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Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 440 Collections and/or Records:

Detroit Dam photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 665
Abstract

Collection of black and white photographs that were published in the Oregon Journal newspaper and are related to the Detroit Dam. The images show Detroit, Oregon, before the dam was built, the excavation of the dam site, construction and dedication of the dam, and the resulting lake. Many of the photographs were taken by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Dates: 1928-1956

Bill Devlin photographs of Canterbury Castle, Portland, Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1073
Abstract

Color snapshots taken by general contractor Bill Devlin during remodeling work on the Canterbury Castle (or Canterbury House) at 2910 Canterbury Lane, Portland, Oregon. Includes views of the exterior and remodeling work being done on interior.

Dates: circa 1990

John Dierdoff photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 360
Abstract

Album containing 36 black and white photographs, which depict several ships; rural scenes; a small number of views of Oregon City, the Snake River, and the Willamette Falls Locks; and the interior and grounds of John C. Ainsworth's retirement home in Oakland, California.

Dates: circa 1880-1899

Dierdorff and Ross family photographs collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1088
Abstract

Photographs depicting members of the Ross and Dierdorff families, including images of the Reverend William H. Dierdorff, his wife, Emma Ross Dierdorff, and his brother, Ainsworth W. Dierdorff, as well as the Tualatin Plains Presbyterian church. William H. Dierdorff (1849-1903) emigrated to Oregon with his family in 1856. He became pastor of the Presbyterian church in Tualatin Plains after the death of the Reverend George Ross in 1894, and married Ross's daughter, Emma Ross (1870-1960).

Dates: circa 1855-1964

Walter R. Dimm photograph albums

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1182
Abstract

Black and white photographs in two albums, relating to Walter R. Dimm's experiences as a 2nd lieutenant in Company E, 309th Regiment of Engineers, American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. Many members of his unit are identified.

Dates: 1917-1919

Waldo Dingman photographs of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, Portland, Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1239
Abstract

Collection consists of 12 black and white photographs, primarily of buildings and grounds at he 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland, Oregon, as well as a few images of unidentified visitors to the exposition.

Dates: 1905

Dixon family photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1421
Abstract

Collection consists of six portraits of members of the Dixon family of Astoria, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, dated from approximately 1870 to 1945. Roscoe Dixon and his wife, Theresa Dixon, were early Black residents of Astoria. Roscoe Dixon owned Roscoe’s First Class Oyster Saloon in Astoria in the 1880s.

Dates: 1870-1945

Mary V. Dodge photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 735
Abstract

Photographs of and relating to Oregon violinist and music teacher Mary V. Dodge (1876-1954) and her career. Many of the images are portraits of the Sagebrush Symphony Orchestra of Harney County, a rural Oregon youth orchestra that Dodge founded and led. The collection also includes photographs of Dodge; an image of her house in Portland; and photographs of other musicians, many of them children.

Dates: circa 1913-1946

E. O. Doud residence photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 540
Abstract

Twelve black and white photographs of the exterior of the home of Edgar Oscar Doud at 5408 SE Morrison St., Portland, Oregon, just before it was torn down in 1966. Collection includes an article from The Oregonian with historical and biographical information.

Dates: circa 1966

June D. Drake photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 678
Abstract This collection consists of photographs taken by June D. Drake and the Drake Bros. Studio. They primarily document the town of Silverton, Oregon, and surrounding areas from approximately 1900-1955. Includes portraits of townspeople and views of businesses, streets, organizations, and homes in Silverton and vicinity, as well as Mount Angel and Salem, Oregon, and photographs of agriculture, the lumber industry, and transportation, among many other subjects. Of special interest are Drake's...
Dates: 1860-1955; Majority of material found within 1900-1955