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Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 410 Collections and/or Records:

Portland and Vancouver photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 540
Abstract

Album containing black and white snapshots, 1912-1913, most of them casual portraits of people, taken outdoors. Many were taken in the area of Portland, Oregon, and some in Vancouver, Washington. The album pages include handwritten notes and comments, sometimes identifying people in the images and the places where the photographs were taken. Many of the people depicted are unidentified, or are identified only by initials.

Dates: 1912-1913

Portland Garden Club lantern slides

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1353
Abstract

This collection is made up of glass lantern slides created for the Portland Garden Club in the 1930s. The club was founded in 1924. Subjects depicted in the collection include the Kerr Gardens, the Frank and Meier estates, and various urban, suburban, and country gardens.

Dates: 1930-1940

Portland General Electric Co. floats photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 170
Abstract

Nine photographs of parade floats for Portland General Electric Co. in the Portland Rose Festival, 1954 and 1964, and an unidentified parade featuring rail cars depicting Oregon agriculture and industry.

Dates: circa 1900-1964

Portland Gun Club panorama photograph

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1086
Abstract

Black and white panoramic group portrait depicting members of the Portland Gun Club.

Dates: circa 1928

Panoramic photograph of Portland letter carriers with mailbags full of roses

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 270
Abstract

One black and white panoramic photograph of Portland letter carriers posing with mailbags full of roses for the Portland Rose Festival.

Dates: 1912 June 13

Portland Machinery Company photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 730
Abstract

Eight black and white photographs of the interior and exterior of the offices and shop of the Portland Machinery Company, and of employees.

Dates: 1905-1938

Portland, Oregon: The Rose City

 Collection
Identifier: Album 674
Abstract

Photograph album produced by Wesley Andrews that includes 25 miniature black and white photographs, primarily depicting street scenes, buildings, and bridges in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: circa 1915-1920

Portland, Oregon unidentified family photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 241
Abstract

Album containing black and white snapshots, most depicting unidentified adults and children, primarily in the Portland, Oregon area. Subjects and activities include houses, an ice storm, picnics, fishing, and members of the Behnke Walker baseball team.

Dates: circa 1910

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 Women's Union photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 814
Abstract

Collection consists of 42 color negatives of members of the Portland Women's Union; of the Martha Washington Hotel and the Alexandra Court Hotel in Portland, Oregon; and of the 100th anniversary tea. The Portland Women's Union was founded in 1887 and operated in the Martha Washington Hotel to provide safe housing for single working women.

Dates: 1986