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Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 424 Collections and/or Records:

Photograph of the airplane City of Portland, United Airlines

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1069
Abstract

Collection consists of one black and white photograph showing a Douglas DC-3 airliner operated by United Airlines on the tarmac outside a United hangar. The name "City of Portland" is painted on the side of the plane.

Dates: circa 1955

Photographs of Oregon post offices

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1439
Abstract

Collection consists of photographs of United States Post Office locations in Oregon, taken primarily during the 1950s and 1960s. The photographs depict buildings and branches in both urban and rural locations, as well as a small number of other industrial scenes.

Dates: 1922-1967; Majority of material found within 1955-1967

Piggott's Castle photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 720
Abstract

Thirteen black and white photographs of the exterior of Piggott's Castle at 2591 SW Buckingham St. in Portland, Oregon, built in 1892.

Dates: circa 1892-1980

Emma Pinho photographic collection on Irvington School

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 655
Abstract

One album with three black and white class photographs for the Irvington School in Portland, Oregon. Many individuals are identified.

Dates: 1944 June

Pioneer tour photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 604
Abstract

Black and white photographs, 1913, depicting a group of early emigrants to Oregon on a tour of pioneer landmarks in the Pacific Northwest, including graveyards, residences and battle sites. Each photograph has an extensive handwritten description on the back.

Dates: 1913

Plamondon family photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 821
Abstract

Eight black and white photographs of members of the Plamondon and McGhee families, with genealogical and biographical information by June McGhee Ramstad.

Dates: circa 1860-1988

Donna Pollach photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1430
Abstract

Collection consists primarily of photographs taken from 1970-2002 by Donna Pollach, a photographer based in Portland, Oregon. The majority of the collection features portraits and community scenes that document people and activities in Portland's lesbian community, and the women's rights movement in the city. Other subjects include protest marches, performing arts, and animals at the Washington Park Zoo.

Dates: 1970-2005

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