland Neighborhood History Project. Raz lived in what are now the Multnomah and Hillsdale neighborhoods of Portland, Oregon.
Amanda W. Reed wills
Wills of Amanda W. Reed (1832-1904) from 1894 and 1897, with codicils to the 1897 will dated 1899. Reed was the wife of Portland, Oregon businessman Simeon G. Reed (1830-1895). Her will included funds that established what would become Reed College in Portland.
Relf and Thompson families collection
Photographs and ephemera of Huston Relf and Melvin Thompson, Black residents of a house at 25 NE Prescott Street, in the Albina neighborhood of northeast Portland, Oregon. Photographs include: family in Alabama and Oregon; outings and recreation; street scenes; and the Lac a Wonica Cleaners at 3632 N. Williams Avenue, run by Melvin and Katie Thompson. The materials were found in the house at 25 NE Prescott after it was sold by the estate of Huston Relf in 2000.