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Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 413 Collections and/or Records:

Santa Cruz photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 365
Abstract

Album of black and white photographs primarily depicting scenes in California, particularly in Santa Cruz. Subjects include houses, the pier, the beach, trains, and the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. Also depicted are unidentified battleships and boats. Other locations include Monterey, Del Monte, and San Francisco, California. A small number of photographs depict scenes in Walsenburg, Colorado, primarily trains and groups of people.

Dates: 1908-1930

Saylor family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 828
Abstract

Papers of the Saylor family of Portland, Oregon, including materials relating specifically to Edgar A. Saylor and Charles A. Saylor. Edgar A. Saylor worked as a cigar-maker in Portland, Oregon; Charles A. Saylor served in the Oregon National Guard, and subsequently in the 162nd Infantry during World War II.

Dates: circa 1870-2004; Majority of material found within circa 1870-1975

Scappoose Drainage District photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 672
Abstract

Collection consists of 21 black and white aerial photographs and 1 photocopy map of the area and farms around the Scappoose Drainage District in Oregon, including Coon Island.

Dates: circa 1922

Gail Shibley collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 285
Abstract

Collection of photographs, clippings, ephemera, and related materials documenting the career of Gail Shibley, who worked in local, state, and federal government, and was the first openly LGBTQ person to serve in the Oregon State Legislature.

Dates: 1990-2007

Shipyard Wood Co. photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 358
Abstract

Photograph album and several loose photographs depicting building demolition by the Shipyard Wood Company, owned by Fred G. Leary and W. C. Leary. The photographs primarily depict demolition of the Oregon State Capitol in Salem after it was destroyed by fire in 1935. Also depicted is wrecking of various buildings in Portland. In addition to photographs, the album contains newspaper clippings about the company's projects.

Dates: circa 1933-1946

David Shurtliff photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 482
Abstract

Photograph album containing 60 black and white photographs taken from 1927-1930, nearly all by David Shurtliff of Vale, Oregon, who assembled the album. The photographs predominantly depict buildings, landscapes, activities, and events in and near Vale. The album also includes scenes in Owyhee, Oregon, and of the construction of the Owyhee Dam.

Dates: 1927-1930

Frederick W. Skiff photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1161
Abstract

Three photograph albums relating to Frederick Woodward Skiff and family. The albums depict people, residences, and outdoor activities in locations including Seaside, Gearhart, Camp Jackson, and other places in Oregon; Silver Lake and Washougal, Washington; and Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, New York, Massachusetts, and California.

Dates: 1907-1938

E. Laurence Skipton photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 635
Abstract

Album containing black and white photographs of the social life and travels of unidentified young people, probably E. Laurence Skipton and Alice M. Skipton. Locations include San Francisco, California; Washington D.C.; British Columbia; and the Columbia River Gorge.

Dates: circa 1926

Charles Emil Smith family photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 627
Abstract

Fifteen black and white photographs of Charles Emil Smith, Hedwig Smith, and family; family events; and the Smith house on the site of what is now Lair Hill Park in Portland, Oregon, between SW 2nd Avenue, SW Hooker Street, and SW Woods Street. Charles E. Smith (1839-1912) was born in Switzerland and came to Portland, Oregon, in 1863, where he established the Smith Brothers Iron Works with his brother Ferdinand. The Smith family also founded the Congress Hotel.

Dates: circa 1863-1912

Edward W. Smoron photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 905
Abstract

Photograph album of Edward W. Smoron (1915-2012) of Peru, Illinois, who was a member of Civilian Conservation Corps Company No. 1627 and was assigned to a CCC camp at China Flats near Powers, Coos County, Oregon, during 1933 and 1935. Includes photographs of personnel, camp life, work crews, barracks, and a trip to Crater Lake.

Dates: circa 1933-1935